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Joint administration:
a term referring to the joint powers of the
Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and the Ministry
of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources to enforce the Forest Practices Code.
It is also used to refer to the involvement of the Ministry of Forests and the
Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks in certain aspects of strategic and
operational planning. |
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Judicial review: a review of a decision by a court authorized and
conducted under the Judicial Review Procedure Act primarily concerned
with the fairness of the procedures used to make a decision, whether or not the
decision maker was acting within his or her jurisdiction, and errors of law. |
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Juvenile spacing:
a silvicultural
treatment to reduce the number of trees in young stands, often carried out
before the stems removed are large enough to be used or sold as a forest
product. Prevents stagnation and improves growing conditions for the remaining
crop trees so that at final harvest the end-product quality and value is
increased. Also called precommercial thinning. |