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British Columbia’s forest sector does
need to be revitalized and change is therefore necessary. But, giving
more power to corporations to short-change communities is exactly
the opposite direction of where we need to go.
A comprehensive approach is needed, but foremost
must be two things:
- A truly enforceable control of raw log exports.
The discretion of cabinet to approve raw log exports in spite
of the so-called “ban” must be ended. The raw log
export ban must also be extended to private lands in BC.
- Tenure reallocation for community managed forests.
The only long-term solutions that can benefit communities are
if the government offers large-scale tenure of our forest land-base
to communities with viable business plans who are prepared to
manage them. We believe that 50% of BC’s forest tenures
should be reallocated to communities. The Liberal governments
current 20% reallocation is not for communities, nor is it enough
to address the corporate stranglehold over BC’s forests.
Other
Solutions
Our society is a member of the BC
Coalition for Sustainable Forest Solutions. Their full solutions
platform can be found at:
http://www.forestsolutions.ca
See YTS Initiative
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