BioGems Victory: Heart of the Boreal Forest
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Manitoba rejects hydro corridor in boreal forestland
May, 2005
Citing environmental concerns, Manitoba's energy minister pledged not to allow a proposed hydro transmission corridor in a wild stretch of the Canadian boreal forest east of Lake Winnipeg. NRDC is working with local indigenous communities to secure permanent protection of these lands -- part of their traditional territory and NRDC's Heart of the Boreal BioGem -- as a United Nations World Heritage Site.
