Status Report For Customers and Investors - Greenpeace Canada

DEFINING PROGRESSThe Signatories to the CBFA often speak of thetwin pillars; these are conservation outcomes andsocio-economic outcomes, and the Agreement isfounded on the understanding that both must bestrengthened in order for it to succeed.The Agreement establishes six strategic goals todeliver these outcomes:1. New Forest Practices: World-leading “on-theground”forest management practices based onthe principles of ecosystem-based managementand using FSC as a baseline.2. Increasing Protected Areas: The completion ofa network of protected areas that, taken as awhole, represents the diversity of ecosystemswithin the Boreal region and serves to provideecological benchmarks.3. Safeguarding Species at Risk: The recoveryof species at risk within the Boreal forestincluding the Woodland Caribou.4. Reduced Climate Impact: Reducing greenhousegas emissions along the full life cycle fromforest to end of product life.5. Prosperous Communities and Viable ForestSector: Improved prosperity for localcommunities and a viable forest sector.6. Marketplace Recognition: The CBFA’simplementation will be recognized by themarketplace (e.g., customers, investors,consumers) in ways that demonstrably benefitFPAC Members and their products from theBoreal.Caribou Forest, OntarioAgreed to Deliverables:• Joint recommendations on Protected AreasProposal• Joint recommendations on Caribou Action PlanValley of the White Mountains, QuebecAgreed to Deliverables:• Joint recommendations on Protected AreasProposal• Joint recommendations on Caribou Action PlanAbitibi River Forest, OntarioAgreed to Deliverables:• Phase 1 area agreement on candidate areas ofconservation interest• Government supported Caribou Action Plan, basedon joint recommendations on Caribou Action PlanThese three areas were a focus of agreementimplementation from the onset, deadlines for caribouaction plans were set for the November 2010, thenNovember 2011. Again in February 2012, all CBFAsignatories agreed that the outcomes listed abovewould be delivered by the second anniversary of theCBFA. As of the print deadline of this report, only oneof the plans listed above has been completed.At the time of signing the CBFA these six goalswere broken down into 75 milestones, each witha specific timeline attached. A number of BorealForest Hotspots were also identified in order toprioritize negotiations on milestones within thesespecific areas of the Agreement. These included:Jiri Rezac/Greenpeace