Parent institute: Government of Canada, more
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Abstract: | On June 1 2015 the Government of Canada established Polar Knowledge Canada, a federal research organization that focuses on advancing Canada’s knowledge of the Arctic and strengthening Canadian leadership in polar science and technology.
Polar Knowledge Canada combines the mandates and functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station initiative of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
The new organization comprises:
a pan-northern science and technology research program
the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS), a world class research facility in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, which will be operational in 2017
a polar knowledge management and mobilization function. |
| Datasets (2) | Top | Person | - Barry T, Helgason H (2016). Arctic Species Trend Index (ASTI) : Freshwater. Version 1.2. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. Occurrence dataset, more
- Arctic Species Trend Index (ASTI) : Marine, more
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