ACTION PLANBreakout Group No:

Group Members:

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NAFC Integrated Working Groups Meeting – March 2008

Theme/Issue and Outcomes

Theme/Issue Description:Tools and information to manage for sustainable forest

ecosystems for continued flow of ecological and economic services

Expected Outcomes: Consistent monitoring, mapping, and reporting on

North America’s forest resources Enhanced ability to predict risks and potential

impacts Conservation/management strategies to continue

flow of forest ecosystem services

Activities Time line/

Resources

Responsible

1. Form committee of WG contacts to coordinate

2. ID criteria to set priorities

3. Develop web site to share information and products

4. Harmonize terms and definitions

5. ID stressors to study

6. ID resources to track

7. Assess what data are currently available

8. Assess gaps in data

9. Develop historical disturbance databases

10. Develop inventories

11. Link to FRA

12. Develop common set of maps (leads to develop stress and risk maps in outcome 2)

Early

later

1. See Communications plan slide

2. Coord commttee

3. Jean, Simon, Liza

4. IMWG (lead) but other WGs too

5. Rona

6. IMWG (for FRI resources)

7. IMWG, Rona

8. IMWG, Rona

9. FMWG (bill) (lead)

10. IMWG (lead) but with others too

11. IMWG

12. IMWG (lead) but with others too

OUTCOME 1: Consistent, standardized monitoring, mapping and reportingOn North America’s forest resources

Activities Time line/

Resources

Responsible

1. Define and share discreet scenarios for evaluating risks

2. Evaluate available analytical techniques

3. Share methods and adapt if necessary

4. Develop stress risk maps

5. Evaluate cumulative effects of stressors (leads to evaluate how impacts of stressors change in response to other stress conditions in outcome 3)

Early

later

1. Kurt

2. Steve

3. Steve

4. Rob, Armando

5. Steve

OUTCOME 2: Enhanced ability to predict risks and impacts, standard comparisonsAcross boundaries.

Activities Time line/

Resources

Responsible

1. Ensure adequate participation of stakeholders

2. Develop guidelines for genetic conservation

3. Literature review of available management strategies for stressors

4. Evaluate how impacts of stressors change in response to other stress conditions

5. Develop specific management strategies, including guidelines such as an assisted migration guideline

6. Develop reverse engineering process to determine data to feed strategies

7. Understand how climate change may change our strategies to respond to stress

8. Develop continental warning system for risks

9. Establish command and response center for outbreaks, fires, etc.

Early

later

1. Juan, Manuel

2. Kurt

3. Brad

4. Not determined

5. Chris, couahtemoc

6. Steve

7. Juan

8. Not determined

OUTCOME 3: Conservation/management strategies to continue flow of forest ecosystem services

Monitoring Plan

How will you know you are achieving proposed outcomes?

….

Who will check?

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Communication Plan

Communication Mechanisms: Coordinating committee

One member from each working group Role to coordinate information flow among WGs and

between BOA and WG Members: Steve McNaulty, Simon Bridge, Judy Loo, Jean

Bielieu, Armando ? , Chris Knopp, Juan Frausto Web site, conference calls, blog, wiki, email, sharepoint

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