Implementation Plan for the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive ...

ANNEX AProject 13 - 3:Project Manager:Participant/Liaison:Wildlife Studies FundRenewable Resources Board (Board)Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Renewable Resources(DRR), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Department of Environment(DOE), Renewable Resources Council(s) (RRC(s))Referenced Clauses: 13.5, 13.7, 13.8.23, 13.8.37, 13.8.38, 13.8.40ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBILITY TIMING GUIDELINES(in sequence)1. Identify and prioritize areas of wildlife Board periodicallyresearch2. Issue call for research proposals Board as determined3. Submit research proposals to the Board government departments,others4. Evaluate the research proposals submitted Board5. Fund accepted proposals BoardFunding:- Identified funding:1993 Constant DollarsYear 12,100,000- See Annex B, Part 2, for conditions related to the Wildlife Studies FundPlanning Assumptions:- The Board will require information about wildlife in order to manage it. Since the current managers ofwildlife in the Sahtu settlement area (DRR, DFO, DOE) do not conduct wildlife research at a levelsufficient to provide the type and amount of information it is anticipated that the Board will require, ithas been agreed to establish a Wildlife Studies Fund.- The government departments with management responsibilities will continue to conduct their currentlevel of wildlife research in the Sahtu settlement area and will keep the Board informed of theresearch projects being conducted, and those planned.- The Board will not fund research which would duplicate research conducted by governmentdepartments.- When considering granting contracts, the Board will apply the same criteria to all proposals.- When considering the funding of research projects, the Board may include both personnel andoperational costs.SAHTU IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 47