National Report On Sustainable Forests

This site also contains other information about sustainable resource management.

This handbook is designed for staff in protected areas around the world who encounter conflicts of all kinds. It presents a framework and strategies for responding to different types of conflicts, along with case studies that describe a variety of approaches for dealing with conflict.

Working together, the Canadian forest community has recorded a number of major achievements toward meeting the goal of sustainable forests. This report reviews key achievements in the National Forest Strategy's goal of sustainable forests. Activities by government, industry, academia, woodlot owners, environmental groups, and other organizations are reviewed in the following categories: forest ecosystems and multiple values; forest management; public participation; the forest industry; forest science & technology management; human resources; Aboriginal peoples; private woodlots; and international initiatives.

At a series of public forums sponsored by the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers in 1991, Canadians who work in the forest sector and those who enjoy the forests' physical, cultural, and recreational values provided a fresh statement of their vision for Canada's forests in the 1990s. The new vision that emerged from those public forums is captured in this document, which updates the National Forest Sector Strategy of 1987.

In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies.