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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
- Features of the Niagara
Escarpment
- Commission, Staff and
Operations
- The Niagara Escarpment
Plan, 2017
- UNESCO World Biosphere
THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT: A UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE RESERVE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT: A UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE RESERVE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT: A UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE RESERVE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Features of the Niagara Escarpment Commission, Staff and Operations The Niagara Escarpment Plan, 2017 UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Designation A
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A GEOLOGICAL TREASURE
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A SITE OF EXCELLENCE IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
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HISTORY OF LAND USE PLANNING IN THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT PLAN AREA
Gertler Report 1967
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ABOUT THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT COMMISSION
- Composed of 17 members: 8 region/county
reps and 9 “public-at-large” reps with the Chair
- Supported by staff of 27 in Georgetown and
Thornbury offices, decisions are made independently, impartially, and according to a risk management framework.
- NEC meets monthly, usually in Georgetown,
to review Development Permit Applications, Plan Amendments and review NEC business
- NEC reports to Ontario’s Minister of Natural
Resources and Forestry
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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT PLAN REVIEW
1985 1994 2005 2017
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PART 1 OF THE NEP:
LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
NEP Land Use Designation Area (hectares) Percent Escarpment Natural Area 78,351 40% Escarpment Protection Area 65,933 34% Escarpment Rural Area 38,445 20% Escarpment Recreation Area 5,718 3% Mineral Resource Extraction Area 2,494 1% Urban Area 4,104 2% Total 195,044 100%
NEP Escarpment Natural Area Escarpment Protection Area Escarpment Rural Area Escarpment Recreation Area Mineral Resource Extraction Area Urban Area Minor Urban Centre Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System
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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT: UNESCO WORLD BIOSPHERE RESERVE DESIGNATION
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