Aboriginal forestry in Canada

2003 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald Parsons ◽  
Gordon Prest
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
Aboriginal Rights ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Forest Values

Many factors influence forestry in Canada; one gaining prominence is the practice of Aboriginal forestry. "What is Aboriginal forestry?" and "What are the driving forces behind Aboriginal forestry advancement?" are questions that are addressed in this paper. Aboriginal forestry can be seen as sustainable forest land use practices that incorporate the cultural protocols of the past with interactions between the forest ecosystem and today's Aboriginal people for generations unborn. Aboriginal forestry combines the strengths of current forest management models with traditional cultural Aboriginal forest practice. Aboriginal forestry practice is more than just following a prescription outlining when, where, and how to harvest, but prescribes how a respectful relationship with the natural world can be developed. There have been several factors driving Aboriginal forestry: forest certification, landmark court cases on Aboriginal rights and title, meaningful consultation and accommodation of potential infringements upon Aboriginal rights, modern treaty-making processes, and modern comprehensive and specific claims and treaty land entitlements. These lead to greater recognition and involvement of Aboriginal people in forestry. Key words: Aboriginal forestry, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), community consultation, forest certification systems, forest management planning, Aboriginal forest values, Aboriginal worldview, Aboriginal and treaty rights.

scholarly journals Personal and group forest values and perceptions of groups' forest values in northwestern Ontario

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Lee ◽  
Shashi Kant
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Cognitive Mapping ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Northwestern Ontario ◽  
Forest Values

With the recent involvement of a greater diversity of groups working in forest management planning, the identification and understanding of people's forest values and their perceptions of one another's values may be a promising approach to sustainable forest management. This study identifies and analyzes the forest values and perceptions of the members of four groups, Aboriginal People, Environmental Non-Government Organizations (ENGOs), the forest industry, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR), in northwestern Ontario. Conceptual Content Cognitive Mapping (3CM) was used to identify people's forest values and perceptions and dominant forest value themes were created using hierarchical clustering. Inter-group and intra-group similarities and differences among the rankings of participants' forest values and their perceptions were determined through various non-parametric statistical tests. Participants' perceptions about each group were generally similar, which included the two most prominent themes to be similar across all participants' perceptions of each group. Although the perceptions for a particular group were similar across the participant groups, they differed substantially with that participant group's personal ranking of the forest value themes. Key words: forest values, perceptions, stakeholders, cognitive mapping, sustainable forest management, collaborative decision-making

Integrating multi-discipline teams into forest planning: A case study in west-central Alberta

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D Simpson ◽  
Ted Gooding
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Penalty Cost ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Supply Analysis ◽  
Forest Values

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. completed its 2007–2016 detailed forest management plan for its forest management agreement area by engaging multi-discipline expertise to better manage forest values. Disciplines were formed into impact assessment groups, which were charged with developing indicators and targets for identified values and objectives and with constructing models to predict the impacts of forest management activities. Three different modeling approaches were used in developing the plan and the best results were obtained by integrating indicators directly into the forecasting model even when the indicators were simple versions of complex models. Integrating indicators into the forecasting model reduced the penalty cost on other indicators, permitted the model to find better solutions, provided almost immediate feedback to the plan development team, permitted more scenarios to be investigated, and provided a better understanding of the dynamics and tradeoffs. The other two techniques used in the DFMP involved the assessment of forecasted scenarios with more complex discipline specific models, which provided more detailed information about the indicators. Key words: forecasting, forest management planning, Patchworks, forest management modeling, timber supply analysis, trade-off analysis, VOIT

Indigenous knowledge in sustainable forest management: Community-based approaches achieve greater success

2002 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 833-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Forest Management Planning

Forests continue to play a critical part in the spiritual and cultural life of Aboriginal people. In turn, Aboriginal people are striving to revitalize their role in maintaining a healthy relationship with these ecosystems. In Canada, the past two centuries have seen Aboriginal people largely excluded from forest management activities. This has begun to gradually change due to ongoing Aboriginal efforts in the courts as well as to national and international recognition of the potential contribution of Indigenous Knowledge to sustainable forest management. Such change is bringing about new opportunities for the meaningful involvement of Aboriginal people and Indigenous Knowledge in sustainable forest management activities. The increasing participation of Aboriginal people in sustainable forest management is both called for and reflected in various forest policies, practices and programs in Canada. While this represents a positive development, the degree and type of Aboriginal involvement called for have thus far generally been unsatisfactory from an Aboriginal perspective. Interviews conducted with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants in Ontario's new forest management planning process indicate that this recently developed process has nonetheless yielded some hopeful results in terms of Aboriginal involvement in certain instances. It was found that both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal interview respondents most often described the Aboriginal consultation process to be a success where control over the nature and methods of sharing of information was relinquished to the participating Aboriginal communities. Contexts and implications of these findings are briefly discussed. Key words: Traditional ecological knowledge, native values mapping, Aboriginal forestry, sustainable communities

Views of Aboriginal People in Northern Ontario on Ontario’s approach to Aboriginal values in forest management planning

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 789-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Sapic ◽  
Ulf Runesson ◽  
M.A. (Peggy) Smith
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Burial Site ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Management Scenario

Qualitative research through focus groups and semi-structured interviews was conducted with members of 6 northern Ontario Aboriginal communities to obtain their views on how to define and protect Aboriginal values during forest management. Landscape visualization models were used for forest management scenario illustrations. Research results show that: (1) Aboriginal people take an all-encompassing view when discussing Aboriginal values; (2) some of the terminology used in forest management planning regarding Aboriginal values can be confusing to Aboriginal people; and (3) individual Aboriginal values are sometimes spatially defined as more than the physical objects that represent them. One of the conclusions of the research is that Ontario forest management planning needs a separate guide on defining and protecting Aboriginal values. Key words: Aboriginal values, forest management planning, land use, trappers’ cabin, spiritual site, burial site, landscape visualization

scholarly journals Current status and future directions of traditional ecological knowledge in forest management: a review

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Cheveau ◽  
Louis Imbeau ◽  
Pierre Drapeau ◽  
Louis Bélanger
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Community Values

In the last 25 years, the number of published studies that refer to traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has constantly increased, with now more than 200 papers published each year. The objective of this review was to determine how this knowledge is used in current forest management around the world, and how local communities are involved in forest management planning. Published papers from 1983 to 2005 relating to TEK were found using the ISI Web of Science database. Despite the growing amount of literature published on TEK, we found only 21 studies that specifically address forest management per se. In these studies, TEK integration took different paths: using traditional management rules as a framework (five studies), using value maps to adapt practices in time and space (three studies), or by a zoning process that divides the land into areas in which different land uses are emphasized (six studies). Some community involvements are “active” with co-management committees composed of stakeholders (including community members), each having a voice; some are “passive” with external managers using criteria and indicators previously developed from community values and objectives. Although important changes in mentality and firm political decisions are still required before more efficient partnership between TEK and western science is reached in forest management planning, our review showed that Canadian initiatives proposed promising processes that could ensure better TEK incorporation and improved community participation. Key words: traditional ecological knowledge, TEK, sustainable forest management, community participation, first nations, forest management planning

scholarly journals Re-evaluating our approach to forest management planning: A complex journey

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Hélène Mathey ◽  
Emina Krcmar ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Decision Support Tools ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Forest Values

The evolution of forest values from timber supply to ecological and social values has been leading to the redefinition of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) paradigm. In parallel, scientific knowledge is expanding and uncovering the interconnectedness of the various processes that support these values. We thus have many wishes and much knowledge but we have to ensure that we have the decision support tools that will pull them together to promote SFM. After a broad review of the evolution of decision support tools in forest management, this paper presents a case for more holistic numerical planning tools. To illustrate that such tools can be designed, we propose a simple decentralized approach. In this approach, a landscape management strategy evolves based on local decisions, integrating spatial and aspatial, multi-period and period-specific goals. Such tools could become a useful platform for sustainable forest management planning. Key words: decision support tools, sustainable forest management, evolution, holistic planning, complexity, cellular automata

Developing and Implementing Multiple-Use Forest Management Planning in Turkey

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emin Zeki Baskent ◽  
Salih Terzioğlu ◽  
Şağdan Başkaya
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning
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