Principal Investigator:Andrew, Leon Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5959.
This project will explore Dene and Me´tis knowledge about the cumulative impacts (CI) of a century of petroleum operations at Norman Wells and downstream, supporting meaningful Indigenous contributions to decisions about closure and reclamation, strengthening Indigenous stewardship roles, and providing education and ...
Principal Investigator:Olefeldt, David Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5892.
Objective summary: To assess the effect of wildfires on changes in water quality in the Dehcho and South Slave region, which are affected by runoff from peatlands (containing e.g., organics, nutrients, and mercury/methylmercury), which are already experiencing increased permafrost thaw due to climate change.
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Principal Investigator:Latta, Alex Licensed Year(s):
2024
20232022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5798.
Over the next three years, research conducted with Sombaa K’e First Nation will support increased tools and capacity to incorporate Traditional Knowledge (TK) in environmental monitoring efforts. This includes developing GIS capability to map TK observations of environmental conditions and incorporate those observati...
Principal Investigator:Olefeldt, David Licensed Year(s):
2023
20222021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5448.
This project proposes to monitor wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes in the Dehcho region, with a focus on understanding current and future trends in aquatic mercury and methylmercury. The region has vast stores of mercury accumulated in organic wetland soils, and there is a risk that disturbances such as permafrost ...