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Alberta-Pacific Forest Products Inc. forest stewardship report 2015-2020

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) in the 2015 Forest Management Plan (FMP), which was approved by the Alberta... More ≫

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) in the 2015 Forest Management Plan (FMP), which was approved by the Alberta government on May 17, 2018. The stewardship report explains each of the 36 targets that Al-Pac has committed to in the FMP. It summarizes Al-Pac’s success at meeting its commitments on a target-by-target basis, and provides rationale for not meeting a specific target.

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Canfor Grande Prairie stewardship report, May 1st, 2014 - April 30th, 2020

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) in the 2015 forest management plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on April... More ≫

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) in the 2015 forest management plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on April 18, 2016. This report provides details of Canfor’s progress in implementing the FMP Preferred Forest Management Scenario as well as the status of the Values, Objectives, Indicators and Targets.

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10-year FMP stewardship report [Edson Forest Products]

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Edson Forest Products (EFP), in the 2007 detailed forest management plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on May 1,... More ≫

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Edson Forest Products (EFP), in the 2007 detailed forest management plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on May 1, 2007. Explains each of the 33 targets that EFP has committed to in the forest management plan, summarizes EFP's success at meeting its commitments on a target-by-target basis, and explains any rationale for not meeting a specific target.

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Five-year DFMP performance stewardship report [West Fraser Mills Ltd. (Hinton)]

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Hinton Wood Products in the 2014 Detailed Forest Management Plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on March 17, 2017. ... More ≫

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Describes progress made towards achieving the commitments made by Hinton Wood Products in the 2014 Detailed Forest Management Plan, which was approved by the Alberta government on March 17, 2017. Explains each of the 45 targets that Hinton Wood Products has committed to in the forest management plan, summarizes the company's success at meeting its commitments on a target-by-target basis, and explains any rationale for not meeting a specific target.

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2018 environmentally sustainable agriculture tracking survey : final report

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Every two years, Agriculture and Forestry (AF) sponsors a farm-level survey to track changes in adoption of environmentally sustainable agriculture (ESA) practices in Alberta. The survey results... More ≫

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Every two years, Agriculture and Forestry (AF) sponsors a farm-level survey to track changes in adoption of environmentally sustainable agriculture (ESA) practices in Alberta. The survey results provide valuable information about ESA progress in Alberta and helps AF efforts to improve ESA programs and activities to encourage producers to adopt environmentally sustainable agriculture practices. The Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Tracking Survey measures Alberta producers’ adoption of ESA practices.

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Recommendations to reduce non-point source air emissions in Alberta

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Non-point source pollution originates from many different and diffuse sources, which collectively can have a significant impact on air quality. The Non-Point Source Project of the Clean Air... More ≫

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Non-point source pollution originates from many different and diffuse sources, which collectively can have a significant impact on air quality. The Non-Point Source Project of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance began in November 2015 with the goal of recommending management actions to reduce air emissions from non-point sources in Alberta, focusing on areas that were approaching or not achieving the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards. This report presents the findings of the project and makes recommendations related to mobile sources (transportation), construction operations and road dust, open-air burning, commercial and residential heating, industrial non-point sources, land-use planning, addressing non-point source knowledge gaps and uncertainties, and considering air quality co-benefits with climate change initiatives.

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FMU PO5, P22 and S26 : 2009 timber supply analysis

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Crown forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the... More ≫

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Crown forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. A component of a FMP called a timber supply analysis (TSA) was prepared by Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. (Formerly known as Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.). The TSA covers PO5, P22 and S26 (Formerly PO1 and PO3) located in northern Alberta within the Upper and Lower Peace Land-use Framework planning regions; they fall within the Dry Mixedwood, Peace River Parkland, Lower Boreal Highlands and Central Mixedwood Natural Subregions.

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Southeast Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot : linking decisions and assumptions with generally accepted offset principles

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The Southeast Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot was created to test a voluntary, market-based approach to address temporary industrial impacts on southeastern Alberta native prairie by... More ≫

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The Southeast Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot was created to test a voluntary, market-based approach to address temporary industrial impacts on southeastern Alberta native prairie by establishing term contracts with private landowners to establish native perennial species on cultivated land. The objective of this report is to show how the decisions and choices made throughout the pilot align with generally-accepted offset principles as described by the Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme and generally-accepted offset practices.

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