The Cambrien Lake, Nachicapau Lake and Fort McKenzie area (the “CNFM”) has been attributed high conservation potential by Nunavik’s regional stakeholders due to its exceptional biophysical characteristics and its significance to the Naskapis, as it includes a major Naskapi gathering place. The CNFM’s important hydroelectric and mining potentials prevent strict protection status at this time, […]

In the last few years, wildfires’ have become more severe and frequent in British Columbia, Canada. In addition to the direct dangers of flames, threatening wildlife and human society, as well as vital infrastructures, wildfire plumes laden with Biomass-burning (BB) aerosols can adversely affect air quality, weather, and renewable energy generation on a large scale. […]

Chemical nitrogen fertilizers applied to the soil are easily lost, reducing crop nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The loss of fertilizer nitrogen will also result in nitrate contamination of surface water and emission of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere. Western Ag has developed a coating technique where a powder form of black carbon (produced through the […]

Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) and co-occuring occurring unisexual Ambystomids (Ambystoma laterale – (2) jeffersonianum) are endangered species in Canada. Many populations in Canada are experiencing going threats and pressures from habitat loss and fragmentation due to surrounding land uses which include residential areas, agricultural fields, and road networks. This project will focus on locating and […]

Les rivières du Saguenay ont été grandement affectées par la crue de juillet 1996. Suite à cet évènement majeur, des enrochements massifs de berges ont été réalisés. Ces enrochements contribuent aux problèmes de déconnexions des bandes riveraines engendrant des modifications aux systèmes fluviaux et à la diminution des sédiments nécessaires au maintien des processus naturels. […]

The purpose of this research is to gain a greater understanding of current levels of nature connectedness and barriers to accessing local greenspace within the deprived area of Workington, England. Research Aims The aim of this piece of research would be to work closely with local organisations and community groups to assess existing levels of […]

The severity of future wildfires is expected to increase due to climate change, with societal and ecological consequences. My project aims to understand the drivers of the Sparks Lake fire that burned 95,980 hectares to the north of Kamloops (British Columbia, Canada) in 2021. First, I will quantify burn severity of the Sparks Lake fire […]

À l’ère des changements climatiques, les entreprises d’élevage font face à des défis importants. Afin d’aider ces entreprises à accroître leur résilience et adopter des pratiques agricole écoresponsable, il est essentiel de revoir les modèles agricoles. Le développement d’un sylvopastoral combinant l’implantation de haies agroforestières à une régie de paissance en rotation pourrait favoriser la […]

Sea ice is an integral part of the climate system. To obtain hemispheric-scale information about sea ice and the snow cover on top, satellite radar remote sensing is the method of choice. Microwave frequencies are ideally suited to observe sea ice/snow because they are independent of clouds and penetrate the snow and sea ice. However, […]

Detecting changes in a building using remote sensing images has been an essential research topic in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) and used for characterization and quantification of change detection on footprints of buildings or buildings’ rooftops. The purpose of the research project includes the choosing and testing RS and GIS methods […]

Restoration of ecosystems that have been degraded or damaged is important to protect biodiversity and can help Canadians to address climate change by storing carbon and reducing the impact of natural disasters. Satellite images are acquired regularly across all of Canada, including remote areas, and the series of images that builds up over time can […]

The amount of water and sediment entering a river control the nature of its flow. In landscapes vulnerable to climate change, e.g., changes in precipitation, hydrology, or the disappearance of glaciers, this could result in significant changes in water and sediment inputs to rivers. The consequence of this may be down-stream flooding with negative impacts […]