‘Watching the Land’: Knowing the Impacts of Change
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program |
| Summary | Living in a healthy environment and being able to engage in traditional activities is important to community wellbeing. It is critical that information is available to help inform environmental management decisions. The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) established a community-based monitoring program called Watching the Land, focused on the collection and analysis of Indigenous environmental knowledge, to inform decisions. Watching the Land tracks the health of and changes to the environment over time by establishing a set of parameters and conducting field-based monitoring. |
| Local Relevance | Due to their concerns of environmental changes due to climate change and other factors, The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) established a community-based monitoring program in their traditional territory focused on the collection and analysis of Indigenous environmental knowledge, to inform decisions. |
| Notes | This bulletin is part of the Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program's NWT Environmental Research Bulletin series - Volume 7, Issue 36. |
| Tags | Indigenous Knowledge,Monitoring,Berries,Moose,Caribou,Harvesting,Trapping,Wildlife,Fish |
| Geographic Region | South Slave |
| Release Date | 2022-01-01 |
| Last Modified Date | 2022-01-01 |
| Funding Program | Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program |