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Urban Forestry, cabinet councillor overides other councillors, ● 16…

- - - - National Laws/Agreements
        
        Forests under Federal ownership account for a small portion of Canada’s forested lands. Examples of relevant Federal laws Forestry Act, Timber Regulations, Indian Act, First Nations Land MAngagment act and National PArks act, the species at risk act, fisheries act,
      - The canadian forest service
        
        conducts research and provides scientific knowledge about canadas forests
      - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        
        Plant protection regulations and enforcement
        
        Invasive species monitoring and control
      - 2 billion tree program
        
        start in 2021 and will last for 10 years across urban, rural, and Indigenous lands, allocated based on needs
        
        Not the federal government, relying on non-profit and community involvment
        
        lack of staff and limited tree stock, and maintenance and tree survival rates
      - Tree Canada
        
        Canada's only ntional non profit organization detecated to planting and nurturing trees
        
        provides community tree grants to schools, community groups, indigenous communities and municipalities
      - Canadian Urban Forest Network (CUFN)
        
        largest network of urban forestry experts,
        academics and practitioners in the country
        
        Five strategic objectives to achieve goal & support national urban forest governance:
        
        1) National Urban Forestry Capacity Building: Secure long-term funding and strengthen cross-sector collaboration at a national scale
        
        2) Communications and Public Education: Improve information access/sharing, understand diverse audiences, create national communication plan
        
        3) Research: Promote interdisciplinary research, make findings accessible monitoring technologies, support community stewardship
        
        4) Techniques & Technologies for Urban Forest Planning & Management: Enhance
        
        5) Professional Development: Expand training programs, develop university curricula
- - - - the public was mad
        
        created a group, staying in the trees being cut
        
        non human actors
        
        health and safety not considered
    - - want to develop and widen the streets
  - - - National level
        
        Provides funding, NFGA establishes policies
        
        ● Awards National Forest City status
        
        ● Manages 22 monitoring stations
        
        ● Sets 36 standardized KPIs
        
        Provincial level
        
        Adapts national policies to regional conditions
        
        ● Coordinates cross-city initiatives
        
        ● Manages provincial funding distribution
        
        ● Supervises regional implementation
        
        Municipal level
        
        Develops 10-year master plans
        
        ● Implements local regulations
        
        ● Coordinates between departments
        
        ● Manages project contractors
        
        ● Conducts internal evaluations
        
        District/county level
        
        Handles daily operations, urban forest maintenance, public engagement
        
        ● Reports implementation progress
        
        ● Coordinates with contractors
      - Becoming a National Forest City
        
        Municipal forestry departments engage in collaborative governance with government authorities, academics, local groups
        
        Cities develop a 10-year context-specific master plan
        
        Projects are assigned to different governments and bureaus (e.g., Forestry Bureau, Environmental Management Bureau)
        
        Internal assessment of KPIs by municipalities and external assessment by National Forestry and Grassland Administration
        
        Occurs at the annual Forest City Forum providing national
        recognition and a platform for knowledge sharing across cities
        
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        KPI Compliance Verification
        
        Field Implementation
        
        Planning and Urban Forest/
        Nature-Based Solution Design
        
        Project Initiation
    - - ● Municipal level project office
  - - - public access to information
- - - - weed control
      - property standard
      - building code act
    - - mediators
      - intermediators
    - - Provincial level
        
        Prefecture level
        
        County level
        
        township level
        
        basic level autonomy
        
        Village (most officials are appointed)
        
        Community
        
        County-level City
        
        district
        
        Sub Provincial City
        
        The National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) sets policies and standards
        
        Special Administrative Region
        (Hong Kong)
        
        Autonomous Region (Tibet)
        
        Municipality (Chongqing)
        
        province
    - - U.S. Department of Agriculture: United States Forest Service
        
        Manages 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands
        
        oversees urban forest managment governence
        
        Research and
        Assessment
        
        Conducts Urban Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) to assess tree coverage
        
        ● Studies urban forest health, benefits, and management practices
        
        ● Monitors threats like pests, diseases, and climate impacts
        
        Technical and
        Financial Support
        
        Provides direct grants to state/local agencies for urban forestry projects
        
        ● Offers technical expertise on tree selection, maintenance, and management
        
        ● Helps develop urban forest management plans and inventories
        
        Collaborative
        Governance
        
        Partners with state forestry agencies who implement local programs
        
        ● Works with cities to set canopy coverage goals
        
        ● Coordinates with other federal agencies on urban environmental initiatives
        
        ● Supports local tree boards and urban forestry councils
        
        Policy
        Implementation
        
        Administers the Urban and Community Forestry Program
        
        ● Enforces federal regulations on urban forest management
        
        ● Implements disaster response protocols for urban forest damage
        
        Urban & community forestry program
        
        Inflation reduction act
        
        $1.5 billion dollars to Urban and Community Forestry Program
        
        Funding for tree planting and related activities in urban areas with a priority on disadvantaged and overburdened communities
        
        Tree equity score
        
        see tree canopy cover and looking at distributional equity
        
        The National Urban and Community Forestry
        Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
        
        appointed advisory council to the
        Secretary of Agriculture
        
        NUCFAC is the steward of the Ten-Year Urban Forest
        Action Plan
        
        Each year, NUCFAC submits an Accomplishment Report on the progress being made in the implementation of the plan, along with recommendations
        
        Vibrant cities lab
        
        support a broad community of practice and advocacy for thriving and equitable urban forests
        
        Urban Field Stations
        (Research Network)
        
        Collects long-term data and provides real-time support to managers and policymakers
        
        The Stewardship Mapping Project
        (STEW-MAP)
        
        Maps environmental stewardship groups
        and their activities
    - - indirectly supported through broader provintial law
      - Canadian Environmental Protection Act
        
        Regulates pollutants that can harm trees such as air pollutants (e.g., ozone, nitrogen oxides) and other contaminants in soil and water
      - Species at risk act
        
        protectes endangered or threatened species
      - Federal Sustainable Development Act
      - Migratory Birds Convention Act
      - Fisheries act
      - Plant Protection Act
    - - laws granting municipalities authority
        
        Vancouver charter, make tree bylaws and maintnance
      - Land use planning and developmement laws
      - Environmental protection laws
      - Sustainable forest managment laws
      - Invasive species and pest managment laws
      - Laws encouraging public participation
      - Climate change and green infrastructure laws
        
        provincial climate goals