Environmental Assessments (EAs) are project reviews to help governments decide whether to approve major projects, like pipelines and large mines. Under  section 8 of the Foundation Agreement, Lake Babine Nation is pursuing two EA agreements with British Columbia (BC). These are general agreements, not specific to any one project.
 
LBN has drafted some sample frameworks for membership consideration.

DRAFT-LBN EA socio-economic impacts framework [pdf]
DRAFT- LBN EA Sustainability Analysis Framework [pdf]
DRAFT - Meaning of sustainable development to LBN [pdf]

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* 1. Do you agree that all resource projects in Lake Babine Territory (for example, mines, pipelines) should be sustainable?

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* 2. Suppose a company wanted to build an open-pit gold mine close to Nilkitkwa. What would be your biggest initial concerns about how this could affect Lake Babine Nation, the Territory, or you and your family?

What kind of information would you want about the proposed project to better understand how it could affect Lake Babine, the Territory and you and your family?

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* 3. Suppose a company wanted to set up a 600 person, 2 year work camp within 10 km of a Lake Babine community. Would you be worried about how this could affect the Lake Babine community and if so, what would you be worried about?

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* 4. Please share any thoughts or suggestions for improving these draft Lake Babine policies: What Sustainable Development Means to Lake Babine, Lake Babine’s Draft Sustainability Framework and Lake Babine’s draft Socio-Economic Framework.

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