Deforestation in Canada (The Facts)by Chabala Chisenga | 08-04-2018 04:35 |
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Good Evening Fellow Ambassadors and Members as well as the visitors. Since the early 1990s, there has been a focus on conserving Canada?s boreal forest and sustainable economic activity within the entire region. The Canadian boreal is largely intact and available for multiple uses like timber harvest, recreation and hunting. Forestry companies are using practices known as eco-system based management, which takes into consideration criteria and indicators for sustainability – social, economic and environmental. Forestry companies now have specific legislation that must be followed, while working on public lands. These companies must ensure that the land that was harvested for timber is fully regenerated. The companies must also submit all of their plans for forest manangement and harvesting, to the provincial authorities. As a result of growing public concern with sustainable development and conserving the integrity of the boreal forests, conservation initiatives are progressing on various fronts. The area in national and provincial parks and protected conservation areas is approximately 10% of the total boreal area. Most large forest products companies now practice sustainable forest management - they manage the forest ecosystem in a way that maintains and enhances its long-term health. - Climate change is a change in the average weather that a given region experiences. Climate change on a global scale includes changes to temperature, shifts in wind patterns, and changes to precipitation. Canada's average temperature has risen about 1 degree Celsius between 1950 and 2000. Winter temperatures in Alaska and western Canada (including Yukon) have increased by as much as 3-4 degrees Celsius in the same time period. - In Canada deforestation has become a big problem for several reasons. One is that we only use a small portion of the tree and then discard the rest of the tree. Secondly is that when we cut down 25 million trees only half of the trees are being planted back into the environment. - In Canada about 25 million trees are cut down each year to make paper product and other products. When a tree is cut down to make paper only some of the tree is used and the rest is discarded. For paper production the main part of the tree that is used is the trunk, because it is the easiest to obtain large quantities of wood pulp. - Canada joined more than 190 countries in Cancun, Mexico, for the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. During the process of deforestation, the machinery that is used emits pollutions into the environment. These pollutants add to the problem of climate change. As a result of this, countries are working to reduce the emissions that are produced during deforestation. Through education, Canada and other developed countries can assist those developing countries. - Deforestation has become an issue in Canada for several reasons. When trees are cut down in order to produce paper products, only a small portion of the tree is used for the production. The remaining parts of the tree (bark, twigs, branches) are then discarded. This is an example of waste. In addition, trees are cut down and then transported to other places around the world. Although this is a economic gain for Canada, it can be an environmental loss. ut down trees and then ship them to other places around the world. Thank you for reading. Source: https://deforestation-in-canada.weebly.com/facts-about-deforestation.html |
