Question

As I requested before, can someone reword this so I can understand. I have this culminating project relating articles but I don't understand parts of it.

Already two provinces -- Ontario and Quebec -- have stepped up and committed to protecting at least half of their northern boreal regions. Indigenous governments across Canada have been instrumental in setting aside lands through land-use plans and conversation initiatives, particularly in the Northwest Territories through a comprehensive protected areas plan and in Manitoba with the proposed Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Site.

Sorry if it's alot, I just need to understand this section.

Answer 1

This isn't as bad as the last one. Let's break this down several words at a time.

Already two provinces -- Ontario and Quebec -- have stepped up and committed to protecting at least half of their northern boreal regions.
<i>If you don't know what "boreal" means, look it up.</i>

Indigenous governments across Canada have been instrumental in setting aside lands through land-use plans and conversation initiatives, . . .
<i>That should be conservation initiatives.</i>

particularly in the Northwest Territories through a comprehensive protected areas plan

and in Manitoba with the proposed Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Site.

Answer 2

What do they mean by instrumental?

Answer 3

very important

Answer 4

Also, what does conservation initiatives mean?

Answer 5

Conservation initiatives means plans for saving these forests.