How can sustainable forestry management combat the impacts of the forestry industry in areas such as British Columbia?
Environmental Impacts
Natural Disasters
Loss of Cultural Heritage
Loss of Land
Loss of Property (and Shelter for Humans)
Loss of Natural Resources
Impacts on Mental Health and Well-Being
Increase in Carbon Emissions
Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Rising Sea Levels
Melting Polar Ice
Loss of Habitat for Polar Wildlife
Agriculture Industry
Disruption of Growing Seasons
Pest and Disease Proliferation
Increased Stress on Livestock
Ocean Acidification
Harm to Marine Life
Long-Term Irreversibility
Reduced Aquaculture Activity and Fishery Industry
Impact on Global Food System Disruption
Nutritional Quality Decline
Increase in Wildfires
78 Million Tonnes of wildfire CO2e in 2016 from British Columbia
Increase in Droughts
Reduced Water Quality
Biodiversity Loss
Example: 4,000-6,0000 Rainforest Species go Extinct annually
Loss of Medicinal Resources (from Plants)
Reduction in Ecosystem Resilience
Example: Reduction of 14 species of migratory water fowl
Soil Degredation
Reduction in Air Filteration
Contaminaton of Water Systems
Reduced Agricultural Productivity
Increased water treaetment costs
Harrmful for Human Consumption
Harmful to Aquatic Species and Ecosystems
Societal Impact/Social Impacts
Economic/Employment Disparities
Limited Job Opportunities For Indigenous Peoples
Limited Job Security
Social Movements and Advocacy
Increased Media Awareness
Global Youth Movements
Human Health Risks
Increase in Water Pollution
Sedimentation
Heavy Metal Contamination
Chemical Runoff
Increase in Air Pollution
Respiratory Diseases
Indigenous Communities
Indigenous Forestry Management
Indigenous Forestry Initiative (NFI)
Hold Contracts, Operate Facilities, Provide Traditional Knowledge
70% of Canadian Indigenous Peoples are in forested areas
40% of people involved in Forestry are Indigenous
Solutions to Apply In British Columbia
Alternatives to Wood
Bamboo (Plant Based Alternatives)
Synthetic Alternatives
Recycled Wood
Education
Taking Accounability
Incoporation into Educational Curriculums
Awareness
Government Policies
Form Laws to Prevent Cultural Erasure
Indigenous Forestry Management/Ideologies
Set Reforestation Goals
Sustainable Forestry
Community Engagement and Recreation
Climate Change Mititgation
The Conservation Fund
Working Forest Fund
Economic Impacts
Trade-offs Between Economic and Non-Economic Values
Forest Harvesting Decisions
Opportunity Costs associated with Havresting Timing
Stumpage Values
Wood and Land Market
Non-timber Forest Products
$1 Profit Generation in 2010
Maple Syrrup
Berries
Wild Rice
Timber Forest Products
Most Productive and Highest Profit Sites = British Columbia
$35.7 Billion Industry Contribution (2017)
Printing and Writing Paper
Softwood Lumber
Canada's "Button Mushroom"
Time Preference for Deforestation and Monetary Benefit
High Discount Rates = Immediate Harvesting
Short Term Revenue Generation
Forest Mining/Liquidation Forestry
Optimal Harvest Timing
Faustmann Rule
Net Present Value
Land Expectation Value
Maximum Sustainable Yield
Political Involvement
Provincial Government Involvements
Environmental Coservation Efforts
Provincial Climate Plans
Reforestation Efforts
Southern Ontario Greenbelt Conservation
International Relations and Exportations
Political Tensions in International Trade
Conflict Over Environmental Standards
Export Driven Deforestation to Other Countries
Commodity Exports to Other Countries
Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty
Increasing Job Opportunities for Indigenous Involvement
Legal Disputes over Land Rights
Preventing Infringement on Ancestral Lands
2014 Supreme Court Ruling of Land Ownership for Tsilhqot’in
National Policies and Laws
Reclemation Plans
Federal goverment responsible for 1.6% of forests
Provincial government responsible for 77% of Canada's forests
