Non-Timber Dispositions

Dispositions are not just used for timber harvesting; they are also used for grazing, farm development, surface access for oil and gas, commercial use, or recreation. Like forest dispositions, there are many different types of non-timber dispositions (tenures) and application processes.

Forest dispositions overlap with multiple other dispositions. A company that has forest tenure may share an area with a grazing lease for cattle and an oil rig. The government, through Integrated Land-use Policies and the Land-use Framework, works with all tenure (disposition) holders to assist with decisions and ensure that all the holders work together guaranteeing the environment, including forest sustainability, watersheds, biodiversity and wildlife habitats, are considered along with social and environmental concerns.

 

 

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Integrated Land-use Management (ILM) and Land-use Framework


An eco-footprint is defined as the measurement of how much impact human activity has on the ecology of an area. Footprints can be temporary or permanent disturbances (eg: land clearings, roads, trails, well sites, industrial sites, etc.). Integrated Land-use Management uses a Land-use Framework to reduce the eco-footprint of disposition (tenure) holders. The framework is not a plan or a process, it is a way of working together to:
  • share existing footprints
  • reuse old footprints
  • remove old footprints
  • coordinate development to minimize the new footprint
There are several examples of successful components of Integrated Land Management (ILM) in Alberta. Some of these are even recipients of the Alberta Emerald Foundation Award, an environmental award that recognizes and celebrates environmental achievements and stewardship in Alberta.

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