3.0 - Crown Forest Tenure & Management System Flashcards
What are some things that may be needed in order to develop / manage forests?
- Financial Capital
- Human Capital
- Social Capital
- Natural Capital
- Manufactured Capital
Provide some examples of Human Capital:
- Expertise
- Knowledge
- Skills
Provide some examples of Social Capital:
- Relationships
- Rapport
- Consultation
Provide some examples of Natural Capital:
- Natural Resources (Water, energy, etc.)
Provide some examples of Manufactured Capital:
Equipment & Infrastructure
Canada’s current provincial systems rooted in ___________ ideology of the mid-1800s.
colonial
What are some of the colonial ideologies for forest management? (3)
- Retain crown ownership and control of forest lands and resources
- Promote industrial extraction and sale of timber from public lands
- Create provincial revenues from Crown timber sales
What is the timeframe of the Sustained Yield Policies?
1930 - Now
What are some key beliefs of the Sustained Yield Policies?
- Limiting Harvest
- Optimization
- Maximize Productive Use
- Normal vs. Abnormal Forests (Evenly distributed age of trees)
- Liquidation, fire, insect, disease all became targets of control.
What is another term for Synoptic Planning?
Rational Comprehensive Approach
What are four key aspects of Synoptic Planning?
- Annual Allowable Cut (AAC)
- Control Seeking
- Long-term Sustained Yield Licensing
- Reductionist Approach
What does a Reductionist approach in Synoptic Planning consider?
Focuses on single resource, single discipline, productivity, economic values, efficiency
What does a Control Seeking approach in Synoptic Planning consider?
- Top-down
- Centralized control
- Held by single agency, large bureaucracy or experts
What is an AAC?
Annual Allowable Cut
What does Large-scale entail?
Area / Volume
What does “Ever-green” mean?
Constant Renewal
What is a definition of a Crown Forest Tenure?
It allocates responsibilities for the management of public forestland between governments, private firms, First Nations, and communities.
What are the five notable FMLs in Manitoba?
- Kraft Paper Mill
- Louisiana Pacific (LP)
- Manitoba Paper Co.
- Tembec
- Tolko
When did FMLs begin in MB?
Late 1970s
What is FML?
Forest Management Licenses