Canadian Biodiversity: Ecosystem Status and Trends 2010 Report Released

YELLOWKNIFE (October 19, 2010) - Canadian Biodiversity: Ecosystem Status and Trends 2010, a federal-provincial-territorial report presenting the status of and trends in Canada’s ecosystems from a biodiversity perspective, was released in Ottawa today. This report is the first of its kind in Canada.

The Government of the Northwest Territories collaborated with the federal government and other provincial and territorial governments, by providing valuable data and information about the status and trends of the Northwest Territories’ ecozones.

For a copy of the report, please visit the new website of the federal, provincial and territorial working group on biodiversity: www.biodivcanada.ca.

For more information, contact:

Judy McLinton
Manager Public Affairs and Communications
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Tel: (867) 873-7379
Email: judy_mclinton@gov.nt.ca