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Boreal Futures: Governance, Conservation and Development in Canada's Boreal
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
October 2005
Table of contents
Preface Boreal Forest Program Task Force Members Executive Summary 1. Introduction
1.1 Looking at the Future of Canada’s Boreal 1.2 The Boreal Forest Program 1.3 The State of the Debate Report
2. Canada’s Boreal Today
2.1 Overview of the Boreal 2.2 Why Canada’s Boreal Matters 2.3 Key Interests in the Boreal 2.4 Trends Affecting the Future of the Boreal 2.5 State of the Debate: The Boreal Today
3. Conservation and Development in the Boreal: Opportunities for Governance Actions
3.1 Leadership, Education and Information 3.2 Economic Instruments 3.3 Planning and Regulatory Processes 3.4 Aboriginal Peoples’ Engagement
4. Boreal Futures: Concluding Observations
Appendix A: Summary of Case Studies
Appendix B: Program Participants
Appendix C: Summary of Recent Canadian Initiatives Related to the Boreal
Selected Bibliography
Endnotes
