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Spruce forests in British Columbia. Canada is the leading country for sustainable forest management with a sciences-based approach to ensure proper and sustainable management of Canadian ecosystems. [7] Almost 90% of the Canadian forests are publicly owned and controlled by their provinces and territories.
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is a sustainability organization operating in the U.S. and Canada that works across four pillars: standards, conservation, community, and education.
The Forest Practices Board of British Columbia is an "arms length" watchdog [1] organization funded by the government of BC through the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, that prepares audits and reports on compliance of the province and logging industry to the Wildfire Act, and Forest and Range Practices Act, with the intent of encouraging "sustainable" forest and range practices ...
The forest is a natural system that can supply different products and services. Forests supply water, mitigate climate change, provide habitats for wildlife including many pollinators which are essential for sustainable food production, provide timber and fuelwood, serve as a source of non-wood forest products including food and medicine, and contribute to rural livelihoods.
As of 2022, 72% of the Crown forest land under management in Canada is certified according to third-party sustainable forest management standards. Approximately 10% of Canada’s forests are designated as protected areas (2022). [4] The forest sector in Canada contributed $33. 4 billion (1. 2%) to the nation’s nominal GDP in 2022.
The Montréal Process was formed in June 1994 as a direct response to the Rio Forest Principles, a document that was created at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development suggesting recommendations for sustainable management of forests (The Montréal Process, 2015, p. 8).
The main idea of ecoforestry is to maintain or restore the forest to standards where the forest may still be harvested for products on a sustainable basis. [1] Ecoforestry is forestry that emphasizes holistic practices which strive to protect and restore ecosystems rather than maximize economic productivity . [ 2 ]
The Canadian Forest Service (CFS; French: Service canadien des forêts) is a sector of the Canadian government department of Natural Resources Canada.Part of the federal government since 1899, the CFS is a science-based policy organization responsible for promoting the sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the forest sector to benefit present and future Canadians.