The Igalirtuuq Conservation Initiative: An Exploration of Collaborative Multi-level Environmental Governance Formation

• Main Author: Kearns, John
• Other Authors: Reed, Maureen G., Natcher, David C., Clark, Douglas A.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2012
• Subjects: Environmental Governance; Conservation; Collaboration; Baffin Island; Isabella Bay; Nunavut; Baffin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-03-383

In 2010, the Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area (NNWA) was formally established at Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut. This designation suggests the site’s importance for wildlife conservation, and as a potential component of an emerging network of Canadian marine protected areas. However, upon cl...