Comments on the Conformity of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement with the EARP Panel Guidelines, NWT Diamonds Project (Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, October 1995)
The Dogrib Treaty 11 Council submits detailed comments on BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the NWT Diamonds Project, identifying deficiencies in conformity with EARP Panel Guidelines, particularly regarding insufficient integration of traditional knowledge, inadequate wildlife and habitat baseline data, incomplete assessment of socio-economic impacts on Dogrib communities, and gaps in management plans for wildlife, fisheries, and emergency response.
- Date
- 1995-10-25
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, EARP Panel Office, BHP Diamonds Inc., Blackwater Group, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Dogrib Renewable Resources Committee, Dogrib Negotiating Team
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Dogrib traditional territory, Misery Lake, Long Lake, Echo Bay, Koala site, New Mexico, Island Copper Mine, Port Hardy, B.C., Lupin Lake
- Parameters
- wildlife and habitat impacts, caribou movement and migration, grizzly bear denning habitat, water quality, fish habitat, tailings and mine water spills, vegetation and esker disturbance, air quality, traditional knowledge integration, socio-economic impacts, employment and community benefits, closure and post-closure monitoring, emergency response and spill management, archaeological and burial sites, cumulative effects, monitoring programs
- Pages
- 58
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