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The Boreal Forest Nature
Conservation Program:
Case studies set out obstacles and opportunities
Three case studies setting out obstacles and
opportunities related to securing the natural capital of this
country's boreal forest have been completed by the NRTEE as
part of the second phase of its nature conservation program.
Each case study puts under the microscope a
boreal forest area with significant biodiversity and a variety
of multistakeholder interests where there is the potential
to influence policy.
Abitibi Case Study
The Abitibi case study region, bisecting
the Quebec-Ontario border, is an ideal proxy for assessing
conservation in the boreal region of eastern Canada. The most
striking conclusion of the case study is that despite more
than a century of resource exploitation-trapping, logging,
mining, hydroelectric development and tourism, for example-the
Abitibi forest ecosystem is mostly healthy. More
Muskwa-Kechika Case Study
The government of British Columbia passed
the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act formalizing creation
of M-KMA late in 1998-and the challenging task of implementing
its shared vision is in the early stages. However, the case
study identifies a number of best practices, discusses the
regulatory and fiscal tools needed to support the translation
of broad objectives into on-the-ground decision making across
a number of jurisdictions, and makes recommendations on three
key regulatory and fiscal policy opportunities. More
Al-Pac Case Study
The NRTEE case study on this area of northeastern
Alberta is divided into three parts:
Part 1: Management Objectives
What key conservation values should be promoted in the AlPac?
What indicators of natural capital correspond to these conservation
values, and what human activities affect these indicators?
What specific management objectives for land uses in the AlPac
FMA could be adopted to promote natural capital conservation?
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Part 2: Regulatory Barriers and Options
The case study objective here was to identify fiscal and regulatory
barriers to conservation and policy options for conserving
natural capital while at the same time recognizing the importance
of resource development and other economic and social values
for land use in the area. More
Part 3: Fiscal Barriers and Opportunities
Because provincial governments have jurisdiction over most
land and resources within the AlPac FMA, the case study focusses
on provincial fiscal barriers and then highlights opportunities.
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