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Partnerships

Also part of the Marketing and Operations Division is business development and technology transfer. Integral to the research at the Pacific Forestry Centre are collaborative research programs with other B.C. stakeholders, international forest research organizations, and informal arrangements between scientists. Of the more than 100 ongoing research initiatives at the Pacific Forestry Centre, at least 80% involve collaboration with universities and other organizations such as the B.C. Ministry of Forests, industrial partners, FERIC, Forintek and Forest Renewal B.C.

One such cooperative project is the Model Forests Program which stretches across Canada and throughout the international community. This program promotes the creation of partnerships to implement and test sustainable forestry practices. The Pacific Forestry Centre administers the McGregor Model Forest near Prince George, B.C. and the Long Beach Model Forest which hugs the west coast of Vancouver Island.

The National Defence Forest Resource Management Program is a collaboration between the Canadian Forest Service and the Department of National Defence (DND). The CFS provides support in the areas of timber disposal (harvesting), silvicultural activities, natural resource inventories and other environmental issues concerning approximately 5000 ha of DND properties.

The First Nations Forestry Program is a collaboration between the Canadian Forest Service and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The program was developed to enhance economic growth in First Nations communities by assisting First Nations with operating and participating in forest-based businesses. The Pacific Forestry Centre administers the program in B.C. by encouraging economic opportunities that support partnership initiatives, negotiation and forest management skills.

Forest research and development activities at the Pacific Forestry Centre have a national and international scope.

Last Updated: 2006-03-13

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