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The Canadian
Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) has approved the phased development
of a National Forest Information System (NFIS) to provide for the
integration and delivery of diverse spatial and thematic forest
resource information holdings in support of national and international
reporting requirements for sustainable forest management.
Funding and co-operation from the provinces and territories is
making possible the development of a blueprint for the initial implementation
of this collaborative, next- generation “Government-On-Line”
project.
National in nature, NFIS will enable the consolidation, coordination
and analysis of dispersed forestry-related information held by resource
management agencies such as federal, provincial and territorial
governments and others.
Such direct access will make possible the integration and reporting
of forest information necessary to respond to issues associated
with criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management and
climate change.
NFIS will play a key role in:
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presenting an accurate picture of Canadian forest information;
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making available the information required to make national
and international statements on sustainable forest management
practices;
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providing the strategic context for participants to reliably
address regional, national and international challenges to Canadian
forest practices;
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supporting provincial, territorial and federal commitments
to provide the public with information necessary for informed
forest policy debate; and
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enabling agencies to better deal with cross federal, provincial,
territorial and other jurisdictional issues.
NFIS Project Office Members
Jeff Dechka, Director: Forest Information
Pacific Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Tel: (250) 363-0627 E-mail:
Brian Low, Manager
Pacific Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Tel: (250) 363-8303 E-mail:
Aaron Peeke-Vout, NFIS Computer Security Analyst
Pacific Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Tel: (250) 363-3687 E-mail:
Victor Sotskov, Infrastructure Scientist
Pacific Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Tel: (250) 363-0743 E-mail:
Chris West, Geospatial Analyst
Pacific Forestry Centre
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada
Tel: (250) 363-3212 E-mail:
Past Contributors
The following people have made significant contributions to NFIS and are no longer directly involved with the project:
- Dr. Paul Addison, Retired Director General, Natural Resources Canada
- John Burke, Retired Deputy Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario
- Dave Gilbert, Retired Director, Ministry of Forests, British Columbia
- Sue Martin, Retired National Database Coordinator, CFS
- Rick Morrison, Former Systems Scientist, NFIS Project Office
- Dr. Robin Quenet, Retired Manager/Research Manager, NFIS Project Office
- Jim Wood, Director, Natural Resources Canada
- Dave Wotton, Retired Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba
- Evelynne Wranger, Former Director, Natural Resources Canada
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