Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) Co-Research Director, Norma Kassi, has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) for her project in Northern Canada, which will train Indigenous youth in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship....
Climate change is expected to significantly disrupt ecological communities. Climate change directly affects species by altering their habitat. However, indirect effects of climate change on species interactions, such as predation and competition, may have...
On December 2 -13, 2019, leaders from almost 200 countries gathered in Madrid, Spain at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 25) to address the next crucial steps in the UN climate change...
Mountains are called the “water towers of the world” because they supply water to almost two billion around the world, or a quarter of the human population. Much of this water is available in...
Our special edition podcast for UN International Mountain Day 2019 (December 11th) brings you a panel of experts discussing the impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems and communities. Canadian Mountain Network trainee and...
By Erin Nicholls Thanks to the generous funding of the Canadian Mountain Network, I recently had the very rare opportunity to attend the High Mountain Summit in Geneva, Switzerland from October 29th-31st. The Summit...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released their Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) highlighting the urgency to act in a timely, ambitious and coordinated action...
Mountains make up one-quarter of Canada’s land-mass and are home to unique ecosystems and iconic wildlife, such as grizzly bears, caribou, mountains goats and sheep. Mountain regions are also the traditional homelands of Indigenous...
As global temperatures rise, mountain glaciers and ice patches are melting at a rapid pace in Canada’s North. In the Yukon and Northwest Territories, snow accumulates and forms permanent ice patches on the northern...
Mountain ecosystems and their local populations provide important resources, such as fresh water and timber, to more than half the world’s population. Mountains also resemble islands, where diverse species and human communities live in...
Une nouvelle étude suggère que le nombre d’#ours #grizzlys dans les #montagnes #Rocheuses centrales de l'#Alberta a doublé depuis 2005. En savoir plus (en anglais): https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests
#MontagnesRocheuses #RechercheMontagnes #MontagnesCanadiennes #Grizzlys
A new survey suggests #grizzly #bear numbers in #Alberta’s central #Rocky #Mountains have doubled since 2005. Read more: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests
#RocyMountains #MountainResearch #CanadianMountains #MountainLife #MountainFauna #Grizzlies
Les quatre nouveaux programmes de #leadership autochtone du @banffcentre sont maintenant ouverts aux #inscriptions. Le premier programme, « Indigenous Strategic Planning », aura lieu virtuellement du 18 au 21 mai 2021. Pour en savoir plus (en anglais) : http://ow.ly/2V7C50EmDzL
The @banffcentre’s four new #Indigenous #leadership programs now open for #registration. The first online program, Indigenous Strategic Planning, takes place May 18-21, 2021. Learn more: http://ow.ly/iwnQ50EmDhV
#IndigenousLeadership #StrategicPlanning #IndigenousKnowledge
Jetez un coup d'œil aux #photos gagnantes du #concours #photo de la section #Okanagan et sur le blogue du @alpineclubcan (en anglais): https://blog.alpineclubofcanada.ca/blog/2021/3/18/winners-okanagan-section-photo-contest-2020.
#MontagnesCanadiennes #ConcoursPhoto #PhotosMontagnes #montagnes
