Environmental auditing of industrial forest lands

1996 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-254
Author(s):  
Blair DeGrace
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Environmental Auditing ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Manufactured Products ◽  
Certification Standards ◽  
Forest Lands ◽  
Environmental Audits

Several Certification Standards are being developed by various organizations to serve as a means for Forest Managers to demonstrate compliance with acceptable Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) practices. Environmental audits, based on established protocols, form the basis for declaration or registration of management standards of a forest or its manufactured products. This paper discusses the use of forest environmental auditing at Fraser to ensure compliance with legislated and internal standards and to evaluate current forest management practices against developing certification standards. Key words: environmental auditing, forest sustainability, forest certification

Abitibi's approach to forest certification

1996 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-258
Author(s):  
William P. Furey
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Key Words ◽  
General Public ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forestry ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Forest Management Practices ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Year 2000

Forest Certification is one of the priority issues facing the forest industry and will become increasingly more important as we move towards the year 2000. It will provide a voluntary, impartial process for each company to demonstrate to the general public, customers and Government, that its forest management practices meet or exceed established standards necessary for sustainability. Key words: sustainable forestry, Canadian forest management standards, forest certification

scholarly journals The Canadian commercial forestry perspective on certification: National survey results

2001 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Wilson ◽  
Takuya Takahashi ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Environmental Groups ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Underlying Basis ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Forest Lands

Certification has rather quickly emerged to become an important element within the response amalgam to public concerns about the sustainability of commercial forestry. This paper presents the results of a national survey designed to examine the attitudes of Canadian forest companies toward the various certification vehicles and the underlying basis for those attitudes. Included are the ISO 14001, CSA, FSC and FORESTCARE vehicles. The results, which include responses from 117 companies, confirm a recognized need to achieve forest certification and that the appropriate certification vehicle remains unsettled. It is also clear that the forest industry does not expect a price premium to accrue from any of the vehicles. Instead, the main reason for certification is to secure continued access to public forest lands through improved public acceptance of forest management and reduced pressure from environmental groups. Key words: forest certification, sustainable forest management, criteria and indicators

The Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS)

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Mitchell ◽  
C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Processes ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Research Investments

The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) has organized a National Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS). These sites are focussed on the study of sustainable forest management practices and ecosystem processes at the stand level. Network objectives are to promote this research nationally and internationally, provide linkages among sites, preserve the long-term research investments already made on these sites and provide a forum for information exchange and data sharing. The 17 individual sites are representative of six ecozones across Canada and address the common issue of silvicultural solutions to problems of sustainable forest management. While the CFS coordinates and promotes FERNS, the network consists of local autonomous partners nationwide who benefit from the FERNS affiliation through increased publicity for their sites. Key words: long-term, silviculture, network, interdisciplinary, ecozone, ecosystem processes

Assessing the implications of a carbon market for boreal forest management

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 (03) ◽  
pp. 367-381
Author(s):  
Stewart Elgie ◽  
Geoffrey R. Mccarney ◽  
Wiktor L. Adamowicz
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
Integrated Modelling ◽  
Harvest Scheduling ◽  
Boreal Plains ◽  
Management Changes ◽  
Modelling Approach

Canada's forests —particularly the boreal—are a major storehouse of carbon. How they are managed could significantly affect Canada's greenhouse gas emissions while also presenting a new revenue source for forest managers. This study attempts to assess how a carbon price could affect forest management, particularly in Canada's boreal plains region. An integrated modelling approach is developed to incorporate both forest carbon and timber supply considerations within an optimal management framework. This modelling approach allows for consideration of alternative market and regula tory scenarios, along with a range of possible management intensity and harvest scheduling options over the landscape. The overall conclusion is that carbon incentives will increase the value of the boreal forest—potentially quite signifi cantly— and will generally encourage management changes consistent with sustainable forest management practices.

Evaluating the transition to sustainable forest management in Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act and forest management planning manuals from 1994 to 2009

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robson ◽  
Troy Davis
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Policy Learning ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Learning And Change ◽  
Crown Forest ◽  
Range Of Values

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the extent of policy change and learning in the 20 years following the implementation of Ontario’s forest sustainability legislation. Extent of policy learning and change towards sustainable forest management are measured using a combination of content, co-occurrence, and textual analysis of the previous Crown Timber Act and the new Crown Forest Sustainability Act, as well as the latter’s 1996 and 2009 forest planning manuals. There were four key findings. First, policy change towards sustainable forest management has been limited. Second, although there was an increased number of values mentioned in new legislation and planning manuals, the frequency of timber values remained dominant. Third, although integration occurred among a greater range of values, integration with timber values continued to dominate. Fourth, with respect to policy learning, the achievement of sustainable forest management is now explicit and judged based on evidence regarding the inclusion of a range of values beyond timber. The paper concludes that the transition to the more integrative and responsive policies of sustainable forest management remains a work in progress.

scholarly journals Elements of sustainable forest management

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lust
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Ecological Stability ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Forest Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Forest Engineering

Elements  of the modern day vision on sustainable forest management are discussed. Some  aspects of the concept are analysed, focusing on the natural definition in  comparison with the ecosystem definition. The significance of ecological  stability is emphasized. It is pointed out that perhaps the most important  aspect of forest stability and sustainability is the ability to retain soil  fertility. Attention is paid to the importance of species composition, the  role of organic matter, the impact of forest use and the problems of forest  engineering.     In order to reach sustainable forest management, a number of strategies can  be applied, based either on the market or the state. There is a need for  measurable criteria and indicators for the evaluation of sustainability.  Therefore new programmes of scientific sampling or even basic research are  still needed.     Forest sustainability provides still a dramatic lot of questions and  efforts, a.o. on the potentiality of sustainable forestry.

scholarly journals Perspective on Forest Management

ICR Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-229
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adha Shaleh
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Forestry Project ◽  
Conservation Projects

Community forestry offers many perspectives on the forest management system. It has become an avenue for special collaboration between state, scientific communities, social enterprises, businesses, and local communities, as well as a means of promoting practical solutions in forest conservation. Furthermore, it becomes an arena where forest people can participate in forest conservation projects, improve their livelihoods and manage forest projects via their own traditional knowledge. Inspired by its unique features, the researcher carried out a qualitative research study of community forestry with the hope of exploring its possibilities in the South East Pahang Peat Swamp Forest (SEPPSF). In this regard, the researcher employed research methods that consisted of interviews, focus group discussions and field observations. The interviewees were asked to reflect on current forest management practices in SEPPSF. Other participants included government officials, social activists and researchers. This study found that the SEPPSF offers a unique opportunity for collaborative forest care. To achieve this vision, however, there is a need to resuscitate the following three important elements of community forestry in SEPPSF: community empowerment in forest care; community land security; and community consultation for forest related activities. In addition, this study recommends two contemporary models to prompt effective forest governance: a short-term community forestry project in SEPPSF and a long-term community forestry project for the Orang Asli. It is anticipated that this paper will provide a fresh perspective on collaborative forest management. Furthermore, it is hoped that its findings parallel increasing calls for holistically sustainable forest management in Malaysia.

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