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Dalhousie forestry research team led by Westwood lab receives $1.57 million to study Nova Scotia forests

Read the full article from Research Nova Scotia. A team of forestry researchers led by Dalhousie University is receiving $1.57 million to undertake research on Nova Scotia’s forests and the industries and communities who depend upon them. The new project forms the cornerstone of Research Nova Scotia’s (RNS) forestry research program, which seeks to identifyContinue reading “Dalhousie forestry research team led by Westwood lab receives $1.57 million to study Nova Scotia forests”

Knowledge exchange in forestry: What is it and what’s effective?

Managing forests is not as simple as growing or cutting down trees. Global forest management is the complex interplay of government policies and directives, cultural and spiritual values, stakeholder perspectives, and efforts from both industry and conservationists to maintain ecological functions of forests. No one management style perfectly combines science, policy, stakeholder needs and culturalContinue reading “Knowledge exchange in forestry: What is it and what’s effective?”