informational and methodological support to the formation of the model territory of traditional...
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Informational and Methodological Support to the Formation of the Model Territory of Traditional Nature Management in Khabarovsky Krai, Russia
Natalie Ireena, Environmental Economist, PhD., ConsultantCecilia Sithembile Silundika, Circumpolar Analyst (Russia), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND)Brad Young, Senior Policy Advisor, National Aboriginal Forestry AssociationMark Richardson, General Manager, Eastern Ontario Model Forest
Canada-Russia Round table "Business Opportunities in the North“
CERBA Arctic and North Working Group , IEC
Ottawa, May 27, 2011
• The most current mechanism introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation
• Goal: to advance socio-economic development of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East on the basis of sustainable natural resource management
A Concept of the Model Territory of Traditional Nature Management
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Project Partners
• Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation (Minregion)
• Ministry of Natural Resources of Khabarovsky Krai
• All-Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East (RAIPON)
• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Pilot Model Territory in the Remote Ulchsky District, Khabarovsky Krai, Far East of Russia
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• Central and Eastern part of Khabarovsky Krai
• Located on the shore of the Okhotsk Sea
• Basin of the Amur River
Pilot Model Territory Characteristics
• An area of 1, 262 thousand hectares
• 13 local communities
• A total population of 12,050 inhabitants, including 3,331 Indigenous peoples, i.e. 82% of the district’s Indigenous population
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Model Territory Partners
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• Government of the Russian Federation• Regional/Khabarovsky Krai Government• Ulchsky District Administration and
Local/Villages Authorities• Research and Educational Institutions • Businesses• Aboriginal and Environmental NGOs
Project Objective and Expected Outputs
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• Sharing best practices in the area of socio-economic development of Indigenous communities and sustainable natural resource management
• Project outputs will help Russian counterparts set directions for the development of economic opportunities in the Model Territory district.
• Model Territory Regulation based on the pilot Model Territory experience.
• National Aboriginal Forestry Association (NAFA)
• Eastern Ontario Model Forest
• Parks Canada (Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat)
• Natural Resources Canada (Minerals and Metals Sector, Forest Communities Program)
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Canadian Expertise Relevant to the Project Objective
Project Activities
Round Table in Khabarovsk, July 6-7, 2011
Visit to the Model Territory area
Round Table in Moscow, November, 2011
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“First Nations and the Forest”
May 27, 2011Canadian – Russian Dialogue in the Arctic
Bradley YoungSenior Policy Advisor
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
First Nations Context
Forestry & Natural Resource Context
A Natural Resource Catalyst
Circumboreal Arctic Nations
Partnership, CSR, Nation to Nation
CANADA-RUSSIA CANADA-RUSSIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ECONOMIC COMMISSIONECONOMIC COMMISSION
Promoting Economic Development in the Forest Sector Through Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation
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May 27th 2011Mark Richardson R.P.F.613 [email protected]
Who we are…
• Community-based forestry organization
• 19 years• Not-for-profit &
charitable• Part of a larger network
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Who we are…
• Forest Communities Program (40%)
• Other sources (60%)• Considerable in-kind
support
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Who we are…
Partnership is key• First Nations• Conservation organizations• Industry• Government at all levels• Research and educational
institutions• Forest entrepreneurs • Foundations• Others . . . 19
Who we are…
• Settled landscape• 1.5 M Ha• 1 M people• Forest sector decline • Competing values from
rural landscape
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Who we are…
• Work in Ontario’s settled landscape
• Our outreach extends well beyond 21
Who we are…
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What we do…
A multi-stakeholder approach to …
1) develop new and advance existing forest-based opportunities
2) build community capacity and respond to a forest sector in change
3) develop and share SFM within Canada and abroad
4) Policy processes and development23
1. Forest Certification2. Species at risk3. Bioeconomy/Bioenergy4. Business Opportunities
Areas of Interest – Economic Development
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4. Non-timber forest products
5. Education6. Ecological Goods &
Services
Corporate Social Responsibility in the EOMF
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Important to the EOMF
•Closely linked to sustainability
•Economic, social, environmental values
•Critical to forest sector longevity
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