West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan

4.4 Plan Amendment
A variety of factors will be considered when evaluating the need for plan amendment. The plan
may be amended if:
1. the province and First Nations agree to undertake cooperative planning to further
integrate First Nations interests into the SRMP. The amendment process would include
consultation with the public and stakeholders.
2. monitoring results show that the SRMP objectives are ineffective in achieving plan
goals. The amendment process would include consultation with First Nations, public and
stakeholders.
3. monitoring results show that the indicators and targets are ineffective in achieving plan
objectives. If there is minimal social or economic impact, the plan will be amended to
incorporate the new indicators and targets with a minimum of consultation.
4. monitoring results show that the indicators and targets are ineffective in achieving plan
objectives. If there is significant social or economic impact, the amendment process
would include consultation with First Nations, public and stakeholders.
5. If monitoring results show that the management considerations are ineffective in
achieving plan targets and indicators, then new management considerations can be
developed without amending the plan itself.
A SRMP and/or the legal objectives that have been established to implement the SRMP should
be reviewed at least once every ten years to ensure the plan objectives are still relevant and
provide the appropriate balance between social, economic and ecological objectives.
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