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Cumulative Effects Framework for BC

Webinar for the Howe Sound Community Forum

February 20, 2014

Kai Elmauer, CEF Project Coordinator and Outreach Specialist Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations

Content – Based on questions we heard

 CE framework and CE assessment – what is relevant for Howe Sound?  Boundaries - is it feasible to assess cumulative effects in Howe Sound?  Jurisdictions - who could/should be involved?  What would be the roles and responsibilities for everyone involved?

= Would an assessment of cumulative effects be of value for Howe Sound?

 From commitment to action – what next steps could be taken to start this?

Cumulative Effects – Problem and Solution

Cumulative effects assessment and management as an integral part of ‘Integrated Decision- Making’ for the natural resource sector

“changes to environmental, social and economic values caused by the combined effect of past, present and proposed activities and events”

Considering only project

• r sector specific effects
• f natural resource

development allows unintended impacts to accumulate over time Better outcomes for values, more efficient, transparent and consistent decision- making

Definition Problem Solution Benefit

• 1. Broad Scale CE Assessment
• land use planning sub-regions
• periodic assessment (3-7 years)
• 2. Common values (all sectors)
• environmental, social, economic
• provincial (core set) & regional
• 3. Assessment relative to objectives
• current condition and potential future
• 4. Open access to CEA data (maps, reports)
• common baseline for all clients , SDM’s
• better up front info for applications
• 5. Process for Managing CE
• regional interagency review & direction for mitigation

CE Framework - Supporting CE Assessment

Boundaries – Is it feasible to assess CE in Howe Sound?

Administrative unit Value Value Value Value

Criteria for Selection

 Existing Objectives (Legal & Policy)  Support for Aboriginal/Treaty Right  Coarse filter/represents nested values  Spatially mappable  Available data

Initial Values

• Forest Biodiversity (old & mature seral)
• Riparian Condition
• Water Quantity and Quality
• Air Quality
• Cultural Heritage
• Visual Quality
• Resource Capability (e.g. timber)
• Economic Wellbeing
• Social Wellbeing
• Priority Fish and Wildlife Species

(e.g. caribou, mule deer, moose, marten, grizzly bear)

• Marine values TBC

Initial Values

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Assessment relative to existing objectives for values Assessment of

• Current condition
• Potential future condition
• foreseeable future (5-10 years)
• long-term scenarios (50-100 years) – as needed

CE Assessment

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Example Assessment Result Risk Mapping & Trends

Risk to Value

High Mod-High Low-Mod Low Moderate

Grizzly Bear Mortality Risk 2012

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Year: 2002 Year: 2012 Year: 2022 % Sub-pop Unit with Road Density above recovery plan guideline

Grizzly Bear Population - Mortality Risk

Otter Similkameen Tulameen

Socio-Economic Values

Economic Wellbeing

• Employment
• Labour Demand
• Labour Supply
• Economic Diversity
• Revenue to Crown
• Financial Capital
• Infrastructure Capital

Social Wellbeing

• Population - Change & Composition
• Education Attainment
• Employment
• Family Income
• Housing
• Community Participation
• Community Social-Ecological Economy

Values & Objectives CE Assessment Decision Support

What are roles and responsibilities?

 What values are assessed?  What are condition & trend?  What does it mean to us?  What could be done?

• Everyone makes

informed decisions

From Assessment to Management

Risk to Value / Meeting Objectives High Low Possible Management / Mitigative Actions

• Apply best practices /

Streamline decision-making

• Strategic direction
• New / revised objectives
• Strategic planning
• Common permit conditions
• Mitigation Plan
• Research/ inventory

Management Approach Flexible Intensive

Values & Objectives CE Assessment Decision Support

What next steps could be taken?

Contact

Email: CumulativeEffects@gov.bc.ca

Leah Malkinson, Project Manager, MFLNRO

Leah.Malkinson@gov.bc.ca

Kai Elmauer, Project Coordinator, MFLNRO

Kai.Elmauer@gov.bc.ca