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First set of new logging rules become law.

The Government of British Columbia must take the first step towards Ecosystem-based Management by creating new logging laws. All logging practices in the Great Bear Rainforest will be required to meet these new laws.

A plan is in place to shift to the new system of logging

The Province and First Nations need to adopt a clear plan, including on-the-ground milestones, to achieve the full implementation of new logging practices. The logging industry must develop adaptive business plans to ensure successful implementation of these new logging practices by March 2009.

Next milestone: October 2007