Funding

The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement puts research squarely at the heart of an effective wildlife management system. Research is needed to provide information to the NWMB and other wildlife management agencies in order to manage wildlife effectively.

In order to achieve these goals, upon the signing of the NLCA, the federal government set aside an $11 million trust fund to fund wildlife research. The Nunavut Wildlife Research Trust, funds research projects undertaken by government agencies. In addition, the NWMB funds projects undertaken by non-government organizations (such as Hunters and Trappers Organizations) through the NWMB Study Fund.

In the new North – where co-management bodies such as the NWMB determine the course of resource management – wildlife-related research is no longer done strictly by southern scientists without the input of knowledgeable Inuit. Today, Inuit help decide what research needs to be done, how research should be done, and they are involved in doing the research. Many Inuit are wildlife experts, and their knowledge and experience must be part of the research process.

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