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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Sustainable Forest Management Network
G-208, Biological Sciences Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton T6G 2E9
Alberta
Canada
Email: el2@ualberta.ca
Website: www.sfmnetwork.ca
Type: Research NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
Established in 1995, the Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFM Network; SFMN) is an incorporated,
non-profit Canadian research Network of Centres of Excellence, based at the
University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Our mission is to:
Deliver an internationally-recognized, interdisciplinary program that undertakes relevant university-based,
peer-reviewed research;
Develop networks of researchers and industry, government, Aboriginal, and non-governmental organization
(NGO) partners;
Offer innovative approaches to knowledge transfer; and
Provide educational opportunities in an interdisciplinary, partner-oriented framework, with the goal
of training scientists and advanced practitioners to meet the challenges of modern natural resource
management.
We support interdisciplinary, university-based research that addresses issues related to sustainable
forest management. Our research program was designed to contribute to the transition from
sustained-yield forestry to sustainable forest management. The following initiatives are the core goals
of the program:
To develop strategies and tools to promote ecological, economic, and social sustainability;
To develop better monitoring protocols and indicators of sustainability to assist Canadian industry
in satisfying international market demands for good environmental performance;
To emphasize policy analysis to better inform policy makers;
To use networking and research to meet Aboriginal and forestry-based communities' needs, rights, and
interests;
To enhance links with international, national, and provincial/territorial research organizations;
To create better training opportunities by strengthening the interdisciplinary research environment
and involving committed partners; and
To transfer knowledge and technology into forest management practice.
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