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| AWS: Annual work schedule; defined by FMP criteria |
| Biological Diversity: The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.** |
| COC: Chain of Custody, certification of the channel through which products are distributed from their origin in the forest to their end-use.** |
| Chemicals: The range of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and hormones which are used in forest management.** |
| Ecosystem: A community of all plants and animals and their physical environment, functioning together as an independent unit.** |
| Endangered Species: Any species not native or endemic |
| FMP: Forest Management Plan (it's explanation needs it's own webpage) |
| GLSL: Great Lakes - St Lawrence forest extending inland from the edges of the Great Lakes and bounded on the south by the St Lawrence River. It extends west into SE Manitoba but does not include the area north of Lake Superior |
| SFL: A Sustainable Forest License or SFL is a licence, renewable up to 20 years, to harvest forest resources in a management unit. The licensee is required to carry out the planning, renewal and maintenance activities necessary to provide for the sustainability of the Crown forest covered by the licence. The licence will be reviewed every five years to make sure the licensee has complied with terms and conditions. |
| NTFP: Non-timber forest products are derivatives of the forest environment not traditionally associated with forestry. They can include such things as mushrooms, ferns, berries, herbs, numerous products for the dried floral industry, medicinal plants etc. |
| RPF: Registered Professional Forester |
| FSC: Forest Stewardship Council |
| Tree Marking: |
** Definitinos courtesy of FSC Internationl |
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