The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

Together with other member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada Tolko is signatory to the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, which is a unique relationship between forest industry and a number of major environmental groups. 

Commitments of the Signatories

1. Accelerate the completion of the protected spaces network for the Boreal Forest that represents the diversity of ecosystems within the Boreal region and serves to provide ecological benchmarks.
2. Develop and accelerate implementation of plans to protect species at risk in the Boreal Forest, with a priority focus on Boreal caribou.
3. Implement world-leading, on-the-ground sustainable forest management practices that best reflect the principles of ecosystem-based management in the Boreal Forest.
4. Take action on climate change as it relates to forest conservation and forest product life cycles.
5. Take action to improve the prosperity of the Canadian forest sector and the communities that depend on it.
6. Work to achieve recognition in the marketplace for the environmental performance of the participating companies.

Work in the early stages by both parties will focus on:

1. Developing jointly supported caribou action plans that are based on leading, independent science and that provide input into relevant government processes.
2. Producing ecosystem-based management guidelines for integration into existing practices by participating companies.
3. Identifying the areas of climate and energy policy that intersect with forest management and conservation, and creating a work plan for developing joint positions.
4. Reaching out to governments and communities to seek their involvement and support for the work that is being undertaken.

In order to ensure that boreal habitat is maintained while the signatories develop and implement the agreement Tolko has voluntarily offered to defer harvesting on a significant portion of the Forest Management License Area.  The maps that are linked here show areas of planned harvest that are deferred as well as CBFA ‘approved’ harvest areas.

Visit the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement web site:  www.canadianborealforestagreement.com

Highrock Forest Section CBFA Map (8.2 MB)

Nelson River Forest Section CBFA Map (6.6 MB)

Saskatchewan River Forest Section CBFA Map (5.0 MB)

FML Harvest History (10.4 MB)

Dickstone South Road - Environment Act Submission

Dickstone South Road - Environment Act License

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