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Vignettes

Green Building - Jennifer O'Connor

This vignette presents the interesting environmental profile of wood as demonstrated through life cycle assessment.

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Natural Disturbances - Bill Thornton & Rod DeBoice

This vignette describes how natural disturbances shape and define Canada's forested landscape.

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Protected Areas - Yolanda Wiersma

This vignette explains how land use planning and protected areas contribute to sustainable forest management in Canada.

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Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity - Mark Johnston

This vignette presents some options available for forest managers to adapt to climate change.

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Climate Change – Werner Kurz

This vignette describes how Canada’s forests contribute to the overall carbon balance and explains how forest management and the use of forest products can promote carbon sequestration.

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Exploring Boreal Forest – Pierre Levac

This vignette talks about the ecological, economic, social and cultural importance of Canada’s boreal forest.

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Forest Certification – Peggy Smith

This vignette describes independent third-party forest certification in Canada.

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Sustainable Forest Management – Jim Farrell

This vignette gives some of the reasons why Canada is a world leader in sustainable forest management.

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