Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Regulation (B.C. Reg. 327/2016). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Regulation Date 2016 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Zoning Forest service/forest officers Protected area Timber Enforcement/compliance Forest management/forest conservation Indigenous peoples Management/conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes The present Regulations enters into force on 1 January 2017. Abstract The present Regulation is made under the Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act. In particular, the Regulation brings into force the afore-mentioned Act as of 1 January 2017; creates eight new special forest management areas totalling 263,612 hectares; replaces and reconfigures timber supply areas to align with the Great Bear Rainforest’s geographic boundaries; sets the allowable annual cut for the entire Great Bear Rainforest to 2.5 million cubic metres per year for the next 10 years; and provides the new allowable annual cut for each of the forest licences affected by the legislation. Furthermore, under the Regulations, the North Coast, Mid-Coast, Kingcome and Strathcona timber supply areas are replaced by the new and reconfigured Great Bear Rainforest North, Great Bear Rainforest South and North Island timber supply areas. The changes were necessary so that these timber supply areas align with the boundaries of the Great Bear Rainforest. The text consists of 38 sections divided into 10 Parts. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Implements Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act ([SBC 2016] Chapter 16). Legislation | Canada | 2016 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Sustainable use, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Ecosystem preservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Zoning, Protected area, Authorization/permit, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Great Bear Rainforest Order. Legislation | Canada | 2016 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Sustainable use, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Ecosystem preservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Zoning, Protected area, Monitoring, Range, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX