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Appendix 3: Audit Design Matrix

RESEARCHABLE RESEARCHABLE
TOPIC SUB-TOPIC RSIK CRITERIA
QUESTION SUB-QUESTION
Soil and Biodiversity and Does forest Does forest • A legal/regulatory framework provides for
water protection ecosystem loss. management management legal instruments to regulate or limit forest
Disaster. damage soils and damage soils and management practices in areas with vulnerable
Damage to water water resources? water resources? soils in favor of water conservation or protection
management. of water resources.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to strengthen institutional
instruments to regulate or limit forest
management practice in favor of soil and water
protection, and to effectively supervise it .
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to conduct inventories and
research on soil erosion and water quality.
• Special inventories to show that implemented
measures supporting soil and water protection
have appropriate results. If not, then a national
agency or institutional framework has an action
plan to improve the situation. 53
• If appropriate, a legal /regulatory framework
setting out requirements for technology used
in forest management operations.

Forest Ownership Biodiversity and Does the government Does the regulation • A legal/regulatory framework that clarifies
ecosystem loss. also regulate privately and rule equally property rights and obligations, and provides
Forest fires. owned or customarily regulate national for appropriate land tenure arrangements.
Illegal logging. held forest? forest and privately • A legal/regulatory framework that clarifies
Illegal use of land. owned or customarily participation opportunities of local communities
Conflict. held forest? and other stakeholders in forest management
Revenue loss. planning and operations.

National Forest Illegal use of land Is sustainable forest Is there any national • A national agency or institutional framework
Service management under- agency or institu- with the capacity to provide guidelines for
taken by adequate tional framework national plans or programs.
institutions and capable of manag- • A national agency or institutional framework
personnel? ing the government with the capacity to undertake and develop
forest estate and regular assessment of forest resources.
assisting in the man- • A national agency or institutional framework
agement of private with the capacity to develop programs for
and customarily held enhancing the use of forest products for energy.
forests, according • A national agency or institutional framework
to the objectives laid with the capacity to develop mechanisms
in the national forest for controlling the occurrence of serious forest
policy? damage.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to analyze changes in forest
area, growing stock, age structure, diameter
distribution etc.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to integrate land-use planning
and forest management.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to provide assistance to
customary rights holders and private forest
owners to manage the forest sustainability.