Canadian Forest Management

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how Canadian forests have been significantly depleted due to poor management practices centered solely on production and monetary gain. The paper shows how forests need to be managed in a sustainable fashion, allowing the industrial exploitation without endangering the many other vital roles this natural resource plays.

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"Almost one half of Canadian landscape is covered in forests that extend from the one coast to the other (Dufour, 267). According to the 2001 inventory, the Canadian landmass covered in forests was 402.1 million hectares (National Resources Canada, 2001). However, the distribution of forested areas varies between the provinces with British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario having the most forested area. In this light, it is not surprising that forestry plays an important role in the Canadian economy. In fact one fifth of the world's forest products are exported from Canada (Dufour, 268). The forest industry provided over 750 000 direct and indirect jobs in 1991 with this number steadily increasing during the next decade. In the same time period the income for forestry doubled: from $17 billion in 1991 to $34 billion in 2001. (Dufour, 271)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dufour, Jules. "Towards Sustainable Development of Canada's Forests." Resource and Environmental Management in Canada. Ed. Bruce Mitchell. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2004. 265-286.
• Gibson, Robert B. "Ontario's Class Assesments: Lessons for Policy, Plan and Program Review." Law and Process in Environmental Management. Ed. Steven A. Kennett. Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1993. 84-100.http://nfi.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/canfi/index_e.html
• National Resources Canada. "Canada's National Forest Inventory." (December 3, 2006)
• Priscoli, Jerry Delli, and Peter Homenuck. "Consulting the Publics." Integrated Approaches to Resource Planning and Management. Ed. Reg Lang. Calgary: The University of Calgary Press, 1986. 67-80.
• Slocombe, D. Scott, Sally Lerner, and Caroline Van Bers. "Design Criteria for a Sustainable Canadian Society." Life in 2030: Exploring a Sustainable Future For Canada. Ed. John B. Robinson. Vancuver: UBC Press, 1996. 53-82.

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