The Future Bio-pathways Project is a comprehensive investigation of the opportunities to produce a wide range of bio-products from wood fibre. The first phase of the study, released in February 2010, examined the economic, social and environmental benefits of integrating these new bio-technologies within the traditional forest products industry and it considered how this approach will boost employment and strengthen Canada’s economy and rural communities.
This report provides the results of a project aimed at developing a framework for decision making regarding future investments in the forestry industry, recognizing the inevitability of, and need for, change. A suite of interactive tools allows companies to analyze their individual situations and gauge their best prospects. Equipped with this evidence and connected to potential partners, forest companies can seize new opportunities as the economy recovers and global demand for clean energy and bio-products increases.
The purpose of this guide is to help mills develop a site-specific Best Management Practices (BMP) plan for nutrient management. This guide includes examples and example decision keys illustrating important points about managing nutrients applicable to activated sludge treatment systems and aerated stabilization basins.
There is a common understanding Aboriginal peoples may be a key human resource in helping the Canadian forest products sector address future labour force requirements. Concurrently, there is a strong desire on the part of First Nations and Aboriginal groups to expand entrepreneurial opportunities within the forest products sector and to continue to work and live in rural areas of Canada.
About 70% of Indigenous communities are situated in or near forested areas. The forest products industry is one of the largest employers of Indigenous people in Canada. The sector also works with more than 1,400 Indigenous firms. Working closely with Indigenous communities will help to ensure that those communities, our industry and the Canadian economy thrive. Through existing and expanding relationships with Indigenous peoples and communities, the industry aims to attract more Indigenous workers, contractors and suppliers to the sector.
The objectives of the visioning exercise are threefold: 1. To identify, present and promote a 10-year Vision for First Nations Forestry that describes desired outcomes and measures of success; 2. To identify potential roles for government, First Nations and industry in contributing to the achievement of the Vision; and 3. To identify opportunities and priorities for future First Nations forest sector programming.
This edition of Success Stories presents a snapshot of recent projects that the First Nations Forestry Program (FNFP) has supported to build First Nations’ capacity to participate in—and benefit from—sustainable forest management and forest-based economic opportunities. The stories are representative of the projects that have been successfully completed over recent years.
"Aboriginal peoples have had a long history of utilizing non-timber forest products While the type of products used is well document, little is know about the quantities collected and if these products could be sold and marketed as a means of income generation for Aboriginal peoples. This thesis examines three main components of the economic development for a potential NTFP in a sub-arctic aboriginal setting. The first part of this thesis examines the cultural and institutions implication of the collection of such a product in the Gwich'in Settlement Area (GSA).
"The purpose of this research is to contribute to the identification of appropriate forest tenure and governance designs that are in congruence with Aboriginal values, interests and rights. The research is highly relevant to current societal deliberations on sustainable forest management as well as to the future of the forest sector in Canada."
"This thesis will examine Aboriginal Economic Development (AED) in two Cariboo-Chilcotin communities involved in forestry joint ventures. In particular, the thesis will reveal how each forestry joint venture (JV) keeps politics from over-running the business, and how each aboriginal community defines the success of their forestry JV. AED is different from mainstream economic development, in that it involves an aboriginal community/nation achieving self-reliance through business, while not compromising their traditional culture, values, or language.
