Forest Management and Wetland Stewardship Initiative · Forest Management and Wetland Stewardship Initiative 3 year agreement based on 4 broad themes Forest Management Planning and

ForestManagementandWetlandStewardshipInitiative

CanadianInstituteofForestryConference

GrandePrairie,AlbertaSeptember18,2018

BevGingras,HeadBorealConservationPrograms

[email protected]

“The link between water and forests exists within a broader

climate-forest-water-people system”


(FMWSI)

Avisionaryinitiativetoshareknowledgeandresourcestoadvancesustainableforestmanagementandwetland

stewardshipintheborealforest.

TheBorealForest–Wetlands

TheBorealForest–Waterfowl•  Boreal forest waterfowl

–  35 waterfowl species –  Over 15 million breeding waterfowl annually –  75% of all continental waterfowl in migration or molt –  Some species are in long term decline

DucksUnlimitedCanadaOrganizationIncorporatedin1938,DUCisanot-forprofit,sciencebased,waterfowlhabitatconservationorganizationVisionAbundantwetlandsandwaterfowl–today,tomorrowandforeverMissionConserve,restore,andmanagewetlandsandassociatedhabitatsforNorthAmerica’swaterfowl.Thesehabitatsalsobenefitotherwildlifeandpeople

–  Initiatedin1997;becameacoreDUCprogramin2002–  Emphasisonretainingexistinghabitatsonpubliclands–  Focusoninfluencinggovernmentpoliciesandindustrypracticestoconservewetlands

–  Sciencetoenhancewetlandandwaterfowlknowledge•  Wetlandsandwaterfowldistribution

•  Impactofindustrialactivities

DucksUnlimitedCanadaBorealProgram

DucksUnlimitedCanadaBorealProgram

Partnershipdriven


•  History

Ø January2016–seekcollaboration

Ø October2016–formalizecollaboration

Ø January2017–launchcollaboration


3yearagreementbasedon4broadthemesForestManagementPlanningandOperations–projectsthatcanhelpaddressgapsandstrengthenplanningandoperationsBestManagementPractices-developmentandassemblyofexistingBMPsrelatedtowetlandstewardshipthatiscatalogued,evaluatedanddisseminatedForestCertification–undertakeprojectsthatassistforestrycompaniesmeetorexceedtherequirementsofexistingcertificationschemesClimateChangeAdaptation-investinresearchprojectsthatcanbeadoptedbytheforestindustrytodemonstrateduediligencerelativetolinkingwetlandstewardshipandclimatechangemitigation

ForestManagementandWetlandStewardship

Initiative

•  ObjectivesØ  Advancesustainableforestmanagement

Ø  Establishguidingprinciplesandbestmanagementpracticestoconservewetlandsandwaterfowlinforestmanagementplanningandoperations

Ø  Complementprovincialforestmanagementplanningrequirementsandtheneedsofforestcertificationprograms


MemberBenefits•  Improvedefficiencyandreducedduplicationofefforts•  Leveragefinancialresources•  Jointlearning•  Improvewetlandstewardship•  Increaseconservationimpact(landscapelevel)•  Helpmeetregulatory/certificationrequirements•  PotentialDUCsupportforforestmanagementplans•  Enhancecorporateimageandsociallicense


Initiative

•  Howdoesitwork?

Ø  DUCcoordinator

Ø  Forestmanagementcompanyrepresentatives

Ø  Equalvoiceanddecisionbyconsensus

Ø  Quarterlymeetings


Initiative

•  Howdoesitwork?

Ø  Membersidentifyandselectprojectsofinterest

Ø  Membersinvestresourcestodevelopprojects

Ø  Eachprojectdevelopedbyteamof3forestrymembersandDUCstaff

Ø  Allmembersinvolvedinapprovalofcompletedprojects


•  3priorityprojectstobecompletedovera3-yearterm(2016-2019)o  Projectsinactivedevelopmentare: 1. ForestryandWaterfowl:AssessingandMitigatingRisk

2. GuidingPrinciplesforWetlandStewardshipandForestManagement

3. GuidetoWetlandBMPsforForestManagement–Planningand OperatingPractices


Project1ForestryandWaterfowl:

AssessingandMitigatingRisk

Ø  Atoolforassessingrisktonests,eggs,youngofdifferentactivitieswithdifferentdisturbancelevelsusinginformationaboutwaterfowl:Ø  NestingphenologyØ  AbundancedistributionØ  Nestproximitytoopenwater

Ø  Describesmitigationapproaches

ForestryandWaterfowl:AssessingandMitigatingRisk

Deliverables


Project2GuidingPrinciplesforWetland

StewardshipandForestManagement

Ø  Alignwetlandconservationobjectiveswithinsustainableforestmanagementframeworks

•  Synthesizeinformationonwetlandsandforestmanagement

•  Providefoundationalguidingprinciplesforwetlandstewardship


Project2GuidingPrinciplesforWetland

StewardshipandForestManagement

Ø  Deliverables•  Technicalreport•  Practitionerguide•  Infographics


Project3GuidetoWetlandBMPsfor

ForestManagement–PlanningandOperatingPractices

Ø  Identifyanddescribeplanningandoperatingpracticesforconsideration

Ø  Focusonpracticesdesignedtoreducepotentialnegativeeffectsonwetlands(hydrologyandecology)

Ø  Collatepracticescurrentlyused,andidentifygaps


Project3GuidetoWetlandBMPsfor

ForestManagement–PlanningandOperatingPractices

Ø  Deliverables•  Report•  Practitionerguides•  Infographics


•  Industry&conservation-NGOworkingtogether•  Solutionbased•  Teamapproach•  Everyonehasavoice•  Consensusbaseddecisionmaking•  Buildtrust–havehonestconversations•  Learningfromeachother


Wheredowegofromhere?

•  Finishupremainingprojects

•  Discussionsaboutanother3yearagreement


•  Invitation

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