The forest management directives and procedures assist staff at the Ministry of Natural Resources and their business partners in understanding and applying higher level legislative and policy directions.
| Date Published: | December 24, 2010 | |
| Publisher: | Ontario Government, Ministry of Natural Resources | |
| Author: | Forests |
The Ministry of Natural Resources use forest management directives and procedures to direct staff in their day-to-day work related to forest management activities. In addition, these directives and procedures can apply to business partners involved in administering forest management related business programs.
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The directives and procedures in this compendium are updated on a regular basis.
In Ontario, forest management includes activities such as forest management planning, forest resource allocation and licensing, forest harvest and renewal operations, forest protection, consideration of wildlife and social values, compliance and enforcement, inventory and monitoring, auditing and public reporting.
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Most of the directives and procedures are to be applied independently. However, a number of them are inter-dependent and should be applied together to understand the progression of thought from philosophy and principles to action through day-to-day business practices.
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