Roles and Responsibilities

1. Roles and Responsibilities International • UN Conf on Env’t. & Dev’t. 1992 • Montreal Conf. on Sust. Dev’t. (Montreal Process) • Crit. & Indicators of Sust. Dev’t. discussed Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

2. Roles and Responsibilities International • 1995 Santiago Chile-Santiago Declaration • 7 national criteria, 67 indicators for defining, measuring and reporting on progress toward “conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests” • Canada is signatory to process Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

3. Roles and Responsibilities International • Montreal Process C&I • Criterion 4.0- Cons. of Soil and Water • Indicator 21- Significant compaction or change in soil … • Indicator 22- Significantly diminished organic matter … Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

4. Roles and Responsibilities National • Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) • uses C&I framework to meet Montreal Process reporting obligations. • compliance with local standards • realizes that regional standards are desired Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

5. Roles and Responsibilities Provincial • CFSA – “MNR may direct forest operations to be stopped or modified if the operations are causing or are likely to cause site damage that impairs or is likely to impair Crown Forest Sustainability” (S.55) Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

6. Roles and Responsibilities Provincial • Guidelines – Forest Management Guidelines for the Protection of the Physical Environment 1997 (EA T&C 94b) • site damage control tied to FMP STP • BMP’s introduced • “standards” left as option in FMP production Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

7. Roles and Responsibilities Provincial • New “Stand and Site Guide” • standards (limits) for site damage defined • ensures compliance with standards. MNR Compliance Activities (CFSA) Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

8. Roles and Responsibilities Provincial • req’t for Annual Compliance Plan • responsible for actioning non-compliant activities and affecting remedial activity Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

9. Roles and Responsibilities Sustainable Forest License • prepares FMP • prepares Compliance Plan • incorporates local or provincial standards • effects compliance with standards either directly or through third party Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

10. Roles and Responsibilities Licensee • Identify negative impacts on soils and recognize potential sensitive sites • Plan upcoming operations to minimize disturbance Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

11. Roles and Responsibilities Licensee • Monitor during operations • Report as req’d in compliance plans • Training delivered to the operators Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

12. Roles and Responsibilities Contractor • ensure site protection by • selecting suitable equipment features/options • implementing correct operating techniques Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

13. Roles and Responsibilities Contractor • ensure site protection by • being aware of changing conditions • ensuring operators understand local rules for shutdown or how to modify operations to prevent soil damage. Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

14. Roles and Responsibilities Supervisor • ensure that harvesting contractor is trained to recognize sensitive areas and where these areas are located on a cutblock. • ensure that rules for shutdown or modifying operations are understood and applied. Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

15. Roles and Responsibilities Supervisor • promote operating techniques that reduce site damage • co-ordinate harvesting equipment • e.g., provide alternative blocks Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

16. Roles and Responsibilities Machine Operator • know location of boundaries and sensitive areas that may require a change in equipment • be aware of the operating conditions around the machine at all times, Careful Logging – Partial Cuts

17. Roles and Responsibilities Machine Operator • understand rules for shutdown, relocation, or changes in operating technique • operate machines to reduce unnecessary travel and maneuvering on a cutblock. Careful Logging – Partial Cuts