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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
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Science and Innovation
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NationalScienceAgenda
SharedPriorities
OpportunitiesforCollaboration
SustainableForests
VibrantForestryIndustry
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Canada’s Forest Advantage
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1/4fossilfuelemissionsremovedbyglobalforests70%IndigenouscommunitiesarelocatedinForestareas
171municipalitiesrelyonforestsector
65%Canadiansgetwateroriginatinginforests
Canada’splants,animals,microbesarefoundinforests
24%world’sborealforestsinCanada
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The Forest Industry in Canada
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7%exports
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The Shape of Today’s Industry
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Theforestsectorismorediversifiedtodaythaneverbeforebecauseofsustainedcommitmenttoinnovation
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The Importance of Science and Innovation
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SuccessesandOpportunities
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BuildingwithWood
InnovativeTechnologies
Bioenergy AForestBioeconomy
FrameworkforCanada
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Challenges
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Pests Species-at-Risk ClimateChange
WildlandFires
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WeAreMakingProgress
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CFS portfolio of programs
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WhatItWillTake
NationalScienceAgenda
InvestinScienceandInnovation
Nurturepartnershipsforjointaction
AlignVisionforForestScience
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Shareknowledgeandbestpractices
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CallToActionInnovativeIndustry
CollaborationandPartnerships
SustainableResilientForests
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SharedSciencePriorities
World-leadingEnvironmentalPerformance
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Thank you, and enjoy the day!
@northern_norton
@NRCan
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Annexes – CFS Programs
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FocusAreas:• InitiativesenablingCanadasforestbioeconomy• InitiativesinsupportofIndigenouseconomic
development• Internationalforestpolicyinitiativesthatadvance
Canadasprioritiesinternationalreputationandtradeagenda
• Productsandapproachestodefenddiversifyandgrowmarkets
AddressesforestindustryandneedsthroughinitiativesadvancingCanada’sforestbioeconomy
ForestSectorCompetitiveness
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FocusAreas:• GrowingResilientForestsforaSustainable
FibreSupply
• Nextgenerationenhancedforestinventory
• Toolsandtechniquestoidentifymeasureandoptimizeuseofwoodfibreattributes
Developsknowledge,toolsandtechniquestobetterunderstand,locateandproducedesirablefibreattributes
FibreSolutions
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FocusAreas:• AForestInformationReportingandMonitoring
System(FIRMS)toassessCanada’sforesthealthandforestmanagementpractices
• AnintegratedscienceagendatoassessthesustainabilityofCanadiansforests
Providesknowledgeanddatatotrackprogress,andinformstheimprovementofmanagementpractices
SustainableForestManagement
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FocusAreas:• Forestcarbontoolsandassessmentsfor
mitigationandreporting
• Integratedsystemsandtoolsforadaptationandresilienceofforestsandtheforestsector
Helpsthesectorunderstandtherisksposedbychangingclimateconditions,andcontributetoclimatechangemitigationefforts
ForestClimateChange
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Deliverssciencesolutionsaddressingforestpestissues
PestRiskManagement
FocusAreas:• Riskassessmentsofforestpestdisturbances
alongeconomicandecologicaldimensions
• Sciencebasedforestpestsurveillancesolutionsforoperationalpreparedness
• Sciencebasedresponsesolutionstoforestpestdisturbances
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FocusAreas:• ToolsforWildlandFireRiskManagementand
OperationalResponse
• WildlandFireHazardandRiskAssessment
ProvidesappliedS&Ttohelpgovernments,industries,communitiesandcitizenslearntoadaptandlivewithfire
WildfireRiskManagement
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FocusAreas:• Forestecosystembasedstrategiesandtoolsto
mitigatecumulativeeffectsandrestoreecologicalintegrityofforestsimpactedbynonrenewablenaturalresourcedevelopment
• Toolsforunderstandingtheriskandimpactsofcumulativeeffectsofmultipleresourcedevelopments
Focusesonimpactsandriskstoforestecosystemvaluesresultingfrommultipleresourcedevelopmentactivities
CumulativeEffects