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Appendix 4: Principles and criteria in forestry audits

c) Post-harvest stand management

Post-harvest operations are necessary to assess logging damage, the state of forest regeneration,
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the need for releasing and other silvicultural operations to assure the future timber crops.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
20.1 A legal/regulatory framework setting out requirements for post-harvest forest management.
20.2 A national agency or institutional framework with the capacity to carry out post-harvest inventory, to assess logging damages and success
of reforestation, and if appropriate, to establish the need for silvicultural interventions.

2.3 Forest protection
a) Fire

Forest should be protected from forest fire disasters. A fire management plan should be established for each management unit,
taking into account the degree of risks. The fire management plans may include regular clearing of boundaries between the forest
PRINCIPLE 21 estate and other areas, and between forest blocks within the forest estate. In areas being logged or already logged, additional
safety measures such as restrictions on use of fire, keeping corridors between blocks free of logging debris, etc., should be
specified. Advance warning systems, including those that are satellite based, should be used. 65

POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
21.1 A legal/regulatory framework sets requirements to avoid forest fires, and if appropriate, to prepare and implement a fire management plan.
21.2 A national agency or institutional framework with the capacity to supervise the preparing and implementation of fire management plans.
21.3 A national agency or institutional framework with the capacity to fight forest fires.

b) Chemicals

PRINCIPLE 22 Chemicals, such as the ones used in silvicultural treatment, constitute risks both in term of personnel safety and environment pollution.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
22.1 Instructions for handling and storage of chemicals and waste oils are provided and enforced. Special restrictions are applied near
watercourses and other sensitive areas.

2.4 Legal arrangements
a) Concession agreements

There should be incentives to support long term sustainable forest management for all parties involved. Concessionaires should have
PRINCIPLE 23 the long term viability of their concession provided for (mainly by government controlling access to forest); local population should
benefit from forest management; and government should receive sufficient revenue to continue its forest management operations.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
23.1 Concession legislation is adopted or reinforced to cover the following aspects: the responsibilities and authority of the forest service
and the responsibility of the concessionaires; the size and duration of concession or license; and conditions for renewal and termination.

b) Logging permits and avoidance of illegal activities

Forests should be protected from activities that are incompatible with sustainable timber production, such as illegal logging, inap-
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propriate technology etc.
POSSIBLE CRITERIA:
24.1 A legal/regulatory framework includes measures to avoid illegal logging and illegal timber-trade.
24.2 A national agency or institutional framework with the capacity to protect forests from activities incompatible with sustainable timber production.
24.3 Log-tracking systems, machinery with GPS-equipment, or similar control mechanisms, are established.

24.4 A national agency or institutional framework with the capacity to supervise logging permits.