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Map 8 shows examples of resource management
zones for four SLRPs at the regional scale, Dawson
Creek, Okanagan-Shuswap, Kalum, and Fort Nelson
LRMPs. SLRPs are shaped and influenced by many
factors such as: the physical landscape and important
ecological features; the diversity and types of resource
uses that are being considered; and the priorities of
First Nations, stakeholders, the general public and
the government. The examples in Map 8 reflect the
diversity of factors to be considered that result in the
establishment of a range of policy-based zones and
designations in each plan area that are quite unique.
Discussion
Non-binding policy-based zones, designations and
related objectives that emerge from SLRP processes
are utilized by a variety of natural resource sectors
and levels of government when making land and
resource allocation decisions. Many of the resource
management zones or designations defined in
approved plans were designed in collaboration with
the majority of key stakeholders present during the
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planning process. The development of these zones
and designations is intended to reduce conflict on
the land base and increase certainty for investment.
These zones and designations can also be used as a
policy tool to manage important ecological values.
Several First Nations have developed their own
land use plans, with similar resource management
zoning frameworks that reflect their own values
and expectations. Recent planning processes
involving First Nations recognize partnerships and
government-to-government agreements as an
important component in the creation of SLRPs.
It is a challenge in any SLRP process to keep policy
direction up-to-date and consistent with new
developments. While in some planning areas in BC
there has been a consistent effort to keep the policy
direction current, this is not the case in all planning
areas. To ensure the direction remains current, in
many cases policy-based planning direction related
to forestry activities is legalized as land use objectives
under Section 93.4 of the Land Act. Section 4.4
explores these legal land use objectives in more detail.
• GeoBC Geographic Warehouse publishes resource management feature spatial data.
Available: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/home.do
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