Jessica Theoret – Master’s student, University of Calgary Marco Musiani, Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary Partner Organization: Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Hilary Young Other Partners: Alberta Parks Project Timeline: April – August...
The Canadian Mountain Network is proud to partner with Mitacs to advance industrial and social innovation in Canada’s mountain regions by co-funding research internships and fellowships for college students, university graduate students, and postdocs....
In the past, researchers would take helicopters to Indigenous communities, extract the information they needed and leave, often exploiting the community in the process. In recent years, there has been a strong movement of...
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...
What happens when human activities conflict with wildlife and vice-versa? How do we share increasingly populated mountain spaces with the natural world? This Canadian Mountain Podcast episode focuses on human-wildlife co-existence and features experienced...
Reconciling Indigenous science with Western science is crucial now more than ever. For too long, Indigenous People, culture and knowledge has been disregarded. Indigenous Peoples have not had equitable educational, funding and leadership opportunities,...
Mountains make up one-quarter of Canada’s land-mass and provide important resources and benefits to Canadians, such as freshwater, natural resources, energy, shelter, recreation, and a cultural and spiritual connection. As our population continues to...
Mountains make up one-quarter of Canada’s land-mass, and most are in British Columbia (BC). As our population continues to grow, mountain ecosystems face unprecedented threats to their sustainability, including climate change impacts, biodiversity loss...
Canadian Mountain Network Co-Research Director Norma Kassi is helping indigenous communities ensure they are actively involved in scientific research in Canada’s North. In her recent interview in Up Here Magazine, she states, “Now our...
CMN Co-Research Director Dr. Stan Boutin is a true leader in the world of mammal population ecology. Dr. Boutin was presented with the 2018 Merriam Award at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American...
Un important projet de recherche de @UAIberta identifie des zones de la #forêt #boréale canadienne qui pourraient donner à la #faune plus de temps et d'espace pour s'adapter au #ChangementClimatique (en anglais) : https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/new-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-boreal-forest @CanGeo
A major #research project from @UAIberta outlines pockets of #Canada's #boreal #forest that may give #wildlife more time and space to adjust to a changing climate: https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/new-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-boreal-forest #ClimateChange @CanGeo
#Appel à contributions : Centres urbains dynamiques et développement durable des #montagnes. Soumettez votre article à « Mountain Research and Development » avant le 7 déc. 2020 (en anglais) : https://bit.ly/33faTVd
Call for papers on urbanization and sustainable #mountain development: What changes are happening, and how can they be shaped to increase #sustainability? Submit your paper to Mountain Research and Development by 7 December 2020 https://bit.ly/33faTVd
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Date limite de financement pour le projet #UAlbertaNorth - 1er octobre ! @UAlbertaNorth offre du #financement, des #bourses et des #prix pour les étudiants de premier cycle, les diplômés et les professeurs (en anglais): https://www.ualberta.ca/north/funding-awards/scholarships-and-awards/index.html
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