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Federal agreement for Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve finalized with Yellowknives Dene First Nation
From: Parks Canada September 25, 2020 Dettah, Northwest Territories Parks Canada Agency Canadians are fortunate to have an abundance of nature right in our backyards; a gift that comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility to protect it. Thaidene Nene is an area of pristine wilderness in the Northwest Territories that Parks Canada […]
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Feedback sought on draft Tagish River Habitat Protection Area management plan
The steering committee of the Tagish River Habitat Protection Area, which includes representatives from the Government of Yukon, is inviting users of the area to comment on the draft recommended management plan. This area is important to Carcross/Tagish First Nation people, local residents, recreational users and visitors of the Tagish River. This draft recommended management […]
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10-year Yukon Parks Strategy released
The Government of Yukon has released the Yukon Parks Strategy, setting long-term direction for Yukon’s territorial parks system from 2020 to 2030. The strategy provides strategic guidance on how to sustainably deliver the environmental, economic, social and health benefits of Yukon’s network of parks and campgrounds. It will help ensure healthy land, healthy people and […]
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Virtual Arctic Resilience Forum launches in October
21 September 2020 The second Arctic Resilience Forum will be held online as a series of ten weekly webinars launching on October 7, 2020. Each session touches on a specific aspect of Arctic resilience, ranging from food security and Indigenous youth leadership, to gender, energy and connectivity. The forum seeks to actively engage participants in […]
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Arctic sea ice shrinks to its second-lowest annual minimum extent ever – Nunatsiaq News
23 September 2020 The 14 lowest minimums for sea ice extent have all occurred in the last 14 years Arctic sea ice extent fell to the second-lowest annual minimum on record last week, a status that followed a summer of extreme heat in Siberia and accelerated melt even after summer’s end, the U.S. National Snow […]
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NWMB Regular Meeting 003-2020 Highlights
Regular Meeting (RM 003-2020) On September 2, 2020, the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB or Board) held its Regular Meeting ( RM 003-2020) online using the Zoom videoconferencing platform. The Board received submissions from the Government of Nunavut, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. The complete set of the RM003-2020 submissions […]
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What the Arctic’s transition to a ‘new climate’ looks like – RCI
September 16, 2020 Lawrence Ruben has lived in the Arctic all his life, and is still learning about the changing region. In the 1970s, there was one guarantee when he would head out on the land — the conditions would be predictable and relatively the same as the previous year. Elders and knowledge holders would […]
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COVID-19 restrictions ground National Aerial Surveillance Program season in Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
14 September 2020 Program will remain ready and seek an exemption in the event of an oil spill Vessels plying Nunavut’s waters will have one less eye on them this season as the National Aerial Surveillance Program season was cancelled due to Nunavut’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. The National Aerial Surveillance Program, otherwise known as NASP, […]
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Gwich’in working to change how wildfires are fought – Cabin Radio
September 14, 2020 The Northwest Territories was lucky to have a more subdued wildfire season than normal this year. Elsewhere in the world, it’s a different story. California is facing record-setting forest fires that have eaten up nearly three percent of state lands. Siberia has lost more than 30 million hectares to wildfires, according to […]
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IRC: Release of the Beaufort Region Strategic Environmental Assessment Final Report
September 11, 2020 The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is pleased to release the Beaufort Region Strategic Environmental Assessment Final (Assessment Report). The initiative was led in partnership between the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, the Inuvialuit Game Council, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Relying on a complement of traditional knowledge and western science, the Assessment […]
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