Keyword: policy
- Conifer and vegetation response in the BWBSmw 12 years after mechanical and herbicide site preparation.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0229.htm
Experimental project (ep) 1195 was established in 1995 to remeasure previously established vegetation management research trials. This project was developed in response to operational and land management needs for long-term data on crop tree response to vegetation management treatments. Research on the silvicultural implications of vegetation management treatments has historically focused on providing short-term data to support plantation establishment information needs. However, the demand for long-term information has increased substantially because of recent changes in provincial forestry legislation and policy (Forest Act, 1988 and The Forest Practices Code of B.C. Act, 1995) and societal concern over the management of Crown lands. The forest industry is now required to regenerate young forests. As well, social change has put pressure on land managers to reduce herbicide use and develop vegetation management alternatives that are both effective and non-intrusive on other forest resources. These develop ...
- B.C. wilderness policy - fire management implications.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0850.htm
B.C. wilderness policy - fire management implications. ...
- Strategic Plan for Forest Soils Research and Extension in British Columbia.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1085.htm
is the recognition that the longer-term knowledge gaps include the need to demonstrate good land stewardship and sustainable forest management within the environment of increased scrutiny of government policy, legislation, and permit approvals related to forestry. To this end, the maintenance and establishment of long-term research and operational trials are vital to achieving the goals presented herein. ...
- From here to eternity: The perils of policy analysis.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1145.htm
From here to eternity: The perils of policy analysis. ...
- British Columbia Forest Service's Science Program: Science to support sustainability.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1182.htm
ff continue to deliver practical services to front-line practitioners and policy makers in British Columbia's rapidly changing forest sector. ...
- Evaluation of Soil Degradation as a Factor Affecting Forest Productivity in British Columbia - A Problem Analysis - Phase II & III - Research Needs & Policy Evaluation
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1202.htm
Evaluation of Soil Degradation as a Factor Affecting Forest Productivity in British Columbia - A Problem Analysis - Phase II & III - Research Needs & Policy Evaluation ...
- Adapting Forest Management to the Impacts of Climate Change in Canada.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1390.htm
This report identifies a range of ways that climate change may impact human and economic systems (e.g. market impacts, land use change, availability and cost of raw material supply, change in habitat and our ability to preserve ecosystems in fixed boundary parks, etc). It does not however focus on the role of Canadian forests in sequestering carbon, as this has been covered in detail elsewhere. The report also considers factors that may influence our capacity to adapt. These factors include inherent features and properties of social systems (such human capital and social capital), policy and institutional factors, and awareness and processes by which risk perceptions are socially constructed. The ultimate goal is to isolate the most vulnerable systems and regions, and to understand why these systems and regions are vulnerable so that impacts of climate change on vulnerable elements of Canadian society can be reduced. This report provides a synthesis of conceptual approaches that can be used to assess vulne ...
- Climate change impacts and adaptation in forestry.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1395.htm
Current changes in climate are already affecting forest species. Future climate change will bring greater changes in range of occurrence, forest disturbance and growth rates. These changes in turn will affect society’s ability to use forest resources. We already take account of climate in forest management; in the future we will have to apply these techniques with a greater intensity and in different areas. Climate change adaptation strategies for the forest management sector should be based on the application of vulnerability assessment or risk management concepts. An adaptation plan must address biophysical and socio-economic impacts and include policy and institutional considerations. We will need to evaluate current vulnerability, speed recovery after disturbance, and reduce vulnerability to further climate change. The adaptation plan should include monitoring the state of the forest to detect change to aid determining when to intervene. An example of using this framework to adapt to changing forest pr ...
- Adaptation to climate change in forestry.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1397.htm
Climate change adaptation strategies for the forest management sector should be based on the application of vulnerability assessment or risk management concepts. A planning framework for facilitating adaptation in forestry must address biophysical and socio-economic impacts, and will include policy and institutional considerations. The framework requires us to analyze the situation and assess current and future vulnerabilities of forests to climate change. We can then develop risk management strategies that include actions needed now and in the future to aid responses to climate changes. Adaptation needs to reduce current vulnerability to climate change and speed recovery after disturbance in a changed climate. The adaptation plan should include monitoring of the state of the forest to detect change. An example of using this framework to adapt to changing forest productivity is presented. Many forest ecosystems and species will have to adapt autonomously because management can only influence the timing and ...
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