Northwest Canada Consultations-May 2016
In May 2016, the ABoVE team co-sponsored workshops with POLAR Knowledge Canada and the governments of Northwest Territories and Yukon. Participants included US and Canadian researchers, aboriginal organizations and governments, and representatives from industry and non-governmental organizations.
The objectives were:
- identify key management/research needs and questions
- exchange information on ongoing and planned research and monitoring
- solicit feedback on the POLAR Operational Science Plan and planned ABoVE activities
- discuss best practices for engaging and including communities and Indigenous Knowledge holders in research/monitoring activities
- explore collaboration opportunities in the context of ongoing monitoring and research and management/research questions
Prior to the Yellowknife and Whitehorse meetings, ABoVE and POLAR representatives met with Canadian Forest Service researchers and managers in Edmonton, AB. Details and presentations for each meeting can be found in the navigation above.
| Points of Contact: | ||
| Edmonton: | Yellowknife: | Whitehorse: |
| Catherine Ste-Marie
Climate Change Science Coordinator National Capital Region Science Program Branch Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4 Phone: (613) 868-7962 Kelvin Hirsch Director, Climate Change and Forests Research Program Northern Forestry Centre Edmonton, AB, T6H 3S5 Phone: (780) 435-7319 |
Andrew Applejohn Senior Science Advisor Environment and Natural Resources Government of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife, NWT X1A 3S8 Phone: 867-920-6476 Donald McLennan Lead Science Officer Polar Knowledge Canada Ottawa, ON K1R7X7 Phone: 613-295-6135 |
Dr. Aynslie Ogden Senior Science Advisor Executive Council Office Government of Yukon Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 Phone: 867.667.5431 |
