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Grant: Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

Nunatsiavut Government

$25,000.00

Impacts of climate change on the diet in marine mammals in Nunatsiavut: A community driven approach in support of Inuit priorities

EF 2025-26 · 2025-04-01

Résumé
This research project addresses community concerns in Nunatsiavut, Labrador about the health, availability, and contaminant levels in ringed seals (Natsik) and polar bears (Nanuk), both of which are being affected by climate change. Using historical records and new field data, the study will examine how changing environmental conditions over the past 30 years have altered the diet and contaminant exposure—especially mercury—of these top Arctic predators. Initiated in response to local priorities, the project supports Inuit food security, informs conservation planning under the National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and strengthens community-based research and governance in the region.
Programme
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Emplacement
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Indigenous recipient
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Tel que publié

Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
KME-2526-0013
Agreement Start Date
2025-04-01
Agreement Title
Impacts of climate change on the diet in marine mammals in Nunatsiavut: A community driven approach in support of Inuit priorities
Agreement Title (French)
Répercussions des changements climatiques sur l’alimentation des mammifères marins au Nunatsiavut : une approche communautaire pour soutenir les priorités inuites
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$25,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This research project addresses community concerns in Nunatsiavut, Labrador about the health, availability, and contaminant levels in ringed seals (Natsik) and polar bears (Nanuk), both of which are being affected by climate change. Using historical records and new field data, the study will examine how changing environmental conditions over the past 30 years have altered the diet and contaminant exposure—especially mercury—of these top Arctic predators. Initiated in response to local priorities, the project supports Inuit food security, informs conservation planning under the National Marine Conservation Areas Act, and strengthens community-based research and governance in the region.
Description (French)
Ce projet de recherche s’attaque aux préoccupations des collectivités du Nunatsiavut, au Labrador, par rapport à la santé, à la disponibilité et à l’exposition aux contaminants des phoques annelés (Natsik) et des ours polaires (Nanuk), deux espèces touchées par les changements climatiques. À l’aide de données historiques et de nouvelles données obtenues sur le terrain, l’étude examinera comment les changements environnementaux des 30 dernières années ont modifié l’alimentation et l’exposition aux contaminants – surtout le mercure – de ces prédateurs de l’Arctique. Le projet a été lancé pour répondre aux priorités de la collectivité. Il appuie la sécurité alimentaire des Inuit, oriente la planification des efforts de conservation en vertu de la Loi sur les aires marines nationales de conservation du Canada et renforce la recherche et la gouvernance communautaires dans la région.
Organization Code
polar-polaire
Organization
Polar Knowledge Canada | Savoir polaire Canada
Program Name
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Program Name (French)
Subventions pour soutenir la recherche et les activités relatives aux régions polaires
Program Purpose
To foster and encourage activities and events that promote greater awareness of, and increase knowledge about, polar regions. Attract, inform and inspire new generations to carry on Canada's increasing activities in polar affairs.
Program Purpose (French)
Favoriser et encourager les activités et les événements qui favorisent une plus grande sensibilisation et une meilleure connaissance des régions polaires. Attirer, informer et inspirer les nouvelles générations afin qu'elles poursuivent les activités croissantes du Canada dans le domaine des affaires polaires.
Recipient City
Nain
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Nunatsiavut Government
Recipient Postal Code
A0P 1L0
Recipient Province or Territory
NL
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
171-2025-2026-Q2-P0018