Insect management in Canada’s forest sector : strengthening national cooperation against current and future outbreaks / James Maloney, chair.: XC49-1/1-421-11E-PDF
"The committee heard that governments and forest insect managers should address the following priorities in order to improve Canada’s response and adaptive capacity to forest insect outbreaks: Build on preventative and early intervention strategies by enhancing active surveillance, risk pathway analysis, border inspections and reporting; Ensure sustainable funding to support long-term action against persistent outbreaks, such as that of the mountain pine beetle; Eliminate knowledge gaps across jurisdictions through training/skill transfer opportunities and public awareness; Incorporate Indigenous knowledge in forest insect management practices, in line with the Crown’s duty to consult; Support Canadian municipalities in their efforts to address outbreaks in their jurisdiction; and Adapt forest management practices and policies to ecological and climate change. To this end, witnesses called on the federal government to scale up Canada’s national dialogue on forest insect management, in collaboration with regional governments and stakeholders"--Summary, pages 1-2.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Natural Resources. |
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| Title | Insect management in Canada’s forest sector : strengthening national cooperation against current and future outbreaks / James Maloney, chair. |
| Variant title | Strengthening national cooperation against current and future outbreaks |
| Series title | Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources ; 11th report, 42nd Parliament, 1st session |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Original published on: 2019/02/27; published on: 2019/05/21. Issued also in French under title: Lutte contre les insectes dans le secteur forestier canadien : renforcement de la coopération nationale contre les infestations actuelles et futures. "February 2019." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographic references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada = Chambre des communes, Canada, February 2019. |
| Author / Contributor | Maloney, James Victor. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 27 pages) : colour illustrations. |
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| Subject terms | Forest management Pests |
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