DISCUSSION FORUM

Once we have staff capacity and the monitoring and evaluation work is shared I think it makes sense to review the following question(s): Are certificate holders engaging in a way that didn't show in the initial monitoring and evaluation? If certificate holders were engaging in some area is there a better way to document impact? Can certificate holders help FSCUS document impact and monitoring with additional datasets? if certificate holders are engaging in ways that didn't show up in the initial monitoring and evaluation. I think that there may be some case studies here as to areas that certificate holders are engaging that is worth documenting when the time comes. I would also like to see this happen prior to any discussions of revising risk or changing mitigation options if possible. Focusing on what was done and the outcomes and if there were or were not gaps seems like an important first focus area.

I think these are working out as well as can be expected. Our business would have difficulty implementing mitigation options other than education since we are a small secondary purchaser at these mills. Partnering with conservation organizations to address and develop educational tools seems like the best way to outreach to both mill log purchasers and log sellers to those mills. Supply control has worked well for direct purchases as we are able to map the areas of specified risk and have our log buyers trained to identify and mitigate any areas of concern. Partnerships are the key here to allow the conservation benefit to expand further than one company could provide alone.

The output of the 2018 meetings, while imperfect in many ways, succeeded in providing a feasible framework for implementation. The output document (the report), however, is a bit of a mess. Much too long, with extensive duplications and overlaps. Very difficult to understand and use. Whether we are able to improve the content or not, I hope that we can produce a much better result this time. Shorter, more clear, and designed for practical understanding and implementation.