Posted by Hiuare.W The fact is that the Forest Resources and Timber Right Utilization Act process itself warrants a bottom up approach forum where chiefs and landowners to decide and comply with it. Once done, their decision be referred to the Minister of Forest and its department to decide on issuance of licence. The irony is that the govt controls issuance of licence and determine whether all requirements and formalities set for timber right hearing process are met. Needless to explain further the fact that chiefs and landowners required in laws the first opportunity to decide on forms and requirements under a timber right hearing is another species or element of bottom up approach policy. I agree Kennie the scoping exercise for this policy to take its shape, intent and form is yet to be debated and navigated. Hiuare.W
on 20/8/2007, 1:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Oloburi logging"
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The Local Court Act and the Forest Resources and Timber Utilization Act process and procedures require chiefs and landowners authority to decide on customary landownership and land boundary. Though the word bottom up approach did not spell out in the said Acts the practical and ordinary perception that ordinary areka man has is that this policy involves a bottom up approach decision making process.
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