First Nations & Indigenous

A Call to Action on the Forest Front

Apr 8, 2011

Does the provincial government have a coherent plan to address the exponentially deepening forest health crisis in our province? Evidently not, as outlined by two scientists in a sobering critique of provincial government forest policy (or the lack thereof) published in today’s Vancouver Sun. Penned by Suzanne Simard, a professor of forest science at the… View Article

A Paradigm Shift is Happening

Nov 21, 2010

By Peter Prontzos

A “paradigm shift” was the theme of Dr. Marti Glenn, one of the keynote speakers at the 2010 International Congress of The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology & Health, which took place from November 11-14 at Asilomar, California. Dr. Glenn, who is the Dean of the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, began by saying that,… View Article

First Nations as forest partners may be Roundtable’s most significant recommendation

Mar 10, 2009

By Ben Parfitt

There’s plenty to be concerned about with the recommendations emanating from the Working Roundtable on Forestry – an open door for raw log exports, diminished corporate taxes for cash-strapped rural municipalities, and a steady creep toward de facto privatization of some public forestlands. And in coming postings I’ll speak more about what’s on the negative… View Article

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First Nations & Indigenous

A Call to Action on the Forest Front

A Paradigm Shift is Happening

First Nations as forest partners may be Roundtable’s most significant recommendation