03.1 Relevant Documents - Boreal Caribou - Sahtu Renewable Resources Board (SRRB)

Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada

eas@srrb.nt.ca (Catarina Owen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:18:23 -0500

Looks across Canada. NWT specifics can be found throughout the document but good resources on pages 25, 43, 67, 72 and 88.

Recovery Strategy for the Boreal Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Northwest Territories

eas@srrb.nt.ca (Catarina Owen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:18:21 -0500

Collaboratively developed in 2017, it lays out specific actions for conservation and recovery under six objectives. Helps Management Authorities prioritize work and allocate resources. Managing fire disturbances in 1.3 in the document. Â

1. Ensure adequate habitat to maintain a healthy and sustainable population of boreal caribou.

2. Ensure sustainable harvesting.

3. Obtain information to inform sound management decisions, including boreal caribou ecology, key habitat and population indicators, and cumulative effects.

4. Manage boreal caribou collaboratively, using adaptive management practices and the best available information.

5. Exchange info with NWT people about boreal caribou in all regions.

6. Further the national recovery strategy, ensure recovery obligations for protecting critical habitat and maintaining a self-sustaining populate are met or exceeded in the NWT

CONSENSUS AGREEMENT RESPECTING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOVERY FOR BOREAL CARIBOU IN THE NWT

eas@srrb.nt.ca (Catarina Owen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:18:20 -0500

Action plan with recommended approaches to achieve conservation and recovery for boreal caribou. Lists recommended actions for 6 objectives:

1. Ensure adequate habitat across NWT range.

2. Ensure harvest is sustainable.

3. Obtain information to inform sound management decisions, including boreal caribou ecology, key habitat and population indicators and cumulative effects.

4. Manage boreal caribou collectively, using adaptive management practices and the best available information.

5. Exchange information with the NWT people about boreal caribou in all regions.

6. Further to the national recovery strategy, ensure recovery obligations for protecting critical habitat and maintaining a self-sustaining population are meet or exceeded in the NWT

BOREAL CARIBOU IN THE WEK’ÈEZHÌI REGION INTERIM RANGE PLANpdf

eas@srrb.nt.ca (Catarina Owen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:18:18 -0500

The development of this interim range plan was guided by the NWT Framework for Boreal Caribou Range Planning. Looks at overall things such as: population distribution, trends and status; habitat distribution limits and targets; land protection and development interests; management actions; implementation instruments and forecasts of future habitat. Similar approach to the Framework for Boreal Caribou Range Planning.

A Framework for Boreal Caribou Range Planning

eas@srrb.nt.ca (Catarina Owen) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:18:16 -0500

This document provides a coordinated and consistent approach to developing plans to manage habitat disturbance in boreal caribou habitat across the NWT. It sets limits on the acceptable amount of disturbance and defines levels of human disturbance designed to help stay below those limits. Appendix B looks at the technical details of range planning. Specifically:

1. Wildfire Disturbance Calculations

2. Management Actions

2. 1 Avoiding new disturbances through land tenure, right and resource allocation decisions.

2.2 Avoiding and minimizing new disturbances from developments during project design, project review and issuance of permits and licenses.

2.3 Balancing/offsetting new disturbances through habitat restoration.

2.4 Managing natural disturbance (specifically wildfire).

3. Implementation Tools

3.1 Land Use Plans

3.2 Community Conservation Plans

3.3 Environmental Assessment and regulatory processes

3.4 Issuance of land and resource rights