The Environmental Directorate of DIAND in Whitehorse sponsored a workshop in Whitehorse during two-days in November, 2000. The purpose of the workshop was to identify and refine wildlife thresholds for cumulative effects in the Yukon, and identify means of implementing those thresholds. The workshop was attended by 30 participants, mostly federal and territorial government, and was facilitated by AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd. This workshop is part of a four-phased approach to implementing thresholds. The first phase involves the completion of a background report on types of thresholds. The second phase, of which this workshop is a part, develops and refines the thresholds for practical application in the Yukon by resource managers [...]
