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Welcome to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) website. YESAB Head office has MOVed!EFFECTIVE AUGUST 31, 2009 The YESAB Head Office will be located on the corner of 4th and Strickland on the 2nd floor of the nuvo building. our new address is 200-309 Strickland. Call 668-6420 for directions.YESAB was established under the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic
Assessment Act (YESAA), which came into force May 13, 2003.
The Act sets out a process to assess the environmental and socio-economic
effects of projects and other activities in the Yukon or that
might affect the Yukon. This is a requirement of Chapter 12 of
the Umbrella Final Agreement and Yukon The federal government has now finalized the Regulations that accompany the Act and assessments under YESAA are now being conducted. YESAB has developed Rules that set out in detail how the assessment process will work. For information on how Yukon environmental assessments were being handled in the past, please click here. YESAB is committed to building an assessment process that works well for all Yukoners and all stakeholders. YESAB’s goal is to ensure the new assessment process under YESAA is the best possible arrangement for all interests. Our commitment is to be an impartial, effective and efficient organization that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process. This website is updated regularly, so please check back again in the future to see additions and improvements to the site. Please be aware that this website presents information about YESAA and YESAB in a plain language format for the purposes of public education and assistance. For a full understanding of YESAA's implications for a project, existing project or plan, please consult the Act, associated regulations and rules directly. This website was last updated: January 2010 |
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Nations’ Final Agreements. These assessments will be conducted
in a manner that is consistent with the