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THE BIG PICTURE
Board Forum Technical TrainingDecember 15, 2010
Activities in the NWT
….and more activities!
Balance with….
Decisions…..
Respecting…
AND…
BALANCE
Managing our Resources
Managing our Resources
Managing our Resources
Inuvialuit Lands
Land Ownership
Gwich’in LandsSahtu LandsTlicho Lands
•Territorial (Commissioner’s)
•Federal
•Aboriginal
What Tools do we use?Land Owners (Federal, Territorial,
Aboriginal)– Leases, Licences of Occupation– Other ownership mechanisms– Terms and Conditions
• When, what, how, where
– Financial Agreements
Managing our Resources
Land Use Planning
What Tools do we use?Land Use Planning
Knowledge of the LAND
-Traditional Knowledge-Scientific
-Geoscience
BALANCE VALUES
Make a “Plan for the Land”
When, where, what.
Managing our Resources
Our Northern Resources are regulated by a number of agencies
Regulation of
Activities
•Environmental Assessment Agencies
•Regulatory Agencies
•INAC•NWT Water Board•NEB•Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Boards
Preliminary Screening:
Public Concern or significant adverse
impact
Environmental Assessment and/or
Review(Mackenzie Valley Environmental
Impact Review Board)
Regulatory Process(Land and Water Boards)
Application Rejected
Application
NO
Yes Application approved with or without measures
Integrated System
Land and Water Management
• Integrated System``The following principles apply to this chapter:An integrated system of land and water
management should apply to the Mackenzie Valley;
The regulation of land and water in the settlement area and in adjacent areas should be co-ordinated.
• Based on principles of co-management
Jurisdiction of the 4 Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley
Objective“The objectives of the Board are to
provide for the conservation, development and utilization of land and water resources in a manner that will provide the optimum benefit generally for all Canadians and in particular for residents of the Mackenzie Valley.”
What do the Land and Water Boards do?
The Boards regulate the use of land and water and deposit of waste into water.
Land Use Permits
Water Licences
Consider all available scientific and traditional
knowledge
What Tools do we use?Land and Water Boards
– Terms and Conditions• When, what, how much,
– Management Plans• Waste Rock, Tailings, Erosion,
– Monitoring Programs• Aquatic Effects, SNP, Permafrost
– Special Studies• Pit Lake Studies, Ammonia
Managing our Resources
Our Renewable Resources are managed by a number of agencies
Management of Renewable
Resources
•Renewable Resource Boards
•Government Departments
•Sahtu•Gwichin•Wekeezhii
•Federal•Aboriginal•Territorial
Jurisdiction of the Renewable Resource Boards
What Tools do we use?Renewable Resource Boards
–Management Plans• Wildlife
–Monitoring Programs–Harvest Studies–Traditional Knowledge Programs–Reviewing proposals for Wildlife
Management
What Tools do we use?Governments
–Management Plans• Wildlife
–Monitoring Programs–Legislation; Wildlife Act, Species at Risk
Act, Migratory Birds Act–Enforcement
Managing our Resources