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Eastern Ontario Model Forest

Mark Richardson RPF General Manager

Today’s Session

Introductions & Logistics About the EOMF Our Role in Certification

Goals

1. Providing information on certification 2. Fostering opportunity for the Ontario wood 3. Developing markets and opportunities for certified wood

EOMF

1) Foster, test, & promote new ideas 2) Build community & sector capacity 3) Develop & share practices 4) Feed into science processes and policy debates

Core Areas

Resource Sustainability

Community & Landowner Engagement

Forest Sector Innova4on and Transforma4on

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Forest Cer)fica)on Economic Development Bioeconomy & Bioenergy Publica)ons Development Educa)on Landscape Connec)vity Species at Risk Significant Woodlands

www.eomf.on.ca

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10 years Over 100,000 acres Group Chain of Custody Certificate

Our Role In Certification

Our Role In Certification Certification is about market access

Our Role In Certification • Developing opportunity • Community forests • Private Land • Transferring Informa4on • Promo4ng Cer4fica4on

Our Role In Certification • Group CoC • Fostering Opportunity • Promo4on • New Ini4a4ves • Maple Syrup

Our Role In Certification

Major focus for the next few years