Published: 2004
Total Pages: 142
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The introduction to this report reviews the general objectives & intent of the Morice Land & Resource Management Plan and the method for socio-economic assessments of such plans. The main section presents & discusses results of an assessment of the impacts of the Plan on the following: the primary industrial sectors, including forestry, minerals & energy, agriculture, trapping, & botanical forest products; back-country tourism; the recreation sector; communities & settlements in the Plan area; and First Nations. This is followed by a brief summary of the results of the environmental risk assessment for the Plan's final land use recommendation, as well as an integrated perspective on the expected socio-economic & environmental impacts of the Plan. The final section draws conclusions about the net economic value accounting of the Plan, the effects of the Plan on economic development, and the overall social & environmental impacts of the plan. Appendices include demographic & community data for the Plan area as well as background information & statistics on the various sectors examined in this assessment.