Tutorials Overview

October 9, 2014

Simulation

Conversion to Area-Based tenureThe Minister of Forests, Land, and Natural Resource Operations has proposed, as a way to improve forest management and increase the midterm timber supply in regions affected by the mountain pine beetle epidemic, to convert a number of volume-based licences to area-based ones. The Minister has directed a multistakeholder body to forge a consensus on a new tenure system by the end of the calendar year.

Forest Carbon MitigationCommitted to being a leader in climate action, and recognizing the contribution of forests to carbon emissions, the Premier has directed the Minister of FLNRO to conduct a multistakeholder consultation on the proposal to add carbon as a value to the Forest Range and Practices Act.

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Simulation – Organization

Forest Carbon• Sierra Club of BC• Offsetters• COFI• Canfor• Western Silviculture

Contractors Association• Forest Fibre Alliance of BC• United Steelworkers• Coastal First Nations• First Nations Forestry Council

Conversion to area-based tenure• Wilderness Tourism Association

of BC• ForestEthics• Cariboo-Chilcotin Conservation

Society• Council of Forest Industries• Canfor• Interior Logging Association• United Steelworkers• Carrier Sekani Tribal Council• First Nations Forestry Council

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Simulation –Process• meet in groups• required readings• consult "real world" versions of

their groups• select a delegate (and an

alternate) to speak and negotiate for them during the consultation.

• evening, mock multistakeholder consultation attendance required for all participants :– Area-based tenure Monday

November 17– Forest carbon Tuesday, November

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Simulation - Assessment• 10% for the group brief not to exceed

2000 words. This is a group project, which clearly and concisely presents the group’s initial position on how to revise the rules. It should contain references. The briefs are due November 13.

• 10% for each student’s participation in the group. This grade will be based on the recommendations for grades that students provide for each other

• 10% for the performance of each group in the consultation.

Tutorials

• Prepare you for writing the brief• Introduce you to policy analysis• Analysis vs. advocacy

• Resources: videos, text

Policy Analysis

analytical tool to guide decision-makers on how to choose the best possible course of action given the situation they are facing

1. Defining your problem 2. Establishing criteria3. Formulating possible

alternatives4. Analyzing the

consequences of alternatives

5. Comparing alternatives and weighing tradeoffs

6. Making a recommendation

Today’s tasks

1. What are your organization’s core interests? You might find it very useful to examine their mission statement if there is one – by 11:30

2. Define the policy problem from your group’s perspective. By 12:00, be prepared to present a one to two sentence problem definition to the class.