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Campaign launched to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres of boreal forest
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada has recently launched the largest single private conservation project in Canadian history. The Boreal Wildlands Project aims to protect nearly 1,500 square kilometres...
Conservation Close to Home - Story Map
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Conservation Assessment for Southern Canada The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has completed a comprehensive assessment of the conservation needs and opportunities in southern Canada. The first of...
Conservation through Co-occurrence: Woodland Caribou as a Focal Species for Boreal Biodiversity
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Assessment of the focal/umbrella value of boreal caribou for conservation of mammalian and avian richness, based on evaluation of co-occurrence and conducting systematic conservation planning.
Natural Climate Solutions for Canada
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Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We...
Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario
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OTTAWA — The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario. The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450...
Webinar - Hot Hot Peat! Managing Boreal Peatland Wildfires in an Era of Climate Change
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This presentation provides an overview of current boreal peatland wildfire research and of management approaches in the face of climate change.
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Remote Sensing of Boreal Wetlands: Strategies and Methods
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This presentation provides an introduction to remote sensing and an overview of remote sensing approaches for mapping boreal wetlands.
Webinar - The Role of Wetlands in Forests and Forest Management
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This presentation highlights the value of wetlands to forest management and the role wetlands play in sustaining healthy forested ecosystems.
Webinar - Wetland Ecosystem Services in Canada's Boreal Forest: Managing for Multiple Values
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This presentation highlights the ecosystem services wetlands provide in the boreal forest and what this means for forest management and land users.
Webinar - Wetlands and Forestry: Highlights of a Regulatory Review - Ont to BC
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This presentation provides an overview of how wetlands are incorporated in the context of provincial forest management planning frameworks in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC.