2010

Conserving Canada's Forests

APPLIED SCIENCE GRANT

BEACONS: Sharing Credible Scientific Concepts and Tools to Support Boreal Conservation
University of Alberta, Edmonton, $25,000
Partnering with the Conservation Biology Institute on an internet ecosystem planning platform.

Incorporating BEACONs into Data Basin
Federation of Alberta Naturalists (Conservation Biology Institute), Edmonton, $25,000
Assessing the feasibility of using ecosystem planning tools developed by the University of Alberta’s BEACONs project within the Data Basin Project of the Conservation Biology Institute.

Development of Pan-boreal Indicators of Environmental Diversity for Assessing Current Protected Area Representativeness & Future Protection Initiatives
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, $50,000
Creating scientifically sound information about what boreal forest areas are unique and unrepresented in the existing protected area system.

Potential Effects of Biofuel Harvesting
University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry, Toronto, $90,000 over three years
Developing a more thorough understanding of the impact of biomass harvesting on forest ecosystems.

MARKET GRANTS

Realizing the Potential of Boreal Conservation
Tides Canada Foundation (Canopy), Vancouver, $100,000
Promoting FSC-certified products and the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.

ForestEthics: Boreal Campaign
Tides Canada Foundation (ForestEthics), Vancouver, $70,000
Collaborating with conservation and industry allies to implement the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.

POLICY & LAW GRANTS

Advancing Large Scale Boreal Protection
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa, $150,000
Working with partners to implement the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.

Supporting Four First Nations in Northwestern Ontario
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Winnipeg, $180,000
Providing expertise to First Nations regarding proposed land-use planning initiatives.

Wilderness Program
Ecology Action Centre, Halifax, $60,000
Protecting forests through improved forest policy and working with a multi-stakeholder forum designed to reach consensus on protected areas.

Better Forest Management through a Renewed Approach to Forest Administration and Tenure
Muskoka Heritage (Westwind Forest Stewardship), Bracebridge, $50,000
Improving public forest tenure through a new market-based model.

Important Bird Areas in the Boreal: Exploring Partnerships with the Hudson/James Bay Cree
Nature Canada, Ottawa, $30,000
Assessing the feasibility of initiating an Important Bird Area (IBA). Caretakers program for the sixteen IBAs located in the James Bay and Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Upholding the Boreal Promise
Ontario Nature, Toronto, $70,000
Supporting the implementation of new and existing legislation.

Building Conservation Momentum in Québec: 12%, 50% and Beyond
SNAP, La Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada , Montréal, $80,000
Increasing Québec’s protected areas network.

Northern Development Forum: Planning at a Local & Regional level
Sustainability Network, Toronto, $52,000
Bringing together a diverse group to boreal community members to work together on economic and conservation projects.

Boreal Learning Network 2010-2011
Sustainability Network, Toronto, $80,000
Capacity-building for Canadian ENGOs and First Nations communities working on boreal conservation.

Forestry with Caribou & Carbon in Mind
Wildlands League, Toronto, $80,000
Working with conservation and industry allies to protect woodland caribou in Ontario.

Best Practices in Forest Carbon Management
World Wildlife Fund Canada, Toronto, $58,000
Studying different forest management scenarios to determine their impact on carbon sequestration and storage, biodiversity and operational costs.

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Director-Initiated

Earth System Evolution
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, $300,000 (over three years)

Chase McEachern Tribute Fund
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, $15,000

Lightbox Building Campaign
Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, $25,000

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Strategic Opportunities

Sustaining Member and Grantmakers Meeting
Canadian Environmental Grantmakers' Network, Toronto, $10,000

Regional Land-Use Planning Workshop
Ecology Action Centre, Halifax, $8,000

Important Bird Areas in the Boreal: Exploring Partnerships with the Hudson/James Bay Cree
Nature Canada, Ottawa, $49,000

Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement Secretariat
Tides Canada Foundation, Vancouver, $100,000

Far North Act Aboriginal Outreach
Wildlands League, Toronto, $25,000

International Congress for Conservation Biology 2010
University of Alberta, Edmonton, $10,5000

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