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A Unique Perspective onA Vision for Canada’s Forests: 2008 and Beyond2. Identification of new ideas, concepts and work directions being pursued by the Institute’smembers and partners, as well as opportunities for other key players to work collaborativelyto further complement and strengthen the various forest sector transformation and climatechange initiatives. .3. A summary of the Institute’s perspective on how forest sector transformation and climatechange are impacting sustainable forest management in Canada and abroad.Current Institute Products and ActivitiesFOREST SECTOR TRANSFORMATIONCanada is promoting the use of wood products and strengthening its competitivenessthrough research and innovation to expand the vast array of forest products. The Visionrecognizes that while forest commodity producers will continue to significantly contribute tothe country’s economic well-being, other forest sector members will use forest resources todifferent ends. For example, forests are a source of many current and potential non-timberforest products and services, such as resins, oils, mushrooms, berries, fish and game,tourism, and recreational pursuits, and bioproducts, such as antibiotics, bioplastics,adhesives, biopesticides, plant-derived pharmaceuticals, biochemicals, and industrialenzymes. The development of a renewable bioeconomy, including bioplastics andbiochemicals, presents interesting opportunities and benefits in terms of sectortransformation. Creative changes in public policies and the institutions that manage resourceallocation, including access to timber resources and other forest resources, need to beconsidered. New markets can be developed to capture the value of environmental goods andservices like wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and air and water quality. The forest sector needsto explore these opportunities to ensure that the full range of goods and services of theforest are considered. Another important component of a successful transition will be- 8 -
A Unique Perspective onA Vision for Canada’s Forests: 2008 and Beyondimproving access to education and technical training, including for Aboriginals, to helpensure adequate recruitment and retention of forest sector workers with appropriate skills.The Institute disseminates ideas and information to its members and non-members alikethrough The Forestry Chronicle (Appendix B), the National Electronic Lecture Series(Appendix C), and Section and national meetings and conferences (Appendix E). This isoften accomplished through cooperation and partnerships with various organizations. Forexample, the May/June 2009 issue of the Chronicle featured articles that stemmed from anational workshop organized jointly by the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of the CanadianForest Service, FPInnovations, and the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range, incollaboration with the BC Forum on Forest Economics and Policy under the theme―Enhancing the Economic Value of Canada’s Forest Fibre‖.Earlier in 2009, the March/April issue of the Chronicle featured articles that were developedfrom a workshop on forest birds and forest management hosted by the Canadian ForestService, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Forest Ecosystem Science Co-operative Inc.,and the Sustainable Forest Management Network. An April 2009 news release, ―ForestOperations Apply Science to Protect Forest Birds‖, (Appendix D) was designed to reach awider audience and resulted in an interview with the current CIF/IFC Executive Director onCBC Morning North Radio, reaching a large public audience.The Institute recognized the inherent Aboriginal interest in Canada’s forests through thepublication of a special collection of articles in the May/June 1998 issue of The ForestryChronicle. Over the years since then, the Institute’s national annual conferences (Appendix E)have featured presentations by Aboriginal leaders and discussions of Aboriginal forestryissues. The Institute recently recognized the largely Aboriginal natural resources program atthe University College of the North in The Pas, Manitoba as eligible to receive its muchcovetedsilver ring. The Institute’s 2009 Canadian Forestry Achievement Award wasenthusiastically presented to Mr. Gordon Prest, an accomplished Aboriginal leader fromMerritt, British Columbia. Mr. Prest started the office of the ―First Nations Forestry- 9 -
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ReferencesBritish Columbia Ministry
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BackgroundSince 1953, the Canadian
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