B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce conservation agreement worth $1B
The federal government says it's signed its first major nature agreement with a province and First Nations to mutually support protecting 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030.
![B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce conservation agreement worth $1B](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5597876.1690999970!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nahmint-valley.jpg)
![An aerial photograph of the Nahmint Valley outside Port Alberni, B.C., shows protected old growth groves along the water and replanted hillsides that were previously logged. A river runs through a rainforest valley with mountains in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5597876.1690999970!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nahmint-valley.jpg)
The federal government says it's signed its first major nature agreement with a province and First Nations to mutually support protecting 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030.