| Title | Biodiversity assessment in the oilsands region, northeastern Alberta, Canada |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Sherrington, M. |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 73-81 |
| Publisher | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal |
| Place Published | Guildford: Beech Tree Publishing |
| Publication Language | en |
| ISBN Number | 1461-5517 |
| Accession Number | 16490091 |
| Keywords | biodiversity, cumulative effects, EIA, environmental impact assessment, First Nations, mitigation, oil sands, reclamation, stakeholders |
| Abstract | The Oil Sands region of northeastern Alberta contains the world's largest reserves of oil, in the form of tar-sand. In the Oil Sands region, a large number of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) have been completed for approximately 20 oil sands projects in the past two decades. The EIA process here is unique, in that stakeholders in the region (First Nations, industry representatives, scientists, and residents) have selected indicators of ecological health of the area, including biodiversity. This paper discusses the process of biodiversity assessment using the indicators selected by stakeholders in relation to the overall goals to maintain biodiversity in the region |
| URL | http://www.cbd.int/impact/case-studies/cs-impact-iapa23-1-sherrington-en.pdf |
| Topics | EIA, environment, policy, biodiversity, First Nations, oil sands |
| Locational Keywords | northeastern Alberta |
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| Group | CEMA |
| Citation Key | 22090 |
