A Brief History of Canada-China
Partnerships in Forestry
Dr. Ron Ayling Senior Program Officer (retired)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Editor, The Forestry Chronicle
Jiagadaqi Model Forest Fire Management (JIAPRO) 1984 – 1990
Assist with the development of a model forest fire management system that would be transferable
Assist with the development of a forest management model as the basis for increasing sustained economic
output and a demonstration model for improving management practices in other forestry bureaux
Integrated Intensive Forest Management (IIFM) Lanxiang Forestry Bureau
1985 – 1990 (?)
Integrated Intensive Forest Management (IIFM), Lanxiang Forestry Bureau
Heilongjiang Province 1985 – 1990 (?)
Enhancing China’s Capacity for Carbon Sequestration
Project Partners University of Toronto Institute for Development Studies/Faculty of Forestry Department of Geography (Toronto)
Natural Resources Canada Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (Ottawa) Environment Canada Adaptation & Impacts Research Group (Toronto)
Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Geographical Sciences & Natural Resources Research (Beijing)
Institute of Soil Science (Nanjing)
Cold & Arid Regions Environmental & Engineering Research Institute (Lanzhou) Beijing Normal University (Beijing) Nanjing University Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Forestry University (Nanjing)
Wang, S, J. M. Chen, W. Ju, X. Feng, M. Chen, P. Chen., and G..Yu, 2007. Carbon sinks and sources in China’s forests during 1901-2001. Journal of Environmental Management, 85: 524-537.