{"id":633,"date":"2023-05-07T18:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T22:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/__unknown__\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:01:14","slug":"application_haida_gwaii","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/application_haida_gwaii\/","title":{"raw":"Application.  Joint Planning on Haida Gwaii","rendered":"Application.  Joint Planning on Haida Gwaii"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Assigned Task<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The Council of the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia are in a joint (government-to-government) land use planning process.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/lup_recommendations_report_addenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Haida Gwaii\/Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Plan Recommendations Report and Addenda<\/em><\/a> (hereafter, Recommendations Report) has been completed and the two governments are working toward a final strategic land use plan.\u00a0 As part of this work, the Council of the Haida Nation and the Province are negotiating an agreement for the amount of lands to be designated as protected areas (PAs) and as no-mining watersheds (NMWs).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The PAs are defined as follows:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(i) areas where commercial forestry, mineral exploration and development, and hydro-electric development are prohibited;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(ii) areas where Haida Nation sustenance traditional and cultural uses are permitted provided that they are carried out within ecological limits; and,<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(iii) areas where other permitted uses, and the levels of such permitted uses (e.g. tourism, recreation, etc.) are to be determined in a manner that respects and recognizes the primary purpose of the protected area.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The NMWs are to protect important fishing watershed areas and are established as \u201cno mining zones\u201d under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/00_96292_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mineral Tenure Act<\/em><\/a> (s.22 Mineral reserves) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/00_04015_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Coal Act<\/em><\/a> (s.21 Coal land reserves).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">To reach agreement, the two parties identified options for each tenure (PAs and NMWs).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">As an expert in joint land use planning, you have been hired as a third-party consultant to advise both parties and to recommend which options for PAs and NMWs should be adopted as part of a joint strategic land use planning agreement.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In your professional report (not to exceed 1,000 words) you are to:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">a) Present your recommendation, with rationale, for one of the three options being considered for protected areas (PAs); and,<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">b) Present your recommendation, with rationale, for one of the three options being considered for no-mining watershed reserves (NMWs).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In your report, you must demonstrate the following:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">That your specific recommendations are superior to the other options;<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">That you considered a range of viewpoints and perspectives documented in the Recommendations Report and supported by other documents you deem relevant and important; and,<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">That you considered both benefits and costs, including the matter of compensation for loss of mineral tenure.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Although you might have a strong opinions about the options, it is the quality of your argument (and supporting evidence) that matters rather than how well you express your opinion.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Note:\u00a0 Time period. The case is set in April, 2006, after the Recommendations Report was prepared. The two parties are aiming to sign a strategic land use agreement in 2007.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\r\n\r\nJoint land use planning between Indigenous Nations and the Provincial Government can lead to agreements that include provisions to protect natural areas and specific policies related to mineral development.\u00a0 These policies can include land use plans that are the result of reconciling existing provincial and Indigenous plans or of a new joint planning exercise.\r\n\r\nThe Haida Nation has a history of joint management.\u00a0 In 1985, the Haida declared <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.canada.ca\/pn-np\/bc\/gwaiihaanas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwaii Haanas<\/a> a protected heritage site and, in 1993, agreed to a co-management strategy with Parks Canada.\u00a0 In 2010, the Haida Nation established a Marine Conservation Area Reserve that is co-managed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In the initial phases of the provincial government-led Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) process for Haida Gwaii, the Haida Nation rejected the proposed process and, instead, insisted on a government-to-government decision-making model, where representatives of the Council of the Haida Nation would co-chair the planning process alongside the Province of British Columbia (BC).\u00a0 This process led to the signing, in 2001, of the General Protocol Agreement on Land Use Planning and Interim Measures.\u00a0 This protocol established measures for collaborative engagement between the two parties and an ecosystem-based management (EBM) framework to guide management strategies.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The Community Planning Forum (CPF) was the primary means to carry out discussions.\u00a0 The first meeting was held in September, 2003.\u00a0 The CPF consisted of 29 participants who represented the Haida Nation, local governments, the provincial government, non-governmental organisations, industry representatives, and labour representatives.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">An early step in the process was for the Council of the Haida Nation to develop a land use vision, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/haida_land_use_vision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/a><em>,<\/em> which was presented to the CPF and finalised in 2005<em>.<\/em>\u00a0 This vision represents a balance of ecological, cultural, and economic interests.\u00a0 The vision was adopted by all representatives of the Planning Table except the forest industry.\u00a0 The Province held a neutral position.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The aim of the forum was to create a set of recommendations guided by the Haida Land Use Vision and the Ecosystem-based Management Framework. \u00a0\u00a0If any outstanding matters did not reach consensus, these matters were to be dealt with through a government-to-government negotiation process between the Province and the Council of the Haida Nation\u00a0 The final Recommendations Report, which was developed through a 17-month process, a consensus-based agreement was not reached on a preferred scenario for EBM.\u00a0 Instead, the CPF representatives considered \u201cviewpoints.\u201d\u00a0 Votes were taken on these Viewpoints for each area element of the EBM framework.\u00a0 Where disagreement was more widespread, differing management recommendations are organised into opposing \u2018perspectives.\u2019\u00a0 The tumultuous nature of the planning process, as described by Takeda and R\u00f8pke,[footnote]Takeda, Louise, and Inge R\u00f8pke (2010). \"<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ecolecon.2010.02.007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power and Contestation in Collaborative Ecosystem-based Management:\u00a0 The Case of Haida Gwaii<\/a>.\" <em>Ecological Economics<\/em>, 70(2): 178-188.[\/footnote] involved widespread mistrust, civil disobedience, and political subterfuge.\u00a0 As the authors state, this level of disagreement is far from the academic tendency to \u201cregard collaborative planning processes in terms of\u2026an idealised win-win outcome\u201d[footnote]Takeda and R\u00f8pke (2010), p. 178.[\/footnote]; close scrutiny reveals that the joint land use planning process was anything but amiable.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">As of April, 2006, areas of disagreement still need to be resolved, including the extent of new protected areas and of watersheds where mining is restricted. You are required to consider these two outstanding items.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><strong>Relevant resources<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nTo understand the context of your task, the following documents are most relevant:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/lup_recommendations_report_addenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recommendations Report<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This report defines the Viewpoints and Perspectives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/haida_land_use_vision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This Vision sets the context by establishing principles and priorities.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo support your recommended options, your reasons should be substantiated with details from the following documents.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Johnson, J., and D. Harrison (2006). \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.for.gov.bc.ca\/hfd\/library\/documents\/bib93615.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revitalizing British Columbia's Coastal Economy: A New Economic Vision for the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii<\/a>.\" Pacific Analytics Inc.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pierce Lefebvre Consulting (2006). \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Socio-Economic Assessment of Haida Gwaii \/ Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Viewpoints<\/a>.\" Integrated Land Management Bureau, Coast Region Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\r\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Considerations<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Your decision requires careful evaluation of a variety of historical, cultural, socio-economic, and environmental factors.\u00a0 While a comprehensive analysis of mineral reserves in Haida Gwaii is beyond the scope of your contract, some important points to consider are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>From the Recommendations Report:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u201cThe report attempts to summarize 17 months of immense effort and dedication by members of the Community Planning Forum (CPF) to reach agreement on a Land Use Plan for the Islands. CPF participants spent countless hours sharing knowledge, stories, information and perspectives on the ecosystems, communities, Haida culture and economy of the Islands. Through presentations and dialogue CPF participants built a common understanding of current conditions of the Islands, the Haida Land Use Vision, Islander\u2019s [<em>sic<\/em>] goals for the future, and proposals for ecosystem-based management. Within the timeframe of the planning process, agreement was reached on many but not all aspects of a Land Use Plan.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">For 20 years (~1990-2010), Haida Gwaii saw virtually no mining exploration, due in part to significant land use uncertainty and generalised opposition among island residents to large-scale mineral developments.\u00a0 Previously, the mining industry had played a larger role in contributing to the Haida Gwaii economy.\u00a0 Provincially, mineral exploration was also suppressed through the 1990s.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">A 2004 report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.for.gov.bc.ca\/hfd\/library\/documents\/bib93615.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Revitalizing British Columbia\u2019s Coastal Economy: A New Economic Vision for North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii<\/em><\/a>, describes the mineral potential for the area as \u201clow.\u201d\u00a0 In addition, the report notes that past mines operating on the island have provided only a small economic benefit to nearby communities, while imposing significant environmental and social costs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">A 2006 report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Socio-Economic Assessment of Haida Gwaii \/ Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Viewpoints<\/em><\/a>, argues that Haida Gwaii contains a disproportionate percentage of mineral resources, with roughly 3% of the province\u2019s high\/very high mineral potential within just 1% of the land <span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">base.\u00a0 In addition, due to its physical proximity to foreign markets, Haida Gwaii is thought to have a competitive advantag<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">e regarding transportation<\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">A robust mining industry requires large areas of available land for exploration purposes.\u00a0 While the value of undeveloped deposits is unknown, lands withdrawn from disposition may have a negative economic impact for Haida Gwaii.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">Compensation costs for expropriation of existing mineral tenures are substantial.\u00a0 These costs are to be minimised wherever possible.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">The options being considered are consistent with the Viewpoints and Perspectives stated in the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 The options for PAs are based on the Agreements and Viewpoints outlined in section 3.1.1 Protected Areas of the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 The options for NWMs are based on Perspectives outlined in section 3.3.6 Minerals of the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 For additional details, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\">socio-economic assessment<\/a> completed by Pierce Lefebvre Consulting.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"import-Normal\">The proposed PAs and NMWs outlined below are separate areas; there is no overlap of geographic areas between them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Each of the options being considered for PAs and NMWs is summarised below.[footnote]The numbers shown in the tables indicating areas of PAs and NMWs, as well as impacts on mineral tenure and potential, are derived from the socio-economic assessment report by Pierce Lefebvre Consulting (2006), as follows: Tables 2, 3, and 4 are based on Table 10 on p. 41 of the report; Tables 5, 6, and 7 are based on Table 11 on p. 43 of the report. Note that NMW1 does not appear in the tables; this option was created for this Application.[\/footnote]\u00a0 First, a summary of projected impacts on mining activity is provided in Table 1.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 1.\u00a0 Summary of Impacts of <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><strong> on Mining Activity<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\r\n<table style=\"height: 161px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 71px;width: 118.917px\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 71px;width: 187.4px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management\r\n<\/strong>(legislative framework\r\nbefore the Agreement)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 404.483px\" colspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Post-Agreement Options <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 27.85pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 36px;width: 212.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1 and <\/strong><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 36px;width: 176.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2 and <\/strong><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 72px\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 118.917px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Employment Potential<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 187.4px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">No exploration or mining activity in last 20 years.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 212.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">Mining activity anticipated to return due to greater land use certainty.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 176.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">Reduced potential activity relative to PA1 and NMW1<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 118.85px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 187.333px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 212.467px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 176.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\"><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Negotiating position of t<\/strong><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">he Council of the Haida Nation<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The Council of the Haida Nation is committed to realising the PA2\/NMW2 options (see below) as outlined in the <em lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/em>.\u00a0 These two options are consistent with the <em>Haida Land Use Vision<\/em> and are strongly advocated by the Council of the Haida Nation.\u00a0 The Council anticipates that any deviation from this vision will result in significant litigation expenses,[footnote]For example, in January, 2022, the province reached agreement with Imperial Metals Corp to surrender its mining claims in the Silverdaisy watershed area in southern BC. This 5,800 ha area is also known as the Skagit River Donut Hole. In exchange for returning all mining rights, Imperial Metals received $24 million in compensation.[\/footnote] as well as economic losses resulting from continued land use uncertainty.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\"><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Negotiating position of the mining industry<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Industry representatives argue that any increase in protected areas and no-mining watershed reserves beyond current management agreements will irrevocably compromise mining viability on the island.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Summary of options for protected a<\/strong><strong>reas (PAs)\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The two options being considered for protected areas include \u2018protected area 1\u2019 (PA1) and \u2018protected area 2\u2019 (PA2).\u00a0 The extent of the land base for each option is presented in Table 2.\u00a0 These options are consistent with Viewpoints 1 and 2, respectively.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 2<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Protected Area <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<table class=\"grid landscape aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 109px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 73px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;height: 73px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>Total Land base<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>Current Management\r\n<\/strong>(before the Agreement)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: left;height: 18px\"><strong>Area (% of total land base)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">-<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">22.4<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">37.7<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">42.0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: left;height: 18px\"><strong>Area (ha)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">1,004,764<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">225,067<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">378,796<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">422,001<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The estimated impacts of the options on areas identified as having potential for mineral exploration are provided in Table 3.\u00a0 These areas are identified as having either high or very high potential for mining.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>3<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Affects of Protected Areas Options <\/strong><strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"height: 242px\" width=\"748\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 50.6pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 218.783px\" colspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Currently Protected\r\n<\/strong>(before the Agreement)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 133.433px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 70.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 102.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 179.55px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">15.3<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 88.3167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">38.4<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 82.9833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">43.9<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">490,352<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">75,024<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">188,295<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">215,265<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 133.433px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Very High<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">29.8<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36.9<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">39.9<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">505,570<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">150,660<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">186,555<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">2<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">01,722<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 133.367px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 70.2167px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 102.3px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 179.483px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 88.25px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 82.25px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The extent to which the land base for each protected area option overlaps with pre-existing mineral tenure is outlined in Table 4.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Affects of <\/strong><strong>Protected Areas Options <\/strong><strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"height: 121px\" width=\"745\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 28.25pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 186.333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Existing Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 126.25px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 167.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Currently Protected<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 94.2167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 94.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 17.45pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 186.333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of total area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 126.25px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 167.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2.8<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 94.2167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">7.7<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 94.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">8.0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 17.45pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 186.333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 126.25px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36,400<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 167.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">1019<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 94.2167px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2803<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 94.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2912<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 186.267px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 126.183px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 167.25px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 94.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 94.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\r\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Summary of options for<\/strong> <strong>no-mining <\/strong><strong>w<\/strong><strong>atershed<\/strong> <strong>r<\/strong><strong>eserves (NMWs)\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The three options being considered for designation of important watersheds as reserves are \u2018current management\u2019, \u2018no-mining watershed reserve #1\u2019 (NMW1), and \u2018no-mining watershed reserve #2\u2019 (NMW2), as presented in Table 5.\u00a0 No-mining watershed reserves are consistent with the intent of restricting mineral rights through available legislation.\u00a0 These NMWs are in addition to the PAs.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 5<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Watershed<\/strong><strong> Reserve <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"height: 128px\" width=\"748\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 29.3pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 103.217px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 172.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Land Base<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 199.35px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 95.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.4pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 103.217px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Area (% of total land base)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 172.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 199.35px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">5.7<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 95.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">11.0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.4pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 103.217px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Area (ha)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 172.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">1,004,764<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 199.35px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">57,359<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 95.8833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">109,360<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 172.25px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 199.283px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 101.167px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 95.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The estimated impacts of the options on areas identified as having potential for mineral exploration are provided in Table 6.\u00a0 These areas are identified as having either high or very high potential for mining.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Table 6<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Watershed Reserve Options:\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Impacts<\/strong> <strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"width: 747px;height: 234px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 34.5pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 211.767px\" colspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong> 1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 123.417px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 73.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 107.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 167.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 91.3333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">4.7<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 93px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">12.0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">505,570<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">23,097<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">58,945<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 123.417px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Very High<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">6.8<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">10.0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">490,352<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">34,220<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">50,307<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 123.35px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 73.2167px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 107.3px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 167.467px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 91.2667px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 92.2667px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The extent to which the land base for each no-mining watershed reserve option overlaps with pre-existing mineral tenure is outlined in Table 7.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Table 7<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Watershed Reserve Options:\u00a0 Impacts on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"height: 171px\" width=\"747\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 168.317px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Existing Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 115.233px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 181.333px\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 104.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 12.75pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 104.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.35pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 168.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of total area\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 115.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">-<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 181.333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 104.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">44.4<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">44.5<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.35pt\">\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 168.317px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 115.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36,400<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 181.333px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 104.233px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">16,175<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.883px\">\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">16,183<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 168.25px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 115.167px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 181.267px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 104.167px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 101.15px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div id=\"sdfootnote7sym\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Assigned Task<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The Council of the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia are in a joint (government-to-government) land use planning process.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/lup_recommendations_report_addenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Haida Gwaii\/Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Plan Recommendations Report and Addenda<\/em><\/a> (hereafter, Recommendations Report) has been completed and the two governments are working toward a final strategic land use plan.\u00a0 As part of this work, the Council of the Haida Nation and the Province are negotiating an agreement for the amount of lands to be designated as protected areas (PAs) and as no-mining watersheds (NMWs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The PAs are defined as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(i) areas where commercial forestry, mineral exploration and development, and hydro-electric development are prohibited;<\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(ii) areas where Haida Nation sustenance traditional and cultural uses are permitted provided that they are carried out within ecological limits; and,<\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(iii) areas where other permitted uses, and the levels of such permitted uses (e.g. tourism, recreation, etc.) are to be determined in a manner that respects and recognizes the primary purpose of the protected area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The NMWs are to protect important fishing watershed areas and are established as \u201cno mining zones\u201d under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/00_96292_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mineral Tenure Act<\/em><\/a> (s.22 Mineral reserves) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/00_04015_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Coal Act<\/em><\/a> (s.21 Coal land reserves).<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">To reach agreement, the two parties identified options for each tenure (PAs and NMWs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">As an expert in joint land use planning, you have been hired as a third-party consultant to advise both parties and to recommend which options for PAs and NMWs should be adopted as part of a joint strategic land use planning agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In your professional report (not to exceed 1,000 words) you are to:<\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">a) Present your recommendation, with rationale, for one of the three options being considered for protected areas (PAs); and,<\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">b) Present your recommendation, with rationale, for one of the three options being considered for no-mining watershed reserves (NMWs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In your report, you must demonstrate the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">That your specific recommendations are superior to the other options;<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">That you considered a range of viewpoints and perspectives documented in the Recommendations Report and supported by other documents you deem relevant and important; and,<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">That you considered both benefits and costs, including the matter of compensation for loss of mineral tenure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Although you might have a strong opinions about the options, it is the quality of your argument (and supporting evidence) that matters rather than how well you express your opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Note:\u00a0 Time period. The case is set in April, 2006, after the Recommendations Report was prepared. The two parties are aiming to sign a strategic land use agreement in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\n<p>Joint land use planning between Indigenous Nations and the Provincial Government can lead to agreements that include provisions to protect natural areas and specific policies related to mineral development.\u00a0 These policies can include land use plans that are the result of reconciling existing provincial and Indigenous plans or of a new joint planning exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The Haida Nation has a history of joint management.\u00a0 In 1985, the Haida declared <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.canada.ca\/pn-np\/bc\/gwaiihaanas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwaii Haanas<\/a> a protected heritage site and, in 1993, agreed to a co-management strategy with Parks Canada.\u00a0 In 2010, the Haida Nation established a Marine Conservation Area Reserve that is co-managed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">In the initial phases of the provincial government-led Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) process for Haida Gwaii, the Haida Nation rejected the proposed process and, instead, insisted on a government-to-government decision-making model, where representatives of the Council of the Haida Nation would co-chair the planning process alongside the Province of British Columbia (BC).\u00a0 This process led to the signing, in 2001, of the General Protocol Agreement on Land Use Planning and Interim Measures.\u00a0 This protocol established measures for collaborative engagement between the two parties and an ecosystem-based management (EBM) framework to guide management strategies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The Community Planning Forum (CPF) was the primary means to carry out discussions.\u00a0 The first meeting was held in September, 2003.\u00a0 The CPF consisted of 29 participants who represented the Haida Nation, local governments, the provincial government, non-governmental organisations, industry representatives, and labour representatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">An early step in the process was for the Council of the Haida Nation to develop a land use vision, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/haida_land_use_vision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/a><em>,<\/em> which was presented to the CPF and finalised in 2005<em>.<\/em>\u00a0 This vision represents a balance of ecological, cultural, and economic interests.\u00a0 The vision was adopted by all representatives of the Planning Table except the forest industry.\u00a0 The Province held a neutral position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The aim of the forum was to create a set of recommendations guided by the Haida Land Use Vision and the Ecosystem-based Management Framework. \u00a0\u00a0If any outstanding matters did not reach consensus, these matters were to be dealt with through a government-to-government negotiation process between the Province and the Council of the Haida Nation\u00a0 The final Recommendations Report, which was developed through a 17-month process, a consensus-based agreement was not reached on a preferred scenario for EBM.\u00a0 Instead, the CPF representatives considered \u201cviewpoints.\u201d\u00a0 Votes were taken on these Viewpoints for each area element of the EBM framework.\u00a0 Where disagreement was more widespread, differing management recommendations are organised into opposing \u2018perspectives.\u2019\u00a0 The tumultuous nature of the planning process, as described by Takeda and R\u00f8pke,<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Takeda, Louise, and Inge R\u00f8pke (2010). &quot;Power and Contestation in Collaborative Ecosystem-based Management:\u00a0 The Case of Haida Gwaii.&quot; Ecological Economics, 70(2): 178-188.\" id=\"return-footnote-633-1\" href=\"#footnote-633-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> involved widespread mistrust, civil disobedience, and political subterfuge.\u00a0 As the authors state, this level of disagreement is far from the academic tendency to \u201cregard collaborative planning processes in terms of\u2026an idealised win-win outcome\u201d<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Takeda and R\u00f8pke (2010), p. 178.\" id=\"return-footnote-633-2\" href=\"#footnote-633-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a>; close scrutiny reveals that the joint land use planning process was anything but amiable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">As of April, 2006, areas of disagreement still need to be resolved, including the extent of new protected areas and of watersheds where mining is restricted. You are required to consider these two outstanding items.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Relevant resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To understand the context of your task, the following documents are most relevant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/lup_recommendations_report_addenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recommendations Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This report defines the Viewpoints and Perspectives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/haida_land_use_vision.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This Vision sets the context by establishing principles and priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To support your recommended options, your reasons should be substantiated with details from the following documents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnson, J., and D. Harrison (2006). &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.for.gov.bc.ca\/hfd\/library\/documents\/bib93615.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revitalizing British Columbia&#8217;s Coastal Economy: A New Economic Vision for the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii<\/a>.&#8221; Pacific Analytics Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Pierce Lefebvre Consulting (2006). &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Socio-Economic Assessment of Haida Gwaii \/ Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Viewpoints<\/a>.&#8221; Integrated Land Management Bureau, Coast Region Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Considerations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Your decision requires careful evaluation of a variety of historical, cultural, socio-economic, and environmental factors.\u00a0 While a comprehensive analysis of mineral reserves in Haida Gwaii is beyond the scope of your contract, some important points to consider are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the Recommendations Report:\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe report attempts to summarize 17 months of immense effort and dedication by members of the Community Planning Forum (CPF) to reach agreement on a Land Use Plan for the Islands. CPF participants spent countless hours sharing knowledge, stories, information and perspectives on the ecosystems, communities, Haida culture and economy of the Islands. Through presentations and dialogue CPF participants built a common understanding of current conditions of the Islands, the Haida Land Use Vision, Islander\u2019s [<em>sic<\/em>] goals for the future, and proposals for ecosystem-based management. Within the timeframe of the planning process, agreement was reached on many but not all aspects of a Land Use Plan.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">For 20 years (~1990-2010), Haida Gwaii saw virtually no mining exploration, due in part to significant land use uncertainty and generalised opposition among island residents to large-scale mineral developments.\u00a0 Previously, the mining industry had played a larger role in contributing to the Haida Gwaii economy.\u00a0 Provincially, mineral exploration was also suppressed through the 1990s.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">A 2004 report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.for.gov.bc.ca\/hfd\/library\/documents\/bib93615.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Revitalizing British Columbia\u2019s Coastal Economy: A New Economic Vision for North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii<\/em><\/a>, describes the mineral potential for the area as \u201clow.\u201d\u00a0 In addition, the report notes that past mines operating on the island have provided only a small economic benefit to nearby communities, while imposing significant environmental and social costs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">A 2006 report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Socio-Economic Assessment of Haida Gwaii \/ Queen Charlotte Islands Land Use Viewpoints<\/em><\/a>, argues that Haida Gwaii contains a disproportionate percentage of mineral resources, with roughly 3% of the province\u2019s high\/very high mineral potential within just 1% of the land <span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">base.\u00a0 In addition, due to its physical proximity to foreign markets, Haida Gwaii is thought to have a competitive advantag<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">e regarding transportation<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">A robust mining industry requires large areas of available land for exploration purposes.\u00a0 While the value of undeveloped deposits is unknown, lands withdrawn from disposition may have a negative economic impact for Haida Gwaii.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">Compensation costs for expropriation of existing mineral tenures are substantial.\u00a0 These costs are to be minimised wherever possible.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">The options being considered are consistent with the Viewpoints and Perspectives stated in the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 The options for PAs are based on the Agreements and Viewpoints outlined in section 3.1.1 Protected Areas of the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 The options for NWMs are based on Perspectives outlined in section 3.3.6 Minerals of the Recommendations Report.\u00a0 For additional details, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/farming-natural-resources-and-industry\/natural-resource-use\/land-water-use\/crown-land\/land-use-plans-and-objectives\/westcoast-region\/haidagwaii-slua\/socio_economic_assesstment_land_use_viewpoints.pdf\">socio-economic assessment<\/a> completed by Pierce Lefebvre Consulting.<\/li>\n<li class=\"import-Normal\">The proposed PAs and NMWs outlined below are separate areas; there is no overlap of geographic areas between them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Each of the options being considered for PAs and NMWs is summarised below.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"The numbers shown in the tables indicating areas of PAs and NMWs, as well as impacts on mineral tenure and potential, are derived from the socio-economic assessment report by Pierce Lefebvre Consulting (2006), as follows: Tables 2, 3, and 4 are based on Table 10 on p. 41 of the report; Tables 5, 6, and 7 are based on Table 11 on p. 43 of the report. Note that NMW1 does not appear in the tables; this option was created for this Application.\" id=\"return-footnote-633-3\" href=\"#footnote-633-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 First, a summary of projected impacts on mining activity is provided in Table 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 1.\u00a0 Summary of Impacts of <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><strong> on Mining Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\n<table style=\"height: 161px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 71px;width: 118.917px\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 71px;width: 187.4px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<br \/>\n<\/strong>(legislative framework<br \/>\nbefore the Agreement)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 404.483px\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Post-Agreement Options <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 27.85pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 36px;width: 212.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1 and <\/strong><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 36px;width: 176.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2 and <\/strong><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 118.917px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Employment Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 187.4px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">No exploration or mining activity in last 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 212.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">Mining activity anticipated to return due to greater land use certainty.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 72px;width: 176.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">Reduced potential activity relative to PA1 and NMW1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 118.85px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 187.333px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 212.467px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 176.15px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\"><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Negotiating position of t<\/strong><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">he Council of the Haida Nation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The Council of the Haida Nation is committed to realising the PA2\/NMW2 options (see below) as outlined in the <em lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Haida Land Use Vision<\/em>.\u00a0 These two options are consistent with the <em>Haida Land Use Vision<\/em> and are strongly advocated by the Council of the Haida Nation.\u00a0 The Council anticipates that any deviation from this vision will result in significant litigation expenses,<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"For example, in January, 2022, the province reached agreement with Imperial Metals Corp to surrender its mining claims in the Silverdaisy watershed area in southern BC. This 5,800 ha area is also known as the Skagit River Donut Hole. In exchange for returning all mining rights, Imperial Metals received $24 million in compensation.\" id=\"return-footnote-633-4\" href=\"#footnote-633-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a> as well as economic losses resulting from continued land use uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\"><strong lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">Negotiating position of the mining industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Industry representatives argue that any increase in protected areas and no-mining watershed reserves beyond current management agreements will irrevocably compromise mining viability on the island.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Summary of options for protected a<\/strong><strong>reas (PAs)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The two options being considered for protected areas include \u2018protected area 1\u2019 (PA1) and \u2018protected area 2\u2019 (PA2).\u00a0 The extent of the land base for each option is presented in Table 2.\u00a0 These options are consistent with Viewpoints 1 and 2, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 2<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Protected Area <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"grid landscape aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 109px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 73px\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;height: 73px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>Total Land base<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>Current Management<br \/>\n<\/strong>(before the Agreement)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 73px\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: left;height: 18px\"><strong>Area (% of total land base)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">22.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">37.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">42.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: left;height: 18px\"><strong>Area (ha)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">1,004,764<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">225,067<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">378,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;height: 18px\">422,001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The estimated impacts of the options on areas identified as having potential for mineral exploration are provided in Table 3.\u00a0 These areas are identified as having either high or very high potential for mining.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>3<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Affects of Protected Areas Options <\/strong><strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 242px; width: 748px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 50.6pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 218.783px\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Currently Protected<br \/>\n<\/strong>(before the Agreement)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 133.433px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 70.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 102.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 179.55px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">15.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 88.3167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">38.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 82.9833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">43.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">490,352<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">75,024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">188,295<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">215,265<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 133.433px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Very High<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">29.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">39.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 70.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 102.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">505,570<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 179.55px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">150,660<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 88.3167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">186,555<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 82.9833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">2<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">01,722<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 133.367px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.2167px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.3px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 179.483px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 88.25px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.25px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The extent to which the land base for each protected area option overlaps with pre-existing mineral tenure is outlined in Table 4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Affects of <\/strong><strong>Protected Areas Options <\/strong><strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 121px; width: 745px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 28.25pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 186.333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Existing Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 126.25px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 167.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Currently Protected<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 94.2167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 37px;width: 94.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PA2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 17.45pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 186.333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of total area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 126.25px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 167.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 94.2167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">7.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;height: 35px;width: 94.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">8.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 17.45pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 186.333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 126.25px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36,400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 167.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">1019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 94.2167px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2803<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;height: 35px;width: 94.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">2912<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px\">\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 186.267px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 126.183px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 167.25px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 94.15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;width: 94.15px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"__UNKNOWN__\">\n<h2 class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Summary of options for<\/strong> <strong>no-mining <\/strong><strong>w<\/strong><strong>atershed<\/strong> <strong>r<\/strong><strong>eserves (NMWs)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The three options being considered for designation of important watersheds as reserves are \u2018current management\u2019, \u2018no-mining watershed reserve #1\u2019 (NMW1), and \u2018no-mining watershed reserve #2\u2019 (NMW2), as presented in Table 5.\u00a0 No-mining watershed reserves are consistent with the intent of restricting mineral rights through available legislation.\u00a0 These NMWs are in addition to the PAs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Table 5<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 Watershed<\/strong><strong> Reserve <\/strong><strong>Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 128px; width: 748px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 29.3pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 103.217px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 172.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Land Base<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 199.35px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 95.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.4pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 103.217px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Area (% of total land base)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 172.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 199.35px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">5.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 95.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">11.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.4pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 103.217px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Area (ha)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 172.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">1,004,764<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 199.35px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">57,359<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 95.8833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">109,360<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 103.15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 172.25px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 199.283px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 101.167px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 95.15px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The estimated impacts of the options on areas identified as having potential for mineral exploration are provided in Table 6.\u00a0 These areas are identified as having either high or very high potential for mining.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Table 6<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Watershed Reserve Options:\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Impacts<\/strong> <strong>on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 747px;height: 234px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 34.5pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 211.767px\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong> 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 123.417px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 73.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 107.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 167.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 91.3333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">4.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 93px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">12.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">505,570<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">23,097<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">58,945<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 123.417px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Very High<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">6.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">10.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 16.65pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 73.2833px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 107.367px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">490,352<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 167.533px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 91.3333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">34,220<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 93px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"en-US\" xml:lang=\"en-US\">50,307<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123.35px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.2167px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.3px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 167.467px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 91.2667px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.2667px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">The extent to which the land base for each no-mining watershed reserve option overlaps with pre-existing mineral tenure is outlined in Table 7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><strong>Table 7<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Watershed Reserve Options:\u00a0 Impacts on <\/strong><strong>Metallic <\/strong><strong>Mineral Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 171px; width: 747px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.25pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 168.317px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Existing Tenure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 115.233px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 181.333px\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Current Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 104.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NMW2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 12.75pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 104.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: #e6e6e6;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: solid solid double;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.35pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 168.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>% of total area<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 115.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 181.333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 104.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">44.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;border-color: windowtext;border-style: double solid solid;border-width: 0.5pt;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;width: 101.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">44.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"TableNormal-R\" style=\"height: 14.35pt\">\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 168.317px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ha<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 115.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">36,400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 181.333px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 104.233px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">16,175<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"TableNormal-C\" style=\"background-color: transparent;vertical-align: middle;padding: 0pt 5.4pt;border: 0.5pt solid windowtext;width: 101.883px\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\" style=\"text-align: center\">16,183<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 168.25px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 115.167px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181.267px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 104.167px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 101.15px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"sdfootnote7sym\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-633-1\">Takeda, Louise, and Inge R\u00f8pke (2010). \"<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ecolecon.2010.02.007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power and Contestation in Collaborative Ecosystem-based Management:\u00a0 The Case of Haida Gwaii<\/a>.\" <em>Ecological Economics<\/em>, 70(2): 178-188. <a href=\"#return-footnote-633-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-633-2\">Takeda and R\u00f8pke (2010), p. 178. <a href=\"#return-footnote-633-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-633-3\">The numbers shown in the tables indicating areas of PAs and NMWs, as well as impacts on mineral tenure and potential, are derived from the socio-economic assessment report by Pierce Lefebvre Consulting (2006), as follows: Tables 2, 3, and 4 are based on Table 10 on p. 41 of the report; Tables 5, 6, and 7 are based on Table 11 on p. 43 of the report. Note that NMW1 does not appear in the tables; this option was created for this Application. <a href=\"#return-footnote-633-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-633-4\">For example, in January, 2022, the province reached agreement with Imperial Metals Corp to surrender its mining claims in the Silverdaisy watershed area in southern BC. This 5,800 ha area is also known as the Skagit River Donut Hole. In exchange for returning all mining rights, Imperial Metals received $24 million in compensation. <a href=\"#return-footnote-633-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1858,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Natural Resources.Application.Haida Gwaii","pb_subtitle":"NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNING CASE STUDY","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":"cc-by-nc-sa"},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[57],"class_list":["post-633","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","license-cc-by-nc-sa"],"part":598,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1394,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/633\/revisions\/1394"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/598"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/633\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}