Search Results For: Land Use/Sustainable Land Use
Source: Daily News | 2013-05-28
Despite animosity between some of the participants, the companies who signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) are still committed to its principles, says David Lindsay, president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada...
Source: Daily News | 2013-05-21
Tensions between Resolute Forest Products and some of the conservation groups involved with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement have reached a boiling point. Several groups announced on May 21 that they are suspending further work with...
Source: Daily News | 2013-04-23
A second environmental group has quit the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), an agreement endorsed by forest industry and environmental groups to protect Canada’s Boreal forest. Saying “not one hectare of Canada’s Boreal...
Source: Daily News | 2013-01-18
Trees Ontario, in partnership with local plant delivery agencies, will host 10 free tree planting workshops for landowners across the province during February and March 2013.
Source: Daily News | 2013-01-15
A new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Future Forests shows that mixed forests, in comparison with monocultures, have positive effects on several different ecosystem services, including timber production.
Source: Print Archives | 2012-12-02
Among the multiple events that make up PaperWeek Canada 2013, there will be aspects that tackle the human resources issue, sessions that concentrate on the industry’s transformation, speakers that talk about larger business issues, and...
Source: Daily News | 2012-11-20
BC Hydro is burning most of the timber cut to make way for its Northwest Transmission Line, according to the Vancouver Sun. The utility says the quality of the wood and the remoteness of the site mean it is not economical to harvest and sell...
Source: Daily News | 2012-07-10
Resolute Forest Products recently certified 3.2 million hectares (7.9 million acres) of forestlands in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec to the FSC Boreal Standard. This certification raises the total area of Resolute-managed FSC-certified...
Source: Daily News | 2012-02-23
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is telling Environment Canada that it can both fast track caribou conservation and also ensure a prosperous forest industry. FPAC submitted a brief to the government concerning the draft...
Source: Print Archives | 2012-02-01
In mid-2011, Pulp & Paper Canada reported on the factors affecting competition for fibre between the energy industry and pulp and paper sector. At that point, it was projected that dramatic increases in global demand for wood fibre would...
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