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Brochure GNWT Official Position on Climate Change Northern Voices, Northern Waters: Towards a Water Resources Management Strategy for the NWT - A Discussion Paper Northern Voices, Northern Waters: Towards a Water Resources Management Strategy for the NWT - A Summary NWT Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report (2008) NWT Greenhouse Gas Strategy: 2007-2011 NWT Biomass Energy Strategy 2010 Rare Plants in the NWT Map Remote Community Wind Energy Conference - Proceedings Report (2007) Spills Report Form Wild and Wacky Plants of the NWT Waste Reduction and Recovery Program Expansion Science in the Changing North 2009 - Conference Report Single-Use Retail Bag Fee Plain Language Regulations Homeowner's Guide to Oil Tanks Geothermal Favorability Report Geothermal Favorability Figures Impact of Carbon Pricing in the NWT Report A Guide to the Spill Contingency Planning and Reporting Regulations Assessing Emissions Reductions from Potential Climate Policies in the NWT 2010 NWT Spills Report Four Ways to Energy Savings Brochure CECEP Guidelines CECEP Application Form 2011 NWT Air Quality Reports NWT Air Quality Report (2007) NWT Air Quality Report - Summary (2007) NWT Air Quality Report (2006) NWT Air Quality Report - Summary (2006) NWT Air Quality Report (2005) NWT Air Quality Report - Summary (2005) NWT Air Quality Report (2008) NWT Air Quality Report (2008 Summary) NWT Air Quality Report (2009) NWT Air Quality Report - Summary (2009) Guideline for Ambient Air Quality Standards NWT Air Quality Report - Summary (2010) NWT Air Quality Report (2010) Alternative Energy and Technology Program Application Guidelines for the Alternative Energy and Technology Program Community Renewable Energy Fund Small Renewable Energy Fund Small Renewable Energy Fund Application Form Medium Renewable Energy Fund Medium Renewable Energy Fund Application Form Energy Efficiency Incentive Program EEIP Brochure EEIP Heating Appliances Application Form EEIP Home Appliances Application Form EEIP Outboard Motors Application Form EEIP Application Guidelines EEIP Frequently Asked Questions EEIP Poster Make the Switch 'Make the Switch' Customer Instructions Letter 'Make the Switch' FAQs 'Make the Switch' Screen Ad 'Make the Switch' Poster Energy Conservation Program Application Guidelines for the Energy Conservation Program Energy Conservation Program Summary 2001/02 to 2006/07 Hazardous Substances Program Cooperation Agreement Respecting the Giant Mine Remediation Project Pressures on the Arctic Ecosystem Hazardous Spills Summary Report (2009) Hazardous Spills Summary Report (2008) Hazardous Spills Summary Report (2007) Hazardous Spills Summary Report (2006) Hazardous Spills Summary Report (2005) Waste Management Program Backyard Composting Drum Disposal Protocol for Municipal Landfill Guide For Procurement of Environmentally Responsible Products and Services Guide for Remediation of Arsenic Soils on Yellowknife Residential Property Guidelines for the Planning, Design, Operations, and Maintenance of Modified Solid Waste Sites Background Report for Updating the Guidelines for the Planning, Design, Operations and Maintenace of Modified Solid Waste Sites Municipal Solid Wastes Suitable for Open Burning Burning and Demolition of Buildings and Fire Extinguisher Training Used Oil and Waste Fuel Regulations Guide Check Your Heating Fuel Tank Environmentally Friendly Household Cleaners Household Hazardous Wastes Beverage Container Program General Information Beverage Container Program - Annual Report (2008-2009) Beverage Container Program - Annual Report (2007-2008) Beverage Container Program - Annual Report (2006-2007) Beverage Container Program - Annual Report (2005-2006) Depot Locations and Contacts How to Prepare your Containers for Recycling Plain Language Summary of the Beverage Container Regulations Refundable Deposit and Handling Fees How the Program Works Distributors Application to Register as a Distributor BCP1A Distributor Monthly Reporting Form BCP1B Liquor Commission Monthly Reporting Form Processing Centres Beverage Container Program Processing Centre Application BCP2 Processing Centre Monthly Reporting Form BCP3 Processing Centre Transportation Approval Claim Form Depot Operators Beverage Container Program Depot Application How to Set-up a Community Depot Brochure BCP4 Depot Monthly Reporting Form BCP5 Customer Receipt BCP6 Depot Daily Reconciliation Report BCP7 Chit Sheet Educational Material Grades K-3 Colouring Book Grades K-8 Class Activities and Projects Grades 4-6 Educational Booklet School Recycling Program Brochure Posters and Logos Beverage Container Recycling Poster Waste Paper Products Initiative Waste Paper Products Initiative Biodiversity  Workshop Reports First Team meeting (December 6th, 2002) Second meeting (May 23th, 2004) Third meeting (December 12th, 2004) Presentation at the Meeting Analysis Workshop (21 and 22 February 2005) Workshop report Decline and Recovery of the Bathurst Caribou Herd: Workshops October 1&2 and 5&6 Yellowknife Archive Next Steps - Presentation towards Report 2 and beyond Second Steps - Package Action Plan First Steps - Package Action Plan NWT Action Plan v2 - general background NWT Action Plan - Matrix concept Reports Report Two: Gap and Overlap Analysis and Recommendations for Future Actions Full Report One: NWT Biodiversity Action Plan Companion Documents Biodiversity Organizations in the NWT GIS Capacities in the NWT List of Accords, Agreements, and Policies Tools Available to Help in Ecological Management in an Adaptive Management Context Wildlife-related Monitoring Programs in the NWT Ecosystem Classification  Taiga Plains Taiga Plains - High Resolution 2009 Full Report (137 MB) Taiga Plains - Low Resolution 2009 Full Report (6.5 MB) Taiga Plains Report - Section One Taiga Plains Report - Section Two Taiga Plains Report - Section Three Taiga Plains High Subarctic (HS) Ecoregion Taiga Plains Low Subarctic (LS) Ecoregion Taiga Plains High Boreal (HB) Ecoregion Taiga Plains Mid-Boreal (MB) Ecoregion Taiga Plains Report - Section Four Taiga Plains Report - References and Appendices Taiga Plains - Map Taiga Plains - High Resolution 2007 Full Report (95 MB) Taiga Plains - 2007 Poster Taiga Shield Taiga Shield - High Resolution Full Report (125 MB) Taiga Shield - Low Resolution Full Report (5 MB) Taiga Shield Report - Section One Taiga Shield Report - Section Two Taiga Shield Report - Section Three High Subarctic (HS) Ecoregion Low Subarctic (LS) Ecoregion High Boreal (HB) Ecoregion Mid-Boreal (MB) Ecoregion Taiga Shield Report - References and Appendices Taiga Shield - Map Taiga Shield - Poster Cordillera Cordillera - Low Resolution 2010 Full Report (11.3MB) Cordillera Report - Section One Cordillera Report - Section Two Cordillera Report - Section Three Tundra Cordillera High Subarctic (HS) Ecoregion Taiga Cordillera High Subarctic (HS) Ecoregion Taiga Cordillera Low Subarctic (LS) Ecoregion Boreal Cordillera High Boreal (HB) Ecoregion Boreal Cordillera Mid-Boreal (MB) Ecoregion Cordillera Report - Section Four Cordillera Report - References and Appendices Cordillera Report - Map Cordillera Report - Poster NWT Western Biophysical Study  2007-2008 Annual Reports Project Reports Dehcho Boreal Caribou Study, Progress Report (April 2008) 2006-2007 Annual Report Annual Report of the Western NWT Biophysical Study (2006-2007) Project Reports Dehcho Boreal Caribou Study, Progress Report (April 2007) Dehcho Regional Wildlife Workshop, October 2006 2005-2006 Annual Report Annual Report of the Western NWT Biophysical Study (2005-2006) Project Reports Ebbutt Hills Boreal Caribou Study Progress Report (Feb. 2006) Ecology of Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) in the Mackenzie Delta Oil and Gas Development Area, Annual Report (2005) Ecosystem Classification of the Taiga Plains Ecozone Modelling Seasonal Habitats of Boreal Woodland Caribou at the Northern Limits of their Range: A Preliminary Assessment of the Lower Mackenzie River Valley, NWT Trout Lake Boreal Caribou Study Progress Report (Feb. 2006) Trout Lake Boreal Caribou Study Progress Report (Feb. 2005) 2004-2005 Annual Report Annual Report of the Western NWT Biophysical Study (2004-2005) Project Reports Dehcho Moose Program (2004-05) Ecology of Boreal Woodland Caribou in the Lower Mackenzie Valley, NT Ecology of Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) in the Mackenzie Delta Oil and Gas Development Area, Annual Report (2004) NWT Forest Ecosystem Classification Pilot Project Final Report (2004) Sahtu Wildlife Health Project in The Ark (Spring 2005) Sahtu Wildlife Health Project Supplement to Spring 2005 The Ark 2008-2009 Project Reports Dehcho Boreal Caribou Study, Progress Report (April 2009) Dehcho Regional Wildlife Workshop, October 2008 2009-2010 Annual Report Annual Report of the Western NWT Biophysical Study (2008-2010) Project Reports Dehcho Boreal Caribou Study Progress Report, April 2010 Dehcho Regional Wildlife Workshop, October 2010 Decline and Recovery of the Bathurst Caribou Herd: October 2009 Workshops Yellowknife 2010-2011 Annual Reports Project Reports Dehcho Boreal Caribou Study, Progress Report, April 2011 Environmental Guidelines  Guideline for Agriculture Waste Management Guideline for Ambient Air Quality Standards Guideline for Biomedical Waste Guideline for Dust Suppression Guideline for the General Management of Hazardous Waste Guideline for Industrial Waste Discharges Guideline for Contaminated Site Remediation Guideline on Ozone Depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Guideline on Waste Antifreeze Guideline on Waste Asbestos Guideline on Waste Batteries Guideline on Waste Lead and Lead Paint Guideline on Waste Paint Guideline on Waste Solvents Alternative Energy Technologies Program Guidelines Water  Water Charter Water Stewardship Strategy Update August 2011 Draft Water Strategy Discussion Paper Northern Voices, Northern Waters: Towards a Water Resources Management Strategy for the NWT - A Discussion Paper Northern Waters, Northern Voices: Towards a Water Resources Management Strategy for the NWT - A Summary Draft Water Strategy Workshop Reports Workshop on Traditional Knowledge Workshop for Northern Regulatory Boards and Agencies Workshop on Information Needs Workshop on Information Needs-Appendix Workshop on Strengthening Relationships Draft NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Draft NWT Water Stewardship Strategy Rosenberg Forum Report Rosenberg Forum Report NWT Water Stewardship Strategy NWT Water Stewardship Strategy NWT Water Strategy Action Plan NWT Water Stewardship: A Plan for Action 2011-2015 Community-based Monitoring Chlorophyll - Fact Sheet Conductivity - Fact Sheet Dissolved Oxygen - Fact Sheet Oxidation-Reduction Potential - Fact Sheet pH - Fact Sheet Turbidity - Fact Sheet Water Temperature - Fact Sheet Mercury Organochlorine Pesticides PAHs PCBs Trace Metals Fish Anatomy Diagrams Fish Monitoring Form Healthy Fish, Healthy Ecosystems Procedures for Processing Fish Sampling Forms for Outreach Digital Camera Manual GPS Manual YSI 5500 Sonde Manual YSI Professional Plus Manual River/Stream Water Quality Sampling Form for YSI Professional Plus handheld meter Lake Water Quality Sampling Form for YSI Professional Plus handheld meter How to take a sample for lab analysis Community-based Monitoring Funding Opportunities Calendar Aquatic Ecosystem Health Indicators GNWT 2011 Funding Report