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economic considerations when developing a timber supply analysis, because these cannot alone
be addressed by best management practices that are based on good intentions, with little data,
science or modelling expertise behind them. It was found that these values can be incorporated
into the process as post-projection analyses of the scenarios. However, the optimal approach is
to include the elements as constraint conditions within a planning system that weighs and
analyzes all elements at the same time. This approach demonstrates that the technical capacity is
readily available to produce a true ILM/CEA plan. With all the pressures facing the forest land
state, there is a definite need to produce plans such as these and what is needed now is the
political and industrial will to carry such endeavors forward.
4. Acknowledgments
The FORWARD project (2001 to 2006) was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada, Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., the Canada Foundation for
Innovation, Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., Alberta Newsprint Company, Vanderwell Contractors
(1971) Ltd., the Living Legacy Research Program, and the Ontario Innovation Trust. We thank
Janice Burke (Lakehead University) for review of earlier drafts of this manuscript.
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