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Natural Elements, NRCan's Monthly Newsletter

Issue 49, July 2010

Clyde River, Nunavut. Population 820.Partnership Helps Nunavut Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Climate change is having a devastating impact on Canada’s northern communities. The Nunavut Climate Change Partnership is helping Northerners build climate change planning capacity at local, regional and territorial levels.


Mining revenues are important to the economies of many developing countries. NRCan a Key Player in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is a major international program that helps developing countries manage their resource revenues in a more accountable and transparent way.


GeoEye-1Earth Observation Data to be Shared across Government and Public

The Government of Canada’s new suite of National Master Standing Offers will make it easier to procure and distribute images from commercial earth observation satellites.


Boreal ChickadeeBird Recognition Technology in Northern Forests

New sound recognition technology is helping researchers at our Great Lakes Forestry Centre measure how bird populations respond to factors such as forest management and climate change.


COGESAF- interactive mappingA New Portal Sets an Example by Promoting Better Water Management

A new Web portal, launched in collaboration with our Centre for Topographic Information in Sherbrooke, centralizes information on water management issues in eastern Quebec.