Commercial Forestry: An Economic Development Opportunity Consistent with the Property Rights of Wik People to Natural Resources
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Wik people on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, aspire to economic independence.
Commercial processing of native forest timbers is seen by Wik people as a culturally
appropriate engine for economic development; however, much uncertainty surrounds
their property rights to native forest timber. The granting of native title over some
traditional Wik land in 2000 and 2004 was seen as a coup by Wik people, but some
economists have argued that the inalienable and communal nature of native title is an
obstacle to development in indigenous communities. An assessment of Wik property
rights to timber resources reveals that a commercial forestry industry is consistent with
their rights. In comparison with social and cultural factors, the inalienable and
communal characteristics of native title are second-order development constraints for
Wik people.