Forest Management Certification Assessment Report for - Rainforest ...

P10 - Plantations • Clearcut harvesting is creatingmonocultures.• The team reviewed many cutblocks inthe field and concluded there are no“monocultures”. The team alsoreviewed Tembec’s analysis of thesilviculture treatments in its recentcutblocks. We concluded that Tembecdoes not create “plantations” as definedin the BC Standard.3.2. Main strengths and weaknessesPrinciple Strengths WeaknessesP1: FSCCommitment andLegalComplianceP2: Tenure &Use Rights &Responsibilities• Strong EMS system, good system ofinspections and tracking.• Adequate compliance record.• No patterns of recurrent issues.• Corrective action demonstrated afternon-compliances.• Staff and contractors knowledgeableabout requirements.• All fees, royalties, taxes and othercharges are paid in a timely manner.• Absence of illegal activities.• Strong corporate and localcommitment to FSC.• Long term tenure and mappedoperating areas assigned to Tembec.• No overlapping forest tenures• MOFR approval of plans; noindication of constraints.• Discussions with government to seektheir support of certification.• Competent, dedicated and respectedplanning staff and consultants.• Thorough database of tenure holdersand directly affected people and mapbase of tenures and uses.• Significant, ongoing ‘open door’consultation with other tenureholders and users on forestdevelopment plans to develop stepsto accommodate the broad range ofinterests.• Thorough tracking of publicconcerns about operations in the• The relatively few compliance issuesarising in the Cranbrook operating areaappear to be caused from a lack of, orlate, contractor supervision. These canbe monitored in future annual audits(Note 1.1.3)• Activities associated with some rangetenures (cows in riparian zones) andmineral exploration tenures (roads inimportant wildlife areas that areidentified as potential HCVFs)undermine Tembec’s ability to achieveobjectives of management plan. (CAR4/06)• Corporate dispute resolution policydoes not list tenure holders orcontractors. (Observation 2.3.2)• Some concerns are being raised byvarious rights holders and interestgroups. (Observation 2.3.3)Page 33 of 89