One Size Does Not Fit All: Creating Space for Small-scale Forestry in British Columbia, Canada
AUTHORS: Rebecca Anne Riggs, Chris Gaston, James Douglas Langston, Jeffrey Sayer
Small scale forestry in British Columbia is growing as a platform to integrate community, climate, and forest values. This policy brief highlights critical constraints facing small forest tenures and the need for engagement on long-term solutions that allow for locally driven management decisions.
Agritechnology in British Columbia & the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
AUTHORS: Meagan Curtis, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia; Janette Bulkan, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia.
This policy brief provides a short history of agritechnology (or ‘agritech’) in British Columbia and its purported links with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Enhancing Biomass Utilization for Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits in British Columbia – What Can Be Done?
AUTHORS: J. Aeyelts, J. Bulkan, D. Roeser (Faculty of Forestry), X. Bi, R. Clift and H. Wang (Faculty of Applied Science Chemical & Biological Engineering) University of British Columbia
In British Columbia (BC) roughly 64 million m³ of logs are harvested annually. Market conditions and government taxes dictate which logs are harvested by forestry companies.
Flipping the Script on Residual Fibre: Enhancing Utilization for a Sustainable Forest Industry
AUTHORS: J. Aeyelts, J. Bulkan, D. Roeser (Faculty of Forestry), X. Bi, R. Clift and H. Wang (Faculty of Applied Science Chemical & Biological Engineering) University of British Columbia
The practice of burning harvest residuals is deeply embedded in British Columbia’s (BC) forestry sector. While this was a logical practice when first mandated in 1938, global and local circumstances have evolved and so must forestry practices.