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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in PublicationNorthwest Territories. Dept. of Environment and Natural ResourcesNorthwest Territories State of the Environment Report : Highlights 2011.ISBN 978-0-7708-0195-31. Northwest Territories – Environmental conditions.2. Environmental management – Northwest Territories.3. Environmental degradation – Northwest Territories.4. Environmental policy – Northwest Territories. I. Title.TD171.5 C32 N55 2011333.709719’3C2011-909056-2Environment and Natural Resources. 2011. NWT State of the Environment – Highlights 2011. Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources, Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife. NT. 56 pp.Copyright 2011 by the Government of Northwest Territories, Department of Environment and NaturalResources. All Rights reserved. Portions of this report may be reproduced for educational purposes, providedcredit is given to the Government of the Northwest Territories.This document summarizes findings that are fully detailed in the NWT State of the Environment Report–2011available at www.enr.gov nt.ca.Design, layout by KELLETT Communications Inc. in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
llYuiS TABLE OF CONTENTSMessage from the Minister. 2Why describe the state of the NWT Environment?. 4An Ecosystem Classification Framework for the NWT. 6Traditional Knowledge and Science. 8Key Insights.10Driving Forces1. The Big Picture - A Changing Planet.122. Natural Climate Fluctuations.143. Climate and Weather.164. Demography - Humans in the NWT.185. Economy.206. Energy Use. 22Pressures7. Human Activities .248. Landscape Changes.269. Solid Waste.2810. Contaminants . 30State11. Water.3212. Air. 3413. Permafrost . 3614. Vegetation. 3815. Wildlife . 4016. Species at Risk.4217. Genetic Resources. 44Stewardship18. Use of Renewable Resources. 4619. Environmental Awareness . 4820. Protected Areas and Land Use Planning. 50Next Steps.52Sources and Acknowledgements. 54NWT State of the Environment Report 2011 Highlights1
Message from the MinisterUnderstanding our environment is key tomaking informed management decisionsabout our natural resources to ensurethey remain healthy and sustainable forcurrent and future generations.Understanding the different factorsdriving changes in our environment willhelp us achieve this goal.The State of Environment Reportprovides a snapshot of our changingenvironment and the factors, pressuresand forces driving the change.The effects of climate change arehappening faster in the Arctic thanelsewhere in the world. The largestincrease in average temperature inCanada is in the Mackenzie Valley. Theeffects of climate change, especiallythose due to warmer winters and heaviersnowfalls, are being observed on manyaspects of the NWT’s environment.These effects include rising sea levels,melting ice and permafrost and thepotential for longer and more intensewildfire seasons.In addition to these changes, the NWTeconomy, human activities and naturalfluctuations in the environment havecreated many changes in ournorthern ecosystems.The use of environmental resourcesin the NWT is changing. Hunting,fishing and trapping are declining. Ourwildlife populations are changing. Somemigratory bird species once common inthe NWT are now in sharp decline andat risk. During the past 10 years, barrenground caribou herds in the NWT werein decline. Currently, some herds arestabilizing. These are just a few examplesof the changes the full report explores.2However, as this report highlights,great work is underway throughoutthe Northwest Territories to conserveand protect our environment. TheNWT Protected Areas Strategy andthe NWT Water Stewardship Strategyare maintaining our biodiversity andecosystem health. More environmentalstewardship programs, such as the NWTSpecies at Risk Stewardship Program, arebeing developed.The NWT State of EnvironmentHighlights Report provides informationon selected areas of focus. The fullreport provides detailed information on20 Focal Points to provide an assessmentof environment status, trends andinitiatives. It provides an early-warningsystem of possible impacts resulting fromenvironmental change. The full reportcan be found online at:www.enr.gov.nt.ca.I would like to thank all the agenciesand organizations who participatedin the publication of this report. Yourparticipation ensured the information iscomplete and compelling.Thank you.J. Michael MiltenbergerMinisterEnvironment and Natural Resources
GNWTAdditional information on thestate of the NWT’s environmentis available on-line at: B FournierProvide your inputcontact NWTSOER@gov.nt.caCopies of the NWT State of theEnvironment Report – Highlights 2011can be obtained on the website atwww.enr.gov.nt.caThe full NWT State of the EnvironmentReport is available at http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/ live/pages/wpPages/SOE Welcome.aspx Canadian Biodiversity: Status andTrends Report 2010: www.biodiv.ca Mackenzie River Basin Board:www.mrbb.ca NWT Cumulative Impact MonitoringProgram (Aboriginal Affairs andNorthern Development Canada):www.nwtcimp.ca NWT Environmental Audit andStatus of the Environment Report2011. This report is produced byAANDC/CIMP every five years asmandated by the Mackenzie ValleyResource Management Act. Reportsproduced by CIMP are available ontheir website at: www.nwtcimp.caNWT State of the Environment Report 2011 Highlights3
Why do we need information aboutthe state of the NWT environment?A healthy environment is important to the people of the Northwest Territories. Clean air,clean water, healthy land and healthy wildlife populations are all valued components of ourenvironment. We want to ensure our environment remains healthy for many, many years.Understanding our world is key to making informed decisions now and in the future.The goal of the “NWT State of the Environment Report” is to provide information on our changing environment to helpus make decisions and ensure we have a nurturing and dynamic environment now and for future generations.The specific objectives of the “NWT State of the Environment Report” are to provide: an assessment of environmental status and trends in the NWT; data and information for territorial, national, and international state of the environment initiatives; and, an early-warning system of possible impacts resulting from environmental change.The “NWT State of the EnvironmentReport” is a web-based report providingdetailed information on 20 FocalPoints in our environment to help usunderstand our changing world.The NWT is home to someof the largest remainingportions of two important globalecological areas:the boreal-taiga forest andthe Arctic tundra.4This report includes information on thecurrent state of our environment. It looksat what changes have occurred over timeand what changes we might expect inthe future. It also provides informationon how the NWT compares to otherparts of Canada or the world. Data andinformation included in the “NWT Stateof the Environment Report” comesfrom a wide range of agencies andpublished sources. The web-based reportprovides links to the original sources ofinformation and contact information soyou can find more information oneach topic.The detailed web-based “NWT Stateof the Environment Report” providesthe basis for printed summary reportspublished at regular intervals. The firstHighlights Report, published in 2009,summarized some of the key findingsfrom the State of the EnvironmentReport and presented some of theinsights gained from the analysis ofthe information. In celebration ofInternational Year of Biodiversity, the2010 Highlight Report summarizedinformation on biodiversity. It wascalled the “NWT State of theEnvironment Report – 2010 BiodiversitySpecial Edition”.This document is the second highlightsreport from the ‘‘NWT State of theEnvironment Report”. It reaffirms somekey findings presented in the 2009report; modifies or provides more detailson other findings; and, presents newinsights for 2011 and beyond.The full “NWT State of the EnvironmentReport” is available on-line atwww.enr.gov.nt.ca.The web-based report is updated as newinformation becomes available.
How is the information organized?The NWT State of theEnvironment Reportcontains 20 Focal Points organizedinto the following four sections:DRIVING FORCES; PRESSURES;STATE; and, STEWARDSHIP.Driving ForcesThis section includes Focal Points dealingwith global driving forces that havedirect or indirect effects on the NWTenvironment. These focal points look atchanges in global climate and weatherpatterns; greenhouse gas emissions;human populations; and, economies.Understanding these global drivingforces helps us understand some of thechanges we are seeing within the NWT.PressuresThis section includes Focal Points onhuman activities and some of theimpacts these activities have on ourenvironment. Focal points included inthis section analyse trends in humantravel; industrial development; humancaused landscape changes; and, levels ofsolid waste and contaminants inour environment.StewardshipMany indicators in this report arealready used in the NWT, in Canada andaround the world to share informationand measure progress toward asustainable future. The indicatorsprovided in the next pages and in thefull report at www.enr.gov.nt.ca maybe useful to the following programsand organizations:The last section on Stewardship includesFocal Points describing ways in whichhumans are using and caring for thenatural environment. Gathering countryfoods, participating in traditionaleconomies, environmental educationprograms and land conservation are allstewardship activities.IndicatorsEach Focal Point in the “NWT State ofthe Environment Report” is examinedusing one or more Indicators. Indicatorsare chosen to communicate keyinformation on our environment in away that is relevant to the people ofthe NWT. Indicators can be used tocompare current conditions with desiredperformance; show trends over time;allow comparisons between differentregions; help judge the sustainabilityof current practices; and, define andpublicize new standards and measuresfor assessing progress toward asustainable future. NWT Environmental Audits NWT Cumulative ImpactMonitoring Program Arctic Council’s work onmonitoring changes in thecircumpolar environment Canada’s National reports onthe implementation of theConvention onBiological Diversity Canadian EnvironmentalSustainability Indicators reports Canada Forest Accord and theCriteria and Indicator reports onSustainable forests Canadian Protected AreasStatus reports The United Nation 2020Biodiversity Targets Global Biodiversity OutlooksState JMackayFocal Points in this section describecharacteristics of the environment wecan measure. Focal Points in the Statesection look at the current state of ourair, water, vegetation, wildlife, species atrisk and genetic resources.NWT State of the Environment Report 2011 Highlights5
An Ecosystem ClassificationFramework for the NWTNorthern ecosystems are diverse. Theyinclude forests, tundra, wetlands, bogs,lakes, rivers and oceans.These ecosystems or landscapes canbe grouped and described as smallerecological regions (ecoregions) by usingseveral physical characteristics at avariety of scales. The Government of theNorthwest Territories (GNWT) is workingwith its partners on an ecologicallybased ecosystem classification. Thisclassification can provide information forenvironmental assessment; cumulativeeffects management; biodiversitymonitoring and reporting; forestresource analysis and planning; wildlifehabitat evaluation and conservation; and,protected areas identification.The NWT Ecosystem ClassificationProgram began in 2004 to revise theecozones and ecoregions of the NWT.They were defined under the nationalecosystem classification system,“A National Ecological Frameworkfor Canada – 1996”. The revisionprocess recognizes the need to obtainupdated and more relevant ecosystemclassification reflecting the best currentinformation and analytic techniquesrequired to manage natural resources inthe NWT. S Carriere GNWT / D DowningEcosystem classification revisions andmapping have been completed for someregions of the NWT: Taiga Plains; TaigaShield; Boreal Cordillera; Taiga Cordillera;and Tundra Cordillera. Revisions of thetundra regions of the NWT includingthe Southern Arctic, and Arctic Islandsor Northern Arctic are expected to becompleted by 2012.Ecosystem classification and mappingfor the NWT is presented within anecoregion framework for continentalNorth America and includes four levelsranging from the very large level Iecoregions, representing ecosystems ofglobal extent (biomes), to the relativelysmall level IV ecoregions, covering only afew hundred square kilometres.Under the revised ecosystemclassification, the NWT will includethree level I ecoregions, nine level IIecoregions, 18 level III ecoregions andupwards of 150 level IV ecoregions.The “NWT State of theEnvironment Report” isintegrating the revised NWTEcosystem Classification toreport on many indicators. Thenew classification for regionscompleted by early 2010 (TaigaPlains, Taiga Shield) were used forthis report. Classifications for theCordillera and the tundra regionswill be used in 2012.BiomesThe term “biome” is used whenreferring to the very large level Iecoregions as defined in the NWTEcosystem Classification.EcozonesThe term “ecozone” is usedwhen referring to the large level IIecoregions as defined in the NWTEcosystem Classification.Eco-climatic RegionsThe term “eco-climatic region” isused when referring to the level IIIecoregions as defined in the NWTEcosystem Classification.EcoregionsThe term “ecoregion” is usedwhen referring to the level IVecoregions as defined in the NWTEcosystem Classification.6More information on theNWT Ecosystem Classificationcan be found on-line at:www.enr.gov.nt.ca/ live/pages/wpPages/EcosystemClassification.aspx
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Traditional Knowledge and Science –Weaving the stories together K Kelly8
Number of resource managementdecisions that have relied on TK;Some of the indicators on TK includedin this NWT State of the EnvironmentReport include: Number of times communities haveengaged in collaborative researchwith the GNWT to solve commonproblems; and Trends in the proportion ofindigenous people who speakan indigenous language (see 4Demography); and Number of times TK is placed ingovernment planning documentsreflecting the emphasis on theapplication of TK within government; The number of camps andeducational activities wherechildren are taught their traditionalknowledge from their elders (see 19Environmental Awareness).Significant gains have been made inensuring this report reflects the currentstate of knowledge including TK of NWTindigenous peoples.tosh Number of times indigenous voicesare heard and given equal footing atconferences on the environment.InWhile communities and TK holdersare primarily responsible for ensuringprotection and preservation of TK, theGNWT recognizes it can help througheducation and programming.TK implementation across the GNWT canbe tracked in many ways including:The NWT State of the EnvironmentReport relies on all available sources ofinformation to develop indicators to trackthe changes in the NWT environment.Mac“The Government of theNorthwest Territoriesrecognizes that theaboriginal peoples of theNWT have acquired avast store of traditionalknowledge through theirexperience of centuriesof living in close harmonywith the land.”The GNWT faces the delicate taskof ensuring TK is acknowledged andvalued when resource managementdecisions are made. The developmentand documenting of TK protocolsgenerated in community collaborativeresearch initiatives is the next step in fullyimplementing the TK policy.For example, an indigenous sharing circlewas included for the first time in a largeinternational Arctic ungulates conferenceco-sponsored by the GNWT in August2011. The sharing circle provided animportant opportunity for indigenouspeople to their share knowledge onungulates such as caribou, with peoplefrom around the circumpolar world.TThe Traditional Knowledge Policy states:are barriers and gaps in context. Thispartnership promotes cultural survivaland allows the GNWT to benefit fromthe knowledge that is shared. The indigenous peoples in the NWThave used traditional knowledge andskills to sustain and support them forcenturies. This knowledge and skills havehelped them live in a sometimes harshlandscape. Traditional knowledge (TK)is recognized by the GNWT throughthe Traditional Knowledge Policy 53.03,developed in 1997. More recent planningdocuments include the GNWT TraditionalKnowledge Policy ImplementationFramework and the Environment andNatural Resources (ENR) TraditionalKnowledge Implementation Plan.The GNWT currently providesopportunities for elders and Aboriginalyouth to spend time on the land inmeaningful activities where their cultureand language forms can be taught. TK isnot successfully transmitted when thereNWT State of the Environment Report 2011 Highlights9
Key insights from the 2011NWT State of the Environment report:Driving ForcesPressuresThe effects of climate change arehappening faster in the Arctic thanelsewhere. The largest increase inaverage temperature in Canada is in theMackenzie Valley.During the past few years, humanactivities have declined throughoutthe NWT. The type and level of theseactivities change as the worldeconomy changes.In some years or decades, large naturalfluctuations in weather will enhance theeffects of climate change and may causerapid and
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