Carbon Monitor Training
In British Columbia, WWF-Canada is supporting the Secwepemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society in its long-term commitment to restore fire-impacted forests in the traditional territories of the Secwepemc people. By planting 500,000 seedlings over three years through an approach grounded in Indigenous rights and leadership, this project will yield a cumulative net emissions equal to -13,142 tonnes CO2e, supporting the recovery of multiple at-risk species and increasing climate resiliency.
Over the past 18-months, WWF-Canada has worked with SRSS to support training and capacity building related to measure ecosystem carbon. This continued effort will help assess and evaluate base-line carbon conditions in the fire-impacted areas and to help monitor the carbon sequestration benefits of the reforestation efforts undertaken by SRSS in the coming decade.
WWF-Canada supports SRSS’s goals of building a commercial enterprise (focused on generating plant and tree species native to Secwepemc territory) and implementing Indigenous forestry management practices aimed at reducing the impact of wildfires, enhancing carbon sequestration, creating benefits for wildlife, and delivering important cultural values for Secwepemc communities culturally important foods and medicines.
The SRSS has requested WWF-Canada’s support to advance this ambitious, holistic approach to ecosystem-based restoration, including related to the measurement of carbon sequestration and financial administration and reporting of 2BT.
Financial resources from WWF-Canada and 2BT will support the seedling purchase, nursery space and growth, site selection and permitting, and planting and monitoring of 500,000 trees to restore wildfire-impacted forests in Flat Lake, Canim lake and Sparks Lake regions.
In British Columbia, WWF-Canada is supporting the Secwepemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society in its long-term commitment to restore fire-impacted forests in the traditional territories of the Secwepemc people. By planting 500,000 seedlings over three years through an approach grounded in Indigenous rights and leadership, this project will yield a cumulative net emissions equal to -13,142 tonnes CO2e, supporting the recovery of multiple at-risk species and increasing climate resiliency.
Over the past 18-months, WWF-Canada has worked with SRSS to support training and capacity building related to measure ecosystem carbon. This continued effort will help assess and evaluate base-line carbon conditions in the fire-impacted areas and to help monitor the carbon sequestration benefits of the reforestation efforts undertaken by SRSS in the coming decade.
WWF-Canada supports SRSS’s goals of building a commercial enterprise (focused on generating plant and tree species native to Secwepemc territory) and implementing Indigenous forestry management practices aimed at reducing the impact of wildfires, enhancing carbon sequestration, creating benefits for wildlife, and delivering important cultural values for Secwepemc communities culturally important foods and medicines.
The SRSS has requested WWF-Canada’s support to advance this ambitious, holistic approach to ecosystem-based restoration, including related to the measurement of carbon sequestration and financial administration and reporting of 2BT.
Financial resources from WWF-Canada and 2BT will support the seedling purchase, nursery space and growth, site selection and permitting, and planting and monitoring of 500,000 trees to restore wildfire-impacted forests in Flat Lake, Canim lake and Sparks Lake regions.
PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE:
- Plant 500,000 of the right native trees in the right places for the right reasons
- Generate cumulative net emissions equal to -13,174 tonnes of CO2e
- Contribute to the recovery of multiple species at risk
- Enhance climate resiliency
- Contribute to the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change and the Pan-Canadian Framework for Recovery of Species at Risk
- Expanding restoration efforts to include new sites impacted by Wildfire in 2021: Flat Lake, Canim Lake and Sparks Lake
- Improve the native plant supply chain in BC
- Increase local access to deciduous species native to Secwepemc territory via commercial enterprise (SRSS- built and managed nursery in operation by 2025)
- Build long-term planting capacity
- Build capacity in carbon monitoring, mapping, and nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) stewardship
- Communicate locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on successes
- Continue to engage corporations, foundations, and individual donors in supporting NbCS
This project is a cornerstone venture by the collective of eight Secwepemc communities under SRSS to increase capacity for Indigenous-led forest regeneration towards increased carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and fire resilience.
The project is built around a fundamental principle of Indigenous-led conservation, especially reliant on a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach that includes both leading Western Science — supported by WWF-Canada and our research partners — and a strong emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
