In recognition of a shared interest in the healthy sustainability of Chile’s native forests, the undersigned companies (Companies) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have agreed to participate in an ongoing constructive process, based upon respect and mutually agreed-upon goals. NGOs recognize the leadership that CMPC and Arauco have in the chilean forestry industry and in supporting high plantation management standards. Companies have approved written, public Non Substitution Declarations and associated implementation procedures. These declarations include a commitment not to promote substitution by others and have become part of CMPC’s and Arauco’s existing environmental management systems. The process of monitoring the compliance with these declarations and implementation procedures will be open with a high degree of transparency and public disclosure, including reasonable observations by third parties. CMPC and Arauco currently have a policy not to harvest trees from native forested lands they own in Chile, and they have established a significant and important part of their plantations over eroded lands. Several years ago, CMPC and Arauco each established world class native forest conservation projects in Chile including Parque Alessandri (CMPC) and Parque Oncol (Arauco). Companies have also begun the process of Conservation Assessment for native forested lands owned by CMPC and Arauco in Chile, according to terms agreed with the NGOs. These initiatives reflect CMPC’s and Arauco’s interest in protecting Chile’s native forests. Companies recognize that collaborating with the NGOs on the Conservation Assessments can help them continue their commitment to environmental responsibility and to provide for the protection of native forests in Chile as they are defined, identified and mapped. NGOs recognize that collaborating with the Companies can help to protect Chile’s endangered forests and to develop more ecologically and socially sensitive management of Chile’s plantations. CMPC Maderas S.A. Arauco Wood Products Inc. ForestEthics, Rainforest Action Network, NRDC, Greenpeace USA, American Lands Alliance The Home Depot Malu Sierra, Defensores del Bosque Chileno Gonzalo Villarino, Greenpeace – Chile Bernardo Reyes, Instituto de Ecología Política Fundación Terram Fernando Ramírez, Bosque Antiguo - Chile