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Changing the Culture of Forestry in Canada
Building Effective Institutions for Aboriginal Engagement in Sustainable Forest Management
Occasional Publications Series
Edited by Marc G. Stevenson and David C. Natcher
Existing institutions and rules of engagement for sustainable forest management (SFM) in Canada are not designed to accommodate the rights or interests of its Aboriginal peoples. In recognition of this, there has emerged a community of Aboriginal partners and academic researchers committed to changing forestry practices, institutions, and policies. They have collectively undertaken research to address the needs, rights, and interests of forest-dependent Aboriginal communities, with the intention of producing knowledge and skill sets needed to reform forest and resource development sectors. This is the first of two volumes that will highlight the most current and critical research undertaken by this community of practice. While this book and upcoming companion volume are aimed directly at Canada’s forest sector, the implications of this research should be of considerable interest and value to all who have a vested interest in natural resource development and management on lands where Aboriginal peoples assert constitutionally protected rights and interests. By attempting to create the ethical space for Aboriginal peoples in building new institutions and policies for their engagement in SFM, this volume addresses some of the most pressing environmental and social issues that Canadians face today.
Book details
Publication date: January 2009Series: Occasional Publications Series
Keywords: Forestry;Sustainability;Native Studies
Subject(s): TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, Area Studies, Area Studies / Northern & Polar Studies, Forestry / Sustainability / Native Studies, Forestry;Sustainability;Native Studies
Publisher(s): The University of Alberta Press, Sustainable Forest Management Network, University of Alberta
Book details
Publication date: January 2009Series: Occasional Publications Series
Keywords: Forestry;Sustainability;Native Studies
Subject(s): TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, Area Studies, Area Studies / Northern & Polar Studies, Forestry / Sustainability / Native Studies, Forestry;Sustainability;Native Studies
Publisher(s): The University of Alberta Press, Sustainable Forest Management Network, University of Alberta
Marc G. Stevenson. For over 20 years, Marc Stevenson has worked with Aboriginal groups, universities, governments, NGOs, and industrial proponents on a broad range of issues. With degrees in anthropology and archaeology, he has addressed environmental, social, political, economic and cultural issues and challenges facing Canada's First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples. He is noted for his research on traditional knowledge, indigenous management systems, co-management, traditional economy, and sustainable development.
David C. Natcher.
Marc G. Stevenson. For over 20 years, Marc Stevenson has worked with Aboriginal groups, universities, governments, NGOs, and industrial proponents on a broad range of issues. With degrees in anthropology and archaeology, he has addressed environmental, social, political, economic and cultural issues and challenges facing Canada's First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples. He is noted for his research on traditional knowledge, indigenous management systems, co-management, traditional economy, and sustainable development.
David C. Natcher.