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Great Bear Rainforest (Special Forest Management Area) Regulation (B.C Reg. 325/2016).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
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
Abstract

The present Regulation is made under the Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act. For the purpose of the present Regulation «AAC» means allowable annual cut and «special forest management areas» are areas where commercial timber harvesting is not allowed. Section 2 lays down provisions relating to the designation of such special forest management areas. The text consists of 4 sections as follows: Definitions (1); Designation of special forest management areas (2); Allowable annual cut reductions and original and current allowable annual cuts for forest licences (3); Original and current allowable annual cuts for tree farm licence areas (4).

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