The ABCFP is pleased that the Forest Practices Board (FPB) has started this important conversation on professional reliance.
And, like the FPB, we continue to hear comments that suggest there is confusion regarding the application of professional reliance… The problem is there are incompatible expectations from professions, employers and stakeholders regarding what outcomes professional reliance can deliver. We can provide four reasons for this. First, while we do have land-use plans in many areas of the province they do not provide clear objectives or public preferences at the regional or, when required, local levels. … Second, professional reliance is not the panacea for everything in forestry…
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