Principal Investigator:Morse, Peter D Licensed Year(s):
2025
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6143.
The goals of this multi-year-long project are to assess greenhouse gas (methane and carbon dioxide) release from warming permafrost and tundra lakes in the ISR and to study associated carbon dynamics and microbiological processes, including the release of mercury to the environment.
The second year (2025) of field...
Principal Investigator:Logie, Carmen Licensed Year(s):
2025
202420232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6169.
The objectives of this research are to:
1. Build capacity and leadership in HIV prevention and research among Northern and Indigenous youth in the
NWT;
2. Evaluate the effect of arts-based HIV prevention programs on Northern and Indigenous youth’s HIV and STI
knowledge, cultural connectedness, self-esteem, empowe...
Principal Investigator:Lantz, Trevor C. Licensed Year(s):
2025
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6148.
The core objective of this research is to work with Inuvialuit and Gwich’in experts to document local observations of environmental conditions. Specifically, we will use semi-structured interviews and, where possible, land-based observation to document environmental conditions with photographs and videos georeference...
Principal Investigator:Hori, Yukari Licensed Year(s):
2025
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5627.
We will develop a user-friendly online portal that can synthesize and centralize, in one comprehensive network database, climate data and simulations, logistical and operational data, physical, socio-economic, and cultural aspects of winter road/trail networks across Canada’s North. This project assesses the unique m...
Principal Investigator:Kokelj, Steve V Licensed Year(s):
2025
2024202320222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6072.
The primary objectives of this research are 1) to develop and test new methods of characterizing permafrost and monitoring permafrost landscape change with a focus on the Beaufort Delta, central Mackenzie Valley and North Slave regions; 2) mapping sensitive permafrost terrain across NWT by integrating expert assessm...
Principal Investigator:Ostertag, Sonja K Licensed Year(s):
2025
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6103.
This project hasthree main objectives:
1) To combine traditional knowledge and academic science tools to co-develop traditional knowledge and food calendars in the ISR;
2) To learn about the country foods eaten by Inuvialuit children, youth, adults and Elders in the ISR, how this has changed over time and if there ...
Principal Investigator:Ensom, Timothy P Licensed Year(s):
2025
202420232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6123.
The response of permafrost to disturbance can be better understood through long-term monitoring at sites of interest. The objectives of this research application are to (1) help connect and engage local partners and interested stakeholders in the monitoring of drilling waste sumps, aggregate quarries, and trails; and...
Principal Investigator:Menon, Devidas Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6099.
The proposed project was developed at the request of the End of Life Unit in the Health Care Programs and Policy Directorate. This project is essential to inform the work of the Federal/Provincial/Terriortial (FPT) working group on MAiD.
This 2-phased project has several objectives. First, it will explore existing...
Principal Investigator:Juhls, Bennet Licensed Year(s):
2025
20242023 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 6109.
The overall objective of this project is to determine the impact of changing land-ocean matter fluxes and coastal subsea permafrost on nearshore ecosystems and biodiversity in the Beaufort Sea. To reveal the trajectory of coastal habitats, it is critical to
(1) determine how fluvial and coastal fluxes from the land...
Principal Investigator:Langer, Moritz Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5987.
The aim of the citizen science project UndercoverEisAgenten is to study permafrost changes in the Arctic to raise awareness of these environmental changes and strengthen the data basis for science. Students from Moose Kerr school in Aklavik will design their own permafrost change related research questions and work w...