OBJECTIVE 1.2: Promoting greater national and international
cooperation and consensus on sustainable development issues and actions.
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Date target reported
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Target
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Date target reported
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How this target advances sustainable
development
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Future directions
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1.2.1
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By 2000, undertake national dialogue on key natural resources sustainable
development issues.
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Mar 31/01
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Encourages ongoing participation by Canadians in decision-making
process.
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NRCan's commitment to ongoing stakeholder engagement will
continue to inform NRCan policy and programs, educate and inform
stakeholders, build a shared sense of responsibility for sustainable
development among stakeholders and the department.
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1.2.2
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By 1998, release National Forest Strategy (1998-2003) at National
Forest Congress.
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Mar 31/99
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Promotes sustainable forest use and conservation through a plan
of action which incorporates ecological, economic, social and cultural
aspects.
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A new National Forest Strategy (2003-2008) will be prepared, in
consultation with stakeholders, building on the success of National
Forest Strategy (1998-2003) Sustainable Forests: A Canadian Commitment.
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1.2.3
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By 1998, prepare, based on consultations with stakeholders, Canadian
interventions for the second session of the Intergovernmental Forum
on Forests, with DFAIT and CIDA.
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Mar 31/99
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Develops a Canadian position on key global forest policy issues
by consulting with the provinces, territories, the Aboriginal community
and non-government organizations, as well as with industry, labour
and environmentalists.
The IFF is a mechanism to promote global dialogue, cooperation and
a greater consensus on forest development and management.
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NRCan will continue to work with like-minded countries in multilateral
fora, including the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Conservation
on Biological Diversity, to build consensus on a framework to further
the implementation of internationally agreed upon action to achieve
sustainable forest management at the national, regional and global
levels.
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By 1999, convene, with DFAIT and CIDA, consultation sessions as
part of Canada's preparations for the third session of the Intergovernmental
Forum on Forests.
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Mar 31/99
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By early 2000, finalize, with DFAIT and CIDA, Canada's position
for the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests.
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Mar 31/01
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1.2.4
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By 1998, as directed by the Arequipa Declaration, organize and
co-host, in cooperation with Latin American partners, a workshop
on the Safe Use Principle.
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Mar 31/99
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Promotes international cooperation on the sustainable development
of minerals and metals and the implementation of the Arequipa Declaration
of the Mines Ministers of the Americas and Action Plan
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Through various international fora such as CAMMA, APEC- GEMEED,
and the International Study Groups, NRCan will continue to demonstrate
leadership and to promote Canadian approaches to the sustainable
development of minerals and metals. NRCan will additionally work
to promote sustainable development in a broader context through
continued efforts to establish a global dialogue on mining, minerals
and metals in the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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By 1998, organize and host a meeting of the APEC Group of Experts
on Mineral and Energy Exploration and Development with the theme
of sustainable development of minerals and metals.
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Mar 31/99
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