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Northern Ecosystem Initiative

Working in partnership to enhance the health and sustainability of communities and ecosystems across Canada's North.

The Northern Ecosystem Initiative (NEI) supports projects that address science and capacity-building needs throughout the Canadian North. These projects are led by or involve partnerships with Aboriginal organizations, communities, universities, northern colleges and research institutes, non-governmental organizations, as well as government and international agencies. As NEI continues to evolve, it is committed to further strengthening its partnerships.

NEI supports partnership-based efforts to improve our understanding of how northern ecosystems respond to climate change, contaminants, and resource use activities. NEI also supports the development of indicators and a network to monitor ecosystem changes.

NEI works on capacity building in the North with its partners by helping Canadians acquire the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to sustain healthy northern ecosystems and communities.

Read more about:

• Climate Change
• Contaminants
• Resource Use Activities
• Ecosystem Monitoring
• Capacity Building