The Perspectives on Monitoring section of the Boreal Caribou Monitoring Toolkit documents the diverse perspectives on boreal caribou monitoring from across Canada.
Immediately following its establishment in 2018, the first project of the Monitoring Working Group was to conduct interviews with experts and knowledge holders from across Canada, to investigate the diversity of monitoring priorities and constraints across the boreal range, to document the variability in methods used, and to capture the perspectives and concerns expressed by individuals and organizations. The information arising from these interviews was then used to produce the following report: Boreal Caribou Monitoring in Canada Part I: Perspectives from the NBCKC Monitoring Working Group.
Following the release of this report, a summary document, "Knowing the Herd": Summary of 'Boreal Caribou Monitoring in Canada Part I', was produced as a collaborative effort between Nature United and the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium.
The Indigenous Knowledge Circle of the NBCKC created Beyond Conservation: A Toolkit for Respectful Collaboration with Indigenous Peoples to support individuals and organizations seeking to learn how to do things differently, how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and how to embed reconciliation into conservation and stewardship work. The toolkit seeks to enable genuine, respectful, and productive cross-cultural collaborations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups working to protect and restore lands, waters, and all living beings. It contains principles to guide collaboration across cultures (Indigenous and non-Indigenous); a set of practical considerations, frameworks, and guidelines for applying those principles; and links to many resources that can help you work more effectively and respectfully across cultures.