Developing an Indigenous Land Trust Model

Land trusts are not-for-profit organizations that are able to hold and protect private lands for long-term conservation purposes. They are one approach for Indigenous nations to protect their traditional territories, especially in areas dominated by private land. Different Indigenous nations are interested in establishing their own land trusts but various legal, financial and administrative issues […]

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New Techniques for Continuous Biohydrogen Production from Poplar Biomass

Through decades of mining and oil exploration, over 10,000 contaminated sites are found in Canada with toxic levels of heavy metals and harmful contaminants. In many cases, the contamination is on local farmland and the impacts on the environment and especially on the native communities and Indigenous inhabitants is devastating. This project will be committed […]

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Modeling animal movement for sustainable livestock management

An ongoing interdisciplinary project conducted in Argentina looks to understand how the population dynamics of sheep, and therefore livestock production, depends on individual behavior, climate, landscape structure and management in order to improve the design of sustainable management strategies aimed at solving real problems of animal production and conservation of natural resources. Data from a […]

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Identification of key monitoring activities for the Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations Stewardship Program

Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations (KCFN) identified a need to monitor ecological and cultural valued components as well as human activities on Treaty Lands and hahuulth (land and water), and are in the early stages of creating a Stewardship Program that is intended to meet this need. This project aims to support the stewardship program development by […]

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Evaluating water temperature forecasting models used to predict Fraser River sockeye salmon migration mortality

I will be working as an intern with Vynx Design Inc. generating temperature forecasts that will aid decision making for salmon fisheries managers. My research will focus on improving the accuracy and effectiveness of short-term temperature forecasts as well as enhancing the understanding of the relationship between river conditions and mortality. I will use both […]

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Earth X-ray for Low-Impact Mining

Meeting our national and global commitments to emission reductions requires the increasing utilization of clean technologies. The demand for the minerals needed in clean-tech (such as nickel, copper, zinc, and cobalt) is expected to grow by at least fivefold in the coming years. At the same time, the mineral resource industry needs to reduce its […]

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Diversité chimique des lichens associés aux écosystèmes boréaux forestiers intacts

Je m’intéresse à la diversité et à la composition des communautés de lichens, de bryophytes et de microorganismes du sol ainsi qu’à la diversité chimique des lichens associés aux écosystèmes forestiers boréaux intacts. Mes deux hypothèses de recherche se référant à la chimie sont : 1. Les espèces de lichens associées aux écosystèmes forestiers boréaux […]

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Gestion de l’eau en Grèce à l’époque romaine

Je m’intéresse au sujet de la gestion de l’eau, particulièrement à l’époque romaine. La période romaine est l’âge d’or de l’hydraulique urbaine. J’ai choisi de faire une étude comparative entre les systèmes de gestion de l’eau en Grèce, en Égypte et en Syro-Palestine. À la Grèce, je vais me consacrer à deux régions, la Thessalie […]

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