Canadian Forestry Can Save The World
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The global fight against climate change has become a collective race against the clock. To keep the average temperature from rising by more than 1.5°C — the mark noted by nations the world over as the one we need to hit to fulfill the promise we’ve made to future generations — we need collective action from every corner of society.Our forests have a critical role to play in that fight, and Canada’s in particular stand as apotential game-changer when it comes to growing a greener economy and combatting climate change. But how we manage them matters.In this podcast we’ll explore what’s happening in Canada’s forests and why they represent so much untapped potential. We’ll talk to the experts who are leading the charge in efforts to advance sustainability in the forestry sector and the innovators who are using this renewable resource to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and build more sustainable communities. We’ll explore the misconceptions that have complicated the narrative around Canada’s forestry sector and whether sustainably sourced wood products can be Canada’s ultimate contribution to the climate crisis.Join us as we answer the question: Can Canada’s forests really save the world?Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is produced by Story Studio Network.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 25min
E6 Forest Product Innovation
Everyone knows that as a forest grows trees absorb and store carbon. But what happens to that carbon when the trees that captured it leave the forest? In this episode, we talk with Sindhu Mahadevan, the Head of R&D at Michael Green Architecture and Nick Milestone at Mercer Mass Timber about how innovations in mass timber are not only changing the face of the construction industry but changing how we think about building more sustainable communities as part of collective race against the climate change clock. Tune in to learn more about how mass timber construction can help move the carbon-storing capacity of our forests into our cities and the leading role Canadian forestry will play in this innovative climate solution.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca
Feb 7, 2023 • 54min
E5 Kitchen Table
In this episode, Rob Keen, the CEO of Forests Ontario sits down with Mat from Nova Scotia, Alison from BC, and Candace from Ontario at the kitchen table to dispel some of the most common misconceptions about forestry practices in Canada while talking about the role sustainably-sourced wood products can play in helping Canadians make more climate-conscious choices.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca
Jan 31, 2023 • 28min
E4 The Force of Fire
You’ve heard of fighting fire with fire? In many ways that’s what’s happening in our forests. Fire has long been a natural part of the forest lifecycle, and our foresters respect that, using both it, and innovative harvesting techniques, to reduce the likelihood that a more catastrophic wildfire breaks out.In this episode, we talk with Amy Cardinal Christianson about how prescribed burns have long been part of traditional forest management practices while Paul LeBlanc, a district forester from Manitoba, tells us how those practices have been adapted into modern forestry techniques. We speak with Landon Shepherd about the natural role of fire in a forest’s lifecycle while Steve Kozuki sheds light on how a cartoon bear shifted forestry practices and policy away from harnessing this natural force for an entire generation.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca
Jan 24, 2023 • 35min
E3 Forest Lifecycle
Shel Silverstein’s 1973 book The Giving Tree teaches us that trees can give us a lot over the course of their life. But the story of a single tree never really ends; from the seeds it sows, to the homes it builds, a single tree continues to give back long after it’s left the forest. In this episode, we’ll reconnect with Jenny Tallman and Lacey Rose to talk more about regeneration and renewal and hear from Kerry McLaven, the CEO of Forest Gene Conservation Association about the critical role seeds and trees adapted to future climate conditions will play to help build resiliency in our forests. We’ll also hear from Jacob Handel, the Senior Director for Indigenous Relations at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, on how third-party certification in our forests supports both regeneration and the sale of more sustainable consumer products.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca
Jan 17, 2023 • 28min
E2 Sustainability
What does it mean to actually manage a forest sustainably? And why does it matter?In this episode, we talk with Jenny Tallman, the Chief Forester at Interfor, about what goes in to a sustainable forest management plan and the level of detail, planning and consultation that occurs before a single tree is harvested. We then talk to Peter Moonen, National Sustainability Manager with the Canadian Wood Council, about what comes out — the impact that sustainably-sourced wood products can have on everything from construction to consumer goods to carbon emissions.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca
Jan 17, 2023 • 25min
E1 Welcome To The Forest
What do we mean when we say Canadian Forestry Can Save The World? In the inaugural episode of the podcast of the same name, we dive into that question while debunking some of the most common misconceptions about the sector.We talk with foresters Lacey Rose and Paul LeBlanc about what movies like Fern Gully got wrong and how cutting down trees — contrary to the lessons of The Lorax — can actually help build resiliency and increase our forests’ capacity to combat climate change. We’ll hear from the President of the Forest Products Association of Canada, Derek Nighbor, about how innovative forest products are helping to grow a greener economy and from Kerry McLaven and Peter Moonen about how some of the world’s most sustainable forestry practices are happening right here at home.Join us every week as we delve deeper into Canada’s forestry story and explore the role our sustainably-managed forests will play in our collective fight against climate change.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit www.Forestryforthefuture.ca.
Nov 30, 2022 • 3min
Canadian Forestry Can Save the World
The global fight against climate change has become a collective race against the clock. To keepthe average temperature from rising by more than 1.5°C — the mark noted by nations theworld over as the one we need to hit to fulfill the promise we’ve made to future generations —we need collective action from every corner of society.Our forests have a critical role to play in that fight, and Canada’s in particular stand as apotential game-changer when it comes to growing a greener economy and combatting climatechange. But how we manage them matters.In this podcast we’ll explore what’s happening in Canada’s forests and why they represent somuch untapped potential. We’ll talk to the experts who are leading the charge in efforts toadvance sustainability in the forestry sector and the innovators who are using this renewableresource to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and build more sustainable communities. We’llexplore the misconceptions that have complicated the narrative around Canada’s forestrysector and whether sustainably sourced wood products can be Canada’s ultimate contributionto the climate crisis.Join us in January 2023 as we launch this 12-part series and answer the question: Can Canada’sforests really save the world?
