Socio-Economics

Research in this area focuses on

• exploring the diverse values of forests (timber and non-timber);
  
• finding methods to measure, analyze, and integrate these values directly into the decision-making process;
  
• identifying social and economic indicators of sustainable development and exploring the means to measure and monitor them;
  
• analyzing statistics and indicators of community sustainability; and
  
• examining policies that influence the use of forests and how these policies contribute to the sustainability of communities.
  

Fact Sheets by our Scientists

• Non-Timber Forest Products

Information Reports

• Information Report M-X-216E
  Michael A. den Otter¹ Thomas M. Beckley
  "This is Pardise" Community sustainability indicators for the Western Newfoundland Model Forest
• The Forest Resource in Atlantic Canada and an Overview of Issues that Impact Wood Production by Derek MacFarlane
  

National Research Portal: Socio-Economics