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This in NOT the complete draft (2010) Gwich'in Land Use Plan Zones. It includes only the Gwich'in Conservation Zones, Heritage Conservation Zones and the Special Management Zones.This current approved land use plan expired in 2008 and is in the process of being revised. The 2003 plan zones can be found:sd.DBO.PLCGLWB_APP_Gwich'inLandUsePlanMore details can be found here:http://www.gwichinplanning.nt.ca/landUsePlan.htmlThe following are the land use plannigng Zones:Gwich'in Conservation and Heritage Conservation Zones: where uses related to oil and gas development, mineral and aggregate extraction, transportation, waste disposal, communication, power development and commercial renewable resource activities are not permitted (approximately 10% of the Settlement Area) Gwich'in Special Management Zones: where all land uses are possible as long as conditions outlined in the Land Use Plan are met and approvals through the regulatory system are obtained. The Land Use Plan conditions are designed to protect valued resources identified by communities or other organizations during the planning process (approximately 33% of the Settlement Area) Gwich'in General Use Zones:where all land uses are possible with the necessary approvals from the current regulatory system. The Land Use Plan imposes no conditions for proposed uses and activities in these areas (approximately 57% of the Settlement Area). These zones are not present in this datasetAttributes are:Area_Name Name of the zoneCode unknownType_Code type of zone (ie GHCA, SMA, GCA)Area_Types Full description of the Zone type (ie Heritage Conservation Area)F_Area Area |