Lectures on “First Nations struggle to have their aboriginal rights and title recognized and respected in today’s economy” and “MARINE NIGHT: Whales, satellites and cold lunches on the edge of Antarctica” coming up at UVic!

The Pacific Salmon Commission revised its estimates, predicting 25 million sockeye are bound for the Fraser River this summer. That is more than double the early summer forecast, making it the best run since 1913.

US President Obama has established the country’s first comprehensive national policy for the stewardship of the oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. This national policy will set the United States on a new path toward comprehensively planning for the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.

Canada has an enormous task of managing three distinct oceans (Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific) and the longest coastline in the world. On 22-23 of June, at the request of Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, PacMARA convened an expert workshop for planners and practitioners to explore good practices when making decisions about how we use, manage, and conserve Canada’s marine resources.

PacMARA is gearing up to run courses in July on the widely recognized software, Marxan, a site-selection tool that has been used extensively in the design of marine and terrestrial reserves and management areas worldwide. With Marxan, planners can identify an efficient system of sites that include a suite of ecological and/or socio-economic targets at a minimal cost. For anyone working in integrated coastal or ocean management and planning, this free software (together with the spatial data you have access to) will greatly facilitate smart decision making that takes into account a broad range considerations and tradeoffs.

UNEP-WCMC is a world leader in conservation data and information based in Cambridge. In collaboration with the University of Cambridge, and as part of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), UNEPWCMC wishes to appoint a suitably qualified person to the new position of Lecturer in Conservation Leadership.

The Canadian Institute of Geomatics New Brunswick Branch will be hosting Geomatics Atlantic 2010, October 28th and 29th, at the Fredericton Delta.

CIGNB would like to invite interested parties to submit proposals for papers / presentations that support this year’s conference theme “Surveying the Past, Mapping our Future”.

GeoConnections is pleased to announce the availability of the recently completed Data Needs Assessment for Integrated Land Management (ILM) Decision-Making Processes. It was developed in close consultation with four active ILM projects located across Canada.

Come learn about our ocean at Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, BC on July 16 & 17.  This is an excellent opportunity to learn from scientists about ocean acidification, marine geology of the Salish Sea, climate change, seismic whale songs and much more.  This 2-day public event is free!
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Interested in GeoWeb technology? GeoWeb 2010 conference is coming up on July 26-30, 2010 in Vancouver BC. Early bird registration ends on July 19, 2010.