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Climate Change
The BC Forestry Climate Change Working Group is made up of representatives from BC’s pulp and paper, sawmilling and forestry sectors.
www.bcclimatechange.ca
Natural Resources Canada is increasing Canada's resilience to climate change by raising awareness and understanding, as well as by facilitating climate change adaptation and decision-making across the country.
www.adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information.
www.ipcc.ch
Environment Canada's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting encompasses the institutional, legal and procedural arrangements necessary to ensure that Canada meets its United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol reporting obligations
www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, with a mission to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analysis.
www.eia.doe.gov
World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.
www.wri.org
EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world.
www.earthtrends.wri.org
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Forest & Wood Products
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is the voice of Canada's wood, pulp, and paper producers.
www.fpac.ca
Forestry Innovation Investment is a crown corporation of the province of British Columbia. www.naturallywood.com
Canada Forests provides statistical information and analysis of trends. It also provides access to the State of Canada’s Forests report.
www.canadaforests.nrcan.gc.ca
Canadian Forest Service promotes the sustainable development of Canada's forests and the competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector.
www.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
The Food and Agriculture of the UN (FOA) Forestry Department helps nations manage their forests in a sustainable way.
www.fao.org/forestry
The Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition aims to promote the use and acceptance of internationally recognized sustainable forest management certification standards in Canada.
www.certificationcanada.org
The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers provides leadership on national and international issues and sets direction for the stewardship and sustainable management of Canada's forests.
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Research
FPInnovations brings together FERIC, Forintek, Paprican, and the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre of Natural Resources Canada, to create the world’s largest private non-profit forest research institute.
www.fpinnovations.ca
The Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) was formed to establish, support, and manage research and education programs relating to renewable industrial materials, focusing on the environmental impact of the production, use, and disposal of wood and other bio-based materials.
www.corrim.org
Dovetail Partners is a non-profit corporation that fosters sustainability and responsible behaviors by collaborating to develop unique concepts, systems, models and programs.
www.dovetailinc.org
BuildingScience.com provides objective, high-quality information about buildings. This resource combines building physics, systems design concepts, and an awareness of sustainability to promote the design and construction of buildings that are more durable, healthier, more sustainable and more economical. www.buildingscience.com
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