Webinar: Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)’s Forest Management Standard

March 30, 2022

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is an organization committed to improving the practice of forestry on all forestlands in North America. The most recent revisions to their “SFI Forest management standard (2022)” included 2 new objectives titled that are focused significantly on forest management adaptation to climate change. Climate Smart Forestry (Objective 9) requires SFI certified organizations to understand the climate risks to the forests they own or manage, develop adaptation plans to reduce and mitigate those risks, and ensure their management strategies are adapted to ensure the long-term sustainability of their forests and operations in the face of climate change. Fire Resilience and Awareness (Objective 10) requires SFI certified organizations to assess fire risks to the forests they own or manage, and develop adaptation plans to reduce the risk of fire and better manage in those cases where fires do occur.

This session is led by Darren Sleep, PhD, Senior Director of Conservation Science and Strategies at SFI where he dives deep into these new objectives that will help drive forest management adaptation to climate change across Canada.

Moderator:

• Brook Tessema, Climate Change Adaptation Intern, CRI

Presenters:

• Darren Sleep, Senior Director of Conservation Sciences and Strategies, Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.

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