Within days, a dozen city council members sent a similar letter, while the county board of supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for local ownership. (cjr.org)
In light of this, perhaps our most important finding is that neither approach makes it impossible to facilitate local ownership, nor does either one guarantee it. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
As for why this is, one reason cited is that with local ownership there is greater incentive to ensure long - term survival of the forest. (treehugger.com)