Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice, Second Edition 2013 Country/Territory Fiji Document type Miscellaneous Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Environmental planning Environmental standards Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Use restrictions Land-use planning Freshwater resources management Sewerage Pollution control Freshwater pollution Biodiversity Protected area Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Forest Harvesting Code of Practice seeks to provide a set of guidelines to forestry officers, landowners, contractors and the forest industry on how forest harvesting should be conducted so as to achieve best practice and minimise any adverse impacts. The Code applies to all forest harvesting operations within Fiji. It highlights that harvesting operations must be well planned and supervised and that our forest workers and landowners must have the right skills and knowledge to achieve good practice. Full text English Website www.theredddesk.org