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SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Part of
the CSA Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) system requirements is
that anyone implementing a SFM system have access to persons with
the necessary scientific and technical expertise to undertake
specific activities and to provide information, training and
advice.
In March
2002 several scientists and technical experts from research
organizations, educational institutions and forestry companies were
invited to participate in a Scientific Technical Advisory Committee.
The Committee will provide advice and guidance to the development
and implementation of a sustainable forest management plan in the
Fort St. John area of BC. This process is being conducted within the
context of the Fort St. John (Forest Practices) Code Pilot Project,
and as such has a high profile in the ongoing revision of the forest
practices regulatory environment in BC. |
The committee is comprised of
credible, expert individuals from the following disciplines:
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Forest ecology
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Wildlife ecology
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Fisheries biology
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Hydrology
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Biometrics
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Soil science
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Natural resource economic
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Inventory and timber supply
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Forest estate modeling
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Traditional ecological knowledge
An
initial meeting was held in April 2002 to provide the Committee members
with an overview of the FSJ Code Pilot Project, the concerns and issues,
and the Committee's role.
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