Key documents, links
The Report from the Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia (aka the “Lahey Report” the “Forest Practices Review”) was released on Aug 21, 2018 in two volumes:
– An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia: Executive Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
By William Lahey. 82 pages
– An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia: Addendum
“This addendum to Professor William Lahey’s Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia includes background material and supporting documents prepared by the expert advisors who provided assistance to the Review. The writing of each section of this addendum has been led by the named author(s). All sections have been reviewed by other members of the Review team. In addition, this addendum includes an appendix of submissions that were prepared at Prof. Lahey’s request by other individuals and organizations.”
On Nov 30, 2021, Prof Lahey issued a ‘Progress Report’ on L&F/NRR’s implementation of his 2018 recommendations. There are two volumes:
– Independent Evaluation of Implementation of the Forest Practices Report for Nova Scotia
– Attachments to the Independent Evaluation of Implementation of the Forest Practices Report for Nova Scotia
The province maintains a website on Ecological Forestry where they post updates on the implementation of the ‘Lahey Recommendations, chief amongst those, the implementation of a Triad system of Forest Management