A number of evolving concepts will be essential elements in any success we achieve fulfilling our mandate. SERM's Corporate Plan and Branch and EcoRegion plans, reflect commitment to, and application of, these principles. These strategic principles represent fundamental and long-term commitments on the part of the department. Public Involvement SERM uses a range of methods to involve stakeholders and the public in its activities. A description of each is provided in SERM's Public Involvement Framework.
Public involvement represents a way of doing business for department staff.
A long-range goal is to have all employees fully equipped to recognize the need for public involvement and able to utilize appropriate methods in specific circumstances. Consensus decision-making will be used where appropriate. Co-operative processes will continue to be a preferred method of dispute and conflict resolution. The department places a high value on integration, in both its structure and its processes. This reflects the need to consider all resources, values and stakeholders, and their interrelationships, in planning and decision-making.