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