The Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership (NOSCP) is an ad hoc group that came together in November 2006 in response to the forest industry crisis in northern Ontario. Participants are a range of individuals and organizations, including northern municipalities, non-governmental organizations, academics and Aboriginal organizations. NOSCP sees the current crisis in the industry as an opportunity to re-evaluate the structure of the current forest sector in Ontario, especially forest tenures.

In August 2007, NOSCP developed a Northern Ontario Community Forest Charter. The Charter is a reflection of widespread concern across northern Ontario about the future of the region. Its broad principles are meant to provoke a debate and change. The Charter is a call to individuals, communities, government and industry to develop new ways of sustainably managing our northern forests, new ways of licensing access to timber and non-timber resources and new forest product development to benefit northern communities.

Program for Workshop on Building Resilient Northern Ontario Communities
 through Community-based Forest Management

Watch Community Forest Workshop proceedings live via the web

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MNDMF Charter Response