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Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
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DESCRIPTION Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe Authored by leading scholars at the nexus...
Digging Into Canadian Soils - An Introduction to Soil Science
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Written entirely by members of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, "Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science" provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science...
Global Peatlands Assessment: The State of the World’s Peatlands
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Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of...
Governance as a Driver of Change in the Canadian Boreal Zone
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The Canadian boreal forest is primarily public land, owned and managed by provincial governments on behalf of the public interest. Boreal forest governance consists of a complex patchwork of federal...
Increasing Contributions of Peatlands to Boreal Evapotranspiration in a Warming Climate
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The response of evapotranspiration (ET) to warming is of critical importance to the water and carbon cycle of the boreal biome, a mosaic of land cover types dominated by forests and peatlands. The...
Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta
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This Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP) lays out recommendations and an approach to manage the North Saskatchewan River (NSR) Watershed.
Integrating Traditional and Evolutionary Knowledge in Biodiversity Conservation: A Population Level Case Study
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Despite their dual importance in the assessment of endangered/threatened species, there have been few attempts to integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and evolutionary biology knowledge...
Knowledge in Know-vember Speaker Series
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November 3rd, 2020 at 12:00pm MST to November 3rd, 2020 at 1:00pm MST
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NSWA Knowledge in Know-vember speaker series highlights partnerships with – EPCOR, NGOs, Government of Alberta, and stewardship groups. We wish we could see you in person, but for now, the speaker...
Knowledge in Know-vember Speaker Series
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November 10th, 2020 at 12:00pm MST to November 10th, 2020 at 1:00pm MST
, AB
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NSWA Knowledge in Know-vember speaker series highlights partnerships with – EPCOR, NGOs, Government of Alberta, and stewardship groups. We wish we could see you in person, but for now, the speaker...
Knowledge in Know-vember Speaker Series
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November 17th, 2020 at 12:00pm MST to November 17th, 2020 at 1:00pm MST
, AB
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NSWA Knowledge in Know-vember speaker series highlights partnerships with – EPCOR, NGOs, Government of Alberta, and stewardship groups. We wish we could see you in person, but for now, the speaker...
Knowledge in Know-vember Speaker Series
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November 24th, 2020 at 12:00pm MST to November 24th, 2020 at 1:00pm MST
, AB
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NSWA Knowledge in Know-vember speaker series highlights partnerships with – EPCOR, NGOs, Government of Alberta, and stewardship groups. We wish we could see you in person, but for now, the speaker...
Land Use Planning: Global Land Outlook Working Paper
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This brief presents evidence of land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that can strengthen land governance, improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and develop land use options that reconcile conservation and development objectives.
Setting a Foundation for Indigenous Knowledge Systems-guided Boreal Caribou (tǫdzı) Conservation Planning in the Western Boreal Region of Canada: A Systematic Map Protocol
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Abstract In recent years, researchers have increasingly recognized the need to bridge Western and Indigenous knowledge systems to strengthen research in wildlife conservation. Historically, this arena...
The Biophysical Climate Mitigation Potential of Boreal Peatlands During the Growing Season
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Peatlands and forests cover large areas of the boreal biome and are critical for global climate regulation. They also regulate regional climate through heat and water vapour exchange with the...
The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset
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Here we present the Boreal–Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD), a land cover dataset based on an expert assessment, extrapolated using random forest modelling from available spatial datasets of...
Theses - Dalhousie University
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