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Resource Management Research Resource Management Research – A Win A Win-
Win-Win Opportunity for Win Opportunity for Researchers, Funders and Users Researchers, Funders and Users
Presented by: Vern Christensen, Executive Director, MVEIRB
Northern Governance Policy Research Conference Yellowknife, NT; November 3-5, 2009
Comprised of Resource Co-management
Boards in the NWT set up under the MVRMA and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement
Also includes the NEB, GNWT and INAC Purpose is to
address common issues provide a common forum to hear stakeholder concerns share information share resources
Northern resource management boards
have identified important knowledge gaps
Most boards do not have the mandate or
resources to fill those information gaps
The eyes of Canadians are on the north -
there is a lot of money available for northern research
Researchers want
to work in northern Canada, and their work to have value “on the ground”
Practitioners
EIA Org’ns, Regulators, Developers
Research & Monitoring
Government Dep’ts, Land Claimant Org’ns, Academia, Industry,
Primary Investors
Gov’ts, Industry, Foundations
Users Funders Researchers
“Communication, Communication “Communication, Communication Communication Communication” ” – A Win A Win-Win Win-Win Opportunity Win Opportunity For Funders For Funders – Researchers Researchers – Users Users
Emerging issues Knowledge gaps
common to many regions
“State of the art”
knowledge regarding valued components
Best practices
Valued components of the physical and
human environment including:
E.g. Caribou, Mackenzie River, Traditional
lifestyle
Major watersheds drain
into the Mackenzie River from the Yukon, BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Impacts of upstream
developments on the land, water, air, wildlife and people of the Mackenzie Valley residents is an emerging issue.
Environmental Impact Assessment Incorporating Traditional Knowledge into EIA Conducting socio-economic impact assessment Conducting cultural impact assessment (currently
underway)
The NWT Board Forum’s The NWT Board Forum’s
A living document called “Consolidated
Research Priorities: a Publication of the NWT Board Forum”
Find it at nwtboardforum.com or other NWT
Board Forum member websites
CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH RESEARCH PRIORITIES LIST PRIORITIES LIST
research areas
wo topic areas:
Cultural Impacts
Caribou decline and the effects of
development
Caribou harvesting statistics Impacts of seismic lines and other linear
developments
Cumulative development impacts,
especially habitat loss
The ecology of large lakes Ecosystem interactions among aquatic
resources
Migration and over wintering patterns of
keystone fish species
Cumulative effects of development on the
aquatic resources of the Mackenzie River watershed
Methods to forecast labour demand and
impacts of development on aboriginal cultures and lifestyles
Long distance commuting effects Aboriginal cultural landscapes Measurable indicators for the assessment
valued components
information about many VECs
Plans
Cultural Dev. Plans
VECs
baseline information
Quality EIA & Regulatory Decisions
Increasing Quality of Resource Mgmt Information
We need to
communicate
priorities in a timely and effective way to funders and researchers
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effective resource management decisions
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University research networks Government research networks Northern Geoscience Forum Science in a Changing North conference Canadian IPY Secretariat Polar Access listserve MVEIRB’s EIA Practitioner’s Workshops Canadian Circumpolar Institute Arctic Institute of North America Others
General public Aboriginal
groups
Industry
stakeholders
Board Forum web portal and member
websites (www.nwtboardforum.com)
Key academic contacts and listserves Conference presentations Paper copies for public display Newsletters Annual reports Periodic media releases
Important information gaps that need to
be filled
Resource management boards want the
best possible information to make good decisions
If research has been done direct us to it The “Consolidated Research Priorities”
listing is living document and will be updated bi-annually
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spring of 2010
Then review and
updating bi- annually
For current information:
Contact : Alan Ehrlich, Senior EAO, MVEIRB Phone 867-766-7056 aehrlich@reviewboard.ca