Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: environmental impact, petroleum industry, traditional knowledge, Beaufort Sea, community consultation, social impact, exploration drilling, traditional activities, biophysics, Inuvialuit Settlement Region
| Principal Investigator: | Fabijan, Michael F (4) |
| Licence Number: | 13561 |
| Organization: | Kavik-AXYS Inc. |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
2003
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| Issued: | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Project Team: | Sherri Lab |
Objective(s): Devon Canada Corporation is proposing to commence an offshore oil and gas exploratory drilling operation in the Beaufort Sea in 2005/6. Exploratory work would take place over a three to five year period on exploration lease (EL) 420 in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. In preparation for a comprehensive study and impact assessment for the proposed project, Kavik-AXYS Inc. will undertake a traditional knowledge study to; 1) collect traditional knowledge information to contribute to a community-based approach to the impact assessment for the Devon Offshore Exploratory Drilling Program; 2) facilitate meaningful participation of local communities in the impact assessment process; and 3) ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements for the collection and application of traditional knowledge in the impact assessment process. Traditional knowledge studies in the context of impact assessment have two major objectives. The first objective is to work with people from local communities to obtain information to assist in the assessment of potential impact to traditional activities and relationships. The second complimentary objective is to obtain traditional knowledge information that can be used to improve the biophysical and social impact assessment.
