Forestry in Ontario Lessons for Canadians from Swedish Forests Fact Sheet #7: Lessons for Canadians
This series of fact sheets has been produced to increase public understanding of forestry in Ontario and to present innovative ideas on how it can be improved. Forestry is the single largest use of public lands in Ontario and forestry activities can have a major impact on ecosystems. The Wildlands L...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.564.1513 http://www.wildlandsleague.org/attachments/Lessons for Canadians from Swedish Forests FS7.pdf |
| Summary: | This series of fact sheets has been produced to increase public understanding of forestry in Ontario and to present innovative ideas on how it can be improved. Forestry is the single largest use of public lands in Ontario and forestry activities can have a major impact on ecosystems. The Wildlands League is committed to improving forestry practices and reducing the ecological impact of logging by working directly with government and industry and by improving public awareness and involvement in forestry issues. Top: The growth in this Sundsvall clearcut is six years old. Bottom: The only large patches of old-growth forest in Sweden occur in the Jokkmokk mountain region.Al l S w ed is h ph ot og ra ph s by G ill ia n M cE ac he rn |
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