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Remutaka Forest Limited's Management Plan FOREST360 FSC Forest Management Plan (Remutaka Forests Limited) Document Review/Update Period: Annual Last Update: 26 November 2020 (V2, Web) Author: Leigh Christensen, Compliance Manager REMUTAKA FORESTS LIMITED FSC FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Foundation Principle .........................................................................................................................................................................................7 About this Plan ......................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Plan duration and Review process ...........................................................................................................................................................7 Governance of the Plan .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Management of the Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Reporting against this Plan.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 FSC Certification .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2. THE FOREST ESTATE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Legal Ownership ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 The Forestry Right .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Ecological Districts ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Forests and Location ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Topography ............................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Land Use Capability (LUC) ............................................................................................................................................................................10 Climate ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Land and Forest Management .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 3. THE BROADER LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 The Ecological Landscape ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Western Forests (Metro Forests).............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Eastern Forests (Wairarapa Forests) ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Historical and Archaeological Sites ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE AND ADJACENT LAND ................................................................................................................14 Forest History .......................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Current Social Profile .......................................................................................................................................................................................14 Associations with Tangata Whenua ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Tenure and Resource Rights ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Neighbours ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Recreational Stakeholders ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 5. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 16 Regulatory Considerations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Health and Safety at Work Act 2015....................................................................................................................................................... 16 The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Resource Consents & Authorities held in the RFL Estate ........................................................................................................ 17 The National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) ..................................................................... 17 Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 ....................................................................................................................... 19 Climate Change Response Act 2002 - The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) ..........................................................20 Accident Compensation Act 2001 ..........................................................................................................................................................20 Treaty of Waitangi ............................................................................................................................................................................................20 1 REMUTAKA FORESTS LIMITED FSC FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Other Relevant Legislation .........................................................................................................................................................................20 Practice Codes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................20 NZFOA Forest Practice Guides ................................................................................................................................................................20 New Zealand Environmental Code of Practice for Plantation Forestry ........................................................................20 Forest Road Engineering Manual ..........................................................................................................................................................20 Legally prescribed fees, taxes, royalties and other charges ................................................................................................... 21 Conflicts between regulations and FSC principles ...................................................................................................................... 21 Illegal harvesting, settlement, and unauthorised activities ................................................................................................... 21 6. 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