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Alberta Research Council (ARC) delivers
innovative technologies, products and applied research to save your business
money and make you more competitive in a global market. ARC partners with
industry to identify key issues and to define specific technology needs. ARC's
multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and state of the art facilities provide
support in the areas of: - sustainable management of forest ecosystems -
R&D and commercialization of new forest products and processes - improved
pulping and papermaking processes
Aleza Lake Research Forest
is a 9000 ha university-based outdoor research facility and working forest 60
km east of Prince George, BC . The mandate of the Research Forest is to provide
research and education facilities and opportunities to the University of
Northern BC, the University of BC faculties or institutes, other universities,
government agencies, private sector research, schools and other educational
groups with regards to ecosystem and resource management studies within the wet
sub-boreal spruce biogeoclimatic zone.
The Boreal
Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is a large-scale international
interdisciplinary experiment in the northern boreal forests of Canada. Its goal
is to improve our understanding of the boreal forests -- how they interact with
the atmosphere, how much CO2 they can store, and how climate change will affect
them. BOREAS wants to learn to use satellite data to monitor the forests, and
to improve computer simulation and weather models so scientists can anticipate
the effects of global change.
Canadian Climate Impacts and
Adaptation Research Network - Forest Sector Build a network of researchers
and stakeholders that will help to develop credible information on the
vulnerabilities of Canada's forests to climate change, and to identify the most
significant impacts and adaptation options, in order to help anticipate and
prepare for changes that are expected during the 21st century.
Canadian Forest Service -
The Canadian Forest Service's (CFS) mission: "To promote the
sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the Canadian
forest sector for the well-being of present and future generations of
Canadians." // La mission du Service canadien des forêts
(SCF) : «Promouvoir le développement durable des
forêts canadiennes et la compétitivité du secteur canadien
des forêts pour garantir le mieux-être des Canadiens d'aujourd'hui
et de demain.»
Canadian
Journal of Forest Research publishes in English and French, and has been
ranked as one of the top three journals in its field for the past decade by the
Institute for Scientific Information, Inc. (ISI). Over 65% of the articles
published are from international sources. The journal offers research articles
in silviculture, ecophysiology, forest ecology, biotechnology, forest genetics
and tree improvement, tree physiology, forest entomology and pathology, land
management and classification, harvesting, wood processing, pollution effects,
forest economics, and other forest-related topics. //
La Revue
canadienne de recherche forestière, qui publie des manuscrits en
français et en anglais, a été classée parmi les
trois premières de sa discipline pour les 10 dernières
années par l'Institute for Scientific Information, Inc. (ISI). Plus de
65% des articles publiés sont d'origine internationale. La Revue offre
des articles dans le domaine de la sylviculture, l'écophysiologie,
l'écologie forestière, la biotechnologie, la
génétique et l'amélioration des arbres, la physiologie des
arbres, la pathologie et l'entomologie forestière, la gestion et la
classification des terres, la coupe des arbres, le traitement du bois, la
pollution, l'économie forestière et autres sujets
connexes.
Carrefour recherche
et développement forestier de la Côte-Nord - Le Carrefour
recherche et développement forestier de la Côte-Nord est un lieu
de concertation qui vise à promouvoir l'acquisition de connaissances sur
le milieu forestier par la recherche et l'innovation en aménagement
forestier.
 Centre for Enhanced Forest
Management at the University of Alberta provides opportunities for
collaborative research in the development and testing of innovative forestry
practices which link genetics, silviculture, protection, growth and yield, and
management for enhancing wood production and other values (including watershed,
recreation, wildlife, and biodiversity).
CIFOR - Center for International Forestry
Research (Bogor, Indonesia). CIFOR was established under the CGIAR system
in response to global concerns about the social, environmental and economic
consequences of loss and degradation of forests. CIFOR's Mission is to
contribute to the sustained well-being of people in developing countries,
particularly in the tropics, through collaborative strategic and applied
research and related activities in forest systems and forestry, and by
promoting the transfer of appropriate new technologies and the adoption of new
methods of social organization, for national development.
The Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem
Research (CNFER) is a research unit of the
Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, located at Lakehead
University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. CNFER has close links with both the
Faculty of Forestry
and Department of Biology at Lakehead University, and many CNFER scientists
have adjunct status at the University to supervise Graduate students. CNFER is
multi-disciplinary research unit, with a mandate to study the effects of
forestry practices on boreal aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Current Results is British
Columbia’s natural resources research digest. This online newsletter
brings you convenient summaries of newly-published research findings. It covers
all aspects of BC’s natural environment and forestry including ecology,
wildlife, silviculture, tree functioning, economics, hydrology, fisheries and
much more. Hundreds of science summaries are also available in a searchable
archive.
The Ecological Monitoring and Assessment
Network (EMAN) is a national network which brings often independent
environmental monitoring and research activities together in an ecological
framework to facilitate cooperation and a holistic approach to ecological
enquiry and ecosystem understanding. The network connects the Ecological
Science Cooperatives (ESCs) operating across the country. It is highly
decentralized and acts as a coordinating body, facilitating communications
among participants and providing strategic direction.
Environment and Sustainable Development
Research Centre at UNB serves as a link between the University and
government, industry, and the non-profit community on a wide range of issues
related to environmental management and sustainable development.
FORAC - Research Consortium in
E-Business in the Forest Products Industry. FORAC provides forest product
companies with international-calibre, multidisciplinary expertise in the
development of concepts, methodologies and management tools that maximise the
potential of Web-based resources.
FORAC - Consortium de
recherche sur les affaires électroniques dans l'industrie des produits
forestiers. FORAC offre aux entreprises de l'industrie des produits forestiers
une expertise de recherche multidisciplinaire de calibre internationale en
développant des concepts, des méthodologies et des outils de
gestion misant sur le potentiel des technologies de l'Internet.
FPInnovations brings together FERIC,
Forintek, Paprican, and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources
Canada, to create the world’s largest private, not-for-profit forest
research institute. With over 600 employees spread across Canada, FPInnovations
unites the individual strengths of each of these internationally recognized
forest research and development institutes into a single, greater force.
- FERIC develops and helps implement innovative
and safe forest operational solutions covering the vast range of engineering,
human, operational and environmental aspects of forestry and wildland fire
operations.
- Forintek is Canada's national wood products
research institute. Our role is to support the forest products industry in
optimizing manufacturing processes, extracting higher value products from the
available resource and meeting customer's expectations of performance,
durability and affordability.
- Paprican is a leading not-for-profit research
and technology institute that provides valuable technology transfer and
cost-competitive research to the pulp and paper industry
- Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
brings together forest sector researchers to develop solutions for the Canadian
forest sector’s wood fibre related industries in an environmentally
responsible manner. Its mission is to create innovative knowledge to expand the
economic opportunities for the forest sector to benefit from Canadian wood
fibre.
The Forestry
Research Partnership is a cooperative initiative between Tembec Inc., the
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Canadian Forest Service, and the
Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa, Ontario. The Partnership's goals include
the identification, development and implementation of economically sustainable,
and scientifically defensible leading edge forestry practices that will allow
for both the maintenance and enhancement of an economically viable supply of
quality wood fibre to Tembec mills, while maintaining forest ecosystem health
and stability.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- IDRC is a Canadian crown agency committed to building a sustainable and
equitable world. IDRC funds research in the developing world that enables the
people of the South to find solutions to their own pressing development
problems.
The International Model Forest Network has been
inspired by the success of the Canadian Model Forest Network, a program
announced in 1990 to enhance the sustainable management of Canadian forests. At
each site, local partnerships are created among groups representing industry,
environmentalists, community associations, indigenous peoples, and other
relevant interests, who work together to define and implement a shared vision
of sustainable forest management. Since 1992, this uniquely Canadian approach
to the development of responsible forestry practices has gained international
exceptance.
International Union of Forestry Research
Organizations (IUFRO)
John Prince Research
Forest (JPRF) encompasses 13 032 ha of crown land in North Central BC, 50
km north of Fort St. James. The forest is situated between Tezzeron (Chuzghun)
and Pinchi (Tesgha) lakes in the traditional territory of the Tl'azt'en First
Nation. The research forest was established in 1999 as a result of many years
of planning by the University of Northern British Columbia and the Tl'azt'en
First Nation. The landscape exhibits diverse forest types and land management
history and has a wide range of natural resource values and environmental
conditions.
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Sustainable Forest Management Network, one
of Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence, provides interdisciplinary
research on the management of the forests of Canada. We focus on integrated and
directed research in developing new planning and management tools for industry,
as well as policy insights and improved institutions for government, to assist
in ensuring that Canada's forests are managed sustainably. |
The Tropenbos Foundation was established in
July 1988 in order to continue and expand the international Tropenbos
Programme, which was set up by the government of the Netherlands in
1986.
The Turkey Lakes Watershed
Study was initiated in 1980 to evaluate anthropogenic perturbation of
Canadian Shield ecosystems. Originally, the Study focused on the aquatic and
terrestrial effects of acid rain, but now it includes research into the effects
of other anthropogenic pollutants (e.g. toxic contaminants) and other
ecological perturbations (e.g. forest harvesting, climate change and fish
habitat modification).
University of Alberta - Research in
Renewable Resources: The depth and diversity of the research interests of
the members of the Department of Renewable Resources creates a powerful and
exciting research environment. We have also developed partnerships with the
other departments at the University of Alberta, with colleagues at other
universities, with provincial and federal governments and with industry. This
all contributes to achieving our goal of "Excellence in the discovery,
dissemination and application of knowledge about natural and managed
ecosystems."
WestLand- is an information
program about natural resources that is shown on the BC Knowledge
Network
WINDHORSE FARM - Ecologist Jim Drescher
introduces the inter-relationships of this working 150 acre family-farm/woodlot
operation in rural Nova Scotia. The site also includes an area for discussing
issues related to sustainable forestry practices.
World Forestry
Libraries World forestry libraries on the Internet Web page is a
comprehensive listing of forestry libraries throughout the world. It allows the
forestry researcher to surf in and out of forestry library
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