Forest licence
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a forest licence allows orderly timber harvest over a portion ofa sustained yield management unit, and the timely reforestation of harvested areasaccording to a strategic resource management plan prepared by the Forest Service for eachtimber supply area. The licence has a term of 15 to 20 years, generally replaceable everyfive years (some are non-replaceable) and operating areas that shift over time. Once anarea is harvested and reforested the licensee moves to another part of the timber supplyarea. A forest licence specifies an annual allowable cut, requires a management andworking plan, and specified management activities. [Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]
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