ForValueNet - NSERC Strategic Network on Forest Management for Value-Added Products

森林是加拿大最重要的可再生自然资源，对该国的环境、社会和经济福祉作出了重大贡献。直到最近，加拿大森林产品工业基本上是一个以数量为动力、以商品为基础、面向出口的初级生产者。近年来，这一行业面临着严峻的挑战，正在向增值制造业转变，以最大限度地发挥森林资源的价值。另一方面，加强森林管理，提高森林生产力和价值。为确保森林资源得到管理、收获和利用，以实现其最大经济价值，有必要制定一系列综合模式，以支持基于价值和市场驱动的决策战略，而不是分割、原材料驱动和基于产量/产量的方法。该战略网络的总体目标是开发一系列新的综合模式，以支持加拿大北方森林的增值木材决策战略。该项目包括五个主题：（1）林分和树木生长模型;（2）三维树干质量模型;（3）锯木产品回收模型;（4）增值木材产品回收模型;（5）考虑到前四个主题产生的信息以及造林、采伐、制造和销售成本和最终产品价值，开发综合决策支持系统。针对主要北方森林物种开发综合木材制造优化系统，将使该行业能够根据外部茎几何形状和内部木材特征优化木材产品制造工艺，以最大限度地提高每棵树的价值。该项目开发的综合模型将支持增值造林和采伐规划，以提高林分价值。总的来说，这一战略网络将使加拿大林业沿着森林木材价值链增加价值，直接支持该行业的战略定位，实现更大的增值木材制造，提高森林价值和在全球市场上的竞争力。

Forests are Canada's most important renewable natural resource, contributing significantly to the country's environmental, social and economic well-being. Until recently, the Canadian forest products industry has been essentially a volume-driven, commodity-based, export-orientated primary producer. In recent years, this industry has faced serious challenges and is shifting toward value-added manufacturing to maximize the value of the forest resource. On the other hand, forest management is intensified to enhance forest productivity and value. To ensure that the forest resource is managed, harvested and utilized to its maximum economic value, it is necessary to develop a series of integrated models to support a value-based and market-driven decision-making strategy instead of a segmented, raw material-driven and volume/yield-based approach. The overall objective of this Strategic Network is to develop a series of new and integrated models to support value-added wood decision-making strategy for Canada's boreal forests. The project includes five themes: 1) Stand and tree growth modelling; 2) Three-dimensional stem quality modelling; 3) Sawmilling products recovery modelling; 4) Value-added wood products recovery modelling; and finally 5) Development of integrated decision-support systems considering the information generated in the four previous themes plus silvicultural, harvesting, manufacturing and marketing costs and end-product value. The development of an integrated wood manufacturing optimization system for principal boreal forest species will allow the industry to optimize the wood products manufacturing processes based on both external stem geometry and internal wood characteristics in order to maximize the value from the individual trees. The integrated models developed] from the project will support value-added silvicultural and harvesting planning to enhance forest stand value. Overall, this Strategic Network will allow the Canadian forest industry to add value along the forest-wood value chain, directly supporting the industry's strategic positioning towards achieving greater value-added wood manufacturing, enhanced forest value and competitiveness within the global market.