Wetland Knowledge Resources

Even though training programs exist, one of the biggest hindrances to being involved in environmental services is still attributed to lack of training, which is why AESN focuses on piloting different...

An Environmental Monitoring Technician Training Program Pilot for First Nations and Métis communities in the oil sands region of Alberta was initiated in 2015/16. The training program was designed...

How do we meet the energy demand of an increasingly concentrated, mostly urban population in an environmentally sustainable manner? This document focuses on renewable energy and attempts to open this...

Dating Peat: What Lies Beneath and When It Got There Dr. Nicole Sanderson, Assistant Professor, Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal Radiochronology Laboratory, Geotop Research Centre Recent and...

With increased attention and investment in midstream and downstream oil and gas projects in Alberta, the potential exists for Indigenous companies and communities to become business and equity...

Indigenous communities across Canada rely on Trailmark software to help them monitor and protect their lands and cultural heritage. Trailmark is a unique traditional knowledge-management platform that...

CKK is unique in that it provides for instant desktop analysis of potential impacts of industrial development on traditional land use, species habitat, and any areas of importance to a community. This...

Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are ecosystems that are maintained by direct or indirect access to groundwater, and rely on the flow or chemical characteristics of groundwater for some or all...

Many Indigenous communities in Canada have little or no access to water treatment facilities. Treatment wetlands could offer a nature-based solution with localized and decentralized wastewater...

In many regions, a tradeoff exists between draining wetlands to support the expansion of agricultural land, and conserving wetlands to maintain their valuable ecosystem services. Decisions about...