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2. Community Forests advance local wildfire governance and proactive management in British Columbia, Canada.
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Dickson-Hoyle, Sarah, Copes-Gerbitz, Kelsey, Hagerman, Shannon M., and Daniels, Lori D.
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COMMUNITY forests ,WILDFIRE prevention ,WILDFIRES ,FOREST management ,WILDFIRE risk ,TRUST - Abstract
As wildfires are increasingly causing negative impacts to communities and their livelihoods, many communities are demanding more proactive and locally driven approaches to address wildfire risk. This marks a shift away from centralized governance models where decision-making is concentrated in government agencies that prioritize reactive wildfire suppression. In British Columbia (BC), Canada, Community Forests—a long-term, area-based tenure granted to Indigenous and/or local communities—are emerging as local leaders facilitating proactive wildfire management. To explore the factors that are enabling local governance approaches to managing wildfire risk, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 26 Community Forest managers across BC. Managers highlighted financial and social capacity, especially trust and relationships with both community members and government agencies, as crucial factors influencing their ability to undertake proactive management. These factors enable Community Forests to address wildfire risk not only within their own tenure area, but also at household, community, and landscape scales, while balancing diverse community values, objectives for forest management, and legal and policy obligations. Despite ongoing challenges, Community Forests emphasized the importance of scaling up their efforts to address wildfire risk and are a critical form of local wildfire governance that can help advance proactive wildfire management across BC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Transdisciplinary science for strengthening forest systems in British Columbia: Quesnel as a learning landscape.
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Riggs, Rebecca Anne, Arora, Jasmine, Boedhihartono, Agni Klintuni, Gaston, Chris, Herdianti, Adinda, Langston, James Douglas, Robinson, Erin, Sayer, Jeffrey, and Valeri, Emilio
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LANDSCAPE assessment ,FORESTS & forestry ,FOREST management ,CLIMATE change ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,FOREST resilience ,SUSTAINABILITY ,INDIGENOUS children - Abstract
Forestry is becoming more complex as a result of diverging societal demands. Indigenous Peoples' reconciliation and the challenges of climate change call for research that embraces transdisciplinarity, reciprocity, and problem-focused learning at the landscape scale. Both globally and in Canada, forestry and forest research are struggling to keep pace with this growing complexity. Place-based collaborative research and learning initiatives, described here as "learning landscapes," offer an under-explored approach to meeting diversifying goals for forest landscapes. We describe recent progress in Quesnel, British Columbia, where researchers and local institutions are engaging to strengthen resilience and innovation in the forest sector. We first define the concept of learning landscape in the context of transdisciplinary sustainability science, and then illustrate this approach using the case study of Quesnel. We describe a process of systems diagnosis, including asset mapping and analysis of potential forestry pathways through a "best bets" framework. We propose a Theory of Change as a way forward, outlining opportunities for government, industry, and communities in developing regional capacity for integrated management and high-value forest products. We reflect on the contributions of learning landscapes to knowledge generation, experiential learning, and institutional development, and discuss implications for steering decision-making in locally driven sustainability transitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. The effects of variable retention forestry on coarse woody debris dynamics and concomitant impacts on American marten habitat after 27 years.
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Farnell, Ingrid, Elkin, Ché, Lilles, Erica, Roberts, Anne-Marie, and Venter, Michelle
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COARSE woody debris ,FORESTS & forestry ,FOREST management ,MARINE debris ,TEMPERATE forests ,HABITATS - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Journal of Forest Research is the property of Canadian Science Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2020
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5. Diversifying managed forests to increase resilience.
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Dymond, Caren C., Tedder, Sinclair, Spittlehouse, David L., Raymer, Brian, Hopkins, Katherine, McCallion, Katharine, and Sandland, James
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FOREST management ,PLANT disease epidemics ,MOUNTAIN pine beetle ,FOREST mortality ,FORESTRY & climate ,FORESTS & forestry ,FOREST health - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Journal of Forest Research is the property of Canadian Science Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2014
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