Paradise won the struggle to create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
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| Sprache: | eng |
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RMB Rocky Mountain Books
2020
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| Ausgabe: | updated edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Beschreibung: | Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem referred to as "Canada's Galapagos." Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve is located in the southernmost part of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas protects an archipelago of 138 islands in the territory of the Haida people, who have lived in Haida Gwaii for well over 14,000 years. From the 1970s through the early 1980s, plans to expand logging in the area led to the first concerted efforts to protect Gwaii Haanas and -- in 1985 -- the Haida Nation created the "Haida Heritage Site." In spite of efforts to protect the landscape, logging continued and resulted in a prolonged legal and political battle. In 1987, logging finally ended when the governments of Canada and British Columbia signed the South Moresby Memorandum of Understanding, which safeguarded the area and permitted shared stewardship, treating the unique marine and terrestrial environments as though they were a national park, though many land claims were still outstanding. This updated edition of Paradise Won includes a new foreword by the author and will bring back into focus this remarkable story of the power and importance of Indigenous rights and how activism can spur average citizens to action in order to fight climate change and protect fragile ecosystems everywhere Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Haida Gwaii Map -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword to the 2020 Edition -- Foreword to the 1990 Edition -- Introduction -- 1: The Eagle -- 2: Huckleberry -- 3: Guujaaw -- 4: Islands Protection -- 5: J.B. -- 6: Paul -- 7: Rediscovery -- 8: Taking the Minister to Court -- 9: Of Mathematics and Murrelets -- 10: The Nature of Things -- 11: The Red Neck News -- 12: Colleen -- 13: Islands at the Edge -- 14: Networking -- 15: Miles -- 16: Hijacking the Banff Assembly -- 17: In Which the Fight Is Nearly Won -- 18: The Haida Blockade -- 19: Conflicts and Caravans -- 20: The Fate of the Earth -- 21: The Miracle Option -- 22: The Element of Surprise -- 23: Chainsaw Concerto -- 24: The Loggers' Feast -- Photo Section -- 25: Good Faith Bargaining -- 26: Paralysis -- 27: The Conspiracy -- 28: Environment Week -- 29: The Week of June 15, 1987 -- 30: The Eleventh Hour -- 31: Jubilation -- 32: Unfinished Business -- 33: Epilogue -- Index of Names |
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| Beschreibung: | 326 pages color illustrations, map 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781771604581 1771604581 |