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Sustainable Forestry 

 Implementation Guidelines 



The following guidelines are intended to provide measures for evaluating our 

 membership's compliance with the AF&PA Sustainable Forestry Principles. By 

 January 1, 1995, all member companies must agree to adhere to the Sustainable 

 Forestry Principles. During the implementation year of 1995, AF&PA members will 

 develop the programs and practices necessary for adherence to the objectives and 

 measures identified below. By January 1 , 1 996, compliance with the Sustainable 

 Forestry Principles and Implementation Guidelines will be a condition of continued 

 membership in AF&PA. 



The following performance measures are written in the future tense to reflect the 

 underlying premise of the Sustainable Forestry Principles, which is continuous 

 improvement. While AF&PA member companies are committed to continuous 

 improvement and assessment, these principles and guidelines also recognize the 

 sustainable forestry efforts that are underway today throughout the U.S. forest 

 products industry. 



Owing to the wide diversity of forest types and conditions, AF&PA members 

 recognize that implementation guidelines will be most effective if they are tailored to 

 the unique forest conditions at the regional, ownership, or site level. For this reason, 

 AF&PA member companies will individually or collectively — at the site, state, or 

 regional level — adopt performance measures that are most appropriate for the given 

 forest condition, even if they are different from those stated below, provided they are 

 fiilly consistent with or exceed the spirit and intent of the objectives stated in this 

 dociunent. 



