Indicator 22 – Management capacity

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Note: This indicator will be addressed fully, with detailed information and an assessment, in a future edition of the report.

Without adequate management capacity, sustainable forest management is not achievable.

Managing British Columbia’s forests requires substantial management capacity in the form of personnel, extensive infrastructure, effective management plans and financial resources.
B.C.’s government has a long history of leveraging its management capacity by sharing management responsibility with the forest industry and, more recently, local communities and First Nations.
All personnel, from tree planters to forest-level planners, have specialized skills and knowledge that must be continually updated.
The size of B.C.’s forest land base requires the development and maintenance of an extensive network of roads, air transport, and communications systems.
Management plans help ensure the protection and productivity of forests, identification and integration of land uses, orderly resource development, and consideration of different rights and perspectives.
Management capacity depends on adequate financial resources, takes a long time to develop and requires ongoing effort to maintain.

Economic pressures can reduce the management efforts of both government and industry (see Silviculture, Forest products). Differing stakeholder perspectives can create significant challenges for management (see First Nations involvement, Public involvement).
The level of management capacity affects outcomes for all environmental, economic, social and governance aspects of forest management (see all other indicators).
Management responses include new roles and responsibilities (see Law), long-term development of human resources, improved planning methods and research (see Knowledge).

Related international and national indicators: MP 6.3.a, 7.2.b, 7.2.c, 7.2.d; CCFM (none)


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