Forest Resources

Issues

  • Dynamics of natural disturbances (e.g. fires, droughts, diseases);

  • Composition, growth and regeneration of forests;

  • Socio-economic consequences.

Objective(s)

Provide decision makers in the forestry sector with the knowledge and tools necessary to incorporate adaptation to climate change in forest management in Québec and optimize its response.

  • Support research projects that develop climate indices, which quantify the impacts of climate change on forests, and that identify vulnerabilities and identify and evaluate adaptation options;

  • Integrate scientific knowledge and disseminate to the forestry sector;

  • Participate in the transfer of knowledge to decision-makers;

  • Strengthen and expand the network of researchers in the field of climate change and forestry across Quebec.

Program document

In French only

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Research projects

2014-2019 programming
Completed
Maple syrup production and climate change: Identifying maple syrup producers’ concerns and…
Daniel Houle, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP)
2014-2019 programming
Completed
Forêt s’adapter : Development of silviculture that fosters the adaptation of the upper St. Lawrence…
Frederik Doyon, UQO
2014-2019 programming
Completed
The Integration of Climate Change and the Development of Adaptive Capacity into the Determination…
Jean Girard, Bureau du forestier en chef
2014-2019 programming
Completed
Quantifying and Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Productivity in Eastern Canada
Dominique Gravel, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
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