Reportedly the government has the consent of some of the local influential's who don't have a single acre of forest in the revenue record and they are once again replicating the history of their forefather.May we ask from the Merlin Woods and that from the provincial government that 1- under what authority they signed this MOU on behalf of Guzara forest owners without their consultation at the grass root level?2- Why Abbottabad was not included where the entire forest belongs to the state/government?3- Is this Community participation?4- Why this decision on the recommendation of those who don't believes in "the ownership of natural resources?If both the Merlin Woods and provincial government are keen in the protection of forest and integrated development in this region then they should1- Conduct a base line survey I whole of the district with the help of an independent agency, to find out the willingness of all the forest owners whether they want to lease out their property for a period of 40 years or not?, it can be through broad based community meetings preferably all forest owners should be consulted on individual basis.2- To find out the root causes of the failures of the previous systems and recommendations from the owners how to improve and go about it.3- The government can start this by pledging reserve forest initially, in case of success, can easily be replicated on guzara lands with the prior approval of owners.4- what mega program they had, in case the guzara owners agrees to lease their property, if its a prepared one, then will ultimately fail, as the community feedback is not there. 5- What will be the role of the forest department?, in their presence no sustainable development is possible as they are supporting the timber mafia and some of them ahas deep roots inside the system, ll not allow this to succeed.6- Would it be possible for us to stop the undue involvement and miss use of powers both of the civil as well as government functionaries in the forest department affairs as its green gold and YIELD DOLLARs as well, the most profitable business for those who has money and influence with in the system. 7- Who will be the next custodian of our private property, the government or the Merlin Woods?? these few quaries needs to be adressed at this early stage, otherwise it would not be possible for both the governmnet as well as the Merlin Woods to make true their DREAM.
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