Current Issue: A5_Legislation and Regulations Flashcards
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What is the Annual Allowable Cut (AAC)?
The estimated volume of industrial roundwood that can be harvested sustainably each year from provincial Crown lands in Canada.
What is adaptation?
The adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment that exploits beneficial opportunities or moderates negative effects.
What is biodiversity?
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
What is climate finance?
Financial resources needed for mitigation and adaptation efforts to address climate change.
What is defoliation?
The removal of all or most of a plant’s leaves, often due to natural disturbances like insects or human actions like herbicide application.
What is environmental justice?
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
What is forest certification?
A voluntary process where an independent third party assesses forest management practices against a set of standards to ensure they are sustainable.
What is Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG)?
Initiatives focused on combating illegal logging and its associated trade, strengthening legal frameworks, and improving governance in the forestry sector.
What is forest stock volume?
The sum of the stem volumes of all the living trees in a given area.
What is illegal logging?
The harvesting of timber in violation of the laws and regulations of the country of origin.
What is the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework?
An international agreement adopted in 2022 with the overarching goal of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.
What is the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI)?
A collaboration between UN Climate Change and UNEP aimed at closing knowledge gaps in adaptation planning and implementation.
What are Long-Term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS)?
Voluntary strategies formulated and submitted by countries under the Paris Agreement to provide a long-term vision for reducing emissions.
What is meaningful involvement?
Ensuring that potentially affected community residents have an opportunity to participate in decisions that will affect their environment and/or health, and that their concerns are considered.
What are monoculture plantations?
Forests consisting of a single tree species, often planted for timber production.
What are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)?
Publicly stated climate action plans by countries outlining what they will do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change impacts under the Paris Agreement.
What is the Paris Agreement?
A legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015 with the goal of limiting global warming.
What is Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)?
A framework under the UNFCCC that provides financial incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forests and invest in low-carbon development.
What is social forestry?
Forest management that involves the active participation and consideration of the needs and well-being of local communities, indigenous peoples, and forest dwellers.
What is sustainable forest management (SFM)?
Management that maintains and enhances the long-term health of forest ecosystems for the benefit of all living things while providing environmental, economic, social, and cultural opportunities for present and future generations.
What is sustainable wood supply?
The potential volume of timber that can be harvested sustainably, determined through a complex analysis of ecological, economic, and social considerations.
What is traditional knowledge?
Knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
What is wildland fire?
Unplanned ignitions in forests or other wildland areas, including wildfires caused by natural events (like lightning) or human activity.
