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Frequently Asked Questions
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada is planning
to launch a new Forest Communities Program (FCP) beginning in April
2007.
This new program will appeal to existing or newly constituted community-level
organizations across Canada interested in assisting resource-based
communities in the development of innovative approaches to meet the
challenges of forest sector transition and forest resource sustainability.
The Program is seeking proposals from interested not-for-profit organizations
that are, or wish to become, community-based sites and participate
in the achievement of the Forest Communities Program’s vision
and objectives. The program is intended to facilitate the development
and sharing of knowledge, tools and practices to empower forest-based
communities to participate in informed decision-making on the forest
land base, allowing communities to sustain and grow forest resource
benefits while capitalizing on emerging forest-based opportunities.
Background
The Forest Communities Program will work with local community organizations,
Aboriginal organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), federal,
provincial and municipal governments, resource industries and other
key stakeholders to address the challenges being faced by forest-based
communities where forest companies and other resource users are rationalizing
operations and making other transitions in response to current economic
and environmental realities. The program will take a broad, landscape
level approach to addressing these transition challenges and is seeking
to involve as wide a cross-section of natural resource managers and
stakeholders as possible.
General program information
Subject to Treasury Board approval of funding and spending authority,
it is expected that the new Forest Communities Program would be funded
for a five-year period from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2012. It is
anticipated that six to ten sites would be selected and would receive
core funding up to a maximum of $400,000 per year for the five-year
period under the program. The amount of base funding received will
be based on the proponent’s demonstration of matched funding,
as a combination of cash and in-kind contributions. More detail on
matching requirements is provided in Section 1.3.
Submitting a proposal
Interested parties are asked to submit a proposal for consideration to
become a FCP site. Successful sites will be selected according to pre-determined
eligibility requirements (see Section 2.3) and selection
criteria (see
Section 4.1). The complete details and guidelines for the development
of proposals are provided in this document. If you have questions or
require further clarification, please contact the Forest Communities
Program Manager at Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest
Service (NRCan-CFS).
Applicants are asked to submit an expression of interest to NRCan-CFS
that is postmarked or courier stamped no later than midnight, Friday,
September 15, 2006.
Full submitted proposals for FCP funding must be postmarked or courier
stamped by midnight, Tuesday, October 31, 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 CURRENT CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES
1.2 PROGRAM VISION, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
1.3 PROGRAM FUNDING
1.4 ELIGIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS
1.5 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
1.6 SITE ADMINISTRATION
1.7 PARTICIPATION IN THE CANADIAN MODEL FOREST NETWORK
1.8 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
1.9 COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL IDENTITY PROGRAM
2.1 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
2.2 QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUM
2.3 ELIGIBILITY
3.1 FORMAT
3.2 NUMBER OF COPIES
3.3 DEADLINE AND MAILING ADDRESS
3.4 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
3.5 UNITS OF MEASURE
3.6 CONFIDENTIALITY
3.7 PROPOSAL OUTLINE
4.1 SELECTION CRITERIA
4.2 REVIEW PROCESS
4.3 DECISION AND NOTIFICATION
1 FOREST COMMUNITIES PROGRAM 
1.1 Current context and challenges
Rural areas play a vital role in Canada’s economy and in its environmental
and stewardship commitments. Many of the country’s major industries – agriculture,
fishing, forestry, mining, and energy – rely on rural communities.
Natural resource sectors contribute more than 13 percent of the country’s
Gross Domestic Product; of that, approximately one-quarter is produced
by the forest sector and supports hundreds of forest-dependent rural
communities across Canada. (Source: www.nrcan.gc.ca/statistics)
Today, rural communities face multiple challenges to their viability
as they are affected by such factors as globalization and industry rationalization,
over-dependence on a single industry, climate change, and limited existing
capacity to access new and diverse opportunities. The challenge for federal,
provincial, territorial and First Nations governments is to demonstrate
leadership on rural issues by supporting communities’ efforts to
manage the changes and challenges they face, and to develop the capacity
to build on their strengths, identify opportunities and take effective
action.
Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service is responding
to the needs and experiences of forest-dependent communities through
the development of new policies and programs. Issues of importance to
forest-dependent communities cross ecological, social, political and
industry sector boundaries, and land use issues are becoming increasingly
complex. No single sector or agency can resolve these issues alone, and
in many cases governments, communities and industry must find approaches
to manage these issues in a collaborative manner. NRCan-CFS recognizes
the need for flexible programming that engages other federal agencies,
along with provincial and municipal governments and the private sector.
It also recognizes the need to engage and capitalize on the experience
and enthusiasm present in resource-dependent communities across Canada.
Communities are closest to forest issues and are the first to be impacted
by local, national and international shifts in circumstances affecting
the resource sectors. As such, they are in the best position to develop
ideas and implement partnership initiatives that will have the greatest
likelihood of long-term success and social, economic and environmental
sustainability.
Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service (NRCan-CFS)
is responding to current challenges facing forest-based communities through
the launch of the Forest Communities Program. This new program is designed
to assist forest-based communities develop into environmentally sustainable
entities with diverse and robust economies. The program will address
the transition and development challenges faced by rural communities
through the establishment of sites where integrated, landscape-level
approaches to community revitalization are created and implemented “on-the-ground”.
The program is designed so that activities are developed and implemented
by the communities themselves, and results shared with other communities
across Canada and around the world.
1.2 Program vision, goal and objectives
The vision for the Forest Communities Program (FCP) is
Resource-based rural communities that are equipped and empowered to
be innovative in meeting the opportunities and challenges of a healthy
forest
and a changing forest sector.
The goal of the FCP is to foster strong forest-based communities that
have been provided with the knowledge and ability to effectively meet
forest sector transition challenges and have healthy economies bolstered
by new forest-based opportunities, a sustainable forest resource providing
a growing range of community benefits, better informed stakeholders and
more inclusive governance options and practices.
To address this vision and goal, participants in the FCP will be expected
to meet the following program objectives:
- To pilot ideas, conduct experiments and develop models that assist
forest-based communities to build capacity and meet the opportunities
and challenges of a forest sector in transition.
- To develop and share
integrated, multi-sector approaches, based on science and innovation,
to address community transition that involves
new and existing natural resource stakeholders.
- To work with industry
and other community-level stakeholders to develop new forest-based
opportunities for rural Canada.
- To develop and share sustainable
forest management knowledge, practices, tools and experiences with
international forest-based communities and
their Model Forests, in keeping with Canada’s international
forest agenda.
1.3 Program funding
The Forest Communities Program would be funded, subject to Treasury
Board approval, for a five-year period from April 1, 2007 to March
31, 2012.
Sites funded through the FCP will be selected through an open competitive
process. It is expected that six to ten sites will be selected and
will receive core funding up to a maximum of $400,000 per year for
the five-year period. Successful applicants are expected to commence
operations in April 2007.
In addition to the core funding, sites funded through the FCP may
have access to additional funding for joint or strategic projects.
This additional
funding would be allocated to national projects that contribute to
NRCan-CFS policy development and research priorities. The amount
of funding allocated
to each site will depend on their ability to develop and deliver
on projects that address the priorities identified by the Canadian
Forest
Service
(CFS) each year.
The amount of core funding received from CFS-NRCan must be matched
or exceeded annually by participating organizations, with cash
contributions comprising at least 50% of matched funding. Other eligible
direct
contributions can also constitute the total matched funding.
While core funding provided to FCP sites will remain constant
throughout the five-year phase of the program, the portion of this funding
that may be used for site administration and overhead will decrease,
i.e.,
maximum of 60% in years one and two, 50% in years three and four,
and 40% in year five. Conversely, the proportion of funding available
for
projects will increase over time as the CFS contributions to
administration and overhead decrease.
Sites funded through the FCP
will also be required to respect Government of Canada requirements
for maximum levels (stacking
limit) of total
government assistance on an annual basis. While subject to
final designation by
the Treasury Board, it is estimated that if the Forest Communities
Program is approved by the Treasury Board that the maximum
level of total government
assistance (all levels of government) for any site must not
exceed 90% of eligible expenses. If total government assistance exceeds
this stacking
limit, an adjustment to the CFS contribution will be required.
1.4 Eligible contributions
Eligible direct contributions are those contributions that have
been committed specifically to a particular activity, and that the applicant
would normally have budgeted for in the absence of this support.
Direct contributions may be cash or eligible in-kind assistance.
Eligible
expenses include all reasonable and proper expenses incurred by an
applicant for the performance of activities, but do not include
capital acquisition of land or buildings; construction costs; intangible
assets such as goodwill; depreciation or amortization expenses; costs
related to litigation; or opportunity costs, unless approved in writing
by CFS-NRCan.
Eligible in-kind assistance is cash-equivalent contributions
in the form of goods; services; facilities; staff time; discounts;
use of,
donation
of or access to equipment or special materials; or other commodities
for which no cash is exchanged, but which are necessary for the
completion of activities. In-kind contributions must be such that they
can be
assigned a fair market value. In-kind contributions are those that
are central
to the activity and would have to be purchased on the open market
if they were not provided by the applicant or other participant.
1.5 Program administration
The Canadian Forest Service will administer the Forest Communities Program.
Subject to Treasury Board approval, it is proposed that five-year contribution
agreements would be established between chosen sites and the regional
CFS Forestry Centre as appropriate. Contribution agreements will detail
requirements that sites must meet each year, including, but not limited
to, eligible expenditures, leveraging requirements, reporting requirements,
work planning and evaluation tools. For example, each site will be
required to:
-
prepare mid-year progress reports and annual reports
- present annual audited financial statements
- submit for approval annual work plans (in a standardized format)
that outline the planned activities for the coming year. These work
plans
shall detail how other participating organizations are contributing
to the projects that are to be undertaken.
- develop an evaluation framework that
will support periodic evaluations and serve as a management tool for
the organization (see Appendix
A)
CFS representatives will work closely with FCP sites to ensure that
program priorities and cooperation opportunities are known and
incorporated into
site level program delivery. Regular CFS involvement will ensure
compliance with planning, reporting and financial requirements
and ensure consistency
in these activities across the program as a whole.
1.6 Site administration
Contribution agreements will only be established with legally incorporated,
not-for-profit organizations (see eligibility requirements in Section
2.3). Each site selected to take part in the FCP will therefore be
required to establish decision-making structures in accordance with
the laws of incorporation of the province or territory in which they
are located, as well as the overall philosophy of their organization.
To ensure that the activities at each site address local needs along
with regional and national priorities, the CFS expects that each
site will be governed by a Board of Directors comprised of a broad
cross-section
of representatives drawn from local/regional forest community stakeholders
and various levels of government. The Board of Directors for each
FCP site would be expected to provide leadership and direction for
the
executive arm (manager and staff) charged with running the day-to-day
operations of the organization. The governance structure and capacity
of each site will form part of the selection criteria for all proposals
(see Section 4.1).
1.7 Participation in the Canadian Model Forest
Network
All sites funded through the FCP will be designated as members of
the existing Canadian Model
Forest Network (CMFN) and the International
Model
Forest Network. As such, these sites will be required to participate
fully in the activities and governance structure of the CMFN through
network level planning, projects and activities including representation
on committees and the CMFN Board of Directors. All applicants should
take these responsibilities into account when developing and submitting
their proposal for the FCP.
1.8 International cooperation
In addition to participation in the CMFN, as members of the International
Model Forest Network (IMFN) sites funded through the FCP will be
expected to contribute to the goals and activities of the IMFN by
actively looking
for opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange with other
Model Forest sites around the world.
1.9 Compliance with the Federal Identity Program
All sites funded through the FCP will be required to adhere to the
requirements of the Federal Identity Program (FIP). The FIP enables
the public to
recognize the involvement of the Government of Canada in federal
programming and initiatives. Detailed requirements for using the
FIP will be communicated
to sites participating in the FCP, but as a general rule the FIP
will be applied to all products or publications that are created
for public
information purposes.
2 INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
2.1 Expression of interest
Applicants are asked to submit a written expression of interest,
postmarked or courier stamped no later than midnight, Friday,
September 15, 2006. The expression of interest must not exceed 2 pages in length,
and is to provide the following information:
- contact information;
- a brief description of how your proposal fits
with FCP objectives;
- the location/geographic area of the prospective
community site; and
- an attached collection of “letters of support” from
key participating organizations.
The expression of interest must be submitted in writing to:
Program Manager
Forest Communities Program
Canadian Forest Service
Science and Programs Branch
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
Expressions of interest will not be evaluated or ranked. They
will be used for planning purposes to measure the extent of interest
by potential site proponents and will be used to obtain contact information
for the purpose of disseminating information and updates as required.
2.2 Question and answer forum
All interested organizations will have access to an electronic
forum where questions and answers related to the Call for Proposals will
be posted anonymously for viewing by all applicants. The Canadian
Forest Service (CFS) is committed to ensuring that all interested parties
have access to the same information.
2.3 Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
-
be legally incorporated in a Canadian province or territory or under
the laws of Canada as a not-for-profit organization1 ;
- provide evidence
of commitment from a broad base of community-level organizations,
representing a wide range of key stakeholders in resource management,
through letters of support or testimonials from these organizations;
- provide
evidence of demonstrated capacity to work with a broad cross-section
of organizations;
- declare defined bio-physical/geographic boundary(ies)
within which it will carry out its principal activities; and
- confirm
that the organization is able to match or exceed the core annual
funding provided by the CFS.
1 If not incorporated prior to submitting a successful proposal, an
organization must attain incorporated status prior to participation in
the program.
Contribution agreements will not be established with unincorporated entities.
Proposals meeting these eligibility requirements will be subject
to review and assessment against the selection criteria presented
in Section
4.1.
Proposals failing to meet the above eligibility requirements
will not advance further in the selection process.
3 SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
The following guidelines will assist proponents in developing
their proposal submissions. Proposals must adhere to the outline presented
in Section
3.7 to facilitate the review and selection process.
3.1 Format
The proposal document should not exceed 50 pages in letter format (8.5
X 11”), excluding maps and letters of support. Proposals must be
prepared in a 12-point TrueType font (e.g., Times or a similar font),
with single (1.0) spaced, letter-quality print.
3.2 Number of copies
Each proponent must submit three (3) complete proposal documents in
writing and one (1) electronic copy on CD or DVD in Portable Document
Format (pdf).
3.3 Deadline and mailing address
Complete proposal packages must be postmarked or courier stamped by
midnight, Tuesday, October 31, 2006.
The complete package of proposal documents is to be sent to the attention
of:
Program Manager
Forest Communities Program
Canadian Forest Service
Science and Programs Branch
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
3.4 Official languages
The program will operate in both official languages for the benefit of
all Canadians. The proposal documents may be submitted in either English
or French. However, the proponent is required to indicate how they
plan to respect Canada’s Official Languages Policy in their activities
at both the site and network levels.
3.5 Units of measure
The International System (i.e., metric system) is to be used throughout
the proposal.
3.6 Confidentiality
The CFS will treat all submissions as confidential. Documentation that
becomes part of a Contribution Agreement with the CFS will be considered
public information.
3.7 Proposal outline
Applicants must submit their proposal following the general outline
provided below. As described above, proposals should not exceed 50
pages in length,
excluding maps and letters of support.
| Section |
Potential content |
| a) Proposal Summary |
e.g., applicant’s officially incorporated name and contact
information, corresponding author, list of participating organizations,
abstract, etc. |
| b) Site Description |
e.g., site description, total area, tenure and settlement patterns,
biophysical information, parks and protected areas, road access and
transportation, natural resource industries, socio-economic considerations,
demographics, etc. |
| c) Goals and Objectives |
e.g., overall philosophy of the applicant organization, strategic
vision, how applicant is relevant to FCP objectives, how applicant
will address current challenges facing local communities, objectives
and implementation strategy for the applicant for 2007-2012, etc. |
| d) Participating Organizations and Governance |
e.g., introduction to the participating organizations, role of
participating organizations, processes for engaging participating
organizations and renewing these relationships, organizational charts,
role of various committees and working groups, processes for making
decisions and resolving conflicts, structure of the Board of Directors,
role of Board members, ratio of staff to volunteers, etc. |
| e) Activities, Deliverables and Outcomes |
e.g., overall plan of activity for 2007-2012, deliverables and
outcomes over various time scales (short, medium and long-term),
measuring and reporting results, use of innovative techniques and
technologies, links and collaboration with scientists and centres
of expertise, etc. |
| f) Communications, Outreach and Networking |
e.g., communications strategy, communications capacity, target
audiences, how results will be transferred within and beyond the
site, science extension, skills and knowledge transfer, contributions
to Canadian Model Forest Network communications and reporting, language
capacity for communicating to target audiences |
| g) Administration and Finances |
e.g., organizational capacity, staffing levels and job titles,
office facilities, support from participating organizations and others
(cash and other eligible contributions – see Section 1.4),
potential for leveraging funds from other sources, budget and five-year
financial plan, planning and reporting tools, etc. |
4 SELECTION PROCESS
4.1 Selection criteria
Applicants must submit their proposal following the outline provided
above. If the Forest Communities Program is approved by the Treasury
Board, proposals will be assessed by the Proposal
Review Team against
the following criteria, with a total maximum score of 100 points.
The relative weighting for the selection criteria is provided below.
| Selection Criteria |
Points |
i. Goals and Objectives
- Vision, goals and objectives of the applicant
- Relevance
of the proposal to the stated objectives of the Forest
Communities Program and demonstrated capacity to address these
objectives and the mission of the Canadian Forest Service
- Management
philosophy and approach
- Links to local landscape(s) and transferability
of knowledge and results beyond this target area
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ii. Participating Organizations and Governance
- Involvement of pertinent landowner stakeholders, which typically
includes the province, resource-based industries, municipalities/and
or regional municipalities, First Nations and Métis communities,
federal agencies, community organizations, NGOs, and universities/colleges.
- Framework
for decision-making and resolution of conflicts or grievances
- Processes
for encouraging engagement of participating organizations,
as well as recruitment of new participants
- Level of commitment of participating organizations, e.g.
timeframe, type of support
- Description and role of boards,
committees and working groups
- Approach to networking, information
sharing and technology transfer
- Links to existing expertise
and research capacity
- Support for, and planned involvement
in, the Canadian Model Forest Network
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iii. Activities, Deliverables and Outcomes
- Five-year plan (2007-2012)
that describes the applicant’s activities,
outputs and deliverables
- Short, medium and long-term outcomes
of the projects and other work that will be completed over the
next five years
- Links and collaboration with participating organizations
and other expertise that will help to deliver on the planned
activities
- Methods of measuring success and reporting results
- Impacts
of activities “on-the-ground” and transferability
of these results to other locations
- Strengths and particular
expertise of the applicant organization and how these relate
to program goals and objectives
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30 |
iv. Communications, Outreach and Networking
- Identification of
target audiences
- Strategy for reaching out to participating
organizations, stakeholders, interested parties and the general
public, both within the
local area and beyond
- Transfer of skills and knowledge
(extension)
- Contributions to Canadian Model Forest Network
reporting and communications
- Degree of capacity to communicate
in both official languages
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20 |
v. Administration and Finances (10 points)
- Demonstration of the ability to match CFS core funding through
leveraged funds from other sources
- Breakdown of cash and
in-kind contributions
- Five-year financial plan, with clear
and well-developed budget allocations
- Strategy for diversifying
sources of administrative funding and increasing the financial
sustainability of the organization
over
the five-year period
- Organizational capacity, including
staffing levels, office facilities and technological capabilities
- Tools
and approaches for financial planning and reporting
|
10 |
| Total |
100 |
4.2 Review process
Proposals will be reviewed by an arm’s length, multi-disciplinary
committee. The terms of reference of this committee will be clearly defined
and publicly available. The Proposal Review Team will not include CFS
staff or those currently engaged in Model Forests. Proposals that are
deemed eligible for further review will then be evaluated against the
full suite of selection criteria. The involvement of the Proposal Review
Team will conclude once they present their recommendations for successful
proposals to CFS Senior Management at Natural Resources Canada
4.3 Decision and notification
Decisions on successful applications will take into account the recommendations
of the Proposal Review Team and the needs and priorities of the Government
of Canada. The review process will ensure that the highest calibre
of activities is achieved and objectives are fully met within the program.
The final decision on successful proposals will be made by Senior Management
of Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service. It is
expected that all applicants will be notified of the status of their
application by mid-December, 2006. Successful applicants will be requested
to respect CFS communications strategies and plans regarding the launch
of the new program and announcement of the participating sites. The
call for proposals and review process does not obligate NRCan to enter
into a contribution agreement with any given applicant. The CFS will
negotiate contribution agreements with successful applicants.
5 CONTACT US
All inquiries and other communications related to this Call for Proposals
should be directed in writing, preferably by e-mail, to:
Program Manager
Forest Communities Program
Canadian Forest Service
Science and Programs Branch
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
Email: fcp-pcf@nrcan.gc.ca
APPENDIX A: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATION
NRCan-CFS is committed to demonstrating results to Canadians
for the money invested in the Forest Communities Program. Therefore,
processes
for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for
measuring performance and evaluating the success of the program must
be established. As a result, any sites receiving funding through the
FCP must:
- contribute to the monitoring, review and evaluation of the
FCP, by collecting information that measures performance; participating
in evaluation studies,
surveys or workshops; and providing data or reports as required for
the purpose of collecting information to assess progress and results.
- encourage
staff, participating organizations and other project collaborators
to participate in the monitoring, review and evaluation of the FCP
as required.
Any evaluation of the FCP will examine the following evaluation issues:
- relevance – does the program continue to be consistent with
departmental and government-wide priorities and does it realistically
address an
actual need?
- success – is the program effective in meeting its
objectives, within budget and without unwanted outcomes?
- cost-effectiveness – are
the most appropriate and efficient means being used to achieve objectives,
relative to alternative design and
delivery approaches?
The following table is intended to further clarify program objectives
by linking them to expected outcomes. This information will form the
basis of a full “results-based management and accountability framework” (RMAF)
for the FCP. Please note that this is an early version of an evaluation
framework, and is provided here as an example of the types of links
to be expected between program objectives, outcomes and indicators.
This
table will be superseded by the full RMAF once it has been completed
and if it is approved by Treasury Board. Each site that participates
in the program will be required to report on the progress they are
making towards achieving outcomes, in keeping with CFS evaluation and
accountability
requirements.
| Program Objective |
Desired Outcome |
Potential Indicators of Success
(provided as examples only – to be finalized at a later
date) |
| To pilot ideas, conduct experiments and develop models
that assist forest-based communities to build capacity and meet the
opportunities and challenges of a forest sector in transition. |
Increased capacity within forest-based communities
to respond to the ongoing changes and challenges of the forest sector
and other natural resource sectors. |
| Number of pilot projects, experiments and models implemented
by FCP sites |
| Satisfaction levels of local residents |
| Demographic trends |
| Measures of aspects of community
health |
|
| To develop and share integrated, multi-sector approaches,
based on science and innovation, to address community transition
that involves new and existing natural resource stakeholders. |
More integrated landscape-level decision-making that
engages a variety of resource sectors and ensures sustainability
of forest resources. |
| Number and type of natural resource
sector organizations participating in FCP sites |
| Number of integrated management
plans developed through FCP sites |
| Cross-section of provincial and
federal departments represented as participating organizations |
|
| To work with industry and other community-level stakeholders
to develop new forest-based opportunities for rural Canada. |
New forest-based opportunities and economic growth
in rural Canada. |
| Joint projects initiated by communities
and industry |
| New and enhanced forest-based products |
| New forest-based enterprises |
|
| To develop and share sustainable forest management
knowledge, practices, tools and experiences with international forest-based
communities and their Model Forests, in keeping with Canada’s
international forest agenda. |
Canada’s approach to sustainable forest management
is recognized internationally. |
| Comprehensive plan to share sustainable
forest management expertise |
| Creation of stable and long-term
mechanisms that advance sustainable forest management in Canada
and abroad |
| Regular and free-flowing exchange
of information |
| Domestic recognition of foreign
expertise |
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