Conservation and Protection

Arctic Energy Alliance

The Arctic Energy Alliance is a not-for-profit society which helps communities, the territorial government, business and consumers to work together to reduce the costs and environmental impact of energy use and utility services in the NWT.

Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board

Aboriginal-led co-management group working to conserve the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds of northern Canada for the benefit of traditional caribou-using communities, and others.

Canada's Arctic: A Call to Change

This website is about the subject of Arctic Conservation Programs.

Source: World Wildlife Fund Canada

Canadian Arctic Resources Committee

CARC is a citizens' organization dedicated to the long-term environmental and social well being of northern Canada and its peoples.

Conservation

Activities focus on the development of northern sustainable development advice, policies, strategies, legislation and regulations guiding renewable resources utilization, conservation and protection in Canada's three northern territories.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Deh Cho Land Use Planning Committee

The Board's responsibility is to guide the development of the plan and ensure proper consultation and communication is occurring with all relevant parties.

Environment and Natural Resources

Administers Crown land and water resources in the North through the development and implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and programs offered primarily in regional offices in NWT and Nunavut.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Gwich'in Land and Water Board

Responsible for regulating land and water use throughout the Gwich'in Settlement Area, including crown and Gwich'in private lands.

Inuvialuit Land Administration

This Web site offers a brief overview of the Inuvialuit Land Administration's activities on Inuvialuit lands.

Ivvavik National Park of Canada

Provides information on the Ivvavik National Park of Canada, including visitor information, information on the Artists in the Park Program, and relevant links.

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada

Joint Secretariat – Inuvialuit

This Secretariat’s website includes various reports, documents, and news relating to the management of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories.

Mackenzie Valley – Conservation Programs

The World Wildlife Fund is an organization that believes that any future development of natural gas reserves in Canada's Mackenzie Valley should only occur in full accordance with government and industry commitments to "sustainable development".

Source: World Wildlife Fund Canada

Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board

This web site provides up-to-date information on the regulatory activities of the Board which impact land and water use in the Mackenzie Valley.

Mines and Minerals

Develops policies and legislation to promote the Sustainable Development of mineral resources in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

Provides information on the Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada, including visitor information and relevant links.

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada (PC)

Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve – a Proposal

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada (PC)

Northern Contaminants Program

Work towards reducing and, where possible, eliminating contaminants in traditionally harvested foods, while providing information that assists informed decision-making by individuals and communities in their food use.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Northern Contaminated Sites Program

AANDC has the responsibility, through the CSP, to manage a number of contaminated properties that are no longer maintained by the original occupant.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Northern Oil and Gas

Manages the oil and gas resources on federal lands in the NWT, Nunavut and in the northern offshore, seeks practical solutions and increases understanding on oil and gas matters.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

North, The

Provides research, advice, policy and legislative support for public governance, and northern political development.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

NWT Biodiversity Action Plan

This plans responds to the goal of improving understanding of ecosystems, and increase resource management capability.

Source: Government of Northwest Territories; Environment and Natural Resources

NWT Protected Areas Strategy Secretariat

Promotes a balanced approach to land use decisions by incorporating the best available traditional, ecological, cultural and economic knowledge.

Source: Government of Northwest Territories; Environment and Natural Resources

Proposed Legislation – Wildlife Division

This page from the Wildlife Division of NWT provides a progress report on the Wildlife Act and a document outlining the proposed legislation for the Species at Risk Act.

Source: Government of Northwest Territories; Environment and Natural Resources

Sahtu Land and Water Board

Regulates the use of land and water by issuing, amending, renewing and suspending land use permits and water licences on all crown, Sahtu lands and private lands.

Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada

Provides information and documents on the Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada, including visitor information and relevant links.

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada

Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board

The purpose of the WLWB is to regulate the use of land and water and the deposit of waste throughout the area.

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