A bird's eye view of small tenure holdings in British Columbia

Abstract

This extension note provides a spatial description of the distribution of small, area-based tenures in the province of British Columbia. It summarizes important socio-economic and biophysical data, including the locations of small tenures. The unique management implications associated with such distribution are highlighted, such as multiple and often overlapping values, implications of mountain pine beetle infestations, climate change, forest restoration, and socio-economic constraints and opportunities.

New promises, new possibilities? Comparing community forestry in Canada and Mexico

“…Over the past two decades, this has spawned signifi cant literature that assesses community forest experiences worldwide (Pagdee et al 2005;Th ompson et al 2005;Wily 2005; Poff enberger 2006), reviews defi nitions, and even relates community forestry to broader paradigms such as neoliberalism (McCarthy 2006). Not much of this work has focussed on British Columbia, although recent articles (Ambus et al 2007;Cathro et al 2007;Tyler et al 2007;Bullock and Hanna 2008) have examined the local context of community forestry and small-scale tenures.…”

“…In 2003, the provincial government proposed to double this program. In total, small tenures account for an annual cut of 3.3 million m 3 , which is less than 5% of the provincial cut (seeCathro et al 2007).…”