Unit 1 - Forest Management
Positive Effects of Forest Industry on People
We may not realize it, but forests play an important role in our lives, even if we are not directly involved in the forest industry. In Alberta and Canada, and throughout the world, this role may be in the form of employment in the Forest Industry. In 2017, the forest industry directly employed about 209 940 people across Canada. These people in turn support their own families, as well as businesses and local infrastructures like hospitals and schools by shopping and paying taxes.
Including
Canadians, over 12.7 million people around the world are employed in
the forest and logging industry. Almost 80% of these people live in
Asia. Like Canadians, the income generated by these workers is put back
into their local economies.
It is important to remember that not all forest-related industries include the harvesting of wood. Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPS) include the gathering and harvesting of fruit and nuts and other non-wood products. For example, in the country of Sahel, the shea nut is particularly important; it is exported all over the world for use in candy making and moisturizers. In Canada there is a thriving mushroom picking industry.
It is important to remember that not all forest-related industries include the harvesting of wood. Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPS) include the gathering and harvesting of fruit and nuts and other non-wood products. For example, in the country of Sahel, the shea nut is particularly important; it is exported all over the world for use in candy making and moisturizers. In Canada there is a thriving mushroom picking industry.
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