Local land ownership only

(1)

KEY POINT:

All land should be returned to the ownership/stewardship of people who live in the local area.

Those from elsewhere should be able to rent properties, or be put up as guests, but should not significantly alter the local environment without getting the approval of the local population, first.

(2)

RATIONALE:

One of primary necessities for environmental destruction is a lack of connection with the land. 

I believe ownership/stewardship of the land should belong to those who live on the land, not in far away cities.

This will increase the likelihood of sound environmental, social and economic decisions being made as the locals care for the future of their area.

This law could be bent where conditions allow to enable families to own a weekend getaway cottage such as a Dasha, in Russian terms.