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Appendix 3: Audit Design Matrix

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TOPIC SUB-TOPIC RSIK CRITERIA
QUESTION SUB-QUESTION
Policy and Forest Policy Forest fires. Does the government Does a strong and • A national land use policy aiming for the sus-
Legislation Illegal logging. have a forest policy continued political tainable use of all natural resources, including
Illegal use of land. ensuring that devel- commitment at the the establishment of a permanent forest base.
Conflict. opment in the forest highest level exist? • A national forest policy forming an integral
sector is effective and part of the national land use policy, assuring a
sustainable? balanced use of forest – one formulated through
a process that seeks the consensus between
all the actors involved: government, local
population, the private sector, and NGOs.
• Information systems with the means to
recognize the full range of forest values and
potentials, with periodic forest-related planning
and assessment of national forest resources.
• A legal/regulatory framework providing an
overall policy framework for conservation and
sustainable management of forests, handling
all aspects of sustainable forest management.
• A legal framework that governs national objec- 51
tives for forestry including production, conserva-
tion protection, and economic investment.
• An economic policy framework and financial
instruments that permit the flow of capital in and
out of the forest sector in response to market
signals and public policy decisions.

Does an agreed forest • Appropriate national and local government
policy (supported by laws and regulations enacted, or revised as
appropriate legislation) needed, to support the established forest
exist, one that is in policy, in harmony with policies, laws, and
harmony with laws regulations in related sectors.
concerning related • Laws and regulations based on analyses
sectors? aimed at solving the country’s forestry
problems and achieving the goals described
in the country’s Forest Policy.
• A legal/regulatory framework maintaining
forest resources and preventing forest
degradation.

Does a mechanism • Provision of adequate funds for research
exist for regularly and monitoring to allow updating of policies.
revising policy in the • Research on evaluation of full economic
light of new circum- benefits (total of marketed and non-marketed
stances and/or goods and services), provided by forests
availability of new primarily managed for timber production,
information? to enable foresters to better state the case
for natural forest management for sustained
timber production.
• A legal/regulatory framework maintaining
forest resources and preventing forest
degradation.

National Forest Biodiversity and Does the govern- Is a National Forest • A legal/regulatory framework allowing for
Inventory ecosystem loss. ment conduct a Inventory carried out collecting and maintaining information about
Forest fires. comprehensive, regularly to collect forest area, growing stocks, and stand
Illegal logging. regular and flexible data on the current descriptions.
Revenue loss. national forest inven- status of national • Area of country’s forest and other wooded
Social problems. tory? forest resources land during certain period (for example 5, 10,
and monitoring any 20 etc. years) is stable or changes in area are
changes in that reasonable. If appropriate, area should be
status? classified according to forest and vegetation
type, ownership structure, age structure,
origin of forest etc.
• Total volume of the growing stock, mean
volume of the growing stock and age structure/
diameter distribution on forest land during
certain period (for example 5, 10, 20 etc. years)
are stable or any changes are reasonable.
If appropriate, forest land should be classified
according to forest and vegetation type, site
classes, ownership structure, and origin of
forest etc.
• There are flexible provisions for inventories
to be broadened to include information not
previously covered, if and when needed.