Support BMP monitoring within the Central Appalachian CBA
FSC US Admin
Oct 12, 2018
Discussion
Pool mitigation monies to underwrite a centralized strategy for mitigating adverse impacts of uncertified logging within Central Appalachian CBA.
Participate in the discussion forum to share ideas and provide feedback about practical actions that companies can take to promote positive impacts on forest management, and reduce the risk of procuring wood from forests where important ecological values are threatened.
The forum is organized by each Regional Meeting with each Specified Risk Topic listed under each meeting:
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Asheville (Appalachian Region)
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Atlanta (Southeast/Mississippi Alluvial Valley Regions)
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Portland (Pacific Coast/Rocky Mountain Regions)
Who is doing the monitoring? How are they monitoring? What is the monitoring criteria? Who creates that criteria? What is the system for disagreeing with the results of that monitoring?
Monitoring of BMPs is absolutely essential to ensuring that correct measures are taking place to ensure protections of water quality and soil impacts. Currently a lot of monitoring is already being done under existing due diligence efforts that can be integrated into a certificate holders' potential risk mitigation plan. However, as the previous poster asks, what is the system for monitoring?