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Overview of Ontario’s Forests

Overview of Ontario’s Forests. Chris Walsh Manager, Forest Evaluation & Standards March 31, 2009. Overview. Ontario in perspective Ontario’s forests State of the Forest Vision for the Future. Ontario in perspective. Ontario in perspective. Ontario within North America 5% total area

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Overview of Ontario’s Forests

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  1. Overview of Ontario’s Forests Chris Walsh Manager, Forest Evaluation & Standards March 31, 2009

  2. Overview • Ontario in perspective • Ontario’s forests • State of the Forest • Vision for the Future

  3. Ontario in perspective

  4. Ontario in perspective • Ontario within North America • 5% total area • 1.5 x size of Texas

  5. Ontario in perspective

  6. Ontario’s forests • 107.6 million ha (266 million acres) • 71 million ha (66%) forested • 26.9 million ha of forest ‘managed’

  7. Ontario’s forests • 87% public land - 9.9 million ha parks and protected areas

  8. Ontario’s forests • Forest • Management • Units • 46 units • 240,000 to 1,966,650 ha in size

  9. State of the Forest • Forest Certification • Endangered Species • Climate Change • Aboriginal Involvement • Wood Supply • Forest Industry

  10. Forest Certification • Ontario recognizes 3 Certification Systems • In 2008, 85% of Ontario’s Crown managed forest certified (26.3 million hectares)

  11. Endangered Species

  12. Endangered Species • Over 180 species at risk in Ontario and increasing (most in S. Ontario) • New Endangered Species Act effective June 2008 • automatic protection of species at risk and their habitats • Recovery strategies within specified timelines • species-specific habitat regulation provision

  13. Climate Change

  14. Climate Change • OMNR engaged in climate change work for decades • Work focused in following areas: • Understanding & mitigating impacts • Adapting to anticipated change • Ontario Government action plan

  15. Climate Change

  16. Climate Change Red Lake Blowdown 2008

  17. Climate Change Sioux Lookout Fire 2006

  18. Aboriginal Involvement • Aboriginal communities face significant economic and social challenges • Government required to negotiate for more equal participation

  19. Wood Supply vs Demand (2008) 2008 harvest

  20. Ontario’s Forest Industry

  21. Ontario’s Forest Economy • 2005 Value of Shipments – $18.8 billion • 2005 Value of Exports - $8.4 billion • USA: 97% • 2005 Direct Employment • 84,500

  22. Forest Industry Jobs - Mills • 146 “Crown wood consuming” facilities (>1,000 m3/annually for past 5 years) • 76 are major consumers (>25,000 m3/yr for 5 yrs.) • 29 are closed temporarily/indefinitely • 13 closed permanently • 17 on reduced shifts • 17 still operating normally

  23. Ontario Total Jobs 100,000 95,000 90,000 85,000 Total Jobs 80,000 75,000 70,000 65,000 60,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Forest Industry Jobs

  24. Forest Industry Jobs - Mills Forest Dependency by Community • StatsCan 2006 data

  25. Vision for the Future • Healthy forests adapting to and mitigating climate change • Protection/restoration of species at risk (woodland caribou) • Community economic & social stability • Enhanced aboriginal involvement and benefits • Healthy investment climate • Bio-economy investment captured • Competitive Forest Industry

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