Ecological Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Monitoring, Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits recommendations to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding ecological impact assessment, environmental protection planning, and wildlife monitoring for the NWT Diamonds Project. The submission identifies significant deficiencies in the Proponent's Environmental Impact Statement, including inadequate baseline data, insufficient impact prediction methodology, vague mitigation measures, and insufficient monitoring program detail, and recommends development of a comprehensive Environmental Protection Plan with collaborative effects monitoring involving multiple stakeholders.
- Date
- 1996
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Renewable Resources, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP, Department of Environment Canada, Aboriginal groups
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Ekati Diamond Mine, Misery Lake, Lac du Sauvage Esker, Airstrip Esker, low Arctic, Vancouver Island, Norman Wells, Labrador, Quebec
- Parameters
- ecological impact assessment, wildlife habitat, caribou, grizzly bears, birds, small mammals, vegetation, eskers, water quality, habitat loss, reclamation, monitoring, effects monitoring, compliance monitoring, furbearers, ptarmigan, raptors, waterfowl, biodiversity, ecosystem integrity
- Pages
- 31
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