• Bill Allen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources
• Gail Beggs, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources
• Mike Willick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources
• Ric Symmes, Partnership for Public Lands
• Tim Gray, Partnership for Public Lands
• John Riley, Nature Conservancy (alternate: Ron Reid, Partnership for Public Lands)
• Jim Lopez, Vice President, Tembec Inc.
• Craig McManus, Vice President, Domtar Inc.
• Don Hopkins, General Manager - Woodlands, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

The Ontario Forest Accord Advisory Board (OFAAB) has the task of overseeing the implementation of the terms of the Ontario Forest Accord, the agreement that marked the resolution of Lands for Life. buy clavamox for cats no prescription

The Forest Accord covers a number of key issues, including:

• setting out a mechanism for finishing the protected-areas system in Ontario
• a requirement for the establishment of protected areas and environmental assessment before forestry activities start in the Far Northern Boreal forest vacature arbo
• a process to reform forest policy to better protect wildlife habitat
• an opportunity for the conservation community to have input into forestry activities and a say about potential practices such as spraying, plantations, etc. donate israel

The accord represents a bold new approach to forestry and conservation issues in Ontario. We have only begun to explore its possibilities, so stay tuned.

For further details, check out these related pages:

• OFAAB Interim Report (March 2001)
• Forest Accord, which clarifies the content and commitments in the accord
• For a summary of the proceedings of the OFAAB meetings, visit the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' meeting page.