pdf A Framework for Boreal Caribou Range Planning Popular

This document provides a coordinated and consistent approach to developing plans to manage habitat disturbance in boreal caribou habitat across the NWT. It sets limits on the acceptable amount of disturbance and defines levels of human disturbance designed to help stay below those limits. Appendix B looks at the technical details of range planning. Specifically:

1. Wildfire Disturbance Calculations

2. Management Actions

2. 1 Avoiding new disturbances through land tenure, right and resource allocation decisions.

2.2 Avoiding and minimizing new disturbances from developments during project design, project review and issuance of permits and licenses.

2.3 Balancing/offsetting new disturbances through habitat restoration.

2.4 Managing natural disturbance (specifically wildfire).

3. Implementation Tools

3.1 Land Use Plans

3.2 Community Conservation Plans

3.3 Environmental Assessment and regulatory processes

3.4 Issuance of land and resource rights