The State of the Forest Report, 2006 (SOFR 2006) summarizes how Ontario’s forest is managed for ecological sustainability. This is Ontario’s second State of the Forest Report. The reporting period for the report is April 1999 to March 2004.
As in SOFR 2001, this report also describes long-term trends, which may originate from outside of the reporting period. In addition, where data and/or information is available and is more recent than the March 2004 reporting cut-off date, then it has been used to enhance trend analysis and to improve the utility of the report.
The report is based on a comprehensive and objective evaluation of sustainable forest management practices and results. A hierarchy (framework) of criterion, element, and indicators was used to conduct the evaluation. The aggregate performance in all aspects of forest sustainability was used, to develop an overall conclusion about the state of Ontario’s forests.
Summary of the State of the Forest Report:
SOFR 2006 is a lengthy document. This summary presents an overview of the content of the full report and includes the important conclusions. View Summary (PDF, 2.8MB 32 pages)
Table of Contents:
- Forward, Executive Summary (PDF, 2.0MB 8 pages)
- Acronymns, Glossary, List of species names used in the report, Acknowledgements (PDF, 1.3MB 32 pages)
Chapters 1 to 5
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF, 860KB 22 pages)
Chapter 2 - Forest Resources of Ontario (PDF, 3.0MB 16 pages) Contains a summary of related report called the Forest Resources of Ontario, which characterizes Ontario's geography, climate and forest.
Chapter 3 - Evaluating the State of the Forest (PDF, 678KB 10 pages) Contains a discussion of sustainable forest management assessment and evaluation.
Chapter 4 - Indicators of Forest Sustainablity (PDF, 509KB 4 pages) In the following sections of Chapter 4 outlined below, each of the seven criteria of forest sustainability is described, and an evaluation of the condition of individual indicators is presented.
- Criterion 1 - Conserving Biological Diversity (PDF, 6.17MB 110 pages)
- Criterion 2 - Monitoring and Maintaining Forest Productivity and Resilience (PDF, 5.1MB 98 pages)
- Criterion 3 - Protecting and Conserving Ontario's Forest Soil and Water Resources (PDF, 2.8MB 28 pages)
- Criterion 4 - Monitoring Forest Contributions to Global Ecological Cycles (PDF, 4.1MB 54 pages)
- Criterion 5 - Providing for a Continuous and Predictable Flow of Economic and Social Benefits from Ontario's Forests (PDF, 5.6MB 116 pages)
- Criterion 6 - Accepting Social Responsibilities for Sustainable Development (PDF, 3.6MB 56 pages)
- Criterion 7 - Maintaining and Enhancing Ontario's Framework for Sustainable Forest Management (PDF, 1.0MB 16 pages)
Chapter 5 - Discussion (PDF, 832KB 20 pages) Contains a discussion of the key findings from each criterion, focusing on areas where there are opportunities to continuously improve sustainable forest management in Ontario.
