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Okanagan Nation Alliance worried about proposed working forest plan
The coalition says the timber-focused model could limit environmental protection and raise unresolved questions about how Indigenous title will be respected.
- The Okanagan Nation Alliance issued a statement warning that the province's planned Working Forest Landscape Model may undermine environmental protection and Indigenous title rights.
- Forests Minister Ravi Parmar announced the model in August to streamline permit processes for lumber companies by creating conservation, multiple-use, and working forest zones.
- The ONA expressed concern that the working forest zone will have timber harvesting as the "dominant objective," potentially limiting environmental restoration opportunities.
- Tribal Chairman Chief Clarence Louie stated, "Provincial zoning will not replace our laws," asserting that land management decisions must involve Indigenous title holders.
- As the province prepares to announce pilot zones this fall, the ONA maintains that forests are "interconnected living systems" providing cultural and ecological benefits.
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