{"id":3945,"date":"2017-09-01T18:59:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T21:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2017-09-01T18:59:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T21:59:08","slug":"independent-review-of-forestry-in-nova-scotia-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/?p=3945","title":{"rendered":"Independent Review of forestry in Nova Scotia  announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BudgetAddress.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BudgetAddress.jpg\" alt=\"budget address\"  width=\"250\" class=\"alignleft\" \/><\/a>In its pre-election budget address on April 27, 2017, the Liberal government announced <that it would \"appoint an independent expert to review our forestry practices to ensure we strike the right balance for our forests. This review will get underway as soon as possible, starting first in the western region. No future long-term timber harvesting licences will be awarded on crown land until the work is complete\u201d. That promise became part of their election platform. \n\nThe Liberals regained a majority in the ensuing election (May 30) and on June 30, Deputy Minister Julie Towers said she expected the review would <a href=\"http:\/\/nsforestnotes.ca\/2017\/06\/30\/cbc-infoa-m-attempts-to-sort-out-issues-between-smaller-private-owners-and-operators-and-the-westfor-consortium-3-the-government-view\/\">get underway within weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday (Aug 30)  the government announced the review is beginning, that it would be headed up by University of King\u2019s College President William Lahey and that it would take place in three phases with a final report on February 28, 2018.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #996633;\">The review will examine current practices, including strengths and weaknesses, and provide recommendations for improvement regarding how Nova Scotia balances long-term environmental, social and economic interests in managing the province\u2019s forests. In particular, the review has the mandate to examine the following components:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #996633;\">Evaluate the effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve the legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines, as well as the science-based tools that determine whether and where harvesting occurs, as well as the harvesting methods (e.g: clear cut, partial harvest) that can or should be used. Evaluate market access for private forest owners, particularly in the western region, and provide recommendations to address any identified issues.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/natr\/forestry\/Forest_Review\/\">NSDNR>Independent Review of Forest Practices<\/a><\/span> <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/news\/release\/?id=20170830002\"><strong>NSDNR Press Release<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nView <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/natr\/forestry\/Forest_Review\/ForestPracticesReviewTOR.pdf\"><strong>Terms of Reference<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/natr\/forestry\/Forest_Review\/\">Contact Address <\/a>is given for people wishing to provide comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #996633;\">You may contact the forest practices review by sending an email to forestryreview@novascotia.ca. Please note that you will receive an automatic response thanking you for your email. Your correspondence will be forwarded to Professor William Lahey for his consideration.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its pre-election budget address on April 27, 2017, the Liberal government announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3945"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3947,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions\/3947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halifaxfieldnaturalists.ca\/hfnWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}