Environmental Management
Nipissing Environmental Management Plan is at Stage 1 where an inventory of environmental issues have been established. The Nipissing Environmental Framework (EMF) is this document which will constitute in a general fashion an inventory of the condition of the land through a number of environmental studies commissioned at various times. The study recommendations will be utilized to ensure compliance has been mitigated, in the process of or plans and studies cited that may be on going. A priority list is incorporated to provide a minimal degree of description as to the plans and the expectations of Nipissing Nation with regards to environmental planning.
A Stage 2 process will be cited as the Nipissing Nation Environmental Management Agreement and will incorporate and include the principles of the EMF. The EMA will set out the laws, regulations and processes to carry out the principles and plans of the EMF. This document will culminate in the agreement that Canada and Nipissing will sign as their understanding of what the Nipissing Environmental Management Plan will incorporate and how it will be implemented.
The Stage 3 process will be development of the documents required for implementation, all forms, reviews, assessments and monitoring processes to be described.
These three stage descriptions are provided only to ensure some acknowledgement of a very basic process where a vacuum exists as no EMF, EMA or EMP exists with regards to native owned land that may be utilized as a pattern or measuring stick. Nipissing utilizes EMF, EMA, EMFA and EMP throughout this document. This usage in no way reflects or ponders a restriction to any stage of development cited.
