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{{Short description|American political coalition of right-libertarian and anti-statist environmentalists}}
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The '''wise use movement''' in the [[United States]] is a coalition of groups promoting the expansion of private [[property rights]] and reduction of government [[regulation]] of [[public property|publicly held property]]. This includes advocacy of expanded use by commercial and public interests, seeking increased access to [[public lands]], and often opposition to government intervention. Wise use proponents describe human use of the environment as "[[stewardship]] of the land, the water and the air" for the benefit of human beings. The wise use movement arose from opposition to the mainstream [[environmental movement]], claiming it to be radical.