Environment

Wind Turbines and Birds: A Guidance Document for Environmental Assessment [Environment and Climate Change Canada]

Publisher: 
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Year of publication: 
2007

Wind energy projects have the potential to affect birds adversely through direct fatalities, disturbance, and habitat loss. The purpose of this document is to outline the nature of information needed in an EA to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate the potential adverse effects of wind energy projects on birds, especially migratory birds and species at risk (SAR). This is an essential component of any EA of wind energy projects.

2012 Metal Mining Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Technical Guidance Document [Environment Canada, EC]

Publisher: 
Environment Canada
Year of publication: 
2012

The Metal Mining Effluent Regulations under the Fisheries Act direct metal mines to conduct environmental effects monitoring (EEM) as a condition governing the authority to deposit effluent. This technical guidance document for EEM studies presents the most applicable generic designs currently available without being an exhaustive list of methodologies. This technical guidance document replaces the 2002 version.

Canada's Boreal Forest Economy: Economic and Socioeconomic Issues and Research Opportunities [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada
Year of publication: 
2008

Canada’s boreal forest economy faces many challenges and opportunities. The current industry structure reflects past resource and economic conditions, government policies, and industry strategy. As economic conditions and the resource change, industry, communities and governments must also adjust. Forest sectors vary from one region to another, but all boreal regions face similar challenges.

Sustainable Forest Management - Criteria and Indicators [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada

Information explaining Canada's sustainable forest mangement criteria and indicators for each.

Aboriginal Human Resource Professionals and Skill Development Needs in the Bioeconomy and Environmental Servicing [National Aboriginal Forestry Association, NAFA]

Author:
Publisher: 
English
Year of publication: 
2010

The bioeconomy and the protection of ecological/environmental goods and services (EGS), often referred to as the conservation economy, provide significant opportunity for First Nations. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Aboriginal human resource professional and skill development needs in these two emerging sub sectors of the forest economy.

Facts & Figures 2008 [Mining Association of Canada, MAC]

Publisher: 
Mining Association of Canada
Year of publication: 
2008

This report discusses the mining sector's contribution to the Canadian economy in detail, while exploring certain impacts on communities, the environment, and international markets and development.

Facts & Figures 2009 [Mining Association of Canada, MAC]

Publisher: 
Mining Association of Canada
Year of publication: 
2009

This report discusses the mining sector's contribution to the Canadian economy in detail, while exploring certain impacts on communities, the environment, and international markets and development.

Facts & Figures 2018 [Mining Association of Canada, MAC]

Publisher: 
Mining Association of Canada
Year of publication: 
2018

This report discusses the mining sector's contribution to the Canadian economy in detail, while exploring certain impacts on communities, the environment, and international markets and development.

Mining Facts [Mining Association of Canada, MAC]

Publisher: 
Mining Association of Canada
Year of publication: 
2018

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Environmental Science Program [Dalhousie University]

Publisher: 
Dalhousie University

Details regarding the environmental science program, which can be tailored forstudents seeking careers in mining.

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