Yukon Biodiversity Forum

2025 Yukon Biodiversity Forum – April 11th and 12th

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Friday April 11th (7-8:30pm) - Keynote presentation
Qikiqtaruk - Herschel Island: Caring for Land and Culture in a Time of Rapid Change

Richard R. Gordon, Yukon Parks and Cameron D. Eckert, Yukon Department of Environment

Qikiqtaruk–Herschel Island, off the Yukon’s Arctic Coast, is a place of deep Inuvialuit cultural connection, traditional use, and intergenerational knowledge sharing. Designated as a Yukon Territorial Park in 1987 through the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, the island has since been the focus of a comprehensive ecological monitoring program led by Yukon Parks, tracking the impacts of rapid environmental change in the Arctic. Inuvialuit connections to the island continue to be strengthened through the Elders and Youth Camp, hosted by the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee and Yukon Parks. We highlight here an innovative initiative that deepens this connection: the Inuvialuit Student Internship, coordinated by Yukon Parks and Team Shrub of the University of British Columbia. This program supports Inuvialuit youth in engaging directly with ecological monitoring and research on Qikiqtaruk, fostering hands-on learning and leadership in Arctic conservation.

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Saturday April 12th (9am-4:30pm)
Presentations and posters
For Saturday, please register here: 
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The call for presentations is closed. If you are interested in presenting on a topic related to Yukon plants, fungi, mammals, birds, amphibians, invertebrates or their habitats, you can do so via the following options:

1. A 5-minute speed talk in plain language,
2. A 10-minute presentation in plain language, and/or
3. A poster focusing mostly on changes and their consequences.

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, making sure to cover the main points of new contribution. Please send the abstract, including title, authors and affiliations, and presentation option (e.g., 5-min speed talk) as soon as possible to Denny Bohmer (Dennison.Bohmer@yukon.ca).