Their primary purposes are to address the
adverse effects of commercial activities on local communities and their environments,
and to ensure that Aboriginal peoples receive benefits from the development of natural resources on their land, as designated under the relevant land claim agreement (Source: Irene Sosa and Karyn Keenan, Impact
Benefit Agreements Between Aboriginal Communities and Mining Companies: Their Use in Canada, Can
...[+++]adian Environmental Law Association, Environmental Mining Association of British Columbia and CooperAcciòn, October 2001.) [ Return to text ]Leurs principaux objectifs sont de tenir compte des répercussions néga
tives des activités commerciales sur les collectivités locales et leur environnement et de veiller à ce que les Autochtones tirent des avantages de l’exploitation des ressources naturelles que renferme leur territoire, comme le prévoit l’accord applicable sur les revendications territoriales. Source : Irene Sosa et Karyn Keenan, Impact
Benefit Agreements Between Aboriginal Communities and Mining Companies: Their Use in Canada, Association canadienne du droit de l’en
...[+++]vironnement, Environmental Mining Association of British Columbia et CooperAcciòn, octobre 2001. [ Retour au texte ]