YCEE: Mandate

Yukon Council
on the Economy
and the Environment

Mandate

The Yukon government created the Yukon Council on the Economy and the Environment to help ensure that the economy and the environment are managed in a harmonious way and to raise public awareness of sustainable development issues.

The principles of sustainable development are explicitly recognized in both the Yukon Conservation Strategy and the Yukon Economic Strategy as well as in the Yukon's Environment Act and the Economic Development Act. Together, these documents form a foundation for policies and actions to strengthen and protect the Yukon's environment and the economy.

Through research and public education and by advising government on a range of issues, the Council encourages sustainable development policies and practices in the Yukon. More specifically, the Council:

reviews major government policies, strategies, legislation and programs which affect the Yukon's economy and environment;

works with industry, community and public sectors to promote development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs;

advises on the implementation of the Yukon Economic Strategy and the Yukon Conservation Strategy;

monitors the progress of the Yukon Conservation Strategy and evaluates its success in guiding sustainable development;

holds public meetings, workshops and conferences on major economic and environmental issues;

promotes public awareness and understanding of the connections between the environment and the economy;

reviews and comments on reports relating to economic and environmental issues; and

recommends research on sustainable development issues.