Conservation Action Plan

Conservation Areas Networking Planning (2014-2017)

Create an information base (Cree knowledge and western science)
Create planning support tools to integrate conservation science knowledge into conservation network planning
Undertake Cree community level consultations to identify priority conservation areas (areas undergoing high development pressures will receive more immediate attention)
Assess suitability and local support for existing protected areas that were established without the appropriate level of Cree consultation
Bring all of the priority conservation areas together to design an interconnected, conservation areas network for Eeyou Istchee
Once identified and documented, priority conservation areas should be made temporarily off limits to further development until decisions on their designation status are made through implementation mechanisms

Establish protected areas through collaborative work with provincial and federal governments.
Establish protected areas through collaboration with Eeyou Marine Region Planning Commission (Eeyou Marine Region Agreement)
Establish conservation areas through collaboration with regional land use planning commissions

Explore opportunities for Cree management under different conservation designations
If needed, explore the possibility of creating a new conservation designation specifically designed to meet Cree needs
Build capacity for Cree management opportunities for conservation areas in the network

Establish and implement a monitoring program for trends, changes, interventions etc. Develop methods to measure the effectiveness in relation to goals, ex. protection, restoration and benefits.