What We Do The Forest Practices Board conducts audits and investigations and issues public reports on how well industry and government are meeting the intent of British Columbia's forest practices legislation. While it does not lay penalties, its recommendations have led directly to improved forest practices such as stronger government decision-making processes and better communication […]
What Does A Forest Practices Board Compliance Audit Do, and Not Do? Background A Forest Practices Board compliance audit is quite specific about what is being audited, in what time frame, and what legislation activities are assessed against. The selection of a licence for audit is based on a modified random sample process, not on […]
The Nisga’a Final Agreement (the Agreement), which came into effect on May 11, 2000, is a treaty between the Nisga’a Lisims government, the Canadian government, and the government of British Columbia. Part of the Agreement required the Forest Practices Board (the Board) to perform annual audits of compliance with, and enforcement of, forest practices legislation […]
Over its 20 years, the Forest Practices Board has published some 500 audits, investigations and special reports; a few of which, for one reason or another, have ended up being controversial. This past summer, the Forest Stewardship Plans Need Improvement special investigation (FSP) was one of those few reports. It garnered accolades from some for […]
Victoria - A clean audit of Riverside Forest Products, Lumby Division was released today by the Forest Practices Board. "The instances of non-compliance with the Forest Practices Code identified in this audit were few in number and minor in nature," said board vice-chair Keith Moore. "Riverside's harvesting practices close to very small streams provided more […]
The Board conducts its work throughout British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the territories of the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.
