CA/NRCAN/CFS
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change note: 2015-02-25 15:59:56.0 [epneff] Updated URL update Definition ("http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests" The Canadian Forest Service (CFS, of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is a key national research agency which provides both the scientific basis and strategic direction for ensuring sustainability of our forests. It conducts science and technology research to promote the sustainable development and competitiveness of Canada's forest sector; as well, it has mandates in policy, international affairs, economics and trade, and aboriginal and federal lands. The CFS comprises five national research centres, a headquarters office in Ottawa, and two experimental research forests, the Petawawa Research Forest in Chalk River Ontario, and the Acadia Research Forest outside of Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Atlantic Forestry Centre is one of the five CFS research centres. It plays a vital role in regional and national forestry research programs. Its facilities are located in both Fredericton, New Brunswick and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The Fredericton site, which forms an integral part of the Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre, includes state-of-the-art research laboratories, a comprehensive insect and disease collection facility, and a sophisticated climate-controlled greenhouse/nursery complex. Researchers here are investigating, among other things, new methods of pest management (biological control), forest health, gene conservation to preserve biodiversity, somatic embryogenesis and gene manipulation to improve timber production, effects of air pollution and climate change, and computer-based management planning tools for decision making. The Corner Brook personnel are housed in the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Forest Centre. Research here focuses on elucidating forest ecosystems, conserving the natural diversity of our forests, maintaining and increasing their productive capacity, and providing for their continued renewal. The latest remote sensing and geographic information …
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definition: The Canadian Forest Service (CFS, of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), is a key national research agency which provides both the scientific basis and strategic direction for ensuring sustainability of our forests. It conducts science and technology research to promote the sustainable development and competitiveness of Canada's forest sector; as well, it has mandates in policy, international affairs, economics and trade, and aboriginal and federal lands. The CFS comprises five national research centres, a headquarters office in Ottawa, and two experimental research forests, the Petawawa Research Forest in Chalk River Ontario, and the Acadia Research Forest outside of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

CANADA
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