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Dease-Liard Sustainable Resource Management Plan (SRMP)

The Dease-Liard Sustainable Resource Management Plan (SRMP) and accompanying strategic land use planning agreement between the Province of B.C. and the Kaska address the management of land and resources in the Dease and Liard River drainages in northern British Columbia. Together they:

  • Provide certainty for the forest, mineral, tourism and energy sectors to explore and invest across 2.4 million hectares of Crown Land between the B.C.-Yukon border and Dease Lake.
  • Establish 231,300 hectares of protected area that will be closed to all industrial exploration and development.
  • Guide resource development within Kaska Dena traditional territory outside the protected area.

There were two phases of the SRMP. The first phase was approved in 2004. It included chapters on timber, wildlife, visual quality, cultural heritage resources, and community use. The second phase of the plan was approved in 2012. It added chapters on protected and special management areas, minerals and aggregates, oil, gas and energy, access, tourism and recreation, and climate change. It is intended to be a supplement to the original plan, and therefore does not include content such as a glossary that would normally be included in a stand-alone plan. Care was taken to ensure that only updates were included so that duplication did not occurred. A protected area has also been approved, consistent with the Kaska Dena’s interests.

As in the first phase, the second phase was developed to recognize the many unique and important environmental, social, cultural and economic values of the plan area and to manage these values in a sustainable manner. An important goal for the plan is to provide for a range of economic opportunities in the area while maintaining the integrity of natural resources.

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Please direct all inquiries to:

Laura Bolster, Regional Planning Projects Manager
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
3726 Alfred Avenue
Box 5000
Smithers BC V0J 2N0
Ph: (250) 847-7260
Email: Laura.Bolster@gov.bc.ca





 

 

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