Innovation Anthology

Sustainable Forest Management Network

Established in 1995, The Sustainable Forest Management Network is one of Canada's 22 Networks of Centres of Excellence. The SFMN administrative center is hosted at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Network brings together top scientists, forest managers and practitioners, First Nations leaders and governments to address known and emerging challenges to forest sustainability.

Programs

Beetles Love Burnt Forests
Biodiversity Monitoring Tools
Biology Honour for Dr. Daryll Hebert
Busy As A Beaver
Economic Indicators of Sustainability
Environment vs Economy: The Biodiversity Trade-offs
HEAD Project Redefines Boreal Hydrology
Natural Control for Tent Caterpillar Outbreaks
Remote Sensing After Forest Fires
Salvage Logging No Answer to Pine Beetle Kills
SFM Network Conquers Knowledge Transfer
SFM Network Promotes Legacy Organization
SFM Network Supports Role of First Nations in Forest Planning
SFM Network Winds Down
SFMN Forest Futures Project
SFMN's Triad Approach to Sustainable Forest Management
Trees That Survive Forest Fires
Trees With Missing Rings
Using Lichens to Manage Old Growth
Woodpeckers As Fire Specialists

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The venture capital industry is changing. And that should be good news for start up technology companies. That’s the message economist Paul Kedrosky had for people at the recent AVAC meeting in Calgary. When explaining what's behind the shift, Kedrosky points to lower startup costs for businesses and the appearance of small venture capital funds.