By Bruce L. Benson Private prosecution of crimes has a long and sordid history, and that history isn’t over. Bounty hunters no longer hound innocent people to death as some did in England in the mid-18th century, but environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council have modified the tactic. They use "citizen suits"Continue reading “Environmental Bounty-Hunting”
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Lessons from British Columbia: Public Forest Management
Although the forests of British Columbia, Canada, are 96 percent government-owned, the management of the forests is far more market-driven than in the U.S. Forest Service.
The 19th Century Comanche
These Plains Indians had a legal system based on accepted rules of conduct and individual rights.
Poachers to Rangers
In the heart of Cambodia is the most important waterbird zone in mainland Southeast Asia. At Prek Toal, just-hatched chicks peep in deafening high tones, while larger birds take off, land, and perform mid-air acrobatics. Many rare and endangered birds make their home here, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the edge of Tonle Sap, SoutheastContinue reading “Poachers to Rangers”
Cities Adopt Green Tops
When the elevator stops on the top floor of some of the world’s newest downtown skyscrapers, the occupants may be in for a surprise. Before them may be a field of waving native grasses and a stunning display of wildflowers. Birds chirp, and butterflies go about their business without even noticing they are in midtownContinue reading “Cities Adopt Green Tops”
Protecting Forests, Enriching People
While rampant illegal logging takes place around them, two indigenous communities in Nicaragua have banned together to harvest wood in a sustainable manner and to act as a buffer for Nicaragua’s largest protected area. Indigenous people own and manage more than 54,000 acres adjoining the 1.8 million-acre Bosaws Reserve. With help from conservation groups, theyContinue reading “Protecting Forests, Enriching People”
Letters to the Editor
A Distorted Picture of Canadian Forests Alison Berry?s article about Canadian forest management (?Timber Tenures,? March 2005) takes a somewhat truncated view of the situation?giving us all of the good but none of the bad. There are some very large downsides to the timber lease and tenure structures, and those pitfalls have causedContinue reading “Letters to the Editor”
Blackfeet Gathering
Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.
Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans
A comparison of historical and contemporary Canadian and U.S. Native American policy.
Self-Determination –
A return to property rights and the rule of law would restore economic strength and stewardship to American Indian Economies.