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TABLE FOR P 6.4 US National
Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the
Criteria 6.4 landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Note:
When forest management activities
(including timber harvest) create and
maintain conditions that emulate an
intact, mature forest or other
successional phases that may be
under-represented in the landscape,
the management system that created
those conditions may be used to
maintain them, and the area may be
considered as a representative
sample for the purposes of meeting
this criterion.
Ecologically viable representative
samples are designated to serve one
or more of three purposes: (1) to
establish and/or maintain an
ecological reference condition, (2) to
create or maintain an under-
represented ecological condition
(e.g., successional phases of a forest
type or plant community (see
Glossary)), and (3) to protect a
feature that is sensitive, rare, or
Intent / Applicability Notes unique in the landscape. Areas
6.4.a. Where existing protected
areas within the landscape are not of
a size and configuration to serve the
above purposes, forest owners or
managers, whose properties are
conducive to the establishment of
such areas, designate ecologically
viable areas that serve the three
purposes noted above. The size and
arrangement of on-site and off-site
representative sample areas are
designated, documented, and
justified.
Indicator 6.4 a)
Verifiers None
None
Applicability Notes to 6.4 a)
6.4.b. Forest owners or managers
assess the adequacy of
representation of their forest types in
protected areas across the
landscape. This assessment will
entail collaboration
with state natural heritage programs;
public agencies; regional, landscape,
and watershed planning efforts;
universities; and/or local
conservationists and may include
gap analysis.
Indicator 6.4 b)
None
Verifiers
None
Applicability Notes to 6.4 b)
6.4.c. The size and extent of
representative samples on public
lands is determined through a
transparent planning process that is
accessible and responsive to the
public.
Indicator 6.4 c)
None
Verifiers
None
Applicability Notes to 6.4 c)
6.4.d. The process and rationale
used to determine the size and
extent of representative samples are
explicitly described in the public
summary.
Indicator 6.4 d)
None
Verifiers
6.4.e. Large, contiguous public
forests (see glossary) create and
maintain representative protected
areas sufficient in size to allow
natural disturbances to occur at their
Indicator 6.4 e) natural state.
None
Verifiers
Indicator 6.4 f)
Verifiers
Indicator 6.4 g)
Verifiers
Appalachian Lake States
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Notes: their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Notes:
When forest management activities When forest management activities
(including timber harvest) create and (including timber harvest) create and
maintain conditions that emulate an maintain conditions that emulate an
intact, mature forest or other intact, mature forest or other
successional phases that may be successional phases that may be
under-represented in the landscape, under-represented in the landscape,
the management system that created the management system that created
those conditions may be used to those conditions may be used to
maintain them, and the area may be maintain them, and the area may be
considered as a representative considered as a representative
sample for the purposes of meeting sample for the purposes of meeting
this criterion. this criterion. Ecologically viable
Ecologically viable representative representative samples are
samples are designated to serve one designated to serve one or more of
or more of three purposes: (1) to three purposes: (1) to establish
establish and/or maintain an and/or maintain an ecological
ecological reference condition; (2) to reference condition; (2) to create or
create or maintain an under-represented
maintain an under-represented ecological condition (e.g.,
ecological condition (e.g., successional phases of a forest type
successional phases of a forest type or natural community (see Glossary);
or natural community (see Glossary); and (3) to protect a feature that is
and (3) to protect a feature that is sensitive, rare, or unique in the
sensitive, rare, or unique in the landscape. Areas serving the
6.4.a. Forest owners and managers 6.4.a. Forest owners and managers
protect and reserve ecologically protect and reserve ecologically
viable representative areas that are viable representative areas that are
appropriate to the scale and intensity appropriate to the scale and intensity
of the operation. of the operation.
None None
None None
6.4.b. Where existing protected 6.4.b. Where existing protected
areas within the landscape are not of areas within the landscape are not of
adequate size and configuration to adequate size and configuration to
serve as representative samples of serve as representative samples of
commonly occurring forest types as commonly occurring forest types as
defined above, owners or managers defined above, owners or managers
of mid-sized and large forests, whose of mid-sized and large forests, whose
properties are conducive to the properties are conducive to the
establishment of such areas, establishment of such areas,
designates ecologically viable areas designates ecologically viable areas
to serve these purposes. to serve these purposes.
None None
Applicability notes to 6.4.b.: When Applicability notes to 6.4.b.: When
evaluating the need for evaluating the need for
representative sample areas, the representative sample areas, the
assessment should arrangement and
6.4.c. The size and consider the assessment should arrangement and
6.4.c. The size and consider the
time scale of on-site representative time scale of on-site representative
sample areas are designated and sample areas are designated and
justified using assessment methods justified using assessment methods
and sources of up-to-date information and sources of up-to-date information
described in 6.1. described in 6.1.
None None
Note: Known protected off-ownership Note: Known protected off-ownership
areas that are in proximity to the areas that are in proximity to the
management unit may be used to management unit may be used to
meet the goal exceptional
6.4.d. Unless in the landscape. meet the goal exceptional
6.4.d. Unless in the landscape.
circumstances can be documented, circumstances can be documented,
known areas of intact oldgrowth known areas of intact old-growth
forests are designated as forests are designated as
representative sample areas under representative sample areas under
purpose 3. (See Applicability Note purpose 3. (See Applicability Note
under 6.4 above) and are reviewed under 6.4 above) and are reviewed
for designation as High Conservation for designation as High Conservation
Value Forests (HCVF- see also Value Forests (HCVF- see also
Applicability note under 6.3). Known
None Applicability note under 6.3). Known
None
6.4.e. Forest owners and managers 6.4.e. The size and extent of
of public land determine the size and representative samples on public
extent of representative sample lands being considered for
areas through a transparent planning certification is determined through a
process that is accessible and transparent planning process that not
responsive to the public. only utilizes scientifically credible
None analyses and expertise but is also
None
6.4.f. The process and rationale used 6.4.f. The process and rationale used
to determine the size and extent of to determine the size and extent of
representative samples are explicitly representative samples are explicitly
described in the public summary. described in the public summary.
None None
6.4.g. Forest owners and managers 6.4.g. Managers of large, contiguous
of large, contiguous public forests public forests (>50,000 acres) create
(see glossary) create and maintain and maintain representative
representative protected areas protected areas within the forest
sufficient in size to allow natural area, sufficient in size to encompass
disturbances to occur in their natural the scale and pattern of expected
state. natural disturbances while
maintaining the full range of forest
types and successional stages
resulting from the natural disturbance
regime.
Mississippi Alluvial Valley Northeast
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Note: their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Notes:
When forest management activities When forest management activities
(including timber harvest) create and (including timber harvest) create and
maintain conditions that emulate an maintain conditions that emulate an
intact, mature forest or other intact, mature forest or other
successional phases that may be successional phases that may be
underrepresented in the landscape, under-represented in the landscape,
the management system that created the management system that created
those conditions may be used to those conditions may be used to
maintain them, and the area may be maintain them, and the area may be
considered as a representative considered as a representative
sample for the purposes of meeting sample for the purposes of meeting
this criterion. Ecologically viable this criterion.
representative samples are Ecologically viable representative
designated to serve one or more of samples are designated to serve one
three purposes: (1) to establish or more of three purposes: (1) to
and/or maintain an ecological establish and/or maintain an
reference condition, (2) to create or ecological reference condition; (2) to
maintain an underrepresented create or maintain an under-
ecological condition (e.g., represented ecological condition
successional phases of a forest type (e.g., successional phases of a forest
or plant community (see Glossary)), type or natural community (see
and (3) to protect a feature that is Glossary); and (3) to protect a
sensitive, rare, or unique in the feature that is sensitive, rare, or
landscape. Areas serving the unique in the
6.4.a. Management activities in 6.4.a The size, arrangement and time
protected areas are performed only scale of on-site representative
for purposes of maintaining sample areas are designated and
composition, structures, and justified using assessment methods
ecological processes of the forest. and sources of up-to-date information
described in 6.1.
None None
None None
6.4.b. Forest owners or managers 6.4.b. Where existing protected
assess the adequacy of areas within the landscape are not of
representation of their forest types in adequate size and configuration to
protected areas across the serve as representative samples of
landscape. Forest owners or commonly occurring forest types as
managers who need additional defined
information and/or expertise above, owners or managers of mid-
regarding the designation of sized and large forests, whose
representative sample areas consult properties are conducive to the
with state natural heritage programs establishment of such areas,
and agencies, regional private designates ecologically viable areas
conservation efforts, universities, to serve these purposes.
and/or local conservationists to
None None
None Applicability notes to 6.4.b.: When
evaluating the need for
representative sample areas, the
6.4.c. Protected areas are scaled in assessment should consider the
6.4.c. Unless exceptional
accordance with the size and circumstances can be documented,
ecological distinctiveness of the known areas of intact old-growth
forest, pursuant to the results of forests are designated as
collaborations under 6.4.b. representative sample areas under
purpose 3. (See Applicability Note
under 6.4 above) and are reviewed
None for designation as High Conservation
None
None None
6.4.d. The size and extent of 6.4.d. The size and extent of
representative samples on public representative samples on public
lands is determined through a lands being considered for
transparent planning process that is certification is determined through a
accessible and responsive to the transparent planning process that not
public. only utilizes
scientifically credible analyses and
expertise but is also accessible and
responsive to the public.
None None
6.4.e. The process and rationale 6.4.e. The process and rationale
used to determine the size and used to determine the size and
extent of representative samples are extent of representative samples are
explicitly described in the public explicitly described in the public
summary of the management plan. summary.
None None
6.4.f. Large, contiguous public 6.4.f. Managers of large, contiguous
forests create and maintain public forests (>50,000 acres) create
representative protected areas and maintain representative
sufficient in size to allow natural protected areas within the forest
disturbances to occur at their natural area, sufficient in size to encompass
state.
None the scale and
None
Ozark Ouachita Pacific Coast
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Notes: their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Note:
When forest management activities When forest management activities
(including timber harvest) create and (including timber harvest) create and
maintain conditions that emulate an maintain conditions that emulate an
intact, mature forest or other intact, mature forest or other
successional phases that may be successional phases that may be
under-represented in the landscape, under-represented in the landscape,
the management system that created the management system that created
those conditions may be used to those conditions may be used to
maintain them, and the area may be maintain them, and the area may be
considered as a representative considered as a representative
sample for the purposes of meeting sample for the purposes of meeting
this criterion. this criterion.
Ecologically viable representative Ecologically viable representative
samples are designated to serve one samples are designated to serve one
or more of three purposes: (1) to or more of three purposes: (1) to
establish and/or maintain an establish and/or maintain an
ecological reference condition; (2) to ecological reference condition, (2) to
create or create or maintain a representative
maintain an under-represented system of protected areas (i.e.,
ecological condition (e.g., includes samples of all successional
successional phases of a forest type phases, forest types, and plant
or natural community (see Glossary); communities (see Glossary and
and (3) to protect a feature that is Appendix D), and/or (3) to protect a
sensitive, rare, or unique in the feature that is sensitive, rare, or
6.4.a. Forest owners and managers 6.4.a. Forest owners or managers
protect and reserve ecologically assess the adequacy of
viable representative areas that are representation of their forest types in
appropriate to the scale and intensity protected areas across the
of the operation. landscape. This assessment entails
collaboration with
state natural heritage programs;
public agencies; regional, landscape,
and watershed planning efforts;
universities; and/or local
conservationists. It may also include
gap analysis.
None None
None None
6.4.b. Where existing protected 6.4.b. Where existing protected
areas within the landscape are not of areas within the landscape are not of
adequate size and configuration to a size and configuration to serve one
serve as representative samples of or more of the three purposes
commonly occurring forest types as described in the applicability note
defined above, owners or managers above, forest owners or managers,
of mid-sized and large forests, whose whose properties are conducive to
properties are conducive to the the establishment of such areas,
establishment of such areas, designate ecologically viable areas
designates ecologically viable areas that serve these purposes. The size
to serve these purposes. and arrangement of on-site and off-
site representative sample areas are
documented.
None None
Applicability notes to 6.4.b.: When None
evaluating the need for
representative sample areas, the
assessment should arrangement and
6.4.c. The size and consider the 6.4.c. The size and extent of
time scale of on-site representative representative samples on public
sample areas are designated and lands being considered for
justified using assessment methods certification is determined through a
and sources of up-to-date information science-based (e.g., gap analysis,
described in 6.1. regional reserve design principals
and methodologies), transparent
None planning process that is accessible
None
Note: Known protected off-ownership None
areas that are in proximity to the
management unit may be used to
meet the goal exceptional
6.4.d. Unless in the landscape. 6.4.d. Managers of large,
circumstances can be documented, conterminous public forests (see
known areas of intact oldgrowth Glossary) establish and maintain
forests are designated as representative protected areas
representative sample areas under sufficient in size to maintain species
purpose 3. (See Applicability Note dependent on interior core habitats.
under 6.4 above) and are reviewed
for designation as High Conservation
Value Forests (HCVF- see also
Applicability note under 6.3). Known
None None
6.4.e. Forest owners and managers
of public land determine the size and
extent of representative sample
areas through a transparent planning
process that is accessible and
responsive to the public.
None
6.4.f. The process and rationale used
to determine the size and extent of
representative samples are explicitly
described in the public summary.
None
6.4.g. Forest owners and managers
of large, contiguous public forests
(see glossary) create and maintain
representative protected areas
sufficient in size to allow natural
disturbances to occur in their natural
state.
Rocky Mountain Southeast
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Note: their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Note:
When forest management activities When forest management activities
(including timber harvest) create and (including timber harvest) create and
maintain conditions that emulate an maintain conditions that emulate an
intact, mature forest or other intact, mature forest or successional
successional phases that may be phases that are under-represented in
underrepresented in the landscape, the landscape, the management
the management system that created system that created those conditions
those conditions may be used to is used to maintain them, and the
maintain them, and the area may be area may be considered a
considered as a representative representative sample for the
sample for the purposes of meeting purposes of meeting this criterion.
this criterion. Ecologically viable representative
Ecologically viable representative samples are designated to serve one
samples are designated to serve one or more of three purposes: (1) to
or more of three purposes: (1) to establish and/or maintain an
establish and/or maintain an ecological reference condition, (2) to
ecological reference condition, (2) to create or maintain an
create or maintain an underrepresented ecological
underrepresented ecological condition (e.g., successional phases
condition (e.g., successional phases of a forest type or plant community
of a forest type or plant community (see Glossary), and (3) to protect a
(see Glossary)), and (3) to protect a feature that is sensitive, rare, or
feature that is sensitive, rare, or unique in the landscape. Areas
unique in the landscape. Areas serving the purposes of (1) and (2)
6.4.a. Where existing protected 6.4.a. Fragile and/or unique
areas within the landscape are not of ecosystems present in the forest
a size and configuration to serve the management area are identified and
above purposes, forest owners or described in the management plan.
managers, whose properties are The location of such ecosystems is
conducive to the establishment of noted on a map of the forest
such areas, designate ecologically management area.
viable areas that serve the three
purposes noted above. The size and
arrangement of on-site and off-site
representative sample areas are
designated, documented, and
justified.
None None
None None
6.4.b. Forest owners or managers 6.4.b. Forest owners or managers
assess the adequacy of assess the adequacy of
representation of their forest types in representation of their forest types in
protected areas across the conservation zones across the
landscape. This assessment will landscape. This assessment will
entail collaboration with state natural entail collaboration with state natural
heritage programs; public agencies; heritage programs; public agencies;
regional, landscape, and watershed regional, landscape, and watershed
planning efforts; universities; and/or planning efforts; universities; and/or
local conservationists and may local conservationists and can
include gap analysis. include gap analysis.
None None
None None
6.4.c. The size and extent of 6.4.c. Where existing protected areas
representative samples on public within the landscape are not of a size
lands being considered for and configuration to serve the above
certification is determined through a purposes, forest owners or
transparent planning process that is managers, whose properties are
accessible and responsive to the conducive to the establishment of
public. such areas, designate ecologically
None viable areas that serve the three
None
None None
6.4.d. The process and rationale 6.4.d. In the certification of public
used to determine the size and lands, large, contiguous public
extent of representative samples are forests under the management of
explicitly described in the public one agency (see Glossary) create
summary. and maintain representative
conservation zones sufficient in size
to allow natural disturbances to occur
at their natural rate. The size and
extent of representative samples on
None public
None lands is determined through a
6.4.e. Forest managers of large
contiguous public forests (see
glossary) being considered for
certification establish and maintain
representative protected areas
sufficient in size to allow natural
disturbances to occur at their natural
None
Southwest Boreal
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
their natural state and recorded on
Applicability Notes: their natural state and recorded on
Intent, 6.4
When forest management activities The indicators and verifiers under
(including timber harvest) create and this criterion apply to a protected
maintain conditions that emulate an areas network, which includes areas
intact, mature forest or other set aside to provide for sufficient
successional phases that may be ecosystem representation, to
under-represented in the landscape, conserve enduring features, to
the management system that created maintain locally/regionally rare
those conditions may be used to ecosystems, and to serve as
maintain them, and the area may be scientific reference areas. It is the
considered as a representative intent of this criterion that the
sample for the purposes of meeting protected areas on the applicant's
this criterion. forest should tie into a network
Ecologically viable representative established at a landscape level, and
samples are designated to serve one that the concentration of protected
or more of three purposes: areas on the applicant's forest should
(1) to establish and/or maintain an depend on that forest's
ecological reference condition; (2) to characteristics. This criterion does
create or maintain an under- not apply to reserves that are
represented ecological condition routinely created for localized values
(e.g., successional phases of a forest such as raptor nests, or to standard
type or natural riparian buffers that are not
community (see Glossary); and (3) to specifically intended to be part of a
protect a feature that is sensitive, protected area network.
rare, or unique in the landscape.
6.4.a. Forest owners and managers 6.4.1 The applicant completes (or
protect and reserve ecologically makes use of) a peer-reviewed
viable representative areas that are scientific gap analysis to address the
appropriate to the scale and intensity need for protected areas in the eco-
of the operation. region(s) and ecodistrict(s) in which
the forest is situated. The applicant
uses the gap analysis and elements
including representation,
connectivity, intactness, age of the
forest, rare ecosystems and other
HCVF attributes to identify the
location and extent of additional
protected areas.
None Verifiers:
None Intent, of reference for gap analysis.
Terms 6.4.1
This indicator may be achieved using
a gap analysis methodology
developed by the World Wildlife
6.4.b. Where existing protected 6.4.2 The applicant designs,
areas within the landscape are not of identifies and contributes candidate
adequate size and configuration to protected areas that make a
serve as representative samples of maximum contribution to filling gaps
commonly occurring forest types as in the protected areas system (per
defined above, owners or managers 6.4.1) based on the relative
of mid-sized and large forests, whose responsibility of the applicant. The
properties are conducive to the level of the applicant’s responsibility
establishment of such areas, is determined by:
designate ecologically viable areas to · The level of representation of
serve these purposes. enduring features within the forest;
and,
· The regional significance of the
None Verifiers:
Contributions of protected areas.
Records and analysis assessing
Applicability notes to 6.4.b.: When potential contributions of protected
None
evaluating the need for
representative sample areas, the
assessment should arrangement and
6.4.c. The size and consider the 6.4.3 The applicant works
time scale of on-site representative cooperatively with interested parties
sample areas are designated and (e.g., Environmental-NGOs,
justified using assessment methods Indigenous People) in the analysis of
and sources of up-to-date information gaps and candidate protected areas.
described in 6.1.
None Verifiers:
Gap analysis methodology.
Interviews with preparers of the gap
Note: Known protected off-ownership analysis.
None
areas that are in proximity to the
management unit may be used to
meet the goal exceptional
6.4.d. Unless in the landscape. 6.4.4 Results of the candidate
circumstances can be documented, protected area identification process
known areas of intact oldgrowth described in indicator 6.4.2 are
forests are designated as mapped.
representative sample areas under
purpose 3. (See Applicability Note
under 6.4 above) and are reviewed
for designation as High Conservation
Value Forests (HCVF- see also
Applicability note under 6.3). Known None
None
6.4.e. The size and extent of 6.4.5 The applicant has
representative samples on public documentation demonstrating
lands being considered for support by interested parties (e.g.
certification is determined through a Environmental NGOs and Indigenous
transparent planning process that not Peoples)
only utilizes
scientifically credible analyses and
None Verifiers:
Letters of support from interested
parties
Minutes of meetings with interested
6.4.f. The process and rationale used 6.4.6 Forest operations including
to determine the size and extent of harvesting, silviculture and road
representative samples are explicitly building are not undertaken in
described in the public summary. protected areas or candidate
protected areas.
None Verifiers:
Operational plans, including access
construction.
6.4.7 of actual harvest areas,
6.4.g. Managers of large, contiguous Maps The applicant is working within
public forests (>50,000 acres) create their sphere of influence to move
and maintain representative candidate protected areas to full
protected areas within the forest regulated protection as soon as
area, sufficient in size to encompass possible.
the scale and pattern of expected
natural disturbances while
maintaining the full range of forest
types and successional stages
resulting from the natural disturbance
regime.
None Verifiers:
Interviews with relevant staff of
applicant.
Interviews with staff of relevant
government agency.
Review of records and files.
British Columbia Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Representative samples of Representative samples of
existing ecosystems within the existing ecosystems within the
landscape shall be protected in landscape shall be protected in
Intent for Criterion and
their natural state6.4: recorded on their natural state and recorded on
None
Criterion 6.4 applies to a series of
protected reserves that are
established on the management unit.
Using conservation biology
principles, such a network should be
established prior to other activities
taking place, to ensure that critical
areas are reserved (i.e. decide what
to leave before deciding what to
take). This is encapsulated in 6.4.1.
In reality, most operations are on-
going prior to certification and the
intention is not that all operations
cease while the network is
established. However, the manager
should be able to demonstrate that
on-going operations are not
foreclosing options to maintain
critical values. There should be a
rationale for each reserve to
understand how it is contributing to
the whole, and to be most efficient
reserves may have multiple
objectives.
6.4.1 A network of protected reserves 6.4.1.i Standard for Crown Land: In
is established at multiple scales and the absence of the province
managed within the management completing its network of
unit (see also FSC BC Guidance – A representative protected areas based
companion document to the FSC on a peer reviewed gap analysis,
Regional Standards for BC – parties seeking certification on Crown
Guidance on Planning). land must:
The reserve network:
a) maintains key environmental
values and options to reserve critical
areas are not foreclosed by on-going
operations;
b) is delineated on maps, and where
applicable, includes mapping of
a) Make use of a peer reviewed gap
Table P6 - 1. Minimum required area analysis, and ensure protection from
None
of protected reserves for ecosystem
representation within a management
unit by BEC variant, based on the
6.4.2 The design and management of 6.4.1.ii Standards for Private Land
the reserve network contributes to Certification:
the maintenance and/or restoration of
ecological integrity by including at a
minimum, areas whose size and
distribution are sufficient to meet the
following objectives:
a) includes representation of
ecosystem variation within the
management unit at a level more
detailed than the BEC variant, using
characteristics appropriate to the
management unit
a) The applicant is aware of the
adequacy of representation at a
landscape level and demonstrates
None consistent efforts to contribute to
6.4.3 All protected reserves within
Natural Disturbance Types 1 and 2
are permanent designations with
fixed locations. Where the manager
has identified ecological benefits for
management treatments that mimic
natural disturbances in NDTs 3 or 4,
up to a maximum of 50% of the area
None
none
6.4.4 Management treatments in
dynamic reserves that are intended
to mimic stand-replacing natural
disturbances:
a) are employed on a frequency (i.e.
rotation age) that is at least 1.2 times
the estimated average return interval
for those disturbances;
b) include stand level retention
significantly above the estimated
6.4.5 Management activities within
protected reserves are limited to low
impact activities compatible with the
protected reserve objectives, except
under the following circumstances:
a) harvesting activities only where
they are necessary to restore or
Maritimes Mexico
Representative samples of 6.4. Las muestras representativas de los
existing ecosystems within the ecosistemas existentes dentro del paisaje
landscape shall be protected in deberán [protegerse] mantenerse en su
their natural state and recorded on
INDICATORS: [interpreted in this
spreadsheet as verifiers]
Existing ecosystems on the
ownership are inventoried and
documented on management plan
maps.
Management plan addresses the
protection of representative samples
of existing ecosystems within the
landscape.
Representative samples are
protected in their natural state.
6.4.1 The landowner must protect all
ecologically unique areas/ features
that occur on the ownership.
Indicators:
There is a program in place to
None
6.4.2 For large landowners: if the
holding presents the only opportunity
for protecting a feature in need of
representation in the given ecological
unit, an appropriate proportion of the
area must be protected to IUCN I or
II. The level of representation, and
the appropriate proportion to protect,
must be determined by the
landowner, making reference to
accepted and peer reviewed gap
analyses and ecological integrity
principles (e.g. those of WWF, NB
Indicators:
Provincial or other specialists have
been consulted on the occurrence
and the protected status of
None
6.4.3 For large landowners: if the
holding is located in an ecoregion or
natural landscape unit that is not
adequately represented by protected
areas, the owner/ manager must
commit for protection (no logging, no
road building) an appropriate
proportion of the land base until
Indicators:
The owner/manager is familiar with
the level of representation across the
landscape and is aware of the are
NOTE: No specific proportions
specified here because there is no
scientically-agreed minimum
proportion and it was determined to
6.4.4 In view of the importance of
protected areas for best forestry
practice in the Maritimes the
owner/manager will actively support
multi-stakeholder initiatives that
include government, industrial and
private landowners, and non-
government agencies to establish
systems of protected areas in the
region of the
Indicators: landholding.
The landowner/manager can
demonstrate their contribution to the
provincial protected areas system.
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