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Catalogue Entry: Forested Ecozones
In Canada, there are 20 ecozones, consisting of 15 terrestrial and 5 marine units. The vegetation varies from one ecozone to another. Forests cover totally or partially nine... -
Catalogue Entry: Sawmills
Sawmilling is an important Canadian industry. Its plant locations are widely scattered across Canada, predominantly in the coniferous forest region. This map shows sawmills... -
Catalogue Entry: Productive Forest Land Use
Forty-five percent of the Canadian territory is forested corresponding to 417.6 million hectares. There are 234.5 million hectares of commercial forests and 0.4% is harvested... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - Education Index
The education index is a measure of the proportion of the population 15 years of age and over who have post-secondary qualifications compared to the Canadian proportion meeting... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - Income Index
The income index compares the average employment income value of each community to that for Canada. The value for Canada as a whole is set at 1.00. The range of the index is... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996
This map indicates the degree of reliance of each of the 298 communities on forest-related industries. The index range spans the complete range from 50% up to 100% with most... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - 5 Year Mobility Index
The 5-year mobility measures the percentage of the population aged five years or older who moved (changed address) in the five years preceding Census Day, 1996. The values are... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Industry Generating Stations, 1997
This map depicts the 77 electrical generating plants operated by forest-based industries. These industries are defined using the North American Industrial Classification. These... -
Catalogue Entry: Population Distribution and Forested Areas
This map shows the population distribution in 1996 relative to the distribution of the forests. Even if forests are very important for Canadians from a cultural, spiritual and... -
Catalogue Entry: Aboriginal Population and Forested Areas
This map shows the distribution of the Aboriginal population (including Indians, Métis and Inuit) in comparison to the location of forests. More than a quarter of the Aboriginal... -
Catalogue Entry: Protecting Forests
Approximately 7.6% of Canada's forest land is located in protected areas. Over 95% of protected forests are totally protected and the rest reflect degrees of human intervention... -
Catalogue Entry: Model Forests
Canada's Model Forest Program is an initiative to build partnerships towards achieving sustainable forest management. The network is composed of eleven model forests. Each model... -
Catalogue Entry: Presence of Humans in Forests - Kilometres of Roads
Increases in population, urbanisation and the development of the road network have replaced large forested lands and have created pressures on the remaining forests (or... -
Catalogue Entry: Presence of Humans in Forests - Population Density
Increases in population, urbanisation and the development of the road network have replaced large forested lands and have created pressures on the remaining forests (or... -
Catalogue Entry: Fire Danger Rating, 2009
Fire danger rating is the process of systematically evaluating and integrating the factors that determine the ease of a fire starting and spreading, the difficulty of control,... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Fire Hotspots, 2009
A hotspot is a mark on an infrared satellite image indicating a heat source typical of burning vegetation. A hotspot may represent one fire or be one of several hotspots... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Fire Severity Level, 1988 - 1989
Climate warming can bring more frequent and severe forest fires. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across Canada from 1980 to 1989, based on Global... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Fire Severity Level, 2050 - 2059
Climate warming can bring more frequent and severe forest fires. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across Canada from 2050 to 2059, based on Global... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Fire Severity Level, 2090-2099
Climate warming can bring more frequent and severe forest fires. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across Canada from 2090 to 2099, based on Global... -
Catalogue Entry: Threats to Ecosystems - Species at Risk
The highest number of species at risk is in the southern areas of Canada where human activity is most extensive and intensive. As of May 2002, 30 animal and plant species had...