Eastern Ontario Model Forest
Mark Richardson RPF General Manager
Today’s Session
Introductions & Logistics About the EOMF Our Role in Certification
Goals
1. Providing information on certification 2. Fostering opportunity for the Ontario wood 3. Developing markets and opportunities for certified wood
EOMF
1) Foster, test, & promote new ideas 2) Build community & sector capacity 3) Develop & share practices 4) Feed into science processes and policy debates
Core Areas
Resource Sustainability
Community & Landowner Engagement
Forest Sector Innova4on and Transforma4on
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Forest Cer)fica)on Economic Development Bioeconomy & Bioenergy Publica)ons Development Educa)on Landscape Connec)vity Species at Risk Significant Woodlands
www.eomf.on.ca
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10 years Over 100,000 acres Group Chain of Custody Certificate
Our Role In Certification
Our Role In Certification Certification is about market access
Our Role In Certification • Developing opportunity • Community forests • Private Land • Transferring Informa4on • Promo4ng Cer4fica4on
Our Role In Certification • Group CoC • Fostering Opportunity • Promo4on • New Ini4a4ves • Maple Syrup
Our Role In Certification
Major focus for the next few years