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Arctic
Science 2000 - Crossing Borders: Science and Community
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Sept 21-24 2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science & Yukon Science Institute
Integrating Community-Based Monitoring into Adaptive Forest Management
David C. Natcher (Sustainable Forest Management Network, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta, 8820-112 Street, Room 302, Edmonton, AB. T6G 2E1, Canada)
Forest management in the Little Red River/Tall Cree traditionally used territory has long been dictated by ‘professionally’ trained foresters whose interests often run counter to those of aboriginal community residents. Because of this, band members have largely been excluded from the decision making process while their concerns, values, and knowledge have failed to be recognized, let alone applied, to the planning process. However, through the development of criteria and performance indicators, derived from a community perspective, an ongoing system of feedbacks is being used in the development of a self-improving management system which is facilitating an assessment of forest management as it relates directly to Little Red River/Tall Cree culture and their continued land use needs.