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The “state of knowledge” on protected areas and sustainable forest management: What do we know and what do we want to find out?
An SFMN State of Knowledge Project
Presentation Overview
Overview of SOK project Research Team, Partners, Plans
Progress to date Preliminary findings Why are we all here today??
Who is involved? Principal
Investigator
Researchers
Partners: First Nations Government
agencies Forest Industry
NGOs
• Peter Duinker, Dalhousie University School for Resource and Environmental Studies • Fiona Schmiegelow, University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources, Environment Canada• Glen Hvenegaard, University of Alberta• Wolfgang Haider, Simon Fraser University• Research Assistant: Anne Munier (Memorial)• Research Assistant: Martin Sowa (SFU/Boku University, Austria)• University of Western Ontario Team
Yolanda Wiersma, Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Champagne-Aishihik First Nation• Gwyichya Gwich’in Band • Kaska Tribal Council• Kluane First Nation• Manitoba Metis Federation• Pikangikum First Nation• Tl’azt’en First Nation• Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta • Tsawout First Nation• Wemindji Cree First Nation
• Alberta Sustainable Resource Development- Forestry Division • Environment Canada- Western Boreal Initiative • Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources • Parks Canada
• Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc. • Bowater • Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.• Weyerhaeuser Company
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society• Ducks Unlimited Canada • World Wildlife Fund
Project Background
Desire from communities for sustainable economies that don’t compromise natural capital
Historical conflicts between PAs & SFM, and between PAs & human communities
Considerable uncertainty regarding the relationships between protected areas and SFM
Gradients of forest protection and forest activity
Forestry activity
intensive SFM
Protection
small, low ecological integrity
large, high ecological integrity
• Small woodlots and small PAs interspersed within a larger (intact) landscape
• Small PAs within a large area of intensive forestry
activities
• Small woodlots within a large PA
• Large PA surrounded by large area of intensive
forestry activities
forestry
pro
tect
ed a
reas
Gradients of forest protection and forest activity
Protection
Forestry activity
Gradients of forest protection and forest activity
Protection
Forestry activity
Large, high integritySmall, developed
Intensive SFM Intact forest
Types of protected areas
Legislated, set-aside areas (IUCN I-VI) Management regimes (e.g., “no-cut” zones) Regulations Land-use designations Traditional Aboriginal lands Recovery habitat (e.g., for species at risk) Private stewardship (e.g., easements) Certification forests
Courtesy Canadian Council on Ecological Areas
Current knowledgeAcademics – Natural Science
-Ecology
-Individual species/sites
Academics – Social Science
-Tourism
-TEK
-Economics
Government
-Management
-Planning
-Species-at-risk
Industry
-Planning
-Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation
-Certification
NGOs
-Flagship areas
-Species-at-risk
Aboriginal peoples
-Cultural values
-Non-timber values
-TEK
Current knowledge
Current knowledge
Lots of research! Very little communication between
research foci. Need for broader application of
knowledge across sectors. Knowledge sectors often perceived
to be in conflict.
Academics - Science
-Ecology
-Individual species/sites
NGOs
-Flagship areas
-Species-at-risk
Academics – Social Science
-Tourism
-TEK
-Economics
Government
-Management
-Planning
-Species-at-risk
Aboriginal communities
-Cultural values
-Non-timber values
-TEK
Industry
-Planning
-Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation
-Certification
SYNTHESIS
-Best practices
-Innovation
-Integration
Progress to date…
Assembly of a database of literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) germane to the topic of how PAs and SFM have (or have not) worked in the past
Preparation of an annotated bibliography Development of a survey to project
partners Concept paper Website
Some preliminary findings....
~200 documents included in database of information, including:
-National & International case studies
-Community / Aboriginal forest mgmt projects
-Theory-based articles (PA or SFM)
-Direct benefit of PAs to SFM
-Certification
-Model Forest
-Joint Management
-Some categories more fruitful than others
-Stronger focus on extractive forest management than on PA management
-Examination of European literature
Concept paper - highlights
Many initiatives in Canada attempt to integrate ecosystem management with SFM
Most case studies are in the boreal Emphasis in many papers on the
importance of co-management Co-management also identified as a key
challenge
Concept paper - highlights
Strategies to integrate conservation and SFM vary in scale and methods
Some general strategies employed: Co-management strategies Model Forests/Forest Communities Program Certification Community Forestry Aboriginal-led initiatives Ecosystem-based management
European focus
Similar issues, but different government and ownership rules
Large-scale coordination of protected areas (Natura 2000)
Why are we here today?
Feedback on concept paper Feedback on presentations Interaction from across the country
and across knowledge sectors to stimulate dialogue on these issues
Why are we here today?
Academics - Science
-Ecology
-Individual species/sites
NGOs
-Flagship areas
-Species-at-risk
Academics – Social Science
-Tourism
-TEK
-Economics
Government
-Management
-Planning
-Species-at-risk
Aboriginal communities
-Cultural values
-Non-timber values
-TEK
Industry
-Planning
-Natural Disturbance Pattern Emulation
-Certification
SYNTHESIS
-Best practices
-Innovation
-Integration
Critical Questions
1. What is an appropriate schematic for the various types/categories of PAs and SFM; how do they relate to each other? Give examples.
• Small woodlots and small PAs interspersed within a larger (intact) landscape
• Small PAs within a large area of intensive forestry
activities
• Small woodlots within a large PA
• Large PA surrounded by large area of intensive
forestry activities
forestry
pro
tect
ed a
reas
Gradients of forest protection and forest activity
Protection
Forestry activity
Large, high integritySmall, developed
Intensive SFM Intact forest
Critical Questions
1. What is an appropriate schematic for the various types/categories of PAs and SFM; how do they relate to each other? Give examples.
2. Based on your experiences, what factors have contributed to successful biodiversity conservation and SFM?
Acknowledgements
Project partners Peter Duinker, workshop facilitator Peter, Fiona Schmiegelow, workshop
preparation Glen Hvengaard, Concept paper Anne Munier, workshop logistics All of you for participating in the
next day and a half
Critical Questions
1. What is an appropriate schematic for the various types/categories of PAs and SFM; how do they relate to each other? Give examples.
2. Based on your experiences, what factors have contributed to successful biodiversity conservation and SFM?
