Coastal permafrost degradation and land access: how can we target erosion hotspots?

This project aims to support the development of a research collective in Kugluktuk, bridges various expertise, to study the effects of coastal permafrost degradation on ATV trails and routes along the coast near Kugluktuk, NU. Community members will be hired to install and maintain research instruments required to obtain the data necessary to produce a quantitative analysis of community trail exposure under increasing ocean and terrestrial environmental pressures.