Recent Projects of Sylveritas Principals

Peter Duinker:

(Note: PD is a professor emeritus of resource and environmental studies at Dalhousie University. Abbreviated and full CVs (the latter documenting all publications) are available upon request.  Also, see: http://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/sres/faculty-staff/our-faculty/peter-duinker.html)

2020

Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry

Assignment: participate in evaluation of Government’s progress in implementation of the Lahey recommendations on new forest practices

 

Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry

Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests

 

Client: Northwinds Environmental Services

Assignment: work with a team to develop a draft Guide for Preparing Forest Stewardship Plans for Crown Land in Nova Scotia

2019

Client: Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power

Assignment: advise on NS forest management and policy

 

Client: Scotia Investments

Assignment: develop and deliver a seminar on contemporary best forest practices in Nova Scotia

2018

Client: BioForest Technologies

Assignment: serve as senior advisor on the preparation of an urban-forest strategy for the City of Hamilton, ON

2017

Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry

Assignment: assist Prof. Bill Lahey with a review of NS forest practices

 

Client: BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations

Assignment: design, prepare for, and deliver a workshop on regional scenario analysis and planning

 

Client: NS Woodlot Owners and Operators Association

Assignment: review and evaluation of the Nova Scotia Forestry Lab prototypes

2016

Client: KBM Resources Group, for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Assignment: Forests Act Legislative Review Project – Jurisdictional Scan

Client: Arbor Vitae Environmental Services Ltd., for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Assignment: Cumulative Effects Assessment Modelling Jurisdictional Scan

2015

Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, for Halifax Regional Municipality
Assignment: Fort Needham Park Master Plan (forest development component)

Client: KBM Resources Group, for Saskatchewan Environment, Forest Service Branch
Assignment: organize, prepare for, and deliver “Plausible Futures for Saskatchewan’s Forests: Scenario Planning Workshop”

2014

Client: Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto
Assignment: peer-review services in relation to environmental assessment

Client: KBM Resources Group, Thunder Bay
Assigment: peer-review services in relation to forest certification and high-conversation-value forests.

2013

Client: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Ottawa
Assignment: expert advice (on cumulative effects assessment and determination of impact significance) to the Joint Review Panel for the environmental assessment of the Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low & Intermediate Level Waste, Kincardine

Client: Halifax Regional Municipality
Assignment: research, development, and document preparation, HRM Urban Forest Master Plan

Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, Dartmouth
Assignment: research and document preparation, Upton Farm Master Plan, Charlottetown

Client: Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador
Assignment: workshop design and facilitation, protected-areas planning under the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

2012

Client: Ekistics Planning and Design, Dartmouth
Assigment: research and document preparation, Victoria Park Master Plan, Charlottetown

Kate Turner:

2020

Client: Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry

Assignment: provide expertise on the development of a revised policy on old forests

 

Client: Northwinds Environmental Services

Assignment: work with a team to develop a draft Guide for Preparing Forest Stewardship Plans for Crown Land in Nova Scotia

 

Client: Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee

Assignment: Coordinating the creation of a community rain garden in Hampton, NB

 

Client: Nashwaak Watershed Association Inc.

Assignment: Writing grant applications for watershed restoration and environmental education initiatives in Fredericton, NB

 

2019

 

Client: Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee

Assignment: Creation of a Riparian Restoration Tool Kit for local watershed groups; organizing and hosting the 2019 Saint John River Summit

 

2018

 

Client: United Nations Environment Program / DDA Consulting

Assignment: Evaluation of options for future iterations of the UN’s Global Environmental Outlook (GEO); Mid-term evaluation of the 6th Global Environmental Outlook

 

2016

 

Client: KBM Resources Group, for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Assignment: Forests Act Legislative Review Project – Jurisdictional Scan

 

2014

Client: KBM Resources Group, Thunder Bay
Assignment: peer-review services in relation to forest certification and high-conversation-value forests.