Download or read book A Proposed Forest Practices Code for British Columbia Background Papers written by British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was prepared as part of the background material for the proposed Forest Practices Code, released in early November 1993, providing an overview of the environmental benefits possible if better forest management practices are adopted. The main focus is on the operational aspects of better forest management practices, and the more balanced benefits that these will yield. Social and economic benefits are not examined. The report briefly examines the issues of science, change, and operational philosophy to give some context, then examines concepts and origins of sustainable development and biodiversity to provide the rationale for better forest management practices. More detail is given for specific operational aspects at both the landscape and stand level.