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Impact and Benefit Agreements: A Contentious Issue for Environmental and Aboriginal Justice

Courtney Fidler, Michael Hitch

Impact and Benefit Agreements: A Contentious Issue for Environmental and Aboriginal Justice
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Resource Type Scientific Paper
Language
  • English
Year 2007
Country Canada
Topic
  • Consultation
  • Indigenous Governance
Complexity Technical
Keywords
  • Business Practices
  • Community Engagement
  • Consultation
  • Decision Making
  • Environmental Impact
  • Impact Benefit Agreement
  • Social & Cultural Impacts
Written By Academic Researchers
Written For
  • Academic Institutions or Researchers
  • Indigenous Allies
  • Leadership and Management
Description This paper discusses the conflicts surrounding the use of Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) negotiated between Indigenous communities and development companies. They suggest that these agreements exist outside of the legal framework of Environmental Assessment (EA) which generates conflict with environmental regulation. They also examine the conflict that can emerge when IBAs continue to negatively impact Indigenous peoples by not distributing mining benefits equitably between parties.
Journal Environments Journal
Volume 35
Issue 2
Pages 49 - 69
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