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A Framework for Reclamation Certification Criteria and Indicators for Mineable Oil Sands
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Report proposes a criteria and indicator (C&I) framework and recommendations for development of reclamation certification criteria for oil sands mines
A Multi-stakeholder Approach for Developing Mine Reclamation Guidelines
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CEMA, a multi-stakeholder organisation advising the provincial and federal governments, is committed to respectful, inclusive dialogue to make recommendations for cumulative effects management
Alberta has Made Little Progress to Protect Caribou Despite Conservation Deal, Report Shows
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An Alberta government document suggests the province has made little progress in protecting its 15 threatened caribou herds, despite having signed an agreement with Ottawa that promised it would. Full...
Assessing Re-establishment of Functional Forest Ecosystems on Reclaimed Oil Sands Mine Lands
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This paper presents information on RWG’s approach to the guidance and assessment of reforestation of oil sands mine disturbances
Best Management Practices for Conservation of Reclamation Materials in the Mineable Oil Sands Region of Alberta
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The document was developed with the intention of providing leading practices that will help operators optimize the use of available reclamation materials on a site-specific basis. EPEA approvals state...
Biogeochemical Response to Vegetation and Hydrologic Change in an Alaskan Boreal Fen Ecosystem
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Boreal peatlands store approximately one third of the earth’s terrestrial carbon, locked away in currently waterlogged and frozen conditions. Peatlands of boreal and arctic ecosystems are affected...
Caribou butts and wolf cameos: How motion-activated cameras may reveal the secrets of a healthy Manitoba herd
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Wildlife scientists from two provinces are using motion-activated cameras to try to discern why one caribou population in northern Manitoba appears to be stable while herds are dwindling almost...
Caribou Herds in B.C., Alberta, Growing Due to Wolf Culls: Study
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Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a...
Caribou to be Returned to Lake Superior Island
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There are plans to bring caribou back to the island in Lake Superior where they were rescued from wolves back in 2018. Full text of this article can be accessed here: Caribou set to be airlifted back...
CEMA Resources Available Online
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The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) was a leading multi-stakeholder group operating in the heart of Canada’s boreal forest - the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta...
Comparison of Soil Quality and Productivity of Reclaimed and Native Oil Sands Soils
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The primary target of land reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands (AOS) region of Canada is to re-create ecosystems which are similar to the pre-disturbance ecosystems. The main objective of this...
Comprehensive Report on Operational Reclamation Techniques in the Mineable Oil Sands Region
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This report identifies and summarizes reclamation practices that have been used in the mineable Oil Sands region and coal mining industry over the last 40+ years.
Criteria and Indicator Framework for Oil Sands Mine Reclamation
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Outcome-based criteria encourage innovations in reclamation techniques, provide a higher level of credibility credibility for decision makers, and increase certainty for the operator
'Cutting the heck' out of Canada's boreal forest has put caribou at risk
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Canada is home to the largest boreal forest in the world, a vast expanse of wilderness rich in biodiversity that stretches from coast to coast. But a major new study examining nearly a half century of...
Early Successional Wildlife Monitoring on Reclamation Plots in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
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Pilot study to assess the use of early successional stands (i.e. those ranging in age from 4 to 17 years) by wildlife (songbirds, small mammals, and ungulates), using a wildlife monitoring protocol
End Pit Lakes Guidance Document 2012
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Document presents the scientific and engineering expertise to guide all reclamation activities associated with end pit lake design and construction
Environmental Minister Calls for Emergency Decree to Protect Quebec Caribou from 'Imminent Threat'
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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is recommending the adoption of an emergency decree to protect the boreal caribou in Quebec as some herds cross the "threshold of near-disappearance."...
Peat Loss Collocates with a Threshold in Plant–Mycorrhizal Associations in Drained Peatlands Encroached by Trees
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Drainage-induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central mechanistic role. We...