Mapping
living atlasproject_name:living atlasOver the years, communities have collected reams and reams of data related to changes on the landbase over time. This data, however, has never been compiled in a format that allows those commu-nities to share and use it in any meaningful way.
When I tell people I'm a cartographer I typically get one of two responses:
"Oh, I love taking photos!" or "Hasn't everything been mapped already?"
Ecotrust Canada recognizes that information democracy, the sharing of knowledge, is key to transformation and resilience. Knowledge Systems therefore play a major role in our work.
Skeena Sockeye Habitat Mappingproject name:Skeena Sockeye Habitat MappingIn 2010, the Skeena Watershed Initiative, through the Pacific Salmon Foundation, asked Ecotrust Canada to lead a project to gather together the best available information about the habitat of Skeena sockeye. We are pleased to share here the materials that were prepared.
LIVING ATLASproject name:LIVING ATLASA new web-based mapping tool is showing Clayoquot residents how climate change may affect them, which areas were logged in the past 40 years, and how wildlife populations have changed over time.
Living Proof in productionEcotrust Canada is pleased to announce that Living Proof: The Essential Data-Collection Guide to Indigenous Use-and-Occupancy Map Surveys by Terry N.Tobias has won a prestigous national awar
In the elaborate surrounds of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, Thomas Berger referred on Thursday night to a “magnificent object” - but he wasn’t talking about a totem pole, a mask, or any of the other fine art exhibits on display.
In BC and around the world, development pressure on the land is intensifying. A new book will help Aboriginal communities lay better claims to rights and title, and help resolve disputes.
First Nations are increasingly using geographical information systems and other cutting-edge mapping technologies as tools in land-use negotiations with government and business
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