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Objective: BC will practice sustainable resource development.
Overall Strategy: Sustainable Resource Development.
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| Provincial Strategies |
Ministry of Forests Strategies |
Achievement in 2003/04 |
2004/05 – 2006/07 Service Plan |
| Expedite economic development by increasing access to Crown
resources. |
• Implement the First Nations Forestry Strategy offering
First Nations access to revenue sharing and forestry tenures
through negotiated agreements.
• BC Timber Sales will award access on a more competitive
basis.
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• 45 tenures offered to First Nations.
• 30 consultation agreements established with First
Nations.
• BCTS Reform initiated.
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• Additional tenures to be offered to First Nations.
• Additional consultation agreements established
with First Nations.
• BCTS Reform ongoing.
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| Promote resource investment opportunities within and outside
of British Columbia. |
Product development and new international marketing initiatives
through the Forest Investment sub-vote. |
Product development and new international marketing initiatives
programs established. |
Product development and new international marketing initiatives
through the Forest Investment sub-vote. |
| Develop market-based pricing regimes which include fair
value for the BC's resources. |
Implement a market-based pricing system. |
Government decisions on direction and legislation. |
Implement market-based pricing system. |
| Implement initiatives that improve economic development
opportunities for First Nations. |
Increase number of tenures offered to First Nations. |
45 tenures offered to First Nations. |
Additional tenures offered to First Nations. |
| Partnerships with industry and other stakeholders. |
As above. |
As above. |
As above. |
| Overall Strategy: Environmental
Protection and Safety. |
| Implement a streamlined, science-based, results-oriented
regulatory approach to protect human health and the environment
and ensure effective enforcement. |
• Implementation of the new Forest and Range Practices
Act.
• Implement a new Compliance and Enforcement regime.
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• Forest and Range Practices Act enacted.
• 94% compliance with forest and range practices
legislation.
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• Full Transition to the new Forest and Range
Practices Act, by April 1, 2005.
• Ongoing implementation of the C&E plan.
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| Implement a made in BC action plan to address issues associated
with greenhouse gases and climate change. |
Sustainable Forest Resources. |
Ongoing management of forests in a sustainable manner. |
Ongoing management of forests in a sustainable manner. |
