Environmental Management and Protection

Future Plans

In support of the delivery of this service, the department is developing the Environmental Stewardship Strategy Information Management System (ESSIMS) which will provide timely, accurate, integrated, and comprehensive environmental information to First Nations. Presently, the following two sub-components of the system are under development with planned completion by the end of 2003:

• Fuel storage tank registration.



• Contaminated site management.

In addition, the development and launch of the Environment and Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD) website is expected to be completed in 2003-2004. This site will offer client groups current information regarding environmental policies and directives.

Other enhancements to this service could include the following, but the details, timing and resourcing are uncertain at this time.

• On-line registry of on-reserve environmental assessments.



• Tracking of on-reserve waste sites.



• Inventory of on-reserve natural resources.



• On-line interactive training material on environmental management and protection of reserve lands.

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