Medway Community Forest

Medway Community Forest Coop Ltd. is a community forest pilot project in southwestern Nova Scotia. Covering 15,000 hectares of land, it is the first community-owned forest on crown land in Canada east of Quebec.

It borders the Kejimkujik National Park and the Tobeatic Wilderness Area.[1]

History

The provincial government bought private lands in southwestern Nova Scotia belonging to Resolute Forest Products in 2012.[2] At the same time, community forestry in Nova Scotia quickly picked up steam after a discussion paper was published by Dalhousie University.[3] In 2013, the government launched two calls for proposals of a community project pilot and Medway Community Forest was accepted. After some negotiations, the agreement was signed in January 2015.[4]

The community forest commissioned a report in 2017 for the establishment of a carbon offset program in a cap and trade system[5]

References

1. "Community Forests - Medway Community Forest | novascotia.ca". novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
2. "Province buys Bowater lands | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
3. Beckley, Thomas (2016). "Community Forestry in the Maritimes". In Teitelbaum, Sara (ed.). Community Forestry in Canada. Lessons from Policy and Practice. Vancouver: UBC Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9780774831895.
4. Scotia, Communications Nova (2018-05-11). "Community Forest Pilot Project Begins". News Releases. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
5. "Crown and Carbon Report - Medway Community Forest Co-op". Medway Community Forest Co-op. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

External links

• Official website
• Community Forests - A Discussion Paper for Nova Scotians