Research on Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management in the NWT

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NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management Framework: Current Context, 'Lessons Learned', Gaps and Challenges: Task 2 & 3 Discussion Paper.  NWT CEAM Steering Committee, October 2001.  Research and interview project documenting the current state of environmental management in the NWT (ie "who does what") and identifying gaps and overlaps.

• Main report, with Appendices A (definitions), B (Steering Committee contacts), and C (interview process).  
  pdf, 1280 KB.
• Appendix D - Summary of Roles and Responsibilities for CEAM Activities on a Regional Basis.  pdf, 60 KB.
• Appendix E - CEAM-Related Initiatives in the NWT.  pdf, 245 KB.

 

Institutional Framework for Environmental Management in the NWT.  Steven Kennett and John Donihee, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, (CIRL) March 31, 2001.  Series of three research papers commissioned by DIAND as background to a variety of environmental management initiatives in the NWT, including the CEAM Strategy and Framework. 

• Executive summaries of all three papers combined in one file. pdf, 80 KB.
• A Framework for Environmental and Resource Management in the Northwest Territories.  pdf, 125 KB.
• Institutional Arrangements for Part 6 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act: Proposals for an Implementation Strategy.  pdf, 170 KB.
• Regulations and Other Instruments for Implementing Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act: An Overview of Issues and Options.  pdf, 100 KB.  

Cumulative Effects Management Framework (CEMF) Project. Carey Ogilvie and Laura Johnston (Environment Canada). November 1, 2000.  pdf, 41 KB.  This paper summarizes the work under Environment Canada's Northern Ecosystem Inititiative to develop a generic cumulative effects management framework (CEMF) for the Canadian North.  This generic framework was a starting point for the NWT CEAM Strategy and Framework.  

Cumulative Effects Assessment Generic Framework.  Prepared by the Macleod Institute for the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee.  October 2000.  pdf, 275 KB.

Regional Approaches to Managing Cumulative Effects in Canada's North.  Prepared by Axys Environmental Consulting Ltd. and others for Environment Canada. March 1, 2000.  pdf, 480 KB (file does not include Appendices B,C, and D.)  This paper was commissioned under the Northern Ecosystem Initiative.  It contains 22 Canadian case studies related to cumulative effects management and describes a generic process for developing cumulative effects management frameworks in the North.


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