Finding Aid - Fred Roots fonds (S721) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.5.3 Printed: November 13, 2019 Language of description: English Fred Roots fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 4 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 1, Personal, .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2, Publications, .............................................................................................................................................. 6 3, UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme - International, ............................................................... 8 4, Canada/MAB Committee, ...................................................................................................................... 11 5, Northern Science Network, .................................................................................................................... 13 6, Biosphere Reserves - Canada, ................................................................................................................ 15 6.1, Background ....................................................................................................................................... 15 6.2, Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve ......................................................................................................... 16 6.3, Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve ............................................................................................... 16 6.4, Lac Saint Pierre Biosphere Reserve ................................................................................................. 17 6.5, Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve ............................................................................................ 17 6.6, Mount St. Hilaire Biosphere Reserve ............................................................................................... 18 6.7, Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve .......................................................................................... 18 6.8, Redberry Lake World Biosphere Reserve ........................................................................................ 18 6.9, Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve ................................................................................................ 19 6.10, Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve ............................................................................................... 19 6.11, Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve ................................................................ 19 6.12, Schema d’amenagement revise ....................................................................................................... 20 6.13, Georgian Bay Littoral ..................................................................................................................... 20 6.14, Oak Ridges Greenbelt Biosphere Reserve ..................................................................................... 20 6.15, Kluane / Wrangell - St. Elias National Park & Preserve ............................................................... 21 6.16, Frontenac Arch ............................................................................................................................... 21 6.17, Rèserve Mondiale de la Biosphère Manicougan Uapishka ............................................................ 21 7, Correspondence, 1993-2016 ................................................................................................................... 21 8, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, .................................................................................................... 22 8.1, Annual General Meeting .................................................................................................................. 23 8.2, Sectoral Commission Natural, Social and Human Sciences ............................................................ 23 - Page 2 - Fred Roots fonds 8.3, CCUN - Publications ........................................................................................................................ 24 - Page 3 - S721 Fred Roots fonds Summary information Repository: Title: Fred Roots fonds ID: S721 Date: 1974-2016 (date of creation) Physical description: 5.49 m of textual records Dates of creation, - AToM record created August 2016- Updated May 2017 revision and deletion: Note [generalNote]: Box numbers: WLA3036-WLA3079 Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Ernest Frederick (Fred) Roots (1923 - 2016) was a Canadian geologist concentrating on polar science and international environmental research. Roots was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia on July 5, 1923. He obtained a BASc and MASc from the University of British Columbia and a PhD from Princeton University. From 1949 to 1952 Roots was lead geologist of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, the first expedition by a team of international scientists. The Roots Range, a mountain range in Antarctica, was named in his honour. Roots was one of the scientists that drafted The Antarctic Treaty, which came into force in 1961. In 1958 Roots proposed the multi-discipline Polar Continental Shelf program, the comprehensive scientific program in the Arctic. He served as Director until 1971. He was a long-time advisor to the federal Department of the Environment (Environment and Climate Change Canada). After retiring in 1989 he remained as Science Advisory Emeritus until 2003. In the 1960s he became involved with the international scientific activities of UNESCO, and in 1968 became associated with the Man and the Biosphere Programme. Roots was a member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and its subsidiary bodies. He served as Chair of the Canadian National Committee for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. Fred Roots has been highly recognized for his lifetime of work including the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Massey Medal: the Order of Canada in 1987; and the Explorer’s Club Medal in 2016. On October 18, 2016 Fred Roots died at his home in East Sooke, British Columbia. Page 4 S721 Fred Roots fonds Scope and content The fonds contains records and publications related to the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme. Includes publications, reports, minutes, and other material. Notes Title notes Immediate source of acquisition The fonds was acquired from Fred Roots in 2005, and the Roots family in 2017. Other notes • Publication status: Published Access points • Textual record (documentary form) • Environment (subject) Series descriptions Series 1: Personal Scope and content: This series contains articles about Fred Roots. Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records Publication status: Published File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container 1.1 File - Articles about Fred Roots WLA3036 Page 5 S721 Fred Roots fonds 1.2 File - Obituary 2016 WLA3036 Series 2: Publications Scope and content: This series contains maps, brochures, final MAB reports and background articles. Physical description: 52.5 cm of textual records Publication status: Published File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container 2.1 File - IGBP in action : work plan WLA3036 1994-1998 / International Geosphere- Biosphere Programme, 1994 2.2 File - The United States Man and the WLA3036 Biosphere Program, 1995 2.3 File - Strategic plan for the U.S. WLA3036 Biosphere Reserve Program / Biosphere Reserve Directorate, 1994 2.4 File - La dèlègation de l'Association 1999 WLA3044 canadienne des rèserves de la Biosphere, 1999 2.5 File - MAB Background Articles 1987-1992 WLA3074 2.6 File - Maps and Brochures 1998-2005 WLA3074 2.7 File - Maps and Brochures 1998-2005 WLA3075 2.8 File - Brochures and background 1991 WLA3075 information 2.9 File - Brochures and background 1991-1993 WLA3075 information 2.10 File - Brochures and background 1990 WLA3075 information 2.11 File - International - Brochures and 2002-2004 WLA3075 background information 2.12 File - MAB Digest 1989-1993 WLA3075 2.13 File - Nature & Resources 1991-1992 WLA3075 2.14 File - MAB Final Report - Reconvened March 1981 WLA3076 expert panel on the role of systems analysis and modelling approaches in the Programme on Man and the Biosphere 2.15 File - MAB Final Report - International March 1981 WLA3076 workshop on ecological problems of human settlements in arid lands 2.16 File - MAB Final Report - Task force on June 1983 WLA3076 methods and concepts for studying man- environment interactions 2.17 File - MAB Final Report - Rèunion de August 1984 WLA3076 concertation des Comitès nationaux