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Value Forest • HCV assessment process appears tohave been an effective andcollaborative process involvingnumerous interests and perspectives.P10 - Plantations • No plantation management regimesCAR 23/06).• Thus, the requirements to developmanagement strategies and amonitoring plan have also not yet beenmet. (CARs 24/06, 25/06 and 26/06).3.3. Identified non-conformances and corrective actionsA non-conformance is a discrepancy or gap identified during the assessment between someaspect of the forest management system and one or more of the requirements of the BC standard.Depending on the severity of the non-conformance the assessment team has determined whetherthe non-conformance is major or minor non-conformance. As defined by FSC and SmartWood:• Major non-conformance is a fundamental failure to achieve the objective of the relevantFSC criterion. A number of minor non-conformances against one requirement may beconsidered to have a cumulative effect, and therefore be considered a majornonconformance.• Minor non-conformance is a temporary, unusual or non-systematic non-conformance,for which the effects are limited.A major non-conformance results in a Pre-Condition that must be corrected before thecertificate can be issued. Minor non-conformance usually results in a Corrective ActionRequest (CAR). CARs are requirements that Tembec must agree to, and which must beaddressed, within the specified timeframe. Normally the timeframe is a maximum of one year,but in exceptional circumstances is extended to two years.If Tembec attains FSC/SmartWood certification, all CARs must be addressed and met within thetimeframe stipulated, and will be audited in annual audits following certification.The following is a summary of the 3 Pre-conditions and 23 CARs issued in this report.Pre-Conditions (Total of 3)Pre-condition #:1/06Non-conformance:Major MinorCorrective Action Request:Reference Standard #: 6.5.8Description of non-conformance: Tembec does not have a complete andup-to-date assessment of the Equivalent Clearcut Area in each watershed,and has not identified measures to be taken in watersheds where the ECAexceeds 25%. The team concluded that this is a significant piece ofinformation that is needed to ensure that Indicator 6.5.8 is met, especiallygiven the current situation in which logging is proceeding rapidly insome watersheds in response to the mountain pine beetle and is a majornon-conformance.Page 38 of 89
Tembec shall complete a summary of the current Equivalent Clearcut Area status in allwatersheds in which Tembec has current logging operations, and all watersheds in which itplans to operate in 2007, and shall identify the measures to be taken in any watersheds thatexceed, or that are planned to exceed, 25% ECA.Timeline for Conformance: Prior to certificationPre-condition #:2/06Non-conformance:Major MinorCorrective Action Request:Reference Standard #: 7.1.8Description of non-conformance: Tembec does not have a statement ofmanagement objectives and operational approaches related to mountainpine beetle. Presently, the beetle is the dominant factor influencingTembec’s planning and operational harvesting in the two operating areasand is a significant forest health issue as well. The team found that thelack of management objectives and lack of a clearly stated managementstrategy that addresses how other management objectives and strategiesset out in the SFMP will be met while harvesting in response to the pinebeetle is a major non-conformance with Indicator 7.1.8, and a nonconformancewith Indicator 7.1.6 as well.Tembec shall provide a management plan for the mountain pine beetle that• Provides a statement of management objectives related to monitoring, planning andharvesting to address mountain pine beetle;• Describes the monitoring strategies for mountain pine beetle;• Describes and justifies the specific management actions that are being taken to respondto monitoring results; and• Describes how the specific management actions for the pine beetle are consistent withthe Ecological and Socio-Economic Management Strategies established in the SFMP forother forest values.This document shall be made publicly available.Timeline for Conformance: Prior to certificationPre-condition #:3/06Non-conformance:Major MinorCorrective Action Request:Reference Standard #: 9.1.1Description of non-conformance: At the time of the FSC assessment,Tembec had not fully completed an assessment to determine the presenceof High Conservation Value Forests and associated conservationattributes within the two licences.Tembec shall complete the assessment, designation, and mapping of Categories 1-3 HighPage 39 of 89
Page 1 and 2: Certified by:SmartWood Headquarters
Page 3 and 4: MWLAP Ministry of Water, Land and A
Page 5 and 6: 1. Scope of the Certificate1.1. Sco
Page 7 and 8: 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS2.1 Certificat
Page 9 and 10: December 1-Jan 31,2006June 9, 2006
Page 11 and 12: The First Nations assessor (TL) wro
Page 13 and 14: During the assessment period, the a
Page 15 and 16: 3. ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND OBSERVAT
Page 17 and 18: FSC PrincipleP3 - IndigenousPeoples
Page 19 and 20: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 21 and 22: FSC PrincipleP4: CommunityRelations
Page 23 and 24: FSC PrincipleComments from Interest
Page 25 and 26: FSC PrincipleP5: Benefits fromthe F
Page 27 and 28: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
Page 29 and 30: FSC PrincipleP6: EnvironmentalImpac
Page 31 and 32: FSC PrincipleP7: ManagementPlanP7:
Page 33 and 34: P10 - Plantations • Clearcut harv
Page 35 and 36: P5: Benefits fromthe Forestapproach
Page 37: P7: ManagementPlanP8: Monitoring& A
Page 41 and 42: CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
Page 43 and 44: CAR #: 11/06 Reference Standard #:
Page 45 and 46: CAR #: 17/06 Reference Standard #:
Page 47 and 48: c) Clearly describes how monitoring
Page 49 and 50: In cases where the non-conformance
Page 51 and 52: Note for Future Annual Audits (Note
Page 53 and 54: planning processes to resolve confl
Page 55 and 56: Sparwood and Creston - and a number
Page 57: APPENDIX I: FSC Reporting Form: Det
Page 60 and 61: Government determines AAC, followin
Page 62 and 63: to local communities’ traditional
Page 64 and 65: 3 A19040 Fairy TBD3 A19040 Fernie A
Page 66 and 67: system category.Shelterwood systems
Page 68 and 69: Environmental protection measures,
Page 70 and 71: Forest Licence A20212: Harvesting m
Page 72 and 73: 1. AUDIT PROCESS1.1 Auditors and qu
Page 74 and 75: Pre-condition #:1/06Non-conformance
Page 76 and 77: annual audit.Status: Met and Closed
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Page 82 and 83: CAR #: 6/06 Reference Standard #: 3
Page 84 and 85: Timeline for Conformance: By the en
Page 86 and 87: minimum 7 m machine-free zone along
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CAR #: 21/06 Reference Standard #:
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