Forest Management Certification Assessment Report for - Rainforest ...

Status: Met and Closed.Follow-up Action:Note for Future Annual Audit (9.1): At the first annual audit, the audit team should reviewthe designation of the mountain caribou HCVF following the reconvening of the TAG andSDMG process after a government decision (or lack of decision) by Spring 2007.2.5 New corrective actions and observationsThere are no new CARs or Observations following this PCVA. Three additional Notes forFuture Annual Audits are included as follows:Note for Future Annual Audits (6.5.8): At the first annual audit, the audit team should confirmthat hydrological assessments have been completed for all watersheds where there are activelogging operations and where ECA’s exceed 25%, and that Tembec is following therecommendations of those assessments and the strategies identified in its SFMP and MountainPine Beetle Operational Plan.Note for Future Annual Audits (7.1): The audit team should visit sites of recent pine beetleharvest, or sites where concerns have been brought to SmartWood’s attention, to confirm that theactual harvest activities and the annual rate of harvest conform to the measures outlined in thisPlan.Note for Future Annual Audit (9.1): At the first annual audit, the audit team should review thedesignation of the mountain caribou HCVF following the reconvening of the TAG and SDMGprocess after a government decision (or lack of decision) by Spring 2007.2.6 Audit recommendation and final CARsAudit Conclusions:Preconditions (s) closed, certification recommended.No follow-up requiredNew CAR issued (document new noncompliance in CAR table below)Precondition(s) openComments/ Follow-upactions at next audit:Three Notes for Future Annual Audits are recorded above.Page 80 of 89