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Appendix 3: Audit Design Matrix

RESEARCHABLE RESEARCHABLE
TOPIC SUB-TOPIC RSIK CRITERIA
QUESTION SUB-QUESTION
Does the yield • A legal/regulatory framework describing
regulation exist? methods of calculating Annual Allowable Cut
(AAC) should be made compulsory for each
forest management unit.
• In order to ensure a sustained production
of timber from each forest management unit,
a reliable method for controlling timber yield
must be adopted.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to carry out supervision of
timber yield and to compare it with timber
replacement levels.
• The rate of harvest of forest products should
not exceed levels which can be permanently
sustained. If appropriate, yield and replacement
should be analyzed according to forest types,
tree species, ownership, origin of forest etc.
There should be balance between growth and 55
removals of wood and non-wood forest
products over an appropriate period
(for example, 3, 5 or 10 years).
• Regular reviews of AAC occur (5-yearly) in
order to take account of replacement of original
forests by managed forests and the transfer
of conversion forest to other uses. In the longer
term, stand modeling should be introduced to
ensure efficient and responsible yield regulation.

Does biodiversity Does forest manage- • A legal/regulatory framework ensuring
conservation exist in ment in production that management planning takes into account
production forests? forests take maintaining or re-establishing biodiversity
into consideration in production forests.
aspects of • A legal/regulatory framework to provide
biodiversity for legal instruments to order appropriate
protection? regeneration of managed forests.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to maintain, conserve and
appropriately enhance biological diversity at
the ecosystem and species levels in production
forests.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to conduct inventories on the
proportion of land covered by trees significantly
older than the acceptable age of exploitation.
• A national agency or institutional framework
with the capacity to conduct inventories and/or
assessments on bio-indicators.
• Special inventories to show that legal
requirements for protecting biodiversity in
production forests are followed and elements
important for biodiversity are maintained.
Does a working Does the working • A national agency or institutional framework
plan exist in field plan guarantee with the capacity to supervise preparing and
operations? the respect of implementing working plans.
environmental • Management inventories needed for
standards in preparation of working plans for each forest
field operations? management unit, supported by detailed
maps, are made.
• working plans are prepared and implemented.