Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) continues to use First Nations to advance their agenda for regulation over land use that includes banned use.
In their quest Y2Y is now celebrating a signed government land use plan that "protects" 83% of the Peel Watershed. This gives them the 'northern anchor" of their land theft from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. This plan was signed by the Yukon government, First Nations Na-Cho Nyäk Dun; Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in; Vuntut Gwitchin Government; and Gwich’in Tribal Council. The land is divided up into 16 Landscape Management Units. Six Special Management Areas make up 55 per cent; 4 Wilderness Areas make up 25 per cent; 2 Wilderness Areas – Boreal Caribou designations make up 3 per cent; and 4 Integrated Management Areas make up 17 per cent. Conservation Areas do not allow new industrial land-use dispositions, such as mining; or new surface access, such as a road. Conservations Areas also have three designations: Special Management Areas: 55 per cent of the region will be permanently withdrawn from mineral staking and the issuing new oil-and-gas rights. The region will have many protected areas, and each will have management plans. Wilderness Areas: 25 per cent of the region is withdrawn from mineral staking and the issuing new oil-and-gas rights for a limited time. Boreal Caribou Wilderness Area: 3 per cent of the region is made up of Wilderness Areas with additional requirements for protection including management planning. Integrated Management Areas make up 17% of the region with a variety of land uses and surface areas are allowed. Development will be restricted and impacts limited. Plan recommendations include: Develop a management plan for the Dempster Highway Corridor; delist the Wind River Trail as a road; limit off-road vehicle use to specific locations within the region; ensure new roads are temporary and not for public use; do not allow infrastructure along major rivers; and all parties agree on a process for deciding if a development proposal fits with the plan. It is nothing more than restricted land use that will continue to expand until the whole area is so highly restricted for any use or not allowing any use at all. This is just the beginning. Were Yukon citizens consulted on this? How much further with Y2Y use select groups to achieve their means?
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