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Yukon Ecological & Landscape Classification Program (ELC)
Defining ecosystem types in a classification and then mapping where they are allows us to improve our understanding of landscape diversity and ecosystem function.
The Yukon government has established the Ecosystem and Landscape Classification (ELC) program within Environment Yukon.
What we do
The ELC system provides biologists, land use planners, and wildlife managers with:
- A common language to name ecosystems uniformly,
- A tool to support ecosystem-based management, conservation of resources and protection and maintenance of biodiversity, and
- A tool to support timely and responsive resource management decisions and to better understand, mitigate and address the effects of climate change.
- Training staff and local contractors on the Yukon ecological and landscape
classification and mapping framework
Key indicators such as elevation, soil conditions, weather patterns, and vegetation are used to classify ecological communities.
Detailed data is collected within each community to better understand the community’s importance to wildlife and sensitivity to human activity.
ELC brings a cross section of people with experience across several disciplines to a common table, where views and knowledge are shared and coordinated. We focus on understanding drivers and mechanisms that build functional ecosystem at various different scales.
Technical Working Group
A Technical Working Group assists with the development and documentation of ecological and landscape classification and mapping methodology, protocols and standards. The group comprises technical experts from government agencies and scientific advisors from the consulting community.
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Program Partners
Ecological & Land Classification Program Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-2) Phone: 867-667-3081 Email: elc@gov.yk.ca |
