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Mandate
The mandate of the forestry division is to work provincially to achieve an adequate, available and affordable supply of commercial timber in the province within a framework of socially, economically and environmentally sound forest policies.
Major Functions and Responsibilities
- Identify and prioritize forestry issues of provincial significance.
- Manage provincial and interior forestry issues by keeping informed of their status and direction and developing and promoting a proactive forestry agenda for the provincial forest industry.
- Respond to government forestry initiatives by determining the implications for the members, developing a COFI position and working to ensure that position is understood and accepted by allies and by the government.
- Gather, produce and disseminate information to engage members, government, the public and stakeholders in proactive and constructive forestry dialogue.
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Current Priority Issues
- Implementation of the Forestry Revitalization Plan Legislation, Regulation and Policy
- Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
- Interior Timber Pricing
- Timber Supply
- Land Use Planning and Resource Targets
- Tenure Administration
- Species at Risk Management
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