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A Sustainable and Renewable Resource
Alberta’s Forests and Lands
Dan Wilkinson
Executive Director, Forest Industry
Development Branch
October 2011
Why the Province of Alberta in Korea?
• Alberta desires greater trade on wood products with Korea.
•
• Alberta's forest industry excessive dependence on the United States is not healthy.
• Korea can help Alberta forest industry with superior supply chain arrangements and new markets in Korea.
Alberta is a Busy Place
Alberta’s People
Alberta – Where are we? Who are we?
• Alberta is one of ten provinces in Canada
642,317 sq km in land area which is about 6 times the size of South Korea
Population of 3.7 million (2010) a
sixteenth of south Korea
Provincial Gross Domestic Product of $247.2 billion CAN (2009) only 1 seventh of South Korea GDP
Highly skilled and educated workforce like Korea
Modern infrastructure – utilities, transportation,
‘SuperNet’ – high speed network connecting 429 Alberta communities
Alberta’s Fish and Wildlife
• The province has 587 species that are wildlife, including 10 species
of amphibians, 93 mammals, 411 birds, 8 reptiles and 65 fish.
• Alberta wildlife management includes the conservation of plants and invertebrates.
• 3500 species of plants and fungi, and ten thousands invertebrates.
•
• Protecting and maintaining suitable habitat results in long-term wildlife health and viability.
• The provincial government committed to conserving wild species. Alberta has been involved in programs to identify and restore species at risk for more than 30 years。
Key Wildlife Species
Bison
Elk Canada Geese Bison
Wolf Moose
Loon
Pronghorn
Sheep
Caribou
Grizzly
Black
Bear
Squirrel
Deer
Alberta – Land Management
• Divided into two zones in 1948
• Green Area – public land for timber production, watershed protection, fish & wildlife habitat, oil & gas development
391,813 sq km
White Area – largely private land, used for settlement and agricultural development
250,504 sq km
Land-Use Framework
• Government facilitated and approved -
public and industry participation
• Balance resource development with conservation
• Protect endangered species
• Conserve and protect soil, water, air and biodiversity
• Regional plans approved by provincial government
• Harmonized with National Government policies and laws
• Monitor to ensure outcomes achieved
Lands Ownership in Alberta
艾伯塔省土地所有权
28.4
6.2
1.8
49.7
2.7
11.2
Privately Owned Land
Public Lands
Metis Settlements & Indian
Reserves
Non-Settled Public Lands
Vacant Public Land
Protected Land (inc.
Federally controlled lands)
Percent of Land
Parks and Protected Areas
• Special Places 2000 completed in 2001
• 81 new and 13 expanded protected areas
• 12.5 per cent of the provincial land base now devoted to parks and protected areas
• Another 4 per cent will be added through regional plans
Total percent of land protected by
province and territory, 2010
Alberta 艾伯塔省
Alberta’s Forest Resource
• Albertans own the forests.
• Green Area managed for multiple-use
– oil and gas, forestry, recreation, wildlife, social
and culture uses
Timber Resources – plentiful & well managed
Softwood AAC (2010) – 17.2
million m3 Significant species
– spruce, pine, fir, larch
Hardwood AAC (2010) – 10.3
million m3 Significant species
– aspen poplar, balsam
poplar, birch
Alberta’s Forests
2/3 of
Albertans
live in this
circle
Edmonton
Calgary
• The Green (forested) Area covers 35,189,909
hectares – slightly smaller than the area of Yunnan
Province.
• 22 million hectares – is managed by industry under
Forest Management Agreements.
• 4 million hectares of Crown Forest Management
Units with timber dispositions .
• 9 million hectares of Crown Forest Management
Units without timber dispositions.
Forest Industry Tenure
• Government leases forest to industry for
20 year periods.
• Leases are renewable if industry performance meets regulations and standards
• 21 Forest Management Area Agreements; 170 volume agreements
• Companies maintain manufacturing facilities to use wood from tenures
• Companies responsible for planning, reforestation, and reclamation
• Government provides forest and insect protection
Managing for the Future
• In Alberta, it takes between 80 and
120 years to grow trees.
• Forest products companies operate under a planning horizon that spans 200 years or more.
• All plans approved by Alberta Government before timber is harvested.
Sustainable Management
We manage forest land on a sustainable basis.
• Reforestation has been legislated for over 30
years
• 90 million conifer seedlings are planted
each year in Alberta by forest companies.
• We regrow at least 2 trees for every
one harvested.
。
Key Benefits of Reforesting Harvested Areas
• Maintains a sustainable supply of fibre for forest product companies
• Maintains and enhances other values the public of Alberta enjoy from our forested lands – clean water, habitat for wildlife and recreational areas.
Forest Protection
• Spend $40 Million CAN or 300
Million Yuan annually on insect and disease control
• Spend $250 million on fire suppression
• Modern forest management aims to mimic or emulate the same natural pattern of disturbance
• Significant research is on-going to fine tune these methods and learn more from the woods
Natural Disturbance 自然干扰 Managed Forests 管理有序的森林
Emulating Natural Disturbance