Protecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Environmental Assessments and Land Use Studies: Mechanisms and Recommendations (Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, April 1999)
A comprehensive report examining mechanisms for protecting traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in Canadian environmental assessments and land use studies, with case studies including the Ekati Diamond Mine project, and recommendations for legal and non-legal protective frameworks for First Nations proprietary knowledge.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Dyanna Riedlinger, Kristin Bingeman, Fikret Berkes, Stewart Hill, BHP, Weledeh Yellowknives First Nation, Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Association, Cross Lake First Nation, Hudson Bay Programme communities, Inuit and Cree communities, Dene Cultural Institute, Manitoba Hydro, Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Circumpolar Conference
- Locations
- Canada, Northwest Territories, Ekati Diamond Mine, Hudson Bay, James Bay, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Northern Flood Agreement area, Yellowknife, Nisga'a territories, British Columbia, Mackenzie Valley, North Central Transmission Line communities, Nunavut, Quebec
- Parameters
- traditional ecological knowledge, intellectual property rights, environmental assessment, land use studies, resource management, knowledge protection mechanisms, proprietary knowledge, aboriginal knowledge systems, harvest studies, cumulative impact assessment, environmental monitoring, community consultation
- Pages
- 62
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