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What Drives Differences in Fish Mercury Levels Among Lakes in the Dehcho
From 2022-2024, we studied multiple lakes in the Dehcho and learned what determines mercury levels in Lake Whitefish and how mercury is magnified through lake food webs. -
Tracking the Future: How Human Actions Could Shape Boreal Caribou Populations...
To better understand how human activities affect the boreal caribou population in the NWT. -
Monitoring for Impacts of Fish Harvest and Climate Change on the Great Bear L...
To help understand the cumulative impacts of harvest and climate change on large northern lake ecosystems to maintain sustainable harvesting levels. -
Watching the Land: Knowing the Impacts of Climate Change
According to the data collected, KFN’s Traditional Territory is experiencing major effects of climate change, impacting KFN’s traditional way of life. -
Broad Whitefish Migration and Fishery Access in the Lower Mackenzie River Wat...
This community-based monitoring program collected data on broad whitefish migration pattern, habitat use, and possible changes to fishing site access. -
Permafrost Thaw Slumping and Impacts to Whitefish Habitat in the Peel River
This research informs regional decision-making and traditional resource users, assist adaptation planning and help fill gaps in our knowledge of fish habitat. -
Elders’ stories of Jean Marie River (Tthek'éhdélı̨): Impacts of permafrost ...
Due to concerns about permafrost thaw and forest fires, changes in caribou habitat in JMRFN traditional territory were documented using traditional knowledge and scientific... -
2014 Northwest Territories Hazard Identification Risk Assessment
The NWT Hazard Identification Risk Assessment identifies the hazards and examines the risks that pose a threat to the people, property, environment and economy of the NWT. -
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. -
Arctic Salmon: Community monitoring initiatives find increasing salmon in the...
This study investigates salmon numbers in the Arctic through community-based monitoring. -
‘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... -
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.
