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Atlin-Taku Land Use Plan Multi-Party Workshop Overview, Nov 27-28, 2009

This presentation covers the Atlin-Taku Land Use Plan's updates from the Multi-Party Workshop held on November 27-28, 2009. The workshop aimed to review the status of resource chapters, highlight key issues including emerging agreements, and facilitate small group discussions. Key topics included biodiversity, access management, aquatic and riparian habitats, cultural heritage, forestry, mineral exploration, and recreational opportunities. The goal was to integrate stakeholder input and refine draft chapters towards a sustainable land use framework that respects both environmental and cultural values.

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Atlin-Taku Land Use Plan Multi-Party Workshop Overview, Nov 27-28, 2009

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  1. Presentation to Multiparty Workshop #6 Atlin Rec Centre, Nov 27-28, 2009 Atlin-Taku Land Use PlanResource Chapters Update

  2. Purpose • Review status of each of the resource chapters • Highlight key issues: • Emerging Agreement • Issues under Discussion • Show linkages between chapters • Help frame small group discussion today • Key documents: • Atlin Taku Land Use Plan ‘Rolling Draft’, Nov 27, 2009 • Management Direction: Compilation of Community and Stakeholder Input to the Atlin Taku Land Use Plan (handout)

  3. Development & Status • Chapters developed by the TWG as ‘drafts in progress’ • Based on: • Stakeholder comments from previous workshops • TWG developed analysis and reports through this process • BC and TRTFN legislative, policy and planning context • Status: • Draft ‘work in progress’ • Some key issues yet to resolve • Other areas substantive agreement (see editing convention) • Not endorsed by JLF or Parties at this stage, pending stakeholder and community input

  4. Chapter Structure • 7 Chapters • Access • Aquatic and Riparian Habitats • Biodiversity and Wildlife Habitat • Culture and Heritage • Forestry • Mineral Exploration and Development • Recreation and Tourism

  5. Chapter Structure • Each chapter contains: • Context • Management Issues • Goals • Objectives • Implementation Direction

  6. Access General Themes: • Providing reasonable access for diverse uses/opportunities • Mitigating impacts of roaded access on other values • Maintaining approx current access conditions in Atlin East • Emphasizing lake-based access to Atlin West Issues Under Discussion: - Access opportunities and conditions in the Taku Watershed

  7. Aquatic and Fish General Themes: • Strategies to avoid impacts to water quality, riparian and aquatic habitats • Possible reclamation of priority streams Issues Under Discussion: • ‘World-class’ management for salmon habitat and water quality • Salmon and Aquatic Conservation Areas (SACA) • How to address climate change • Water control structure on Atlin River

  8. Biodiversity and Wildlife General Themes: • Maintain biodiversity and wildlife habitat through combination of ‘coarse’ filter (ecosystem) and ’fine’ filter (species) approaches • Fine filter focus on sheep, goats, woodland caribou, moose, grizzly bear, rare and sensitive ecosystems Issues Under Discussion: • Representation of ecosystems in protected area reserves • Addressing connectivity across landscapes

  9. Culture and Heritage General Themes: • Sustaining Tlingit Khustiyxh (way of life) across the Plan Area • Identification and mapping of specific cultural areas & developing appropriate mgmt direction for these areas Issues Under Discussion: • Links to Tlatsini/land use zoning discussions

  10. Forestry General Themes: • Providing ongoing opportunities for local forest sector • Establishing 2 zones: • Commercial Forest Harvest Zone (CFHZ) • selective, small block • No Commercial Forest Harvest Zone (NCFHZ) • Small volume, non-commercial harvesting for local needs permitted Issues Under Discussion: • None

  11. Mineral Exploration and Development General Themes: • Access to the landbase to support viable sector • Mechanisms to avoid impacts to Tlingit khustiyxh and other values. Issues Under Discussion: • Extent of access to the landbase; links to Tlatsini/land use zoning discussions • Collaboration with sector to develop AT ‘sustainability’ standards

  12. Recreation and Tourism General themes: • ensure continued access • promote environmentally and culturally responsible commercial and public recreation to minimize impacts Issues under discussion: • Identification of areas which requiring more detailed management direction

  13. Next Steps • Review of draft chapter material at this workshop • Review by TRTFN community through family and community meetings • Further refinement by TWG to resolves remaining issues under discussion • Compilation of updated ‘Rolling draft” in Jan 2010 for JLF review • Further stakeholder review of complete draft at next workshop.

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