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Ocean Conservation

An Ocean of Us

By:

Paul Okalik

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Guest Editorial - I’m honoured to write an op-ed for Root & STEM by Pinnguaq, an organization that started in my hometown of Pangnirtung, where I learned firsthand about conserving precious resources.

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My parents and elderly family members taught me to have high regard and respect for the animals we harvest for our sustenance. I started working for the Iqaluit office of the World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF) in an official capacity in the spring of 2018, but had had interactions with them prior to that. The organization impressed me because they wanted to work with Inuit. It is on that premise that I started my work with WWF, consulting with communities on how we can assist them in their efforts to manage limited resources here in Nunavut more effectively.

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