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Principles of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA)

Principles of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA). To preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity and values within a changing northern society To enable Inuvialuit to be equal and meaningful participants in the northern and national economies and society

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Principles of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA)

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  1. Principles of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) • To preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity and values within a changing northern society • To enable Inuvialuit to be equal and meaningful participants in the northern and national economies and society • To protect and preserve the arctic wildlife, environment, and biological productivity

  2. Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action (BSStRPA) • June 2004 • IGC concerns regarding the next wave of oil and gas development • 2005 • Gov’t of Canada provided funds to develop a Strategic Regional Plan of Action for Beaufort • April 2008 • The Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action (BSStRPA) was finalized • Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) for the Beaufort Basin logical next step

  3. Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) • BREA – delivery mechanism to implement BSStRPA • April 2009 – IGC endorsed BREA by resolution • Gov’t of Canada did not support • April 2010 – Macondo blowout • August 2010 – Gov’t Canada announces BREA program (2011-2015)

  4. BREA Purpose & Goals • What is BREA? • Ecosystem based • Regionally focused assessment • Key environmental, socio-economic & cultural issues Goals • Fill info & data gaps • Support effective & efficient regulatory decision-making

  5. BREA Governance Structure

  6. Inuvialuit involvement in BREA • Working Groups • Community Tours • Workshop • Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA)

  7. BREA and the future • Need for all stakeholders to be more prepared • Continued support for BREA • Need for long-term research, monitoring • Ongoing need for capacity building and equipment

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