BIAS-K is a geospatial application that highlights projects and case studies across Canada that bridge multiple ways of knowing.
As a learning tool, BIAS-K helps to make key information accessible from published case studies and community-led projects that explore environmental topics.
BIAS-K was developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with the vital collaboration of Indigenous Peoples and federal colleagues.
BIAS-K is a geospatial application that highlights projects and case studies across Canada that bridge multiple ways of knowing.
As a learning tool, BIAS-K helps to make key information accessible from published case studies and community-led projects that explore environmental topics.
BIAS-K was developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with the vital collaboration of Indigenous Peoples and federal colleagues.
BIAS-K is a geospatial application that highlights projects and case studies across Canada that bridge multiple ways of knowing.
As a learning tool, BIAS-K helps to make key information accessible from published case studies and community-led projects that explore environmental topics.
BIAS-K was developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with the vital collaboration of Indigenous Peoples and federal colleagues.
Over the next five years, Can-Peat will quantify the potential of peatland management in Canada to contribute to climate change mitigation. The research supports Canada's commitment to reach net-zero emissions economy by 2050. Specific objectives are to:
Can-Peat: Canada's peatlands as nature-based climate solutions is funded through the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. Administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada, $15.8 million is being allocating to six University of Waterloo research projects to identify solutions to environmental challenges. Nationally the Climate Action Awareness Fund was part of a $58 million announcement by Minister Guilbeault for research projects that will advance science and technology to combat climate change.
This is a webinar series hosted by the Canadian Conservation and Land Management (CCLM) knowledge network on topics related to land management, wetlands, and boreal caribou conservation in Canada. At each webinar, experts in their fields share knowledge and expertise of value to practitioners and managers. The webinars are recorded so that they can be viewed by those who were unable to attend the live event. Webinars held to date are:
The Application of Drone and Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle Technology in Conservation Work - February 28, 2023
Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Expert Panel on Canada's Carbon Sink Potential - May 24, 2023
Intensive Forest Management Across Canada: Panel Discussion - November 8, 2023
2030 Nature Strategy: Panel Discussion - September 5, 2024
Wildfire: Panel Discussion - February 27, 2025
Ecosystem Mapping - May 6, 2025
This is a webinar series hosted by the Canadian Conservation and Land Management (CCLM) knowledge network on topics related to land management, wetlands, and boreal caribou conservation in Canada. At each webinar, experts in their fields share knowledge and expertise of value to practitioners and managers. The webinars are recorded so that they can be viewed by those who were unable to attend the live event. Webinars held to date are:
The Application of Drone and Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle Technology in Conservation Work - February 28, 2023
Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Expert Panel on Canada's Carbon Sink Potential - May 24, 2023
Intensive Forest Management Across Canada: Panel Discussion - November 8, 2023
2030 Nature Strategy: Panel Discussion - September 5, 2024
Wildfire: Panel Discussion - February 27, 2025
Ecosystem Mapping - May 6, 2025
This is a webinar series hosted by the Canadian Conservation and Land Management (CCLM) knowledge network on topics related to land management, wetlands, and boreal caribou conservation in Canada. At each webinar, experts in their fields share knowledge and expertise of value to practitioners and managers. The webinars are recorded so that they can be viewed by those who were unable to attend the live event. Webinars held to date are:
The Application of Drone and Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle Technology in Conservation Work - February 28, 2023
Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Expert Panel on Canada's Carbon Sink Potential - May 24, 2023
Intensive Forest Management Across Canada: Panel Discussion - November 8, 2023
2030 Nature Strategy: Panel Discussion - September 5, 2024
Wildfire: Panel Discussion - February 27, 2025
Ecosystem Mapping - May 6, 2025
The aim of the CAN-SAR Database is to provide open and accessible data reflecting information obtained from Canadian species at risk listing and recovery planning documents. Ongoing efforts include development of a living database that will facilitate contributions from other parties in an effort to increase efficiencies and decrease multiple (redundant) efforts with the broad over-arching goal of improving the conservation of species at risk.
NOTE: The current version of CAN-SAR includes data from documents available as of March 23, 2021 for species listed under Schedule 1 of SARA as Special Concern, Threatened, or Endangered. For the authoritative source of current species at risk information please consult the SARA Public Registry.
Please see the article CAN-SAR: A Database of Canadian Species at Risk Information for more comprehensive information.
The aim of the CAN-SAR Database is to provide open and accessible data reflecting information obtained from Canadian species at risk listing and recovery planning documents. Ongoing efforts include development of a living database that will facilitate contributions from other parties in an effort to increase efficiencies and decrease multiple (redundant) efforts with the broad over-arching goal of improving the conservation of species at risk.
NOTE: The current version of CAN-SAR includes data from documents available as of March 23, 2021 for species listed under Schedule 1 of SARA as Special Concern, Threatened, or Endangered. For the authoritative source of current species at risk information please consult the SARA Public Registry.
Please see the article CAN-SAR: A Database of Canadian Species at Risk Information for more comprehensive information.
Developed by the Habitat Restoration Working Group (HRWG) of the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium (NBCKC).
Habitat restoration is expected to play a key role in the recovery of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Canada. Population declines are correlated with the proportion of ranges affected by anthropogenic and natural disturbances and reversing these impacts is expected to benefit caribou populations. However, there are various mechanisms that lead from habitat stressors to caribou declines, and the effects of these mechanisms differ among ranges.
Understanding the ecological pathways driving observed relationships can inform restoration planning by:
Here we present a conceptual Boreal Caribou Ecological Model developed by the Habitat Restoration Working Group of the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium. The model is composed of 14 factors and associated relationships that generate pathways leading from a variety of landscape disturbance stressors. The model does not capture all possible factors in the system, but only those that are likely exerting significant effects. Nor does it address specific restoration treatment options but it can inform the design of treatments by identifying the functional effects that treatments should be addressing.
Caribou survival and recruitment are affected directly by predation, nutrition, disease and hunting. All of these link back to one or more habitat stressors that drive the national disturbance model (i.e., fire, insect pests, forest alteration/clearing and linear development). The individual relationship pathways interact with each other and can also be affected by external factors. The habitat stressors alter forage available to caribou and to other primary prey, the distribution and abundance of primary prey, associated predators and of humans, and ultimately cause population declines via lower caribou survival and reproductive success.
A key next step for the conceptual model is the development of appropriate response metrics to monitor response to restoration efforts. This would provide the means to compare the relative effects of different drivers among ranges and would highlight key knowledge gaps. The model would then provide a complete framework for adaptive management as habitat restoration is implemented.
To learn more about caribou habitat restoration please visit our 'Caribou Habitat Restoration' page [under development].
