Top-Down vs. Bottom Up: Working Towards Consensus ... - CASIOPA

TOP-DOWN VS. BOTTOM UP? WORKING TOWARDS CONSENSUSON SYSTEMATIC PROTECTED AREAS PLANNING IN ONTARIOName of Presenter(s): Tony Iacobelli and Colin Anderson, WWF-Canada1. Title of Presentation: Landscape analysis tools for conservation planning.2. Name of Representative Protected Area Project: Ecosystem representation implemented throughForest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.3. Date of Project Inception: 20024. Number of staff involved in the project: 2-3 WWF staff in collaboration with CPAWS and forestcompanies (Tembec, Domtar, Al-Pac)5. Please describe the conservation applications for your project: FSC certification requires protectionand best management via Principle 6 (Criterion 6.4 re protected areas) and Principle 9 (HighConservation Value Forests). A gap analysis tool (Assessment of Representation or AoR) and the HighConservation Value Forests (HCVF) framework were developed and/or improved in collaboration withENGOs and forest companies. The tools have been applied to meet the requirements of FSCcertification and are being implemented through forest management plans. The ENGO community,together with certified forest companies, are working to move the candidate protected areas (deferrals)into a more secure land use planning process.6. Brief overview of project:Goal/Purpose of Project: Develop and apply conservation tools consistent with systematic conservationplanning and in support of FSC certification.Specific Objectives:a) Credible FSC certificationsb) HCVFs identified and managed to maintain conservation attributesc) Candidate protected areas identified and deferred from harvestingStudy region for Project: Select tenures within the commercial forest zone.Partners: TNC, CPAWS, Tembec, Al-Pac, Domtar, FPACTarget Audience/Clients: Conservation and forest management practitioners.30 | P a g e