Last year, Interfor submitted a new management plan for its Tree Farm License in Clayoquot Sound. A controversial component of the plan was Interfor's unilateral proposal to downgrade several of the Scientific Panel standards that have guided logging in Clayoquot since 1995.
However, this spring, Interfor notified the BC government that it was withdrawing its proposed Science Panel changes from the plan. The company cited concerns raised by the Clayoquot Sound Central Region Board and the Science Panel Technical Planning Committee as the reasons for its withdrawal.
Other reasons, not mentioned by Interfor, are the meetings FOCS held last fall in Japan with Interfor's customers – such as Mitsubishi, Itochu and Oji Paper – where we notified the Japanese companies of Interfor's regressive plan. These companies then contacted Interfor, wanting an explanation. That's markets pressure at work!
In addition, Interfor knew that several BC environment groups stood united against its attempt to turn back the clock on improved logging in Clayoquot.
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