Active logging plans address priority ecological components of the new system of logging.*

JSP will define and report on substantial progress towards full implementation of Ecosystem Based Management by March 31, 2008

Support for a Human well being plan*

Support the development of a plan to secure the wellbeing of communities.

Support for an Adaptive Management Framework to inform EBM*

Support the completion and adoption of a formal adaptive management framework to inform successful implementation of Ecosystem Based Management.

Support of a decision-making framework to implement EBM*

Support the completion and adoption of a formal government decision-making framework based on conservation and socioeconomic values (‘social choices’) required to implement Ecosystem Based Management.

* Milestones marked with an asterisk are agreed to by major logging companies and environmental organizations that work together in the Joint Solutions Project (JSP). The JSP was established by the Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative (CFCI), formed by Western Forest Products, Interfor, BC Timber Sales, Canfor and Catalyst Paper, and the Rainforest Solutions Project (RSP). Progress on these milestones will be assessed by an independent assessor.

Next milestone: March 2009