Download or read book Adaptive Forest Management in Ontario written by G. Blake MacDonald and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptive management is a formal process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from their outcomes. The objective of this paper is to outline the basic concepts of adaptive management, provide examples of successful adaptive management initiatives, and evaluate the potential of adaptive management for improving forest policies and practices in Ontario. Information for the paper was collected from on-line literature searches, literature reviews, and interviews with experts. Case studies from the literature are presented from the perspective of broad program issues and address common North American forest sector issues. They illustrate public, industrial, and hybrid approaches to adaptive management that provide relevant experience and success factors that will be instructive for implementing similar programs in Ontario.

Download or read book Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances written by Ajith H. Perera and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of provocative papers provides a scientific foundation for justifying the use of and a solid framework for examining the ambiguities inherent in emulating natural forest landscape disturbance. Contributors range from policymakers and forestry professionals to academics and conservationists, offering a balanced view of the promises and challenges of the forest management paradigm in sustaining forest landscapes. The book opens with an overview of foundational concepts, a detailed discussion of emerging forest management paradigms and their global context, and an examination of the ecological premise for emulating natural disturbance. This section also explores the current understanding of natural disturbance regimes, including the two most prevalent in North America: fire and insects. The volume then uses several geographically diverse case studies to address the characterization of natural disturbances and the development of applied templates for their emulation through forest management. The emphasis on fire regimes reflects the greater focus that has traditionally been placed on understanding and managing fire, compared with other forms of disturbance, and utilizes several viewpoints to address the lessons learned from historical disturbance patterns. Reflecting current developments in the field, immediate challenges, and potential directions, this collection concludes with a penetrating look at practical applications, exploring the expectations for and feasibility of emulating natural disturbance through forest management.

Download or read book Forest Research Information Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nature based Tourism in Peripheral Areas written by Colin Michael Hall and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas provides a comprehensive examination of this form of tourism development as it occurs within alpine, forest, sub-polar, island, coastal and marine environments. This book goes beyond much of the debate surrounding ecotourism and the impacts of tourism in vulnerable environments to place nature-based tourism in a wider regional context, particularly when for many peripheral regions tourism remains one of the key opportunities for economic development. Therefore, a central theme that is present throughout many of the chapters is the role that nature-based tourism can play as the catalyst for larger regional development of regions. The book will serve as essential reading to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in tourism and related degrees where the major focus is on tourism that occurs within peripheral regions. It will also serve as a key reference to researchers and professionals interested in the role of tourism as a regional development tool.

Download or read book Forest Resource Assessment Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Making of the Ontario Forest Accord written by Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Logging Sawmilling Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Meeting Emerging Ecological Economic and Social Challenges in the Great Lakes Region written by Ontario Forest Research Institute and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Forest Research Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation provides summaries of the concurrent session & poster presentations from a meeting held to discuss emerging forest resource & sustainable forestry issues in the Great Lakes region. Topics covered include economic issues such as certification, criteria, & indicators of sustainability; value-added forest products; environmental education; involvement of private landowners in developing strategies for sustainable forest management; climate change; riparian zone management; and maintaining wildlife habitat.

Download or read book Social Conflict and Environmental Law written by Allan Jacob Greenbaum and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forestry and Assessment written by Julian Andrew Dunster and published by Toronto, Ont. : Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. This book was released on 1989 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Forestry Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings Decision Support 2001 written by J. Michael Power and published by American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seasons written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canadian Journal of Forest Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecosystem Management Strategies for the Lake Superior Region written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intensive Forest Management in Ontario written by F. W. Bell and published by Sault Ste. Marie : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. This book was released on 2000 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication summarizes a workshop on the elements of the Ontario Forest Accord that relate to intensive forest management (IFM). The first section presents summaries of presentations made at four sessions: an introductory session on government, industry, and interest group perspectives on IFM; a practices session, with reviews of forest management trends & IFM practices under way in various jurisdictions; an applications session, covering such topics as software & simulators for forest operations planning & operator training, silvicultural methods, and decision support systems; and a session discussing social, environmental, & economic aspects of IFM. The second part summarizes breakout sessions used to solicit participant input to identify what is known & what needs to be known about IFM to adapt it for use in Ontario forests.