Innovation Anthology #308:
One of the major revelations of the
Sustainable Forest Management Network
is the number of players who impact the forested land base.
Beyond logging, there’s utilities, transportation, recreation, grazing and energy development.
So while the SFM Network is winding down, a new organization is in the works to bring these other players together, including oil and gas.
Scientific director Dr. Jim Fyles explains.
DR. JIM FYLES: the recent focus on the oil sands work from the environmental community has exposed the energy industry to the same kinds of scrutiny that the forest industry was subjected to about 20 years ago. And of course, the forest industry ended up changing a lot, paying a lot more attention to the kinds of things that the public was looking for. And I think in fact the great advantage of inviting the energy industry around the table with the forestry industry, is there’s an opportunity to avoid going through the same kind of painful process that the forest industry went through for years and years.
Dr. Jim Fyles says a new organization called Canada Land Resource Innovations will continue the legacy of the Sustainable Forest Management Network
FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER
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Sustainable Forest Management Network
Established in 1995, The Sustainable Forest Management Network is one of Canada's 22 Networks of Centres of Excellence. The SFMN administrative center is hosted at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Network brings together top scientists, forest managers and practitioners, First Nations leaders and governments to address known and emerging challenges to forest sustainability.
Program Date: 2010-04-20