Sustainability

Canada's Boreal Forest Economy: Economic and Socioeconomic Issues and Research Opportunities [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada
Year of publication: 
2008

Canada’s boreal forest economy faces many challenges and opportunities. The current industry structure reflects past resource and economic conditions, government policies, and industry strategy. As economic conditions and the resource change, industry, communities and governments must also adjust. Forest sectors vary from one region to another, but all boreal regions face similar challenges.

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation: Program Guide [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada
Year of publication: 
2011

This program aims to support Canada’s forest sector in becoming more economically competitive and environmentally sustainable through targeted investments in advanced technologies.

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada

This program aims to support Canada’s forest sector in becoming more economically competitive and environmentally sustainable through targeted investments in advanced technologies.

Canada's Forest Industry: An Overview [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada

A simple overview of Canada's forest industry, including it's economic importance and contributions.

Sustainable Forest Management - Criteria and Indicators [Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN]

Publisher: 
Natural Resources Canada

Information explaining Canada's sustainable forest mangement criteria and indicators for each.

Assessment of the Need for Aboriginal Compliance with Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Product Certification Systems [National Aboriginal Forestry Association, NAFA]

Publisher: 
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
Year of publication: 
1996

This discussion paper will examine how Aboriginal communities may be affected by processes under development to certify sustainable forest management or sustainably produced forest products and the possible basis for Aboriginal communities complying with these processes. Background information will be provided on the events leading to certification, the current status of certification initiatives and options for Aboriginal communities to meet certification standards or use such systems to promote their interests.

Aboriginal Participation in Forest Management Not Just Another Stakeholder [National Aboriginal Forestry Association, NAFA]

Publisher: 
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
Year of publication: 
2000

This paper is intended to provide a greater understanding of the nature of Aboriginal and treaty rights and how they interface with emerging forest policy. When one examines the essence of Aboriginal and treaty rights an early observation must be that these rights are largely about continued use of the forests. This obvious linkage has never been reconciled in forest policy, and where it counts most - at the provincial level. Only now is there some evidence that change may occur.

An Aboriginal Criterion for Sustainable Forest Management [National Aboriginal Forestry Association, NAFA]

Publisher: 
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
Year of publication: 
1995

A discussion of six criterion outlined as integral to sustainable forest management by NAFA, including economic benefits via employment and management and learning opportunities for Aboriginal peoples.

Aboriginal Forest Sector Partnerships: Lessons for Future Collaboration [National Aboriginal Forestry Association, NAFA]

Publisher: 
National Aboriginal Forestry Association
Year of publication: 
2000

The objectives of this study are the following: (1) to determine with greater precision the number, type and geographic location of these partnerships; (2) to gain a better understanding of the motivations behind agreements and the obstacles and challenges in developing these partnerships and making them succeed; (3) to estimate the nature of the results in terms of employment, new business formation and other benefits to Aboriginal communities; and (4) to gain a better appreciation of the implications of this growing phenomenon for public policy and for future action on the part of industr

A Path for a Sustainable Economic Forest in New Brunswick [New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, NBDNR]

Publisher: 
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources
Year of publication: 
2011

A report evaluating the industry's economic potential in light of broader political and management issues.

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