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State of Canada's Forests: Indicators of
Forest Use,
Disturbance and Regeneration
Forestry Canada
Forestry Canada engaged ESSA to develop indicators
for Canada's State of Forests reporting in the early 1990s. In one
project, we developed an indicator for the rates of change in forest
land use due to fire, insects, and harvesting for the major forest
ecoregions of Canada. Tasks associated with the project included
determining components of the indicator database (i.e., scope);
revising the methodology for compiling and reporting indicator data;
compiling the data; and preparing and updating the database. The
project was documented in a report summarizing the data sources,
the methodology and assumptions employed, the results obtained for
the indicator, the recent and historical time trends of the indicator,
and a comparison between current and historical conditions.
In another project for Forestry Canada, we examined
the role of forests in satisfying the recreational needs of Canadians.
The project team identified and developed a set of four indicators
to measure consumptive and non-consumptive recreational forest use.
Data were collected and analyzed for the following areas: park visits,
membership in non-consumptive organizations, moose and bear hunting
licence sales, and angling activity. ESSA also offered a series
of recommendations to improve future social indicators.
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