ARCHIVED - Sustainable Development

Report on Plans and Priorities 2011-2012
Electronic Layer of Reporting
Elements of NRCan's Sustainable Development Strategy

FSDS Target 1.1 - Climate Change Mitigation

Relative to 2005 emission levels, reduce Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 17% by 2020.

FSDS Implementation Strategy - Forestry

1.1.58 Negotiate international agreement to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degredation (REDD). (NRCan)

You will find below details about NRCan’s activities that contribute to this implementation strategy:

Forest Product Market Access and Development

This activity is nested within NRCan’s Program Activity Architecture (PAA) as follows:

• Strategic Outcome 1 - 
  Economic Competiveness
  
  
  • Program Activity 1.1 - 
    Economic Opportunities for Natural Resources
    
    
    • Sub Activity 1.1.2 - 
      Forest Product Market Access and Development
      
      

Description

Canada can no longer rely solely on traditional markets and/or traditional products to remain competitive. Canada must develop new wood products and end uses, and diversify markets to expand sales and reduce barriers to market access. Under Sub Activity - Forest Product Market Access and Development (PAA 1.1.2), NRCan provides financial contributions to Canadian forest industry associations to support initiatives aimed at expanding exports to international markets, increasing the use of wood in North American non-residential construction, and improving market opportunities for value-added wood product manufacturers.

Under this Sub Activity, NRCan also promotes sustainable forest management efforts in developing countries and participates in international climate change negotiations with the aim of reaching a legally-binding agreement to reduce  emissions from deforestation and forest degredation (REDD).

Relationship to FSDS Target

Scientific knowledge of the forest sector and Canada’s greenhouse gas inventories attained under Sub Activity - Forest Product Market Access and Development contributes to Canada’s negotiations on climate change. Thus, this work under Sub Activity - Forest Product Market Access and Development contributes indirectly to FSDS Target 1.1 -
Climate Change mitigation.

Non-Financial Performance Expectations

Data on performance indicators are collected annually, to March 31, 2012.

Expected Result and Indicators

The development of positions and advice, and participating in key meetings on financing and implementation of REDD+ initiatives and associated Sustainable Forest Management strategies.

• Technical support to REDD+.
• Participation in key meetings.

Other FSDS Linkages

Sub Activity - Forest Product Market Access and Development further contributes to FSDS Target 1.1 - Climate Change Mitigation through one other implementation strategy:

• 1.1.55 - Support the development and adoption of clean energy technologies in the forest sector and the use of wood as a green building material in Canada and abroad.