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The Central Coast land and resource
management planning (LRMP) process began in 1996.
In April 2001, an interim agreement led to the creation
of a completion table which achieved consensus in
December 2003 and presented final recommendations
to the Province and First Nations in May 2004. |
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The North coast LRMP process began in February
2002. A conditional agreement was ratified by table
members in June 2004 and final recommendations were
presented to the Province and First Nations in February
2005. |
The North and Central Coast LRMP table recommendations
informed government-to-government discussions between
the Province and First Nations with interests in the
North and Central Coast including, but not exclusively,
members of the KNT, the Coastal First Nations of the
Turning Point Initiative and the Tsimshian Stewardship
Committee. Those discussions resulted in a First Nation
and Provincial government land use decision announced
on February 7, 2006, which was followed by the signing
of government-to-government
agreements.
A key recommendation from the tables
and government-to-government discussions was the
adoption of a new approach to planning and resource
management known as Ecosystem-based Management
(EBM). EBM is defined as "an adaptive approach
to managing human activities that seeks to ensure
the coexistence of health, fully functioning ecosystems
and human communities". |
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The Provincial-First Nation land use agreements also
include a commitment to establish, a North Coast Plan
Implementation and Monitoring Committee (NC PIMC), a
Central Coast Plan Implementation and Monitoring Committee
(CC PIMC) and an EBM Working Group (EBM WG). The provincial
government, First Nations and stakeholders are currently
engaged in implementing the Coastal Land Use Decision.
Implementation
Coastal Land Use Decision
- February 7, 2006 Announcement
- Creation of conservancy areas
- Amendment to the Park Act
- Map of designated Conservancies
- Agreement between First Nations and Province
Historical Information
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