SAVE BC'S PUBLIC LANDS
Campaign Principles
- BC's public (Crown) lands shall not be privatised.
- Corporate control over public lands shall be reduced through redistribution of forests
held in corporate timber tenures to First Nations, communities, woodlot owners and other
small community-based holders.
- No new tenures, leases, or interests in public land shall be granted without the
approval of affected First Nations.
- Government's capacity to manage public lands shall be preserved, and opportunities for
community-based management shall be increased.
- Public control of management decision-making for public land, including decisions about
public access, shall be preserved and increased.
- Fair compensation shall only be paid for "vested rights" and expenses, less
depreciation, with deductions for damage to resources and failure to fulfil obligations;
no compensation shall be allowed for potential future profits.
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