Forestry plan in B.C. allows for ‘valuable input’ says First Nation chief | APTN News

The chief of ?Esdilagh First Nation in British Columbia says changes to the province’s forestry plan are a step in the right direction that includes government-to-government engagement.

“First Nations and as well as other stakeholders have valuable input on what they would like represented and how that process would look,” says Chief Troy Baptiste. “This allows for forest landscape management that will improve the overall health and resiliency of the ecosystems help reduce the risk to biodiversity.”

On Oct. 20, the government introduced legislation that promises to reshape forestry management in B.C.

The changes will focus on sustainability and includes shared decision-making with First Nation governments.

The move comes after a year and a half of protests over logging of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island, calling for changes in forestry management.

Read more: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/esdilagh-first-nation-says-b-c-governments-change-to-forestry-plan-allows-for-valuable-input/
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