Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative

The Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative is adapting British Columbia's forest and range management framework so that it continues to maintain and enhance the resilience and productivity of B.C.'s ecosystems as our climate changes.

Direction

2007/08 – 2009/10 Strategic Plan – Jan 2008

Scientific Foundation - Technical Reports

Ecological resilience and complexity – Nov 2009
Climate change, impacts, and adaptation scenarios – Jan 2008

Selected Current Projects

Climate change adaptation research - Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council

Climate Change and Fire Management Research Strategy Forum – Feb 2009
Monitoring strategy - Monitoring Forest and Rangeland Species and Ecological Processes in BC in Light of Climate Change (FREP Report #20) – Sep 2009
Provincial vulnerability assessment - Interdisciplinary Assessment of the Implications of Climate Change on BC's forest and Range Ecosystems (Year 1 Final Report) – Dec 2009
Exploring the Future Policy Workshop – March 2009
Tree Species Selection Project
Tree Species Composition at the Stand and Landscape Level: Chief Forester's Guidance Memo – Sept. 2009
Climate-Based Seed Transfer: Interim Policy Measures – Nov 2008

Extension

Historical Documents

FFEI Technical Team 2008/09 Work Plan – Aug.2008
FFEI and the Climate Change Framework – Jan.2008
Draft Recommendations for Review and Comment – Jun.2006
The Future Forest Ecosystems of BC: Exploring the Opportunities – Dec.2005

Contact

Any questions or comments about the Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative may be directed to:

Kristine Weese
Coordinator, Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative
Climate Change and Forest Carbon Section
Forest Practices Branch
Phone: 250-558-1760
Fax: 250-549-5485
Email: Kristine.Weese@gov.bc.ca