ALCES Online is a decision-support tool for cumulative effects assessment. The tool facilitates spatial scenario analysis through a web-based GIS, indicator calculator, landscape and population simulators, and visualization tools. ALCES Online has been used...
The third episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast explores several community-based research projects with respect and value for Traditional Knowledge in the Yukon Territory. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss their experiences with...
The third episode of our Canadian Mountain Podcast is available on iTunes now! Episode 3 –“Traditional Knowledge and Community-based Research in Yukon Territory”– explores several community-based research projects with respect and value for Traditional...
This past spring, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Calgary, Sabrina Peric offered a Yukon-based field school for undergraduates entitled, “The Dynamic North: Climate, Economy and Culture in Anthropological Perspective.” The course...
Everyone can share in Canada’s first International Mountain Day celebrations though the Canadian Mountain Network’s Livestream video! Members of the Canadian Mountain Network sent their live broadcast from stunning mountain vistas and charming mountain...
By Kabir Rasouli Mountains function as water towers for agriculture, industry, and communities across Western Canada. Ongoing climate change is resulting in reduced seasonal snow cover and an earlier rise in spring runoff and...
Warmer temperatures in the arctic, especially in mountainous regions, have led to reduced snow cover and longer growing seasons for shrubs and other plants. These environmental changes affect local ecological communities, but can also...
On January 11th, and 12th, 2016, the University of Alberta hosted a diverse group of over 50 Canadian researchers and community leaders interested in the sustainability of our mountains. We asked the question: Does...
Le parc national de #Jasper affirme qu'un troupeau de #caribous est disparu et que deux autres sont au bord de l'extinction locale (en anglais) : https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-national-park-says-one-caribou-herd-gone-two-others-on-the-brink-of-local-extinction-1.5724943 #conservation #biodiversité @JasperNP Jasper National Park
#Jasper National Park says one #caribou herd gone and two others on the brink of local #extinction:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-national-park-says-one-caribou-herd-gone-two-others-on-the-brink-of-local-extinction-1.5724943 #conservation #biodiversity
Jasper National Park @JasperNP
Consultez ces cartes interactives détaillant la biodiversité globale des #montagnes ainsi que trois études de cas dans les #alpes, les #Andes et les #Himalayas (en anglais): https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=cc7af0c3473c4128935e07b1cc824752
Check out these interactive #maps detailing global #mountain #biodiversity, and three case studies in the #Alps, #Andes and #Himalayas : https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=cc7af0c3473c4128935e07b1cc824752
Un grand rapport des Nations unies fait un sombre bilan de l’inaction des gouvernements en matière de #biodiversité depuis une décennie : https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1733809/biodiversite-environnement-objectif-onu-nations-unies-ipbes-changements-climatique-echec @UNBiodiversity @UN Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations
