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This chapter examines how Canada is trying to transform the current structure of its forest sector. The Canadian transition is somewhat similar to that of Sweden. Thus, the measures taken by Canada, though differing in many particulars from the Swedish efforts, are also considered as potential “lessons learned” from a Swedish perspective. The forest sectors of the northern hemisphere are undergoing dramatic structural changes as a result of stagnation or decline in the traditional developed economy markets and rapid market growth in the emerging economies. The conditions for the economically sustainable production of industrial forest products are changing rapidly worldwide.
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Several leading documents of the criticism of the forest management in Canada are: Cut & Run: The Assault on Canada’s Forests (Swift 1983), At the Cutting Edge: The Crisis in Canada’s Forests (May 1998, revised 2005), Canada’s Forests at a Crossroads: An Assessment in the Year 2000 (Global Forest Watch 2000), The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering our Place in Nature (Suzuki and McConnell 2002), The Boreal Forest at Risk: A Progress Report (Canadian Boreal Initiative 2003), and The State of Ontario’s Forests: A Cause For Concern (Sierra Club of Canada 2003).
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Documentation of all Bio-pathways processes and most of the results of Bio-pathways and Value Pathways can be found at www.fpac.ca.
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Nilsson, S. (2015). Transition of the Canadian Forest Sector. In: Westholm, E., Beland Lindahl, K., Kraxner, F. (eds) The Future Use of Nordic Forests. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14218-0_9
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