British Columbia
Clayoquot Forest Communities Program
This is a partnership involving the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations and Ecotrust Canada. The partnership intends to create economic opportunities for the forest-dependent communities of the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, while protecting ecosystem integrity.
Resources North Association
Building on the past success of the McGregor Model Forest, this expanded partnership will help forest–based communities in northern B.C. to diversify their economies and address the many forest management issues in the region.
www.resourcesnorth.org/rna
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Saskatchewan
The Prince Albert Model Forest will develop new approaches to capacity building in resource-based communities and facilitate cross-sector relationships involving forestry, agriculture and the rapidly developing mining and energy sectors of Saskatchewan.
Manitoba
Manitoba Model Forest
The Manitoba Model Forest is developing new partnerships with the forest industry, forest-based communities and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. The Model Forest is seeking new opportunities for communities to participate in informed decision-making about landscape management and to develop alternative uses of forest resources.
Ontario
Northeast Superior Forest Community
This new partnership will bring new economic dynamics to forest-based communities in Northern Ontario. Several communities will work together on common economic objectives with an emphasis on developing opportunities involving non-timber values of the forest. The Northeast Superior Forest Community also intends to use technology to stimulate economic and educational activities.
www.nsfc.ca/
Located near Ottawa, the Eastern Ontario Model Forest has a unique opportunity to demonstrate to national audiences the importance of forests and forestry to Canada's rural communities. The partnership is well-positioned to address the challenges facing rural and urban forests, including planning issues and economic diversification.
www.eomf.on.ca/
Quebec
Le Bourdon Project
This partnership links together different interests with the goal of rethinking the economic realities of the forest industry operating in rural Québec. The project in Hautes-Laurentides will enhance the welfare of communities thanks to improved forest management practices and new business opportunities in the recreational tourism sector.
The Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec has proposed a new partnership of communities, including First Nations, to seek new opportunities for the forest industry and economic development. The main emphasis will be on workforce training to ensure the long-term sustainability of the region's communities.
New-Brunswick
Fundy Model Forest
With an emphasis on innovation, the Fundy Model Forest will advance the sustainable development of private forests and public forests in New Brunswick. It will encourage the development of community capacity to adjust to changes in the forest economy and promote diversification into the bio-economy.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
The Alliance represents four distinct forest areas in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Nova Forest Alliance will address the long-term utilization of the region's forest resources and the potential for additional social, environmental and economic benefits.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Model Forest Communities of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Western Newfoundland Model Forest will be expanding its work with communities in watershed management and other emerging issues facing the forest sector. It has expanded its partnership to include an area in Labrador where it will use its expertise to address some of the major social, economic and environmental stresses in Innu communities.
http://www.wnmf.com