The Role of ‘the Public’ in the Management of Newfoundland’s Forestry Heritage
Forestry in Newfoundland has a long history of both subsistence and industrial uses, with separate associated tenure systems and property and use rights. Though most forest users on the island are subsistence or recreational users, the public plays only a minimal role in forest decision-making, whic...
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cruclpress:10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2016v31.005 2024-06-02T08:10:40+00:00 The Role of ‘the Public’ in the Management of Newfoundland’s Forestry Heritage Kelly, Erin 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2016v31.005 https://scienceopen.com/document_file/052e1549-214e-4d0c-8db4-fe6834ec8110/ScienceOpen/Article4.pdf https://scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2016v31.005 en eng UCL Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ London Journal of Canadian Studies volume 31, issue 1 ISSN 0267-2200 journal-article 2016 cruclpress https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2016v31.005 2024-05-07T14:18:41Z Forestry in Newfoundland has a long history of both subsistence and industrial uses, with separate associated tenure systems and property and use rights. Though most forest users on the island are subsistence or recreational users, the public plays only a minimal role in forest decision-making, which continues to revolve around industry-based harvesting decisions with little regard for the multiple forest uses valued by the public. With the rapid decline of the industrial pulp and paper sector, which has coincided with policy shifts from productivist to multifunctional forest uses, Newfoundlanders face difficult decisions regarding how to manage their forests, and for whom. This essay provides a brief history of forestry in Newfoundland, including recent changes to policies and practices on the island regarding public participation and ecosystem management. It frames some of the problems and solutions of forest governance as common-pool resource issues and suggests ways to better integrate existing forest users with forest management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland UCL Press London Journal of Canadian Studies |
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Forestry in Newfoundland has a long history of both subsistence and industrial uses, with separate associated tenure systems and property and use rights. Though most forest users on the island are subsistence or recreational users, the public plays only a minimal role in forest decision-making, which continues to revolve around industry-based harvesting decisions with little regard for the multiple forest uses valued by the public. With the rapid decline of the industrial pulp and paper sector, which has coincided with policy shifts from productivist to multifunctional forest uses, Newfoundlanders face difficult decisions regarding how to manage their forests, and for whom. This essay provides a brief history of forestry in Newfoundland, including recent changes to policies and practices on the island regarding public participation and ecosystem management. It frames some of the problems and solutions of forest governance as common-pool resource issues and suggests ways to better integrate existing forest users with forest management. |
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