British Columbia Forest Practices Board
The Forest Practices Board of British Columbia is an "arms length" watchdog[1] organization funded by the government of BC through the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, that prepares audits and reports on compliance of the province and logging industry to the Wildfire Act, and Forest and Range Practices Act, with the intent of encouraging "sustainable" forest and range practices in British Columbia, Canada. [2][3][4][5][6] and audits.[7]
The organization also investigates complaints from the public concerning activities on Crown-owned land, and as a result may make recommendations[8] and/or ask the government to review forestry operations approvals and law enforcement decisions.[9][10][11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ Gordon Hamilton, "Deal with urban wildfire risks now, forest watchdog warns," Vancouver Sun, Feb. 4, 2010, p. E5.
- ^ Schreckenberg, K. (2006) Legal Timber, Verification in the Forest Sector of British Columbia, VERIFOR Country Case Study No. 2 London: Overseas Development Institute (as appears in LEGAL TIMBER, Verification and Governance in the Forest Sector, p. 75).
- ^ Global Environmental Forest Policies: An International Comparison By Constance McDermott, Benjamin William Cashore, Peter Kanowski
- ^ Justice D. Brenner, Northwood Inc. v. British Columbia (Forest Practices Board), 1999 CANLII 2003 (BCSC), aff'd 2001 BCCA 141
- ^ In Search of Sustainability: British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s By Professor Benjamin Cashore
- ^ Forest and Range Practices Act (2002), SBC Chap. 69, Part 8.
- ^ BC Timber Sales" forestry operations in British Columbia, pass Forest Practices Board audit - Lesprom Network
- ^ Forest and Range Practices Act, s. 131
- ^ " Road building puts water quality at risk in some B.C. communities". Mark Hume, Vancouver. The Globe and Mail
- ^ "Times Colonist – Thumbs Up To the Forest Practices Board – British Columbia Ancient Forests". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ BC's Sustainable Forest Management and Certification| naturally:wood
- ^ Forest Practices Board announces appointment | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture[permanent dead link]
- ^ New chair, two renewals for Forest Practices Board | BC Newsroom