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“With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas aroundtheworld, could this be an opportunity to transformtheway we manage and usethese protected environments?” says Faculty of Education Postdoctoral Fellow, Global Community Health & Well-Being Education James Stinson in a recent article that he co-authored with Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum for .
“While some have called on Parks Canada toreturn to its mandate to protect ecological integrity, we need to move beyond stale debates about use versus preservation. Current closures provide an opportunity for aradical revolution in conservationand park management” Stinson says.
“Theadoption of aPlanetary Health frameworkthat aims to balance human and ecological well-being, builds onemerging partnerships with local communitiesand fosters innovative approaches toIndigenous-led conservation, would be a meaningful step in this direction.”