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Article: Forest management includes Aboriginals
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- Saskatchewan Sage
- Article date:
- October 31, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Aboriginal Multi-Media Society Oct 31, 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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OTTAWA -- Aboriginal communities in Canada have long struggled to gain access to decision-making in the management of forest resources in traditional territories.
Today, advances are being made as Aboriginal peoples join in new forest management discussions at the local, provincial, federal, and international levels.
In part, the impetus for increased Aboriginal involvement is attributable to global and domestic efforts to further develop and implement the concept of sustainable forest management.
In the process of defining sustainable forest management, there is growing recognition of the importance of forests to Aboriginal peoples and that Aboriginal forest-based ecological ...