British Columbia Forest Practices Board

The Forest Practices Board of British Columbia is an independent watchdog[1][2] organization that advocates for sustainable forest and range practices in British Columbia, Canada. The agency investigates and publicizes issues concerning both government and the forest industry practices which affect forest health in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.[3]

The Board carries out investigations and publicly reports[4] on the compliance of both forest-related industries and the British Columbia provincial government with provincial legislation[5][6] as well as other special investigations[7] and audits.[8] The organization also investigates complaints from the public concerning activities on Crown-owned land, and as a result may make recommendations[9] and/or ask the government to review forestry operations approvals and law enforcement decisions.[10][11][12][13][14]

References
  1. Gordon Hamilton, "Deal with urban wildfire risks now, forest watchdog warns," Vancouver Sun, Feb. 4, 2010, p. E5.
  2. Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas. Southwestern University School of Law. 2005.
  3. 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).
  4. Global Environmental Forest Policies: An International Comparison By Constance McDermott, Benjamin William Cashore, Peter Kanowski
  5. Justice D. Brenner, Northwood Inc. v. British Columbia (Forest Practices Board), 1999 CANLII 2003 (BCSC), aff'd 2001 BCCA 141
  6. In Search of Sustainability: British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s By Professor Benjamin Cashore
  7. Forest and Range Practices Act (2002), SBC Chap. 69, Part 8.
  8. BC Timber Sales" forestry operations in British Columbia, pass Forest Practices Board audit - Lesprom Network
  9. Forest and Range Practices Act, s. 131
  10. " Road building puts water quality at risk in some B.C. communities". Mark Hume, Vancouver. The Globe and Mail
  11. Times Colonist – Thumbs Up To the Forest Practices Board – British Columbia Ancient Forests
  12. BC's Sustainable Forest Management and Certification| naturally:wood
  13. Forest Practices Board announces appointment | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news, issues and culture
  14. New chair, two renewals for Forest Practices Board | BC Newsroom
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