Legislation and Policy

Alberta's Land-use Framework

Alberta’s land-use framework (LUF) and it’s supporting legislation, the Alberta Land & Stewardship Act (ALSA) is a new approach for managing private and public lands in Alberta to achieve long-term economic, environmental and social needs. LUF sets out desired outcomes and guiding principles, and identifies seven key strategies that will guide future land-use management in Alberta.

CPAWS SA is excited at the potential for the LUF and ALSA to address many of the pressing issues arising from the existing land and resource management system. While we welcome change that will increase the sustainability of land-use practices, we do have some concerns about how the high level concepts contained in the LUF (e.g., cumulative effects management, environmental sustainability) will be applied on-the-ground to make a difference to our wilderness and ecosystem management.

We welcome the opportunity to work with the Government of Alberta and our many partners to ensure a land-use system that reflects the full spectrum of economic, environmental and social values held by Albertans.

Click here for a for a full copy of the Alberta Land-use Framework.

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