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Natalie Ireena , Environmental Economist, PhD., Consultant

Canada-Russia Round table "Business Opportunities in the North“ CERBA Arctic and North Working Group , IEC Ottawa, May 27, 2011. Informational and Methodological Support to the Formation of the Model Territory of Traditional Nature Management in Khabarovsky Krai, Russia.

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Natalie Ireena , Environmental Economist, PhD., Consultant

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  1. Canada-Russia Round table "Business Opportunities in the North“ CERBA Arctic and North Working Group , IEC Ottawa, May 27, 2011 Informational and Methodological Support to the Formation of the Model Territory of Traditional Nature Management in Khabarovsky Krai, Russia Natalie Ireena, Environmental Economist, PhD., Consultant Cecilia SithembileSilundika, Circumpolar Analyst (Russia), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND) Brad Young, Senior Policy Advisor, National Aboriginal Forestry AssociationMark Richardson, General Manager, Eastern Ontario Model Forest

  2. A Concept of the Model Territory of Traditional Nature Management • The most current mechanism introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation • Goal: to advance socio-economic development of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East on the basis of sustainable natural resource management

  3. Project Partners • Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation (Minregion) • Ministry of Natural Resources of Khabarovsky Krai • All-Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East (RAIPON) • Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

  4. Pilot Model Territory in the Remote Ulchsky District, Khabarovsky Krai, Far East of Russia • Central and Eastern part of Khabarovsky Krai • Located on the shore of the Okhotsk Sea • Basin of the Amur River

  5. Pilot Model Territory Characteristics • An area of 1, 262 thousand hectares • 13 local communities • A total population of 12,050 inhabitants, including 3,331 Indigenous peoples, i.e. 82% of the district’s Indigenous population

  6. Model Territory Partners • Government of the Russian Federation • Regional/Khabarovsky Krai Government • Ulchsky District Administration and Local/Villages Authorities • Research and Educational Institutions • Businesses • Aboriginal and Environmental NGOs

  7. Project Objective and Expected Outputs • Sharing best practices in the area of socio-economic development of Indigenous communities and sustainable natural resource management • Project outputs will help Russian counterparts set directions for the development of economic opportunities in the Model Territory district. • Model Territory Regulation based on the pilot Model Territory experience.

  8. Canadian Expertise Relevant to the Project Objective • National Aboriginal Forestry Association (NAFA) • Eastern Ontario Model Forest • Parks Canada (Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat) • Natural Resources Canada (Minerals and Metals Sector, Forest Communities Program)

  9. Project Activities • Round Table in Khabarovsk, July 6-7, 2011 • Visit to the Model Territory area • Round Table in Moscow, November, 2011

  10. “First Nations and the Forest” May 27, 2011 Canadian – Russian Dialogue in the Arctic Bradley Young Senior Policy Advisor National Aboriginal Forestry Association

  11. First Nations Context

  12. Forestry & Natural Resource Context

  13. A Natural Resource Catalyst

  14. Circumboreal Arctic Nations

  15. Partnership, CSR, Nation to Nation

  16. Canada-Russia Intergovernmental Economic Commission Promoting Economic Development in the Forest Sector Through Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation May 27th 2011 Mark Richardson R.P.F. 613 258-8241 mrichardson@eomf.on.ca

  17. Who we are… • Community-based forestry organization • 19 years • Not-for-profit & charitable • Part of a larger network

  18. Who we are… • Forest Communities Program (40%) • Other sources (60%) • Considerable in-kind support

  19. Who we are… Partnership is key • First Nations • Conservation organizations • Industry • Government at all levels • Research and educational institutions • Forest entrepreneurs • Foundations • Others . . .

  20. Who we are… • Settled landscape • 1.5 M Ha • 1 M people • Forest sector decline • Competing values from rural landscape

  21. Who we are… • Work in Ontario’s settled landscape • Our outreach extends well beyond

  22. Who we are…

  23. What we do… A multi-stakeholder approach to … 1) develop new and advance existing forest-based opportunities 2) build community capacity and respond to a forest sector in change 3) develop and share SFM within Canada and abroad 4) Policy processes and development

  24. Areas of Interest – Economic Development Non-timber forest products Education Ecological Goods & Services Forest Certification Species at risk Bioeconomy/Bioenergy Business Opportunities

  25. Corporate Social Responsibility in the EOMF • Important to the EOMF • Closely linked to sustainability • Economic, social, environmental values • Critical to forest sector longevity

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