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Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationproject name:Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationvideo:The climate of the Clayoquot Sound is shaped by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and by its steep topography: generally wet and mild it is, in fact, one of the wettest places in Canada. Climate change is expected to accentuate these characteristics over the next century.
Icon collection for Use and Occupancy Maps
Ecotrust Canada cartographer and GIS trainer Eliana Macdonald, collaborating with a number of sources and First Nations practitioners, has been working to put together a collection of use and occ
Last week I had the good fortune to travel, together with three Ecotrust Canada colleagues, to participate in/co-facilitate a gathering of Chiefs, Mayors, elders, industry and community representatives at a five-day workshop in Chapleau, Ontario.
Open House invitationThe team behind our Qwii-qwiq-sap: 'Standing Tree to Standing Home' initiative is hosting two public information sessions next week.
Clayoquot SoundA message from Brenda Kuecks, President, Ecotrust Canada
With this week’s scheduled meetings between Canada’s native and non-native leaders, it seems plausible to hope for some positive change.
terratruthproject_name:terratruthThe Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that the Title and Rights of Aboriginal people must be accommodated in development on the land. A system of referrals has been established to facilitate this.
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.
standing tree to standing homeproject_name:standing tree to standing homeAs a result of a visioning exercise in 2008 organized by Ecotrust Canada (download a copy of the 'Forestry Retreat Report' below), five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have agreed on one common need across Clayoquot Sou
green cultural building designproject_name:green cultural building designWe are working with Nuu-chah-nulth communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, to help them design green and culturally appropriate homes that recognize present circumstances, using today’s skills, based on yesterday’s knowledge, for future generations.
On September 8–10, 2011, over 50 leaders of innovative regional initiatives from around the world gathered in Portland to “share experiences and build new frameworks to support the well being of people and place.” Discover new ways of thinking which, in time, we hope will help b
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