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NWT Environmental Research and Monitoring Results Workshop: Dehcho Region
This report summarizes a workshop held in Fort Simpson (Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́) in 2016. Environmental research and monitoring results in the Dehcho region were shared and discussed. -
NWT State of the Environment Report 2022
This report, published every four years, provides information on the state and trends of the environment in the NWT, organized over various environmental topics. -
Summary of information, risk assessment, and recommendations regarding Arthro...
This report provides a literature review and risk assessment of arthopod-borne zoonoses (diseases transferred between species) in the NWT, and recommendations for the future. -
Impacts of wildfires on tǫdzı (Boreal caribou)
Boreal caribou and vegetation monitoring in areas of recent wildfire burn, in addition to Indigenous Knowledge, were used to determine impacts of wildfire on boreal caribou. -
Warmer temperatures and changing snowpack structure: what this means for the ...
This research looked at how the yearly snowpack is changing, and how it may influence the well-being of the Bathurst caribou herd. -
Arctic Salmon: Community monitoring initiatives find increasing salmon in the...
This study investigates salmon numbers in the Arctic through community-based monitoring. -
Impacts of Fire on Woodland and Barren-ground Caribou Habitat
This study investigated how quickly vegetation regrew following the 2014 fire season to learn the impacts of extreme fires on caribou habitat. -
How will climate warming and permafrost thaw affect fish, bugs, and waterflea...
This study looked at how increasing water temperatures and permafrost thaw will affect fish and what they eat, such as bugs (macroinvertebrates) and waterfleas (zooplankton). -
Remote Sensing of Vegetation on the Bathurst Caribou Herd Range
To help understand the impact of changes to caribou habitat their decline, we analyzed satellite imagery to detect changes in vegetation in the Bathurst caribou herd range. -
‘Watching the Land’: Knowing the Impacts of Change
The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) established a community-based monitoring program focused on the collection and analysis of Indigenous environmental knowledge, to inform... -
Hot then cold: how paired wildfire and permafrost thaw events are shaping bor...
This project looked at how wildfire and permafrost thaw are impacting the recovery of vegetation important to boreal caribou in southern NWT. -
Recovery of boreal caribou habitat after forest fires
This study examined the impacts of forest fires on the recovery of boreal caribou habitat. -
Permafrost thaw slumping and impacts to łuk dagaii (broad whitefish) habitat ...
We combined Gwich’in and scientific knowledge to map łuk dagaii (broad whitefish, Coregonus nasus) habitat in the Peel River Watershed at risk of being affected by thaw slumping. -
Compendium of Climate Change Knowledge 2022 - Wilfrid Laurier University Adde...
This compendium addendum provides a summary of the most significant academic literature about climate change in the NWT, that has been published by Wilfrid Laurier University... -
Compendium of Climate Change Knowledge 2022 - Cumulative Impact Monitoring Pr...
This compendium addendum provides a summary of the most significant academic literature about climate change in the NWT, that has been funded by the CIMP program. -
Severity of Climate in the Western Arctic Islands and its Possible Impacts on...
Investigating the effects weather may have on a sharply decreasing caribou numbers -
NWT Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment - Species at Risk
Provides an overview of the vulnerability of NWT species at risk to climate change. -
Compendium of Climate Change Knowledge 2022
This compendium provides a summary of the most significant academic literature about climate change in the NWT, organized by theme.
