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WCS Canada Comments - Forest Degradation

Harris, L., Poley, L. & Ray, J.

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Key points

1. The sustainable forest management framing is too narrow in scope.
2. Ecological integrity as a benchmark and corollary of degradation is overlooked.
3. There is too much emphasis on the severe side of degradation (i.e., long-term or permanent).
4. Drivers and consequences of forest degradation in Canada are presented in too limited a fashion.
5. International alignment needs strengthening.
6. The monitoring and metrics for forest degradation are limited in scope.
7. The list of references in the “sources/bibliography” section is incomplete and not linked to the documentation.

Abstract

WCS Canada’s recommendations to the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers on the draft definition of the term “forest degradation”.

Recommended citation

Harris, L., Poley, L. & Ray, J. (2023). WCS Canada Comments - Forest Degradation. WCS Canada. https://wcscanada.org/resources/wcs-canada-comments-forest-degradation_original/