Introduction
The West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society is a made-in-the-north
success story. It is a partnership of aboriginal and environmental
organizations, government and industry that wish to make sure the
effects of development on the environment, wildlife and people of
the
WKSS area are minimal and that northern people get the maximum
benefits.
The
Partners formed a registered Society in 1996, and developed
an initial five-year research program called the West Kitikmeot / Slave Study
(WKSS) to provide an information base necessary to examine the long
and short term effects of development in the WKSS area. The initial WKSS
research program ended March 31, 2001. Since that time, WKSS has continued to fund several key projects during the interim period until regional monitoring systems are in place.
This website gives some background on the Society: its goals and
objectives, structure, funding, history, approach to research and
activities and accomplishments. It includes the
WKSS Final Report 1996-2001, which gives more detail about the Society, its
activities and accomplishments.
The
Research Program
is presented in detail, including a description of the process for
setting priorities and submission and approval of proposals and
reports, including information required and formatting. The website
provides access to WKSS
research reports with summaries of each project, and allows
readers to search for
topics of interest. It also includes a comprehensive report prepared
by WKSS on the State
of Knowledge in the area, and a report detailing the method
used by WKSS to develop its
Research
Framework (PDF = 219 KB) for assessing project proposals.
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