Forest management must shift from profit to prevention
Canada’s forest disturbance costs have been rising quickly. We propose that silviculture must be reframed as a risk mitigation tool under an ‘avoided costs’ framework as proactive investments become essential to prevent far greater damage to society and ecosystems. Canada’s forest disturbance costs have been rising quickly. This Comment proposes that silviculture must be reframed as a risk mitigation tool under an ‘avoided costs’ framework, as proactive investments become essential to prevent far greater damage to society and ecosystems.
Authors
- Alexandre Morin-Bernard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-8679)
- Alexis Achim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0118-1651)
- Hervé Jactel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8106-5310)
- Vincent Banos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8945-9907)
- Loïc D’Orangeville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7841-7082)
- Mariana Hassegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-9093)
- Barry Gardiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-9026)
- Cécile Robin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8145-245X)
- Évelyne Thiffault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9586-3834)
- Guillaume Moreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-6988)
- Sébastien Dumont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0978-7512)
Institutions
- CEA CESTA (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Sustainability
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-026-00087-x
- Primary Topic
- Forest Management and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00