The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement

Click here to visit the CBFA web site.

 

The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) covers more than 72 million hectares of public forests licensed to Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) member companies across Canada.

The CBFA includes 21 forest companies, who are members of FPAC, and nine leading environmental organizations.

Under the CBFA, FPAC members commit to the highest environmental standards of forest management and conservation, while environmental organizations commit to global recognition and support for FPAC members efforts.

• To download the full text of the agreement, click here.
• To download the highlights of the agreement, click here.

 

Click the image to see the map covering the area
of suspended timber harvest in caribou range.

 

Environmental Organizations (ENGOs) Participating in the Agreement:

Canadian Boreal Initiative, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Canopy, David Suzuki Foundation, ForestEthics, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, Pew Environment Group International Boreal Conservation Campaign, and Ivey Foundation

Forestry Companies Participating in the Agreement:

AbitibiBowater Inc., Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., AV Group, Canfor Corporation, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, Cariboo Pulp & Paper Company, Cascades inc., Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., F.F. Soucy Inc., Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership, Kruger Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd., Mercer International, Mill & Timber Products Ltd., NewPage Corporation, Papier Masson Ltée, SFK Pâte, Tembec, Tolko Industries Ltd., West FraserTimber Co. Ltd., and Weyerhaeuser Company Limited — all represented by the Forest Products Association of Canada

 

 

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