List of Acronyms

• AC - Arctic Council
• AES - Atmospheric Environment Service
• AGJV - Arctic Goose Joint Venture
• AHSD - Arctic Hydrometric Surveys Division
• ARI - Aurora Research Institute
• CAFF - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
• CEAA - Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
• COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
• CWA - Canada Wildlife Act
• CWS - Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
• DCFN - Deh Cho First Nation
• DFO - Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• DIAND - Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• DND - Department of National Defense
• DU - Ducks Unlimited
• EC - Environment Canada
• EMAN - Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
• EPB - Environmental Protection Branch
• GFA - Gwich'in Final Agreement
• GNU - Government of Nunavut
• GNWT - Government of the Northwest Territories
• GRRB - Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board
• GYU - Government of Yukon
• HTC - Hunters and Trappers Committee
• HTO - Hunters and Trappers Organization
• IFA - Inuvialuit Final Agreement
• IGC - Inuvialuit Game Council
• IIBA - Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement
• INAC - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• ISR - Inuvialuit Settlement Region
• IWWR - Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research
• MBCA - Migratory Birds Convention Act
• MBS - Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• MVRMA - Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
• NAWMP - North American Waterfowl Management Plan
• NEI - Northern Ecosystem Initiative
• NFA - Nunavut Final Agreement
• NLCA- Nunavut Land Claim Agreement
• NOW- Northwater Polynya
• NRCAN- Natural Resources Canada
• NRI - Nunavut Research Institute
• NSERC - National Science and Engineering Research Council
• NSTP - Northern Scientific Training Program
• NTI - Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
• NWA - National Wildlife Area
• NWMB - Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
• NWRI - National Water Research Institute
• NWT - Northwest Territories
• PCA - Parks Canada Agency
• PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl
• PCSP - Polar Continental Shelf Project
• RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• SDJV - Seaduck Joint Venture SFA Sahtu Final Agreement
• SRRB - Sahtu Renewable Resources Board
• STAGE - Strategic Application of Genomics in the Environment
• UBC - University of British Columbia
• U of A - University of Alberta
• U of S - University of Saskatchewan
• UNBC - University of Northern British Columbia
• USFWS - US Fish and Wildlife Service
• USGS - US Geological Service
• WAPPRIITA - Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
• WBNP - Wood Buffalo National Park
• WHC - Wildlife Habitat Canada
• WHSRN - Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network
• WMAC - Wildlife Management Advisory Council (Inuvialuit)
• WWF - World Wildlife Fund
• WWF (Canada) - World Wildlife Fund (Canada)
• WWF (AP) - World Wildlife Fund (Arctic Programme)
  

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