Released October 17, 2008 a new report by the Pembina Institute and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta provides the Government of Alberta with a proposed implementation roadmap for the LUF.

The report, Making It Real: Implementing Alberta's Land-Use Framework, recommends that the Government of Alberta take actions in six key areas to translate the LUF's policy direction into meaningful change on the ground.

• Set measurable land-use outcomes for each planning region, including management thresholds to limit cumulative impacts.
• Establish the capacity to achieve regional outcomes, including supportive policies and the appointment of a government land-use manager for each planning region who is responsible and accountable for the plan.
• Remove obstacles to LUF implementation, for example by reconciling competing mandates of different government departments.
• Provide essential support needed to fully implement the LUF in the areas of land use modelling, monitoring, interim measures, increased staffing and ongoing funding.
• Build good governance into all aspects of the LUF, including effective public and stakeholder participation, transparency and accountability in decision making, and systematic performance monitoring and reporting.
• Create a solid legal foundation to ensure that land use plans can deliver the outcomes wanted by Albertans.

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For more information:

Rick Schneider, CPAWS (Edmonton)
Tel: 780-662-4233
contact@borealcentre.ca 

Simon Dyer, The Pembina Institute
Tel: 403-721-3937
Cell: 403-322-3937
simond@pembina.org

A copy of the report, Making it Real: Implementing Alberta's Land-Use Framework, can be downloaded from www.pembina.org or www.cpawsnab.org.

Download the report