Preface

This is the third edition of CSA Z809, Sustainable forest management. It supersedes the previous edition, published in 2002 under the title Sustainable Forest Management: Requirements and Guidance, which superseded both CAN/CSA-Z808, A Sustainable Forest Management System: Guidance Document, and CAN/CSA-Z809, A Sustainable Forest Management System: Specifications Document, published in 1996.

Scope

1.1
This Standard specifies requirements for sustainable forest management (SFM) of a defined forest area (DFA), including requirements for
(a) the management framework;
(b) commitment;
(c) public participation;
(d) performance measures and targets;
(e) the systematic review of actions;
(f) the monitoring of effectiveness; and
(g) continual improvement.

1.2
In CSA Standards, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and "can" is used to express possibility or capability. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.