CSA Sustainable Forest Management Certification

1. CSA Sustainable Forest Management Certification Pat Salm March 31, 2009

2. Presentation Outline • About CSA • Certification Statistics • CSA SFM Standard (Z809)

3. CSA: Independent. Trusted. Not for profit. Credible. • Standards Development Organization • More than 3,000 Standards • 9,000 Members • Serves Business, Industry, Consumers, Government, General Interest Groups • CSA Standards Recognized Around the World • Accredited by Standards Council of Canada

4. CSA Brand of Consensus • Balanced Committees • Combined Strengths of Members – Different Stakeholder Groups • No One Group Can Dominate • Consensus Constitutes Substantial Agreement – not Unanimity • Consensus… Key to National Accreditation

5. SFM Technical Committee (2007)

6. Certification to SFM CSA Z809 Standard • Audits to CSA Z809 are conducted by an SCC accredited Registrar • Individual Auditors contracted by a Registrar are certified by CEAA

7. Presentation Outline • About CSA • Certification Statistics • CSA SFM Standard (Z809)

8. Canadian Certification in the Global Context2008 Year-end

9. SFM Certification in Canada: 1999-2009 2008 Year-end

10. Presentation Outline • About CSA • Certification Statistics • CSA SFM Standard (Z809) • Chain of Custody & Labeling

11. Canada’s National SFM Standard CAN/CSA-Z809

12. Highlights of a Strong Standard Z809: • Is based on international criteria for sustainability • takes into account environmental, social and economic factors • Provides flexibility for regional differences and local issues • Covers the issues of today (e.g. old growth, species at risk) within an enduring framework

13. Highlights of a Strong Standard (Cont) • Has Continual Improvement “built in” • adaptive management procedures (including effectiveness monitoring) incorporate new knowledge and evolving values • annual reviews identify improvement targets • Requires third-party certification, followed by an annual surveillance audit • Is a practical demonstration of sustainable forest management practices and management commitment • Enjoys world-wide recognition

14. International Endorsement by PEFC • CSA standard endorsed by PEFC since 2005 • PEFC – global organization for assessment and mutual recognition of national forest certification schemes developed in a multi-stakeholder process.

15. International Recognition PEFC endorsement is accepted by customers worldwide -- including governments of France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. CSA is recognized by the UK’s Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (CPET) as assurance of both a legal and sustainable source of timber.

16. Components of the CSA Standard The strength of the CSA SFM Standard rests in its combination of: • Public Participation, • Performance Requirements, and • Management System Requirements

17. SFM Requirements (Section 4) Starting point is legal compliance Public Participation Section 5 Performance (CCFM) Section 6 SFM Requirements System (ISO 14001) Section 7

18. Framework for CSA Performance Requirements (Section 6) • International initiatives to define criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management are shown below. Canada participated in the Montreal Process (covering the area in red) along with 11 other countries, to develop and implement internationally agreed upon criteria and indicators for the conservation and sustainable management of Temperate and Boreal forests.

19. Framework for CSA Performance Requirements (Section 6) • Canada participated in the Montreal Process along with 11 other non-European nations with Temperate and Boreal forests • Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) “Canadianized” the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators • CCFM Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management provide the performance requirements of the CSA SFM standard • International elements of SFM are included in the CSA standard

20. Performance Requirements (Section 6) Forest manager must address all six CCFM criteria in developing a forest management plan that includes: • conserving biological diversity, • conserving the productivity of forest ecosystems, • maintaining the quantity and quality of soil and water resources, • maintaining forest conditions that safeguard global ecological cycles, • providing multiple benefits to society, and, • accepting the role of the public in making forest management decisions.

21. Performance Requirements (Section 6) Maintenance & Enhancement of Forest Ecosystem Condition & Productivity Conservation of Biological Diversity Conservation of Soil & Water Resources SFM Performance Requirements Values, Objectives, Indicators & Targets Ecosystem Contributions to Global Ecological Cycles Multiple Benefits to Society Accepting Society’s Responsibility for Sustainable Development

22. Performance Requirements (Section 6)CSA SFM Elements Conservation of Biological Diversity 1.1 Ecosystem Diversity • Old growth • Plantations 1.2 Species Diversity • Species at risk 1.3 Genetic Diversity • Exotics • GMO’s 1.4 Protected Areas & Sites of Special Biological Significance • High conservation value forests

23. CSA Z809-08 • Published March, 2009 • Standard available free of charge on the website • Core Indicators: A set of 34 mandatory indicators, under the SFM Elements (Section 6), to bring a level of consistency to SFM Plans. • Others indicators, as well as locally appropriate targets for all indicators, are still to be identified through the local public participation process. • Discussion Items: Key topics that must be discussed during the public consultation process have also been added to the Performance Requirements (Section 6).

24. CSA Z809-08 • Other Significant Changes: • Requirements around Aboriginal issues, safety, worker protection, community sustainability have been significantly strengthened. • Requirements around the development of strategies, forecasting outcomes, and monitoring the effectiveness of indicators and objectives have been clarified. • More detailed explanation of change in the “revisions” handout. Still more in Annex C of the standard (starts on pg 75)

25. Kamloops PAG Next Steps Approach • Update SFM Plan to meet new Standard requirements • Given core indicators, review existing values, indicators and targets • Use strengths of existing plan and fill gaps as needed.

26. Kamloops PAG Next Steps Work Items • ToR adjustment • Discussion items (netted down list) • Core indicators and targets (use of existing indicators) • Values and Objectives • Alternate Strategies, Forecasting and Monitoring • Plan re-write

27. Kamloops PAG Next Steps Timing • Schedule meetings in the period April - June • Meet once every 2 weeks • Pat to prepare binder of information prior to initial meeting • ToR tweaking • Values needing adjustment • Suggested targets for new/modified indicators • Discussion item information

28. Your assurance of the highest standard in sustainable forest management in Canada