Criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management in Canada : Critères et indicateurs de l'aménagement forestier durable au Canada : bilan national 2005

The provincial and territorial governments encourage public involvement in their forest management Governments and the forest industry have significantly decision-making processes to incorporate the full improved the way they consult with the Aboriginal range of social values and ensure a quicker response communities and other groups and communities in to changes in these values over time. [...] Developed through a process sustainable forest management and is the result of of broad consultation, the criteria reflect the values of extensive collaboration and cooperation between Canadians and identify the forest features and uses the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. [...] Organization of this report To help readers interpret the information presented Six chapters address the six criteria that Canadians in the report, an assessment of the availability and have agreed are essential components in defining completeness of the data for each of the 46 indicators sustainable forest management. [...] In the detailed discussion provide a synthesis of the information presented in the for each of the indicators throughout the report, indicator reports, showing the relevance of the indi- three data assessment categories are presented in cator information to sustainable forest management. [...] The economic health of the forest sector occurs as an open, slow-growing species in the eco- is important to the continued prosperity of the nation, zone.