ENCS352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Sustainable Forest Management, Land Tenure, Forest Management
30 Nov 2016
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Statutory and policy regime: forests act, timber management regulation, timber regulation, policies such as directives, codes, ground rules, etc. Ab"s forests: 38 million hectares, coniferous species - spruce, pine, r, deciduous species - aspen, poplar. Company (hinton): rst type of forest tenure agreements, 1966 - introduction of timber quota system, 1974 - graduation of rst class from u of a forestry. !2: 1980s - sustainable forest management (pretty much still the same framework today, there are some amendments but not many huge changes). Ab forest industry: manufactures diverse product stream (such as pulp, lumber, newsprint, engineered wood products), third largest manufacturing sector, provides employment, taxation to 50 rural communities in ab. Considers factors such as forest industry, growth rates, changes to reserved areas, regeneration success, natural mortality impacts of re: disposal/allocation, crown charges, restrictions on export of crown timber. The idea behind them is that they are evergreen, the company always has a 20 year deal in place.
