Terrestrial Studies Initiative

The Government of Canada heard in Crown consultations that Indigenous groups were interested in learning more about the potential terrestrial impacts of TMX.

Through the Terrestrial Studies Initiative, the Government of Canada supported Indigenous-led studies to further understand potential terrestrial impacts of major natural resource projects.

The Terrestrial Studies Initiative was designed to be responsive to the knowledge priorities of Indigenous groups as it relates to the terrestrial impacts of major resource projects. These priorities include:

• Harvesting plants
• Land-based animals that are hunted
• Culture with a changing landscape
• Updating existing and conducting new Traditional Land-Use Studies

The Terrestrial Studies Initiative concluded in 2022.

Goals

• Increase the knowledge of the terrestrial impacts of major natural resource projects and provide baseline information for future cumulative effects work.

Related initiatives

• Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative
• Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund Initiative

Lead department: Natural Resources Canada.