Driving Forest Policy and Integration Through a National ... · Driving Forest Policy and Integration Through a National Science Agenda Michael Norton Director General, Northern Forestry

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2017

Driving Forest Policy and Integration Through a National Science Agenda

Michael Norton Director General, Northern Forestry Centre Canadian Forest Service Canadian Institute of Forestry – Annual General Meeting Grand Prairie, Alberta September 18, 2018


Science and Innovation

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NationalScienceAgenda

SharedPriorities

OpportunitiesforCollaboration

SustainableForests

VibrantForestryIndustry


Canada’s Forest Advantage

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1/4fossilfuelemissionsremovedbyglobalforests70%IndigenouscommunitiesarelocatedinForestareas

171municipalitiesrelyonforestsector

65%Canadiansgetwateroriginatinginforests

Canada’splants,animals,microbesarefoundinforests

24%world’sborealforestsinCanada


The Forest Industry in Canada

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7%exports


The Shape of Today’s Industry

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Theforestsectorismorediversifiedtodaythaneverbeforebecauseofsustainedcommitmenttoinnovation


The Importance of Science and Innovation

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SuccessesandOpportunities

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BuildingwithWood

InnovativeTechnologies

Bioenergy AForestBioeconomy

FrameworkforCanada


Challenges

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Pests Species-at-Risk ClimateChange

WildlandFires


WeAreMakingProgress

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CFS portfolio of programs


WhatItWillTake

NationalScienceAgenda

InvestinScienceandInnovation

Nurturepartnershipsforjointaction

AlignVisionforForestScience

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Shareknowledgeandbestpractices


CallToActionInnovativeIndustry

CollaborationandPartnerships

SustainableResilientForests

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SharedSciencePriorities

World-leadingEnvironmentalPerformance


Thank you, and enjoy the day!

@northern_norton

@NRCan


Annexes – CFS Programs

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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2017 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2017

FocusAreas:•  InitiativesenablingCanadasforestbioeconomy•  InitiativesinsupportofIndigenouseconomic

development•  Internationalforestpolicyinitiativesthatadvance

Canadasprioritiesinternationalreputationandtradeagenda

•  Productsandapproachestodefenddiversifyandgrowmarkets

AddressesforestindustryandneedsthroughinitiativesadvancingCanada’sforestbioeconomy

ForestSectorCompetitiveness


FocusAreas:•  GrowingResilientForestsforaSustainable

FibreSupply

•  Nextgenerationenhancedforestinventory

•  Toolsandtechniquestoidentifymeasureandoptimizeuseofwoodfibreattributes

Developsknowledge,toolsandtechniquestobetterunderstand,locateandproducedesirablefibreattributes

FibreSolutions


FocusAreas:•  AForestInformationReportingandMonitoring

System(FIRMS)toassessCanada’sforesthealthandforestmanagementpractices

•  AnintegratedscienceagendatoassessthesustainabilityofCanadiansforests

Providesknowledgeanddatatotrackprogress,andinformstheimprovementofmanagementpractices

SustainableForestManagement


FocusAreas:•  Forestcarbontoolsandassessmentsfor

mitigationandreporting

•  Integratedsystemsandtoolsforadaptationandresilienceofforestsandtheforestsector

Helpsthesectorunderstandtherisksposedbychangingclimateconditions,andcontributetoclimatechangemitigationefforts

ForestClimateChange


Deliverssciencesolutionsaddressingforestpestissues

PestRiskManagement

FocusAreas:•  Riskassessmentsofforestpestdisturbances

alongeconomicandecologicaldimensions

•  Sciencebasedforestpestsurveillancesolutionsforoperationalpreparedness

•  Sciencebasedresponsesolutionstoforestpestdisturbances


FocusAreas:•  ToolsforWildlandFireRiskManagementand

OperationalResponse

•  WildlandFireHazardandRiskAssessment

ProvidesappliedS&Ttohelpgovernments,industries,communitiesandcitizenslearntoadaptandlivewithfire

WildfireRiskManagement


FocusAreas:•  Forestecosystembasedstrategiesandtoolsto

mitigatecumulativeeffectsandrestoreecologicalintegrityofforestsimpactedbynonrenewablenaturalresourcedevelopment

•  Toolsforunderstandingtheriskandimpactsofcumulativeeffectsofmultipleresourcedevelopments

Focusesonimpactsandriskstoforestecosystemvaluesresultingfrommultipleresourcedevelopmentactivities

CumulativeEffects

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