| Introduction |
| Biological Diversity |
| Ecosystem Condition & Productivity |
| Soil & Water |
| Role in Global Ecological Cycles |
| Economic & Social Benefits |
| Society's Responsibility |
| Future Forest Condition |
Publications
The following digital publications are related to monitoring and reporting on the forests of eastern Ontario. The downloadable documents have be organized by criterion. All documents are in Adobe Reader format (PDF).
Criteria & Indicators
- Environmental Indicators for North America (PDF, 9.1 MB)
- Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (HTML)
- Scientific Review and Gap Analysis of Sustainable Forest Management Criteria and Indicators Initiatives
Gordon M. Hickey and John L. Innes Forrex Series 17 (PDF, 1.6 MB) - The Brundtland Report (PDF, 16 MB)
- Environmental Indicators and State of the Environment Reporting: An Overview for Canada (HTML)
- Current Status, Trends, and Perceptions regarding Environmental Indicators and State of the Environment Reporting in Canada (HTML)
- Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (PDF, 1 MB)
- Defining Sustainable Forest Management in Canada - Criteria and Indicators 2003 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Defining Sustainable Forest Management in Canada - Criteria and Indicators 2003: Technical Supplement 1 Detailed Indicator Descriptions January 2004 (PDF, 694 KB)
General
- The Great Lakes - An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book (HTML)
- EOMF 1999 State of the Forest Report (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Canadian Model Forest Network - Local Level Indicators (Web)
- MNR 2001 State of the Forest Report (PDF, 15 MB)
- St. Lawrence Islands State of the Park Report (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- 2005 Provincial Policy Statement (PDF, 850 KB)
- The Sustainability Report (Web)
- An Environment and Sustainability Chronology (Web)
- Sustainability Within a Generation - A New Vision for Canada
David Suzuki Foundation (1 MB) - Filling the Gaps: Priority Data Needs and Key Management Challenges for National Reporting on Ecosystem Condition (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Eastern Ontario Model Forest Phase III Proposal - no appendix (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Eastern Ontario Model Forest Phase III Proposal - appendix (PDF, 81.7 MB)
Biological Diversity
- Woodland Valuation System V2.0 (Web)
- Wetland Valuation System V1.0 (Web - bottom of page)
- Wildlife Habitat Technical Report (Web - bottom of page)
- Protecting What Sustains Us - Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy2005 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Canadian Biodiversity Strategy - Environment Canada (PDF, 688 KB)
- NatureServe Canada (Web site)
- World Atlas of Biodiversity (Map Applet)
- Conservation Lands - Integrated Conservation and Sustainable Management in Canada's Forests (PDF, 4.5 MB)
- CFS National Forest Health & Biodiversity Database (Web)
- Science, Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Wild Species - General Status of Species in Canada (Web)
- Assessing the Interaction of Vegetation Diversity and Landuse using remote sensing - An Example in Southeastern Ontario, Canada (PDF, 480 KB)
- Optimizing Allocation of Resources for Wildlife (PDF, 210 KB)
Ecosystem Condition & Productivity
- Cedar Leafminers Extension Note (PDF, 167 KB)
- CFS National Forest Health & Biodiversity Database (Web)
- The Status of Forest Health in Southern Ontario: An Assessment using Tree Mortality Rates (PDF, 140 KB)
- Forest Health - Context for the Canadian Forest Service's Science Program (PDF, 253 KB)
- Canadian Wildlife Federation - Invasive Species Database
Soil & Water
- The Great Lakes - An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book (HTML)
- Ottawa Riverkeeper River Report: Ecology & Impacts (PDF, 7.0 MB)
- Wetland Valuation System V1.0 (Web - bottom of page)
- Protecting Water Resources: The Role of Forests (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Source Water Protection - Conservation Ontario (Web)
- Water Budget Analysis on a Watershed Basi (PDF, 6.0 MB)
- Watershed Science Centre (Web)
- The Clean Water Act (HTML)
- The Proposed Clean Water Act - Protecting Vulnerable Areas (PDF, 83 KB)
- The Proposed Clean Water Act - Implementing Source Protection Planning (PDF, 71 KB)
- The Proposed Clean Water Act - Individual Landowners (PDF, 72 KB)
- The Proposed Clean Water Act - Rural and Agricultural Areas (PDF, 79 KB)
- Groundwater studies in Ontario: Mapping a hidden treasure (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Backgrounder - The Proposed Clean Water Act (PDF, 40 KB)
- Questions & Anwers - Source Water Protection (PDF, 240 KB)
- The Clean Water Act: A Compendium (PDF, 74 KB)
- Renfrew - Mississippi - Rideau Groundwater Study (PDF, 14 MB)
Global Ecological Cycles
- Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change (PDF,5.26 MB)
- Climate Change and Assisted Migration (PDF, 97 KB)
- Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change (PDF, 145 KB)
Economic & Social Benefits
- Nature Count$ (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- A Business Approach to Owning Rural Property Extension Note (PDF, 270 KB)
- Trees Mean Business - A Study of the Economic Impacts of Trees and Forests in the Commercial Districts of New York and New Jersey (PDF, 4.2 MB)
- Human Activity and the Environment 2005 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: Social & Economic 2005 (PDF, 1 MB)
Society's Responsibility
- Review of Best Practices for Tree Planting on Marginal Agriculture
Lands in Ontario (PDF, 3.8 MB) - Ontario Tree Marking Guide (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Silvicultural Guide to Managing Southern Ontario Forests (Web)
- Planting the Seeds of Success: Trees in Our City (PPT, 11 MB)
- Planting the Seeds of Success: Marketing the Community Forest (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Obtaining an investment in the urban forest from local decision makers (Web)
- Politicians and the Tree Vote: persuading lawmakers to invest (PDF, 37 KB)
- Marketing the Urban Forest - an art of persuasion (PDF, 127 KB)
Other "State of" Initiatives
- World Wildlife Fund - Living Planet Report 2006 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Environmental Signals - Canada's National Environmental Indicator Series 2003 Environment Canada (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Environment Canada's State of the Environment (HTML)
- IISD Global Compendium of Indicator Initiatives (Web)
- 2005 Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Edmonton's Environment: A Snapshot 2002 (PDF, 1 MB)
- State of the Environment 2002 - City of Calgary (2 MB)
- State of the Environment & State of the Community Reporting in Canada - University of Toronto (Web)
- City of Hamilton - 2004 Sustainability Indicators Report (PDF, 13 MB)
- State of the Forest Accord (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- State of British Columbia's Forests - 2004 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Sierra Club of Canada - State of Ontario's Forests (PDF, 654 KB)
- State of the Environment Cookbook (PDF, 1 MB)
- State of the (Rideau) River Report (PDF, 710 KB)
- Canadian Index of Wellbeing - overview (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- State of the Great Lakes - Technical Report (PDF, 16 MB)
- State of the Great Lakes - Summary Report (PDF, 11 MB)
- Japan for Sustainability (HTML)
- 2005 Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- USDA Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2006 Edition (PDF, 25.5 MB)
- Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory (RVu): Counting on Vancouver: Our View of the Region (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- State of the Nation's Ecosystems - U.S. (PDF, 11 MB)
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