Forests
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function. The Food and Agriculture Organization defines a forest as land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. Using this definition FRA 2020 found that forests covered 4.06 billion hectares …
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Fraser Institute · 13 November 2024 English
Since 2000, Quebec’s real per-capita GDP has grown at an annual average of 1.2 percent, while Ontario’s has grown at 0.7 percent—both below the Canadian average. Ontario and Quebec’s real …
Nelles, H.V. (1975). The Politics of Development: Forests, Mines and Hydro-electric Power in Ontario, 1849-1941 …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
rock, lakes, grasslands, fens and peat bogs, and forests of Jack pine, spruce, and paper birch. It is home …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
Manomin, waters teaming with pickerel, and dense forests that could provide both shelter and fuel. At about … willows began to decline, giving way to conif- erous forests. Manomin began to appear in Whitefish Lake, along …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 29 October 2024 English
This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the “how-to”) with a focus on the practical application of …
was hired by the British Colum- bia Ministry of Forests as a firefighter. After she was on the job for … employer.1 The court held that the Ministry of Forests had failed to demonstrate that the aerobic test …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 October 2024 English
In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre analyzes the potential of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) to combat water scarcity and enhance sustainable agriculture in Kenya.
Kenya's forest coverage is in the mountains. The forests atop Mount Kenya, the Aberdare range, the Mau Complex …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 October 2024 English
Stories Left in Stone explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cáceres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cáceres, a UNESCO World Heritage …
beautiful place. Like here, oak and chestnut tree forests run out from the mountains and crystal clear waters …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Critic, translator, essayist, and gay man, Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century. His writings over six decades are a unique account of a life lived …
BeginningsJust north of Paris, an extensive region of forests where royal hunts used to take place was spared …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 1 October 2024 English
This booklet illustrates how climate change and biodiversity loss impacts people in different ways and how gender-responsive and socially inclusive nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation can help to reduce the …
When hosting meetings on the management of local forests, ensure they are held in local languages and in …
Alberta Water Council · 26 September 2024 English
They form the basis for a multitude of operational tools and mechanisms that have been developed under the Alberta Wetland Policy, and represent a significant driver in recent conversations between …
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Invasive Species Council of BC · 26 September 2024 English
DISTRIBUTION In BC, tansy ragwort is found in the central Fraser Valley, central to southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and the east side of the Okanagan Valley between Kelowna …
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