Resources
Following is a select list of resources related to BC and Canadian forests, forest products and climate change.
The BC Bioenergy Strategy
This site provides links to materials related to the BC BIOENERGY STRATEGY: Growing Our Natural Energy Advantage, and includes a Bioenergy Information Guide.
BC Ministry of Forests and Range
- Climate Action Team
- Adapting to Climate Change
- Future Forest Ecosystem Initiative
- Research Branch / Climate Change Technical Report
The BIOCAP Canada Foundation
This organization engages diverse stakeholders in developing integrated solutions to address climate change and clean energy.
Canadian Forest Service
- Does Harvesting in Canada’s Forests Contribute to Climate Change?
- Is Canada's Forest a Carbon Sink or Source?
- Forest Carbon Cycling
- Some Questions & Answers about Carbon and Forests
Canadian Silviculture Magazine
- Global Carbon Markets, by Gary Q. Bull
- Tree Improvement in a Changing Climate, by Brian T. Barber, MA, RPF
- Silviculture & Climate Change, by Richard Hebda
- Adaptive Management in BC: Learning From Our Forests, by Jim Snetsinger
Canadian Wood Council
Fact sheets include SBS-4 Life Cycle of WOOD Products and SBS-6 WOOD Products and Carbon Sequestration.
Conference Board of Canada
- Use Green Taxes and Market Instruments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- A Canadian Climate Change Strategy: Getting the Basics Right
The Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM)
CORRIM was established to update and expand a 1976 report by the National Academy of Science regarding the impacts of producing and using renewable materials. This site contains a variety of publications and fact sheets about life cycle assessment and carbon.
Forest Products Association of Canada
Website information and related publications on forests and climate change
Forests, Carbon and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Science Findings
This book contains chapters by a variety of scientists and others with expertise in climate change and the role of forests in storing atmospheric carbon, a greenhouse gas. Topics include forest management strategies for carbon storage, the role of wood products in storing carbon and new markets based on carbon storage and carbon accounting.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information.
The Land Trust Alliance of BC – Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change through the Conservation of Nature
The Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia (LTABC) released this landmark report authored by economic and climate change experts, Sara J. Wilson and Richard J. Hebda.
UN Food and Agricultural Organization – Forests and Energy
Forests and energy are at the centre of the global debate on climate change. This publication addresses some of the most important trends in both these sectors.
Western Climate Initiative
The Western Climate Initiative was launched in 2007 by the Governors of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington to develop regional strategies to address climate change.