Executive summary of 615 pages report. It provides an overview which is intended to familiarize the reader with some of the major research findings reported in the more extensive presentation. This document contains a list of fifteen recommendations, a brief overview of the economic importance and significance of the canadian pulp and paper industry, the implications of the pulping processes used in the industry from an environmental perspective, a description of the Federal environmental regulations as applied to the pulp and paper industry and others subjects related to this industry.