“...the stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfill, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems.”
In layman's terms, this means "don't be an idiot and cut down all the trees." Trees are more than just trees: they also provide homes for animals.
Just as a reference, here’s a map of Ontario's forested land.
Now, trees don't exactly grow quickly, so it's not exactly like people can just say "Oh, well we can cut down all the trees and then plant some new ones and come back next year for more!" It's not like they grow on trees, you know (although apparently cell phones, money, laptops, funk and shrimp do).
According to this report, entitled "Sustainable Forest Management in Canada: Clear Policy -- Questionable Practice", Canada is making a
P.S. This site has a lot of great articles about climate change. It's from CBC News, so you're probably guaranteed accurate information.
P. P. S. If you want to visit a great Ontario National Park, I highly recommend the Bruce Peninsula -- I visited this cliff last summer, and it is amazing.
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