The Road to Logging (Wong 2024)

Policy
Written By Great Land Grab 2021

TITLE: The Road to Logging: The Geographies of Forestry Revenue Sharing with Indigenous Nations on Vancouver Island.

AUTHOR: Gabrielle Wong, Simon Fraser University

DATE: 2024

DESCRIPTION: Analysis of forestry revenue sharing and agreements between First Nations and the provincial government on Vancouver Island.

EXTRACT: “This report outlines the inadequacies of British Columbia’s Private Managed Forest Land Act (PMFLA) and offers suggestions for law reform. Part 1 is an overview of the PMFLA, Part 2 offers specific examples of how logging on private managed forest land is causing harm to communities across BC, and Part 3 proposes eight recommendations for law reform…”

ACCESS: Free online access here

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