Cumulative effects assessment attempts to reconcile possible environmental, community and health impacts of a proposed or existing project with an array of past, present and future land use activities. In light of a newly developed provincial policy framework, numerous groups are attempting to take stock of cumulative changes to environmental, social, economic, and cultural values resulting from the confluence of a variety of development projects. This panel explores perspectives from practitioners and policy-makers designing and deploying assessment frameworks to inform a deeper understanding of the long-term positive and negative impacts of resource development activities on northern BC landscapes.

Speakers:

• Matthew LeRoy, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
• Hannah Askew, West Coast Environmental Law
• Don Morgan, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
• Alistair MacDonald, The Firelight Group, on behalf of Fort Nelson First Nation

Moderator: Mike Gillingham, UNBC