Impact and benefit agreements and northern resource governance

Bradshaw, Ben; Fidler, Courtney; Wright, Adam

doi:10.4324/9781351019101-11

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“…According to Cameron & Levitan (2014), IBAs are "bilateral contractual agreements... between Indigenous communities and mining companies seeking to extract resources from their traditional territory" (p. 25). These legally binding private company-community agreements are becoming a common mechanism for managing mining impacts and ensuring mine-derived benefits in jurisdictions with legal recognition of customary land rights (Bradshaw et al, 2018;Keenen et al, 2014;Gibson & O'Faircheallaigh, 2015). IBAs are often referred to as "supraregulatory" since they are accessory to state regulations, policies, and practices (Galbraith et al, 2007).…”

Section: Impact-benefit Agreementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Further, IBAs can provide a "social licence to operate" 11 by supplementing tenure provided by Crown land leases with formal permission from Indigenous governments (Cameron & Levitan, 2014). 12 As well, IBAs are increasingly being used to fulfill procedural aspects of the duty to consult as the Crown downloads much of this obligation onto industry proponents (Bradshaw et al, 2018;Cameron & Levitan, 2014;Gibson & O'Faircheallaigh, 2015). As private agreements, IBAs are kept confidential which can make research on IBA participation and outcomes difficult (O'Faircheallaigh, 2011).…”

Section: Impact-benefit Agreementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Brunet¹,

Longboat²

2023

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This book explores the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of the global mining sector and local communities by focusing on a number of international cases drawn from various locations in Canada, the Philippines, and Scandinavia.Mining's contribution to economic development varies greatly across countries. In some, it has been a major engine of development, but in others, disputes have erupted over land use, property rights, environmental damage, and revenue sharing. Corporate social responsibility programs are increasingly relied upon to manage company-community relations, yet conflicts persist in many settings, with significant costs for companies and communities. Exploring the many factors and drivers that characterize relationships among different actors within the sector, the volume contributes towards the development of practical wisdom, collective understanding, common sense, and prudence required for the mining sector and community partners to realize the economic potential and social and environmental responsibilities of non-renewable resource development. The book examines case studies from Canada, Scandinavia, and the Philippines, three regions amongst the world's top countries of mining operations. Drawing on their extensive experience in these regions, the contributors explore distinctive mining sectors in the Global North and South, the variation surrounding different types of extractive industries, and at different scales, and the legal processes in place to protect local communities. Key themes include corporate social responsibility, impact assessment, foreign ownership, Indigenous Peoples, gender, local insurgency, and mining disasters as well as climate change. The book identifies areas of future research and pathways to achieving stronger, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships at the nexus of global mineral extraction and local communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the extractive industries, natural resource management, sustainable business and corporate social responsibility, Indigenous studies, and sustainable planning and development.

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Section: Impact-benefit Agreementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Impact-benefit Agreementsmentioning

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Brunet¹,

Longboat²

2023

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“…This type of imbalanced and extractive interdependency is mirrored in numerous distinct forms across the Arctic [e.g. [79][80][81][82], constituting what we consider a distinct type of Arctic system: O&G SES. In other contexts, the coupling of extraction and community livelihoods may be characterized by Impact-Benefit Agreements, Environmental Impact Assessments, Private-Public Partnerships, or Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.…”

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System identity and transformation in petroleum jurisdictions: A multi-method approach for the North Slope Borough, Alaska

Lovecraft

Lee²,

Parlato³

2022

PLOS Sustain Transform

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Capturing the multidimensionality of a bounded social-environmental system (SES) presents a range of challenges to interdisciplinary researchers due to the need to integrate divergent scientific paradigms, scalar data, and social theories. Contemporary Arctic circumpolar SESs studied under conditions of rapid and unprecedented climatic, ecological, economic, and sociopolitical change, defy any singular established methodological approach that aims to schematize and interpret the system for decision-making purposes. As a small interdisciplinary team working within a large Arctic SES modeling effort, we have found that developing systems models to support resilience in the Arctic requires an understanding of system dynamics that is attentive to holistic indicators of change, measured both quantitatively and qualitatively. Using the Alaska North Slope Borough as a case study, we apply three convergent frameworks to capture significant dimensions of the system for improved problem definition in confronting the challenges of Arctic climate change. We describe contemporary “oil and gas” social-ecological system components and dynamics, the historical processes and transformations that fundamentally altered the system, and the scientific projections for the most likely catalysts of future change. This analysis results in a typology for defining subnational Arctic hydrocarbon SESs. We conclude that the future of oil and gas development as a policy pathway in different locations experiencing rapid climate change can be evaluated when difficult-to-quantify variables are included.

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“…There is also no standard formula for what these programs should entail. Feedback from communities and experienced practitioners, existing IBAs (where public), and published guidance (e.g., Gibson and O'Faircheallaigh 2015;Bradshaw et al 2019) may be helpful planning tools in this regard. Enforcement and dispute resolution mechanisms are also useful to address and can lead to enhanced stakeholder trust in the commitments being made.…”

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Effective Community Engagement during the Environmental Assessment of a Mining Project in the Canadian Arctic

Prno¹,

Pickard²,

Kaiyogana³

2021

Environmental Management

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The Back River Project is an approved gold mine in Nunavut, Canada owned by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sabina developed a comprehensive community engagement program during the environmental assessment phase of the Project to share information, receive and address local feedback and concerns, and develop productive relationships in support of Project advancement. This paper outlines Sabina’s engagement program, successes and challenges encountered from the perspective of a mineral developer, and insights obtained for effective community engagement in a Canadian Arctic context. The program has been commended by observers and is consistent with best practice models. Sabina’s experiences revealed the importance of engaging early and often using a context-specific approach; comprehensive record-keeping and reporting; the meaningful incorporation of community perspectives and Traditional Knowledge; and focusing on long-term relationships, partnerships, and local benefits. Effective community engagement subsequently played a key role in Sabina securing major licenses and permits for Project advancement.

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Impact and benefit agreements and northern resource governance

Cited by 7 publications

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Local Communities and the Mining Industry

System identity and transformation in petroleum jurisdictions: A multi-method approach for the North Slope Borough, Alaska

Effective Community Engagement during the Environmental Assessment of a Mining Project in the Canadian Arctic

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