 | In 2008-2009, SciWrite drafted three chapters (Arctic
Ecozone, Montane Cordillera Ecozone and Boreal Cordillera Ecozone) for the Canada Environmental
Status and Trends Report. |
| In
Chile beginning in 2006 and continuing in 2009, SciWrite assessed ecological changes in a Ramsar site (a
wetland listed by the Ramsar Convention as an
internationally important wetland) that followed the
commissioning of a new pulp mill.
The wetland is important for a wide variety of aquatic mammals
and waterbirds such as the black-necked swan (pictured at right), some of which are endangered species. See
South America. |
| In 2008-2009, SciWrite reviewed the progress of the British Columbia
government towards implementation of a recovery plan for Mountain
Caribou, for ForestEthics. |
| In 2008, SciWrite reviewed avian contaminants data and modeled
uptake and effects for the Elk Valley Coal Partnership, as a
follow-up to the next item. |
|
 In
2007, SciWrite had a paper published by the journal, Science
of the Total Environment,
reporting the findings of a study of the effects of selenium on
red-winged blackbirds for a coal mining company in British
Columbia. The paper is based on a field study the SciWrite
conducted during 2003-2005. In previous phases of this work,
SciWrite completed studies of the effect of selenium on river
birds that resulted in a scientific journal publication
(2001-2002) and a study of effects of selenium on waterfowl
(2003-2004). See Toxicology. |
|
 In
2007, SciWrite prepared a work plan and financial strategy for the 2010 Arctic
Biodiversity Assessment for the
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of
the Arctic Council. |
|
 In the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan, SciWrite
prepared an implementation program for the Badia Research and
Development Centre's implementation of the UNCC award during
February-March, 2006 (see item below). Click
here for more information on Jordan projects. |
| From 1999 to 2007, SciWrite performed a variety of Web-based and
other scientific services related to the London Convention for the
International Maritime Organization (IMO). |
| In 2006, SciWrite edited survey protocols on owls and
marbled murrelets for the British Columbia Ministry of
Environment. |
|
 APEC
(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), 2003-2005. AMETEC/PEMSEA
(APEC Marine
Environmental Training and Education Center/Partnerships for the
Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia)
2-week
Training courses at the KORDI (Korea
Ocean Research and Development Institute)
South
Sea Institute:
“Protection
of Marine Environment from Sewage”, 2003; "Protecting the Marine
Environment from Persistent Organic Pollutants", 2004;
"Protecting the Marine Environment from Oil Spills", 2005. Dr.
Harding joined the Steering Committee from 2005 to 2006.
Click here for
more information on East Asia. |
|
British Columbia Ministry of Environment, 2005: A
analysis of strategic options to manage endangered species in view
of climate change using 10 BC species at risk as case studies. |
| Environment Canada, 2003: Discussion paper on ecological
thresholds and management objectives as reference measures for
biodiversity indicators. |
|
 Canadian Wildlife Service,
2002-2004:
Conservation status assessment of Peary Caribou in the Canadian High
Arctic. |
|
 Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, 2002-2004. Effects of refugees from the 1990-1991 Gulf
War on
environmental quality and natural resources. Dr. Harding led the Terrestrial and Wetlands
Ecology Team, one of five on the project, during 2002-2003 and
participated as a member of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's
delegation to the United Nations Commission on Compensation in
Geneva in 2004. The terrestrial claim was successful with a $161
million award to Jordan in 2005 for rangelands rehabilitation and
a renewed captive breeding program for Arabian oryx. |
|
 Quality Assurance Audits for
Forest Renewal B.C. wildlife inventory field work and reports in the
Kootenay Region including:
 | Elk and deer capture and VHF/GPS telemetry
studies in the Kootenay
Lake, Arrow Lake and Cranbrook forest districts, 2000 and 2001
|
| Ungulate winter range studies
in the Kootenay Lake, Revelstoke, Arrow Lake and Cranbrook forest districts,
2000 and 2001 |
| Bat survey in the
Revelstoke Forest District, 2000 and 2001 |
| Rare salamander survey in the
Kootenay Lake Forest District, 2000 and 2001 |
| Caribou winter habitat in the
Central Selkirk Mountains, 2002 |
| Grizzly bear spring habitat in the Kootenay Lake Forest District, 2000, 2001
and 2003 |
| Breeding bird surveys in the
Cranbrook Forest District, 2000 - 2002 |
|
| Environmental Protection Service, 2001: Advice on a contaminated
site in the Fraser River Estuary. |
| EVS Environmental Consultants, 2001: advice on a contaminated site
in the Okanagan Valley. |
| International Maritime Organization, 2001: elaboration of waste
assessment training manuals for developing countries. |
|
 In
2001, contaminants data for 27 lighthouse stations were examined and 15
were surveyed for rare and endangered species and important habitat
elements in marine and terrestrial environments that may be exposed to
hydrocarbon and heavy metals. Dr. Harding presented the results
at a conference in Rhodes, Greece, in 2002. Potential contaminant uptake
pathways were identified and samples taken to assess exposure.
PowerPoint
Presentation or Full Text |
| In 2002, a site in the interior of British Columbia was examined for the
presence of rare and endangered species and important habitat elements
that may have been potentially vulnerable to hydrocarbons from a
leaking underground storage tank.
|
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2001: Canada’s Programme of Action for
the Protection of the Marine Environment from Sea-Based Activities: A
discussion paper. |
| Wildlife Inventory: Forest Renewal B.C. Quality Assurance Audits
(17
projects for 9 firms during 2000-2003). |
| International Maritime Organization, 1999–2006: Design,
development and maintenance of a Web site for the London Convention
Office, www.londonconvention.org. |
| International Maritime Organization, 2000 and 2005-2006:
Development of training course modules on ocean disposal waste
assessment for developing countries. |
| Okanagan Nation Alliance, 1999, 2000: Advice on Endangered Species
management. |
| Canadian Wildlife Service, 2000: editing of Pacific & Yukon
region Web site. |
| United Nations Environment Programme, 1999: Prototype Web site for
an international clearinghouse/database on oil and litter in the
marine environment. |
| International Maritime Organization, 1999 to 2001: Waste Management
Guidelines Training Sets (documents and interactive hypertext
presentations). |
| Columbia Basin Trust and Royal B.C. Museum, 1998-1999: Natural History
component of Living Landscapes Web site,
www.living-basin.com/history. |
| Open University, 1998-99: Internet course curriculum, Discovering
Biodiversity through Taxonomy,
www.ola.bc.ca/bcou/-courses/bisc260.html. |
| B.C. Land Use Coordination Office and Parks Canada, 1998: Chapter on
marine ecosystem health for a report on a potential national park in
the Strait of Georgia. |
| Environment Canada and International Maritime Organization, 1998:
course manual on marine ecosystem monitoring for developing countries. |
| Open University, 1997: Section on marine ecosystem monitoring for a
course on marine ecosystem management for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. |
