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Module 3.4

Legal and Policy Framework in Forest Management

Participants will be introduced to both National and Ontario’s specific forest policy and legislative framework. The course consists of online lectures, group forums, quizzes and a culminating assignment for the Module (DC). The participant must pass the quizzes for all lecture material before doing the culminating assignment. The culminating assignment will be submitted to the course instructors for assessment. Once the participant has successfully passed the online forums, quizzes and culminating assignment, the DC will be awarded.

Module Objectives

  • Describe forest regulation/legislation/policies

Module Schedule

This course involves a combination of recorded lectures, readings, assignments and participation in semi-synchronous online discussion forums and synchronous tutorials with instructors and other participants over a week period.

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Course Content

Getting Started

  • Getting Started

    Welcome to Module 3.4

Introduction

  • Introduction

    Legal and Policy Framework in Forest Management

Outline

  • Outline

Lesson 1: What is Forest Policy

  • Lecture: What is Forest Policy

    What is policy and how should, What is Policy and how should forest managers view policy, Who has the authority to make forest policy, Brief history of forest policy in Ontario, Present forest policy regime

  • Readings

  • Week 1 Quiz

Lesson 2: Drivers of Forest Policy

  • Lecture: Drivers of Forest Policy

Lesson 3: Ontario Provincial Forest Policy

  • Lecture: Ontario Provincial Forest Policy

Culminating Assignment

  • Culminating Assignment

    Select one of the following two scenarios and in a minimum 2000 word report (essay style with sources) and identify the relevant policies and legislation (both Federal and Provincial) that are relevant to the issue and identify the key policy instruments that affect the management direction.

  • Culminating Assignment Submission

    Please submit the culminating assignment