Co-Management of Resources in the Northwest Territories March 20, 2017 Deborah Archibald, ADM – Mineral & Petroleum Resources Industry, Tourism and Investment Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act • Co-management structure for public and private lands and waters throughout the NWT (except ISR) • Establishes Institutions of Public Government (IPGs) to: – Regulate the use of land & water – Prepare regional land use plans to guide development – Carry out environmental assessments 2 Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act Makes provisions for: - Monitoring cumulative impacts on the environment - Five-year independent audits of progress Boards are charged with considering the economic, social and cultural well-being of residents and communities 3 Institutions of Public Government Regulatory - Mackenzie Valley Land & Water Board (Yellowknife). Sub-panels include: - Gwich’in LWB (Inuvik) - Sahtu LWB (Fort Good Hope) - Wekheezhi LWB (Gameti) Environmental Impact Assessment - Mackenzie Valley Review Board (Yellowknife) Regional Land Use Planning - Sahtu Land Use Planning Board - Gwich’in Land Use Planning Board 4 Membership on IPOs Review Board Mackenzie Valley Land Use Planning Land and Water Board Boards 50% appointed by MVLWB – Sahtu LWB Sahtu LUP – Sahtu (2); Aboriginal Governments (5); Gwichin LWB (5); GNWT (1); Canada (1) Wekwheezi LWB (5) +4 50% nominated by from unsettled claim Government areas Currently: Regional Subpanels: Gwichin LUPB - Sahtu - 2 GNWT Sahtu LWB – Sahtu (2); (2); GNWT (1); Canada - 1 Sahtu Dene/Metis GNWT (1); Canada (1) + (1) - 1 Dehcho First Nation Chair - 1 Acho Dene Koe First Nation - Chair selected by Gwichin LWB – Gwichin Wekwheezi – conducted Board members (2); GNWT (1); Canada by Tlicho Government of (1) + Chair private lands Wekwheezi LWB – Wekwheezi (2); GNWT (1); Canada (1) + Chair 5 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the NWT EIA in the NWT conducted by the MVEIRB Main instrument for EIA and review Joint CEAA-MVRMA-NEB review panel may be established in specific instances (e.g., transboundary project) NEB can use evidence on MVEIRB record for decision- making MVEIRB also - Maintains a public registry of all preliminary screenings conducted by Regulatory Authorities (RAs) - Makes recommendations to Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs for rejection or approval 6 Role of Climate Change in EIA • Environmental Assessment – case-by- case basis • Evolving • Air emissions a regulatory gap in NWT. 7 .