Deh Cho Land Use Planning Regional

Forum

Hay River, NWT 2005

Bill Carpenter, Tony Iacobelli, Freya

Nales

General Support

Scope and design of Conservation Zones

Link of Conservation Zones to PAS

Description of compatible land uses in respective zones

Definition of cumulative effects thresholds

General Considerations

Specific agencies and authorities responsible for ensuring conformity to the Plan

Conservation significance of Falaise Lake

Legal and Policy Basis

Interim Measures Agreement

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

Species at Risk Act

Convention on Biological Diversity

Kyoto Protocol

Land Use Zones

Exclusions based on development interest or development potential – document consequences such as reduced hunting/trapping

opportunities or reduced focal species habitat

Purpose of conservation zones – specific targets as well as temporary protection

Special Management Zones 25 and 27 – reconsider portions of these as Conservation Zones based on diversity

of large mammal species and other ecological attributes

Terms and Cumulative Effects Thresholds

Conformity requirements

Enforcing terms – more specific references to authorities and agencies, including any new

agencies that may be recommended

Provision for ensuring new information is documented, such as for Traditional Knowledge

Minimum Core Area

Minimum Patch Size

Land Use Summaries

Map 4 – Additive ecological and cultural values

Map 4 – Additional conservation values

Maps 5-9 – Land use map outcome for northwest part of Deh Cho

Draft Policy Recommendations

Take Only What You Need – social perspective regarding education, training and infrastructure;

– ecological perspective regarding maintaining long-term supply and precautionary approach

Do Not Waste – Provides a goal for management guidelines and best management

practices