The first report on current activities related to biodiversity in the NWT is now available!

Printed copies or CDs of the first report of the Biodiversity Action Plan outlining current activities related to biodiversity in the NWT are available free of charge.  Please contact us. 

Or download each section here.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN – FIRST REPORT ON MAJOR NWT INITIATIVES ON BIODIVERSITY 
 

Message from the NWT Biodiversity Team, Acknowledgements, and Table of Content
(PDF 232 KB)

Introduction and Chapter 1 – The Changing Face of Biodiversity (PDF 2.4 MB)

How to Use Chapter 2 – NWT Biodiversity Action Plan (PDF 292 KB)

Chapter 2 – Major NWT Initiatives on Biodiversity
 

Goal I – Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity

Species at Risk (PDF 1.1 MB)

Protected Areas.  .includes Box 1 – NWT’s Network of Protected Areas – Efforts from PAS to Future ... (PDF 1.2 MB)

Forest ..includes Box 2 – Forest Management in the Northwest Territories: A Northern View of a Renewable Resource (PDF 1.1 MB)

Sustainable Use of Wildlife. includes Box 3 – Hunting, Trapping and Fishing in the NWT: The Past 20 Years (PDF 1.5MB)

Climate Change (PDF 847 KB)
 

Goal II – Ecological Management

Aboriginal and Local Involvement (PDF 1.1 MB)

Inventory, Monitoring and Research (PDF 1.5 MB)

Landscape and Waterscape (PDF 474 KB)

Environmental Accountability and Emergency Planning (PDF 798 KB)

Data and Information Management  (PDF 1 MB) includes Box 4 – A “PACT” with the Land: Cumulative Effects Assessment in the Context of Adaptive Ecosystem Management in the NWT and ..includes Box 5 – Exotic Species in the NWT: Our Capacity for Action
 

Goal III – Education and Awareness

Biodiversity Education (PDF 1 MB)

Biodiversity Awareness (PDF 426 KB)
 

Goal IV – Incentives and Legislation 

Biodiversity-related Legislation... includes a list of all Accords, Agreements and Policies relevant to biodiversity in the NWT and ...includes Box 6 – Differences Between the NWT and a Province (PDF 1.7 MB)
 

Goal V – International Cooperation

Circumpolar Cooperation...include Box 7 – Biodiversity Priorities in Canada: Working with Others… Four Steps Forward (PDF 921 KB)
 

Appendices include... (PDF 768 KB)

Appendix 1: Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk in Canada 

Appendix 2: Wildlife-related Monitoring Programs in the Northwest Territories- see complete list in the Companion to the NWT Biodiversity Action Plan.
 

Appendix 3: List of NWT Tools Available to Help in Ecological Management in an Adaptive Management Context
 

Appendix 4: Geographical Information System (GIS) Capacities in the Northwest Territories...see the  updated list in the Companion to the NWT Biodiversity Action Plan.
 

Appendix 5: Available Land Cover Inventories in the NWT   Glossary, List of Acronyms and NWT Biodiversity Team Members – Contacts (PDF 679 KB)
 

For more information about Biodiversity, see the Companion. 

For information about meetings and our timeline see our Team page.

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