Strategies and Tools for Indigenous Environmental Practice

This course introduces practical ways of addressing environmental issues in Nations and communities including strategies, tools, and processes. Topics include integrated environmental planning, project management, social-ecological systems, Indigenous protected and conserved areas, visualization, remote sensing and GIS, marine protected areas, culture camps, restoration and reclamation, regenerative food systems, cumulative impact assessment and monitoring, ecosystem based management, guardian and land defender programs, climate adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity and wildlife management, forestry and energy management, infrastructure and negotiating with and guidance to developers- internal and external. Prerequisites: IELP200, IELP220