Government of New Brunswick
performance-evaluation-category

An important component of the Crown land forest management system is the evaluation of Crown Timber Licensee performance against a set of clearly defined forest-wide goals and objectives that are in line with social, environmental, and economic values and principles. Licensee performance is evaluated on both an annual and 5-year basis. The formal 5-year evaluation is conducted by the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (DNRED) and measures licensee performance against a set of outcomes as defined in “Schedule G” (Performance Evaluation Criteria) of the Forest Management Agreement. 

Licensee performance is also evaluated annually by accredited 3rd party auditing firms Sustainable Forestry Initiative – Audit Search. The reports are combined with data collected and analyzed by DNRED and used to prepare the 5-year license performance evaluations.