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Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Colombia, Canada Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Colombia, Canada This document has been prepared at the request of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada– which provided financial support for developing the Regional Risk Assessment in accordance with SBP RRA Procedure v1.0. The risk assessment work was facilitated by Hopkin Forest Management Consulting Ltd. September 2020 Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada Page 1 Contents Contents ____________________________________________________________________ 2 Abbreviations ________________________________________________________________ 4 Foreword ____________________________________________________________________ 7 1. Introduction ____________________________________________________________ 8 2. Scope and regional background ____________________________________________ 9 2.1. Overview Description _________________________________________________________ 9 2.2. Biodiversity ________________________________________________________________ 11 2.3. Indigenous People ___________________________________________________________ 14 2.4. Land Use and Cover Types _____________________________________________________ 16 2.5. Land Ownership _____________________________________________________________ 17 2.6. Land Use Planning ___________________________________________________________ 19 2.7. Forest Sector by Land Ownership _______________________________________________ 21 2.7.1. Crown Land _____________________________________________________________________ 22 2.7.2. Private Managed Forest Land _______________________________________________________ 25 2.7.3. Other Private Land (non-managed) __________________________________________________ 27 2.8. Forest Certification __________________________________________________________ 29 2.9. Sourcing Biomass ____________________________________________________________ 31 3. Methodology __________________________________________________________ 33 3.1.1. Sub-scopes _____________________________________________________________________ 34 3.1.2. Information Gathering ____________________________________________________________ 34 3.1.3. Risk Assessment _________________________________________________________________ 35 3.1.4. Mitigation Measures ______________________________________________________________ 37 4. Stakeholder Consultation _________________________________________________ 39 5. Conclusion _____________________________________________________________ 44 Annex 1: Detailed findings for indicators _________________________________________ 46 Annex 2: List of experts consulted and contacts of Working Body ____________________ 195 Annex 3: List of publications used ______________________________________________ 201 Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada Page 2 1.1. Evidence Reviewed _________________________________________________________ 201 1.2. Natural Resource Legislation – National, Provincial, Local __________________________ 208 1.2.1. Provincial Acts __________________________________________________________________ 208 1.2.2. Federal Acts ___________________________________________________________________ 210 1.2.3. List of Conventions Ratified by Canada ______________________________________________ 218 Annex 4: List of stakeholders __________________________________________________ 223 Annex 5: Stakeholder consultation report _______________________________________ 235 Figures Figure 1: Supply Base Area Map – Forested Areas (Source: RRA-BC 2020) _________________________________ 9 Figure 2: Protected Areas (Source: RRA-BC 2020) ___________________________________________________ 11 Figure 3: WWF Ecoregions (Source: RRA-BC 2020) ___________________________________________________ 12 Figure 4: Species & Ecosystems at Risk (Source: RRA-BC 2020) _________________________________________ 13 Figure 5: First Nations in British Columbia (Source: Indigenous Services Canada) ___________________________ 15 Figure 6: Land Use and Cover type (Source: Crown Land: Indicator & Statistics Report (2010)) ________________ 16 Figure 7: Land Ownership (Source: Crown Land: Indicator & Statistics Report (2010) – Crown Land Registry) _____ 18 Figure 8: Ownership Types (Source: RRA-BC 2020) ___________________________________________________ 19 Figure 9: Approved Sub-regional & Landscape Scale SLRPs (Source: Crown Land: Indicator & Statistics Report (2010)) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20 Figure 10: Provincial Forest Land Base (Source: TSR Backgrounder, Jan. 2017, FLNRORD) ____________________ 21 Figure 11: Ownership & Tenure Types (Source: RRA-BC 2020) __________________________________________ 22 Figure 12: Forest Management Certification Status in BC (Source: RRA-BC 2020) ___________________________ 31 Figure 13: Forest Bioeconomy (Source: FLNRORD Website, 2020) _______________________________________ 32 Tables Table 1: Types of Protected Areas Designations (Source: Crown Land: Indicator & Statistics Report (2010)) ______ 10 Table 2: Ownership Types – 2010 vs 2019 Data _____________________________________________________ 18 Table 3: Information Gathering Requirements ______________________________________________________ 35 Table 4: Risk Evaluation Criteria _________________________________________________________________ 36 Table 5: Risk Designation Logic Matrix ____________________________________________________________ 37 Table 6: Proposed Considerations for Mitigation Measure Development _________________________________ 38 Table 7: Stakeholder Consultation - Categories & Numbers ____________________________________________ 42 Table 8: Risk Designation Summary ________________________________________Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 9. Stakeholders involved in SBP risk assessment stakeholder consultation process ______ Error! Bookmark not defined. Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada Page 3 Abbreviations AAC: Allowable Annual Cut ABCPF: Association of BC Professional Foresters ABSA: Atmospheric Benefit Sharing Agreements ADM: Assistant deputy Minister AG: Auditor General AMP: Access Management Plan AOA: Archaeological Overview Assessment BCTP: BC Treaty Process BCTS: BC Timber Sales BEC: Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification CEB/C&E: Compliance and Enforcement Branch (FLNRORD) CDC: British Columbia Conservation Data Centre CFLB: Crown Forest Landbase CFIA: Canadian Food Inspection Agency CHR: Cultural Heritage Resource CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COC: Chain of custody CORE: Committee on Resources and the Environment COSEWIC: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada CPD: Continuing Professional Development CSA: Canadian Standards Association CWD: Coarse Woody Debris CWS: Canadian Wildlife Services DPA: Development Permit Area ECCC: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada (National) FA: Forest Act FAO: Forest and Agriculture Organization FFT: Forests for Tomorrow FHR: Functioning at high risk FLNRORD: Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development FMU: Forest Management Unit FPPR: Forest Planning and Practices Regulation FPB: Forest Practices Board FPC: Forest Practices Code FPIC: Free, Prior and Informed Consent FREP: Forest and Range Evaluation Program FRPA: Forest and Range Practices Act FSP: Forest Stewardship Plan FSC: Forest Stewardship Council GAR: Government Actions Regulation Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada Page 4 GeoBC: Geomatics BC GFWI: Global Forest Watch International GHG: Greenhouse gas GSI: Global Slave Index HBS: Harvest Billing System HCA: Heritage Conservation Act HCV: High Conservation Values IFL: intact forest landscapes ILO: International Labour Organization IPM: Integrated Pest Management IPMA: Integrated Pest Management Act IRPA: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ISO: International Organization for Standardization ITUC: International Trade Union Confederation LRMP: Land and Resource Management Plan MECCS: Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy (Provincial) MFC: Managed Forest Council MPB: Mountain Pine Beetle NAR: Net Area to be Reforested NEPCon: Nature Economy and People Connected NPF: Not properly functioning NRA: National Risk Assessment of the FSC for Canada NRCAN: Natural Resources Canada OBSCR: Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation OGMA: Old Growth Management Area OHSR: Occupational Health and Safety Regulation PEFC: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification PMFL: Private Managed Forest Land PMFLA: Private Managed Forest Land Act PMFLR: Private Managed Forest Land Regulation PMP: Pest management Plan RAPP: Report All Poachers and Polluters RPF: Registered Professional Forester RPFT: Registered Professional Forester in Training RRA: Regional Risk Assessment SAR: Species at Risk SARA: Species at Risk Act SBA: Supply Base Area SBE: Supply Base Evaluation SBP: Sustainable Biomass Program SLRP: Strategic Land and Resource Plan SLRMP: Strategic Land and Resource Management Plan SOF; State of the Forest Final Draft Regional Risk Assessment for the Province of British Columbia, Canada Page 5 TFL: Tree Farm License TSA: Timber Supply Area TSR: Timber Supply Review UN: United Nations UNDRIP: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples WAPPRIITA: Wild Animal & Plant Protection and Regulation of International
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