Local control or local input into resource management can be a good thing but it should not be based on anything other than the fact that there are people who are local to the area and who have a vested interest in the decisions that may affect them and may affect the land they are living on.
there are people with a vested interest. 
( z1 person :ARG1-of ( z2 interest :ARG2-of ( z3 vest ) ) )