Non-indigenous species in Simpson

The following article was taken from Northern News Services Online. Research project examines changes new pipelines could bring to region Roxanna Thompson Northern News Services Published Thursday, January 27, 2011 LIIDLII KUE/FORT SIMPSON – Non-indigenous plant species have a foothold in the Mackenzie Valley and more are expected to arrive as new transportation routes and [...]

GAPS Project Results Summary

In preparation for the upcoming IPY results workshops in Whitehorse and Inuvik, we have prepared the following GAPS Project Results Summary.

GAPS Newsletter #4

Our fourth newsletter has now been released. It features: Negotiating Change: Community-Based Mental Health and Addiction Practice in NWT Conferences & Presentations: Learn about where and when the IPY GAPS team has been presenting! Sub-project Updates: The latest developments in GAPS research projects Ecojustice & Adaptation: An emerging network of activists, First Nations, and academics [...]

GAPS Newsletter #3

Our third newsletter has now been released. It features: Evolution of GAPS: Community consultations change the course of the project Team Workshop: What exactly is Human Security? Sub-project Updates: Find out what the GAPS researchers have been doing in NWT Interdisciplinary Research: Using human security to manage invasive nonindigenous plants Conferences: Researchers have attended many [...]

Snapshots from Fort Simpson

We are FINALLY looking for non-indigenous plants in the NWT

Milissa (Missy) Elliott has been planning her field work for months. She has been poring over maps, faxing permit applications all over the NWT, applying for extra research funds, and meeting with her supervisory committee. When I arrive at the lab everyday, Missy is invariably sitting at her computer. After all of this preparation, it [...]

Welcome!

Welcome to the GAPS webpage! GAPS is a fully endorsed International Polar Year (IPY) project and is funded through the Norwegian and Canadian IPY programs. GAPS is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary initiative that aims to examine the scope and range of human security in the Arctic. GAPS specifically focuses on the impacts of oil and gas [...]