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A new direction in sustainable resource management |
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Model Forest Communities of Newfoundland & Labrador (MFC-NL) is the next step in the Western Newfoundland Model Forest Partnership’s mandate to advance sustainable resource management in the province and beyond. MFC-NL is one of 11 sites under Natural Resources Canada's five-year, $25-million Forest Communities Program (FCP). This initiative provides funding to forest-based community organizations across Canada, allowing them to develop and share knowledge, tools and strategies to capitalize on emerging forest-based opportunities in local communities. As Canada’s forest sector deals with issues such as rising energy costs, a strong Canadian dollar, new international competition and reduced timber supplies, communities that depend on the sector are feeling the impact. The FCP is intended to help these communities develop stable local economies as they deal with these challenges. The FCP will develop new forest-based economic opportunities by collaborating with industry and other community stakeholders; helping communities deal with changes in the forest sector; and sharing best practices and information with forest communities across Canada and internationally. Our partners are up for the challenge. For 15 years, the WNMF has been the place where they have come together to deal with issues, collaborate with other resource managers, and find solutions to common issues in resource management. The partnership is expanding to become a truly provincial network, and will continue to develop solutions at a community level, where sound forest practices and economic development will have the most impact.
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CONTACT MFC-NL:
PO Box 68 Corner Brook, NL (T)709-637-7300 E-mail: wnmf@wnmf.com
Visit our web site at www.wnmf.com |
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Model Forest Communities |