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The initiative described in this report was undertaken to fulfil one of the objectives in Forestry Canada's 1990 strategic plan, namely to review and analyze the roles, responsibilities and interrelationships of Canada's forestry research and development agencies, and from that to develop a "national Forestry Science and Technology Agenda for Canada". This report describes the work carried out between 1991 and 1993, and the conclusions reached, with that objective in mind.
More holistic and sustainable approaches to forest management are now widely recognized as the way ahead, and significant steps have already been taken in that direction. Nevertheless, many challenges remain to be addressed, through science and technology (S & T), before sustainable forestry can be fully implemented. This document sets out the strategic plan that will guide the Canadian Forest Service S & T program during the period 1995-2000.
There are 7 thematic areas expressed in this document. They are: forest science and technology management; developing methodologies for measuring indicators for sustainable forest management; public participation; the multiple values of the forest ecosystems, the forest industry; the forest stewardship and finally, the issues of relationship with aboriginal people.
Working together, the Canadian forest community has recorded a number of major achievements toward meeting the goal of sustainable forests. This report reviews key achievements in the National Forest Strategy's goal of sustainable forests. Activities by government, industry, academia, woodlot owners, environmental groups, and other organizations are reviewed in the following categories: forest ecosystems and multiple values; forest management; public participation; the forest industry; forest science & technology management; human resources; Aboriginal peoples; private woodlots; and international initiatives.
The National Forest Science & Technology Course of Action is a set of priorities for the generation, dissemination, and application of scientific & technical knowledge in seven action areas concentrating on the development of the Canadian Forest Service's capacity in technology transfer, training, communication, and forest management expertise. This publication reviews Canadian Forest Service research as it corresponds to the thematic areas expressed in the Course of Action, highlighting the extent to which the Service's program responds to Canadian forest policy initiatives and forest sector priorities. The thematic areas covered are: a team approach to forest science & technology management; developing methodologies for measuring indicators for sustainable forest management; public participation; forest ecosystems; the forest industry; forest stewardship; and relationships with Aboriginal peoples. For each area, the underlying issue is stated, followed by an overview of research and a selection of current experiments & studies.
In recent decades, new scientific information has transformed our understanding of forest ecosystems, driving forest policy changes in both Canada and the United States. The extraction-oriented policies that dominated forest management for more than a century have given way to new approaches, leading often to acrimonious public debate, controversy over the interpretation of science, and frequent litigation by groups who support conflicting points of view. Today, the U.S. and Canada face a common challenge: to achieve a sustainable form of forest management that has wide public support. Many books discuss the scientific changes underlying forest policy, but this is the first to examine the social and economic aspects of sustainable forestry and the resulting impacts on resource policy in the two countries. The authors attempt to make sense of citizens' expectations for forests, and the responses by public-land managers and policymakers. Contributors include sociologists, research foresters, economists, political scientists, and geographers, as well as scholars in recreation and tourism. Together, their writings provide an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective on Canadian and U.S. efforts to manage public forests on a sustainable basis. The premise of "Two Paths toward Sustainable Forests is that academics and students, resource professionals, policymakers, and members of industry, environmental, and forest community groups can benefit from a comparison of the situations on either side of the border. By comparing the challenges of sustainable forestry and the different approaches adopted in Canada and the U.S., this book points the way towards potential solutions to common problems.