Romeo Saganash, director of government relations of the Grand Council of the Crees
This map highlights another important compliance issue.
Vast areas of Canada are under treaty negotiations with Aboriginal and Metis peoples. Yet most of the forests continue to be managed and exploited by governments and private companies…with little involvement by indigenous people, as required by Canadian Constitutional law.
In Canada, Global Forest watch is collecting data to identify where companies have taken indigenous rights interests into account, and where they have not.
In this regard Global Forest Watch is not just about the environment it is also about people.
