Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Certification: a Review of the Canadian Situation

We assess how different certification standards address Aboriginal issues in Canada, augmenting current legislation related to Aboriginal issues. The benefits from forest certification and the obstacles to its adoption by the Aboriginal community are also reviewed. We conclude that it would take sig...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecology and Society
Main Authors: Anna V. Tikina, John L. Innes, Ronald L. Trosper, Bruce C. Larson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2010
Subjects:
First Nations
Aboriginal forestry
Aboriginal peoples
Canada
forest certification
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03553-150333
https://doaj.org/article/bb00d20b82f04794b40cd6a55ef9082d
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Summary:We assess how different certification standards address Aboriginal issues in Canada, augmenting current legislation related to Aboriginal issues. The benefits from forest certification and the obstacles to its adoption by the Aboriginal community are also reviewed. We conclude that it would take significant effort, time, and resources to achieve widespread Aboriginal adoption of forest certification.

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