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Northeast Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management Pilot Project
Introduction
October 2013
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Proposed Agenda
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1. Introductions2. Overview of CEAM3. This year’s operational trial4. Discussion
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Project Overview: Key Drivers
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• To assess potential cumulative impacts to natural resource values
• To improve our ability to determine if we are adequately managing to meet provincial government objectives
• To provide increased certainty and stability
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Project Overview
1. What is the problem we are trying to solve?
2. How are we attempting to solve it?
3. What will success look like?
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The Problem
Considering only project or sector- specific effects allows unintended impacts to accumulate over time
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The Solution: A Values Based Approach
1. Assess Cumulative Effects – risk to values
2. Manage Cumulative Effects – consistency, coordination
Time
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Defining Success: Key Shifts
Single sector Multi-sector coordinated, area-based Project-focused Values-focused
Reactive Proactive, focused on desired outcomes
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Defining Success: Key Outcomes
Consistency across sectorsMobilizing force for implementing integrated decision-
makingImproved information up-front for proponentsStreamlined authorization / referral process More proactive, catch issues earlier
Substantially address First Nations and Community CE concerns
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Context
1. Demonstration Projects: Northeast, Northwest, Okanagan
2. Working towards a consistent Provincial Approach
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DawsonCreekLRMPArea
Demonstration Area
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Pilot Project
Last year: Designed the process Developed internal government
structures
This year: Test and then evaluate
Next year: Subject to the outcomes of the evaluation and approval, expand
implementation across Northeast region
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Proposed Process
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Values Foundation
Select Broad Values – others are nested within
Two types:• Resource values• Socio-economic values
Need: • Manageable number• Ability to measure – legal/policy objective• Existing data
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Values
Resource Values• Water quantity• Caribou• Old growth forests• Riparian habitat• Priority wildlife habitat• Cultural heritage features
Future• Water quality• Air quality
Socio-Economic Values• Job creation and
retention• Revenue to governments• Private sector investment
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Operational TrialMilestones
Sept 2013 Initial Draft CEA
Oct 2013 Engage to build shared understanding and improve Draft CEA
Nov 2013-Jan 2014
Test CEA with decision-makers
Feb - Mar 2014
Evaluate operational trial Lessons learned to support longer-term implementation
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Opportunities for Collaboration
Based on work-to-date:
• Data for values – existing and through future monitoring
• Trends information • Near-term (3-5 years)• Anticipated pace of change• By watershed
Discussion on other possibilities
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Questions
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Cumulative Effects - Defined
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“Changes to environmental, social, and economic values caused by the combined effect of
present, past, and reasonably foreseeable
future actions or events on the land base.”
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What it is and What it isn’t
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What It Is
• A consistent framework and better information to support integrated NRS decision-making
• Open & transparent data
• A risk based approach to assessing potential cumulative effects to key values
What it Isn’t≠ Land Use
Planning
≠ A tool/formula that makes decisions
≠ Thresholds to automatically limit development