The power of Indigenous-led conservation with Ken Paul

What if the future of conservation isn’t new at all — but rooted in knowledge systems that have existed for generations? In this episode, host Megan Leslie chats with Ken Paul, a member of Wolastoqey First Nation at Neqotkuk, in New Brunswick. Ken has spent his career advocating for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada. In this episode, he joins us to unpack Indigenous-led conservation — what it looks like in practice and why it’s reshaping how we think about protecting land and water. Drawing on decades of experience, Ken explains Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and reflects on his own journey into advocacy. He also introduces the idea of “Two-Eyed Seeing” — a powerful framework that brings together Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science. But first, Megan’s chatting with WWF-Canada community action specialist Kathy Nguyen, who’s here to share something good about some creative Canadians students building new habitats in their own backyard. To stay up to date on what’s going on at WWF-Canada, sign up for Living Planet News: https://wwf.ca/signup-for-living-planet-news/ To leave Megan a voice message, go to www.speakpipe.com/wwfgoodnature.