Bozeman, MT
Funny that they list the US office first, and during my 20 minutes on the site all of the incoming donations were from the US. Does Canada simply respond differently to initiatives like these? Or is it targeted at Americans? Maybe education and local initiatives are more effective in Canada, as a southerner would rarely consider polar bears.
measures taken here as far back as 1956 to protect the polar bear.
The need to consider not only national stakeholders but international interest groups is understandable in co-management, but the "firsthand" knowledge they present should, as science, never get in the way of those directly effected by changes in polar bear availability. Interestingly enough, attempts to protect the polar bear to a greater extent than current regulations have outlasted the Soviet Union, but fail to consider that the bears' circumstances may have shifted as well. Modern bears are threatened more by climate change than by hunters, yet Russian and American policy is still directed at preserving the animal and not the habitat.
Improved collection and use of InuitQaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and increased Inuit participation in all aspects of managementare central to the goals of this plan.
Evidence that a moderate solution of greater inclusion can often times be easier and more effective than overhauling the whole system like we sometimes want to believe.
have not had access to the same services, opportunities, and standards of living as those enjoyed by other Canadians.
Has anyone asked the question of whether or not this is wanted? What lens are we using to evaluate standards of living?
To summarize, after seven years ofwork the Peel Watershed Planning Commission pro-duced a plan in 2011 that was unacceptable to theYukon government because of the high degree ofprotection recommended within the watershed. Thegovernment’s response was to unilaterally alter theplanning process to produce a plan with much lessprotected land area, starkly failing to reconcile thedifferent perspectives and values expressed withinthe planning process (Staples et al., 2014). That gov-ernmental action became the subject of legal actionby multiple First Nations and environmental organi-zations, and in 2014 the Yukon Supreme Court ruledin their favour. This decision was appealed and in2015 the Yukon Court of Appeal partially reversedthe Yukon Supreme Court’s decision. That seconddecision was in turn appealed to the Supreme Courtof Canada, which is scheduled to hear the case inMarch 2017
It's unfortunate but the reality of the struggle for co-management is a history of disregard and mismanagement. I don't think we covered enough of this in the course as a necessary foundation.