加拿大海洋特使完成首次北极之行：2027年底前再把3%的海域纳入保护
加拿大努纳武特地区首府 Iqaluit，加拿大渔业与海洋部10月27日通报，加拿大海洋特使、第十二届我们的海洋大会主席 Diana Fox Carney 完成她的首次北极之行，其间与因纽特领袖、Qikiqtani 因纽特协会以及努纳武特渔业与海洋培训联盟的学员会面。
通报宣布，首届全球原住民峰会将于2027年5月9日与第十二届我们的海洋大会同期在哈利法克斯举行，大会会期为2027年5月9日至11日。这项工作由前总督 Mary Simon 等参与推动。
加拿大承诺在2027年底前再把3%的海洋区域纳入保护，新增面积超过17万平方公里，届时受保护海域占比将超过20%。目前这一比例为17.65%，加拿大的目标是到2030年达到30%。加拿大还将采用「永久性项目融资」模式，与北极原住民社区达成最多两项新的保护协议。
因纽特努南加特地区占加拿大海岸线的70%以上。渔业部长 Joanne Thompson、环境部长 Julie Dabrusin、自然国务秘书 Nathalie Provost 与外交部长 Anita Anand 均在通报中表态支持上述海洋保护目标。
Canada's Ocean Envoy Concludes First Arctic Visit; Canada to Protect an Additional 3% of Its Marine Areas by the End of 2027
Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada reported on October 27 that Diana Fox Carney, Canada's Ocean Envoy and Chair of the 12th Our Ocean Conference, had concluded her first visit to the Arctic, where she met with Inuit leaders, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and students of the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium.
The department announced that the first-ever Global Indigenous Summit will take place on May 9, 2027, alongside the 12th Our Ocean Conference in Halifax, which runs May 9 to 11, 2027. Former Governor General Mary Simon is among those involved in advancing the work.
Canada committed to protect an additional 3% of its marine and ocean areas by the end of 2027, adding more than 170,000 square kilometres and bringing the protected share above 20%. The figure currently stands at 17.65%, and Canada's goal is 30% by 2030. Canada will also pursue up to two new conservation agreements with Arctic Indigenous communities using Project Finance for Permanence models.
Inuit Nunangat accounts for over 70% of Canada's coastline. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, Secretary of State for Nature Nathalie Provost and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand all voiced support for the ocean protection goals in the release.
来源：加拿大渔业与海洋部
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图片来源：图：极光下的努纳武特地区首府 Iqaluit（资料图）。取自 Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。 / Photo: Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, under the northern lights (file photo). Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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