The objective of the Indigenous-led Conservation Capacity Fund (ICCF) is to provide resources to Indigenous partners to enhance their capacity to identify and prepare their conservation interests for use in future regional and sub-regional land use planning processes and potentially other discussions and agreements. In turn, that work is anticipated to support the pathway to conserving 30 percent of Yukon’s lands and waters by 2030. Yukon First Nations and transboundary Indigenous governments and groups will be invited to apply for funding through an “Expression of Interest” form that provides details of their proposed project. If successful, Government of Yukon will enter into a funding agreement with the government or group. The ICCF project is part of the Canada-Yukon Nature Agreement. It is a limited time initiative that will conclude in 2026.
