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Peatlands: Vital for carbon storage and stewardship
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(August 05, 2020)
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Peatlands, a type of wetland, are unique ecosystems particularly noteworthy because of their unusually deep organic soils formed by thousands of years of waterlogged decaying plants and mosses. They are a vital resource – a filter for ensuring rivers run clean, a haven for wildlife and, as we now increasingly appreciate, a huge storehouse for carbon.
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Prioritizing multiple land uses and Indigenous values for conservation
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(July 31, 2020)
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A recording of Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle's presentation on Prioritizing multiple land uses and Indigenous values for conservation at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2020.
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Freshwater conservation planning in an intact boreal landscape
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(July 21, 2020)
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A recording of Meg Southee's presentation on identifying priority watersheds for the conservation of freshwater fish in Ontario for the ESRI User Conference 2020.
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Northern fish are tough, but climate change is causing some to dwindle
Views: 867
(July 06, 2020)
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Northern stream fish come from a long line of hardy adapters. But the survival tools these fish have used for millennia — exceptional tolerance to cold, slow growth rates and long lifespans — could be a disadvantage as environmental conditions in the north warm and more fast-paced species move in.
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New framework identifies climate change “refugia” in boreal forest
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(June 11, 2020)
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A major research project from the University of Alberta and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada outlines pockets of Canada's boreal forest that may give wildlife more time and space to adjust to a changing climate.
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Eavesdropping on whales
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(June 06, 2020)
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WCS Canada's Dr. William Halliday talks about how the Arctic soundscape is changing and why, and what steps WCS Canada’s research team is taking to help lower the noise level for whales.
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Key Biodiversity Areas
Views: 968
(June 05, 2020)
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One way to focus conservation efforts is by using a new conservation tool called Key Biodiversity Areas(KBAs). KBAs are areas with exceptionally high biodiversity values. KBAs may be areas important toendangered or rare species or ecosystems, sites that hold large aggregations of species at certain timesof the year (e.g. migratory stopovers for birds, or caribou calving grounds) or large ecologically intactareas with low levels of human disturbance.
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Thinking big to conserve small but important species
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(May 21, 2020)
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Through the Key Biodiversity Areas program, rare, endemic and underappreciated species are finally getting their due as important components of their ecosystems.
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Five conservation experts weigh in on the future for wildlife post-COVID-19
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(May 19, 2020)
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The slowdown of human activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some surprising benefits for wildlife conservation. Can we keep them going after the danger has passed?
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Canada's ‘rich carbon sink’ peatlands need urgent protection, story map shows
Views: 1062
(May 06, 2020)
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Northern peatlands—the richest carbon sinks on the planet and epicentres of biodiversity—are in urgent need of protection from human development, the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada asserts, in a detailed “story map” that outlines why and how these “enormous carbon storehouses” must be preserved, with Indigenous peoples leading the way.
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