implements a strategy to stakeholders) that no invasive prevent or control invasive species are present and that the species. risk of invasive species is low, this indicator may be inapplicable. If an exotic species is not invasive or has become naturalized, control measures may be limited to those sufficient to maintain native flora and fauna. 6.3.9. In applicable Intent: This Indicator applies to situations, the FME identifies forest types that are and applies site-specific fuels at risk of wildfire or to management practices, forest types that rarely burn based on: (1) natural or naturally under threat of anthropogenic fire regimes, human-set fires. (2) risk of wildfire, (3) potential economic losses, (4) public safety, and (5) applicable laws and regulations. C6.4 Representative samples of existing ecosystems within the landscape shall be protected in their natural state and recorded on maps, appropriate to the scale and intensity of operations and the uniqueness of the affected resources. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Conformance Notes (C, NC or NA) 6.4.1. For large FMEs: FME Note: RSE = representative shall leave representative sample ecosystem. samples of existing rare and/or endangered Verifiers: ecosystems (RSEs) for FMP natural succession in their Protected area maps natural state covering at Maps of FMU least 5% of the total forest HCV assessment results area. Strict nature reserves located inside or bordering to the FMU may be included in the estimation of the 5%. For FMEs: FME shall protect representative samples of existing rare and/or endangered ecosystems in their natural state.
implements a strategy to prevent or control invasive species. stakeholders) that no invasive species are present and that the risk of invasive species is low, this indicator may be inapplicable. If an exotic species is not invasive or has become naturalized, control measures may be limited to those sufficient to maintain native flora and fauna. 6.3.9. In applicable situations, the FME identifies and applies site-specific fuels management practices, based on: (1) natural or anthropogenic fire regimes, (2) risk of wildfire, (3) potential economic losses, (4) public safety, and (5) applicable laws and regulations. Intent: This Indicator applies to forest types that are at risk of wildfire or to forest types that rarely burn naturally under threat of human-set fires. C6.4 Representative samples of existing ecosystems within the landscape shall be protected in their natural state and recorded on maps, appropriate to the scale and intensity of operations and the uniqueness of the affected resources. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 6.4.1. For large FMEs: FME shall leave representative samples of existing rare and/or endangered ecosystems (RSEs) for natural succession in their natural state covering at least 5% of the total forest area. Strict nature reserves located inside or bordering to the FMU may be included in the estimation of the 5%. For FMEs: FME shall protect representative samples of existing rare and/or endangered ecosystems in their natural state. Note: RSE = representative sample ecosystem. Verifiers: FMP Protected area maps Maps of FMU HCV assessment results
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