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EBM Element:

Operational Tools

Most forest management involves disturbance. Some planned activities are meant to create disturbance of different types and severities. Others mitigate or avoid disturbance. These activities function in isolation today. The EBM ideal gathers and coordinates disturbance tools into a single “disturbance plan”.

Operational Tools Case Study

The 'Operational Tools' Journey

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EBM Pillar
EBM Element
No EBM
Transition Type
Full EBM
Process
Operational Tools
As required
Additive
Disturbance plan
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Challenges &
Opportunities to EBM

Operational Tools

Disturbance tools tend to be highly correlated with management jurisdiction. Harvest is used in Forest Management Areas, prescribed and managed fire in Protected Areas, and unmanaged fire or suppression are disturbances/tools in non-commercial forests. The challenge is to integrate these tools more fluidly among jurisdictions so that outcomes more closely reflect natural patterns.

Aerial photograph of a forest fire and smoke plume

Photo credit: fRI Research

The 4 Classes of EBM
EBM Wheel

The EBM Journey

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The journey is the process of supporting and sharing knowledge that will allow us to shift current forestry management towards EBM

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Partners
Who are we working with as we manage?
Neighbours
Role of Regulators
Decision-Making
Process
How do we conduct our work?
Operational Tools
Monitoring
Knowledge Acquisition
Strategy
Why are we managing the resource?
Role of NRV
Management Focus
Ecosystem Components
Benchmarks
What are we trying to achieve?
Defining NRV
Incorporating Variation
Defining Targets