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Evidence Guide: FWPCOT5201 - Implement sustainable forestry practices

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FWPCOT5201 - Implement sustainable forestry practices

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Implement environmentally sustainable forest management strategies

  1. Develop and implement environmentally sustainable strategies for forest management.
  2. Use consultative processes to negotiate and agree on strategy processes, objectives and timelines.
  3. Assess strategies for effectiveness in reducing waste disposal.
  4. Revise strategies to ensure ongoing improvements.
Develop and implement environmentally sustainable strategies for forest management.

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Use consultative processes to negotiate and agree on strategy processes, objectives and timelines.

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Assess strategies for effectiveness in reducing waste disposal.

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Revise strategies to ensure ongoing improvements.

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Manage integrity of water bodies

  1. Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of water bodies in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions
  2. Source and use water from locations other than mains water in line with organisational guidelines.
  3. Manage and optimise use of run-off water and minimise pollutants.
  4. Develop planting strategies to effectively and appropriately use available water supply and manage run-off.
Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of water bodies in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

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Source and use water from locations other than mains water in line with organisational guidelines.

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Manage and optimise use of run-off water and minimise pollutants.

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Develop planting strategies to effectively and appropriately use available water supply and manage run-off.

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Manage integrity of soil

  1. Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of soil in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions
  2. Minimise wind and water erosion by using appropriate species and planting patterns.
  3. Manage nutrients and texture of the soil to maintain soil productivity.
  4. Maintain soil integrity in line with rainfall, irrigation and water strategies in place.
Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of soil in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

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Minimise wind and water erosion by using appropriate species and planting patterns.

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Manage nutrients and texture of the soil to maintain soil productivity.

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Maintain soil integrity in line with rainfall, irrigation and water strategies in place.

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Complete environmental audit

  1. Determine need for an environmental management audit
  2. Conduct environmental management audit in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  3. Cover all environmental considerations relevant to site operations.
  4. Report audit outcomes and develop detailed and verifiable recommendations for improvements to environmental protection practices.
Determine need for an environmental management audit

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Conduct environmental management audit in line with organisational policies and procedures.

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Cover all environmental considerations relevant to site operations.

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Report audit outcomes and develop detailed and verifiable recommendations for improvements to environmental protection practices.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Implement environmentally sustainable forest management strategies

1.1 Develop and implement environmentally sustainable strategies for forest management.

1.2 Use consultative processes to negotiate and agree on strategy processes, objectives and timelines.

1.3 Assess strategies for effectiveness in reducing waste disposal.

1.4 Revise strategies to ensure ongoing improvements.

2. Manage integrity of water bodies

2.1 Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of water bodies in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

2.2 Source and use water from locations other than mains water in line with organisational guidelines.

2.3 Manage and optimise use of run-off water and minimise pollutants.

2.4 Develop planting strategies to effectively and appropriately use available water supply and manage run-off.

3. Manage integrity of soil

3.1 Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of soil in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

3.2 Minimise wind and water erosion by using appropriate species and planting patterns.

3.3 Manage nutrients and texture of the soil to maintain soil productivity.

3.4 Maintain soil integrity in line with rainfall, irrigation and water strategies in place.

4. Complete environmental audit

4.1 Determine need for an environmental management audit

4.2 Conduct environmental management audit in line with organisational policies and procedures.

4.3 Cover all environmental considerations relevant to site operations.

4.4 Report audit outcomes and develop detailed and verifiable recommendations for improvements to environmental protection practices.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Implement environmentally sustainable forest management strategies

1.1 Develop and implement environmentally sustainable strategies for forest management.

1.2 Use consultative processes to negotiate and agree on strategy processes, objectives and timelines.

1.3 Assess strategies for effectiveness in reducing waste disposal.

1.4 Revise strategies to ensure ongoing improvements.

2. Manage integrity of water bodies

2.1 Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of water bodies in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

2.2 Source and use water from locations other than mains water in line with organisational guidelines.

2.3 Manage and optimise use of run-off water and minimise pollutants.

2.4 Develop planting strategies to effectively and appropriately use available water supply and manage run-off.

3. Manage integrity of soil

3.1 Determine appropriate strategies to manage integrity of soil in order to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

3.2 Minimise wind and water erosion by using appropriate species and planting patterns.

3.3 Manage nutrients and texture of the soil to maintain soil productivity.

3.4 Maintain soil integrity in line with rainfall, irrigation and water strategies in place.

4. Complete environmental audit

4.1 Determine need for an environmental management audit

4.2 Conduct environmental management audit in line with organisational policies and procedures.

4.3 Cover all environmental considerations relevant to site operations.

4.4 Report audit outcomes and develop detailed and verifiable recommendations for improvements to environmental protection practices.

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

Develop and document environmentally sustainable forest management strategies for a given forestry operation site.

Incorporate strategies and practices to protect flora, fauna, culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions through managing the following issues:

waste disposal

managing the integrity of water bodies

managing integrity of soil

effective use of irrigation and watering systems

Complete an environmental management audit for a given site where forestry operations are present; report outcomes and document recommendations for improvements to environmental protection practices.

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

Purpose and key content of environmental protection laws applicable to forestry operations.

Key content of current government and industry environmental sustainability initiatives, codes of practice and guidelines.

Environmentally sustainable management strategies and protection practices for forest settings:

minimising temporary, short-term, long-term and permanent damage to natural flora, fauna and landscape

returning the environment to its original or near to original condition on completion of activity

soil and water protection

management of fire and weeds

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste

composting waste

safely cleaning plant, tools and equipment

protecting flora and fauna

maintenance of culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions.

Energy flow and food web frameworks.

Strategies to manage integrity of water bodies including methods to minimise effects of common pollutants on water bodies.

Irrigation and watering strategies that aim to:

minimise evaporation

minimise run-off

accurately deliver water.

Strategies to manage soil integrity, including:

appropriate species and planting patterns to minimise wind and water erosion

methods for managing nutrients and stages of nutrient cycling.

Soil testing processes and results interpretation.

Range of environmental considerations relevant to environmental site audits, including:

topography

water use

waste emissions.

Format, content and use of audit reports.

Organisational and site standards, policies and procedures for sustainable forestry practices.