Our Hopes and Aspirationsby Stephan Martineau & Miriam Mason Martineau
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protection plans as a priority over timber management plans. A transition
to a sustainable ecosystem-based economy that includes full and diverse
employment for the people of the Slocan Valley. The implementation of a
valley-wide ecosystem-based plan which determines where logging can take
place within consumptive use watersheds, while ensuring the protection of
water in the present and in the future. Meaningful participation, including
shared decision-making by residents of the Slocan Valley in regards to activities
in their consumptive use watersheds. Alternatives to clearcutting and the
incorporation of value-added approaches in all manufacturing activities,
particularly in the timber section. A community that works together towards
becoming a global model for a sustainable transition economy. |
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We
believe that the resolution of global environmental problems begins at
a local level, and that it is our responsibility as citizens to guarantee
a natural heritage for future generations, that is at least as healthy
as the one we have inherited. We therefore promote forest management decisions
that consider and reflect all values provided by the forest. We believe
that any proposal for development in our community must protect the needs
of the ecosystem and of those who live here. We advocate decisions based
on leading edge scientific knowledge that includes identifiable and accountable
sectors within the community (local sectors, not sectors of interest that
are controlled or directed from outside the Slocan Valley). We know (being
part of a greater ecosystem) that the longer we delay the inevitable changes
in dealing with economy and environment, the more severe and challenging
they will be. Following this line of thought we are working hard to bring
about changes that include, but which are not limited to:
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