The intent of this guidebook is to provide managers, planners and field staff with a recommended process for meeting biodiversity objectives-both landscape unit and stand level-as required in the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and Reg ulations. The practices presented here are designed to reduce the impacts of forest management on biodiversity, within targeted social and economic constraints. The recommendations presented apply to the provincial forest.
This guidebook is based on, and replaces, the following joint publications of the B.C. Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks:
the Coastal Biodiversity Guidelines the Interior Fish/ Forestry/Wildlife Guidelines the Wildlife Tree Harvesting Guidelines.