C6.5. Written guidelines shall be prepared and implemented to control erosion; minimize forest damage during harvesting, road construction, and all other mechanical disturbances; and to protect water resources. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Conformance Notes (C, NC or NA) 6.5.1. The FME shall have Note: The written guidelines written guidelines that cover should address all indicators of all technical specifications Criterion 6.5. Where regional or required in this Criterion. state manuals cover this criterion, they may be cited. See Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice Fiji Draft Standard (2008): Intent: BMPs for quality, 6.5.2 The FME shall be in full erosion control, protection of compliance with the Fiji forest resources during Forest Harvesting Code of harvesting, road construction, Practice. and all other mechanical disturbances provide a foundational minimum for compliance with this Criterion. BMPs include both voluntary and mandatory state and regional BMPs, as well as analogous terms used in certain states (e.g., Site Level Guidelines). Isolated and minor situations of non-compliance with BMPs may or may not result in a finding of nonconformance with the Indicator. 6.5.3. Management Intent: This Indicator includes activities including site soil productivity, function, and preparation, harvest habitat (including the leaf litter prescriptions, techniques, and fine woody debris) in timing, and equipment are all stands, management selected and used to protect systems, and harvest soil and water resources and objectives. to avoid erosion, landslides, and significant soil Guidance: Attention to this disturbance. Logging and Indicator is expected to other activities that increase with the amount and significantly increase the risk frequency of woody material of landslides are excluded in removed from the site (e.g.,
C6.5. Written guidelines shall be prepared and implemented to control erosion; minimize forest damage during harvesting, road construction, and all other mechanical disturbances; and to protect water resources. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 6.5.1. The FME shall have written guidelines that cover all technical specifications required in this Criterion. Note: The written guidelines should address all indicators of Criterion 6.5. Where regional or state manuals cover this criterion, they may be cited. See Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice Fiji Draft Standard (2008): 6.5.2 The FME shall be in full compliance with the Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice. Intent: BMPs for quality, erosion control, protection of forest resources during harvesting, road construction, and all other mechanical disturbances provide a foundational minimum for compliance with this Criterion. BMPs include both voluntary and mandatory state and regional BMPs, as well as analogous terms used in certain states (e.g., Site Level Guidelines). Isolated and minor situations of non-compliance with BMPs may or may not result in a finding of nonconformance with the Indicator. 6.5.3. Management activities including site preparation, harvest prescriptions, techniques, timing, and equipment are selected and used to protect soil and water resources and to avoid erosion, landslides, and significant soil disturbance. Logging and other activities that significantly increase the risk of landslides are excluded in Intent: This Indicator includes soil productivity, function, and habitat (including the leaf litter and fine woody debris) in all stands, management systems, and harvest objectives. Guidance: Attention to this Indicator is expected to increase with the amount and frequency of woody material removed from the site (e.g.,
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