Forest C & I Analytical Framework and Report Workshop May 19 – 21, 2008 Joensuu, Finland Developing Country Application of the Analytical Assessment Tools Ricardo M. Umali Sustainable Ecosystems International Corp. Philippines
Model for an analytical assessment tool of C&I • The word “model” is interpreted and used in two ways. • The first to a designed process for whom and what is to be done in the use of C&I data. • The second to forest audit as a systematic but pragmatic management performance measurement tool. • The focus is on the second “model” and how this is currently applied in the Philippines.
ORIGIN • The Philippines’ C&I is a systematic adaptation of the ITTO model refined within the context of the country’s forestry situation. • Foreign technical assistance • Product of consultations amongst relevant government agencies and forest stakeholders
Criterion #1 Enabling Conditions for Sustainable Forest Management (Legal, policy, and institutional framework) Criterion #7 Criterion #2 Economic, Social, and Extent and Cultural Aspects Condition of Forests (Socio-economic functions) (Extent of forest resources) Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests … the process of managing forest to achieve one or more clearly specified objectives of management with regard to the production of a continuous flow of desired forest products and services without undue reduction of its Criterion #6 Criterion #3 inherent values and future productivity and Soil & Water Protection without undue undesirable effects on the Forest Ecosystem Health physical and social environment. ( Protective functions ) ( Forest health and vitality) Criterion #5 Criterion #4 Biological Forest Production Diversity (Production functions of forest resources) (Biological diversity)
PHILIPPINE INDICATORS Criterion 1 has a total of ten (11) indicators and mainly descriptive in nature. Criterion 2 is composed of Six (6) indicators. In Criterion 3, there are two (2) indicators identified. Criterion 4 has a total of twelve (12) indicators that were designed relate to the flow of forest produce. There are a total of seven (7) indicators that were identified in Criterion 5. Criterion 6 is composed of five (5) indicators and a total of fourteen (14) indicators identified for Criterion 7. A total of 56 indicators compose the Philippine C and I. These are all applicable at the national level. At the FMU level 52 indicators are considered appropriate for the Philippine forestry situation .
C&I APPLICATION For reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and For reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and decision- -making at the national, local, and making at the national, local, and decision management unit levels management unit levels Government regulation for FMU performance Government regulation for FMU performance evaluation (analytical assessment tool, forest evaluation (analytical assessment tool, forest audit) audit) As management tool for decision- -making of making of As management tool for decision forest managers and communities, preparation of forest managers and communities, preparation of plans (SFM and operations) plans (SFM and operations)
NATIONAL LEVEL REPORTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms (a-b) Summary of Highlights (i-xiv) Questionnaire (1-38) Criterion 1: Enabling Conditions for Sustainable Forest Management 1 Criterion 2: Forest Resource Security 12 Criterion 3: Forest Ecosystem Health and Condition 15 Criterion 4: Flow of Forest Products 17 Criterion 5: Biological Diversity 25 Criterion 6: Soil and Water 30 Criterion 7: Economic, Social and Cultural Aspects 32
National Level Progress of SFM Key Indicators TOWARDS SFM AWAY FROM SFM � Resource base � Integrated land use plans � Policy And legal framework � Permanent forest estate � Institutional framework � Forest investment � Information management � Forest protection � IEC for awareness � Damage by human activity � Resource assessment � Monitoring and evaluation � Planning procedures � Ecosystem diversity � Long-term strategies � IUCN species � Management guidelines � Soil / water conservation � Harvesting procedures � GDP and other economic � Participation of contribution communities / IPs � Forestry employment � Forest dependents � Wood production � Conservation procedures � Timber trade � Reduced impact logging � Processing efficiency
NATIONAL REPORTS • Submitted to international organizations like the ITTO and United Nations bodies and processes as commitment to SFM. • Provide effective forest management tools for the country reporting of progress on SFM at national and FMU levels, determination of indicators and other factors hampering SFM, and identification and formulation of remedial measures to achieve goals and targets on SFM and Objective 2000 commitment to ITTO. • It is anticipated that in the near future there will be a common harmonized framework and format for C&I reports and data requirements.
NATIONAL DECISION-MAKING • The C&I framework is used in DENR-FMB fundamental policies, plans and guidelines such as the Revised Master Plan of the Forestry Sector, Omnibus Forestry Guidelines, Government Plan of Action (GPOA), and the Forest Logic Model. • These national guidelines, considered as road map for forestry management and development in the Philippines, used C&I as basis for monitoring and evaluation of priority projects and the impacts of forest intervention. • Proposed afforestation and reforestation projects applying for host country approval under the Clean Development Mechanism are evaluated against the Philippines’ C&I
Changes in the extent (area) of the permanent forest estate � The Philippine Forestry Statistics of 2003 indicate that actual forest forest � The Philippine Forestry Statistics of 2003 indicate that actual cover is around 7.168 million hectares or 24 % of total land area of the a of the cover is around 7.168 million hectares or 24 % of total land are country. In the baseline report the forest cover remained const country. In the baseline report the forest cover remained constant at ant at 5.4 million hectares or 18% of total land area since there was no new o new 5.4 million hectares or 18% of total land area since there was n inventory or assessment conducted since 1997. Recently, the FMB and and inventory or assessment conducted since 1997. Recently, the FMB NAMRIA, both DENR agencies, interpreted and classified LANDSAT NAMRIA, both DENR agencies, interpreted and classified LANDSAT TM images from 2001 TM images from 2001- -2003 to come out with this new estimate. 2003 to come out with this new estimate. � � Due to the methodology of using satellite imagery to inventory forest orest Due to the methodology of using satellite imagery to inventory f cover, the estimated 7.168 million hectares of forests can be broken oken cover, the estimated 7.168 million hectares of forests can be br down into the following main categories: Closed forest, 2.5 million lion down into the following main categories: Closed forest, 2.5 mil hectares; Open forest, 3.58 million hectares; Mangrove, 155 thou hectares; Open forest, 3.58 million hectares; Mangrove, 155 thousand sand hectares; and Plantations, 274 thousand hectares. The closed and open d open hectares; and Plantations, 274 thousand hectares. The closed an forests are further subdivided into forest types of broadleaf, mixed, ixed, forests are further subdivided into forest types of broadleaf, m and coniferous. Plantation are classified further into broadleaf, f, and coniferous. Plantation are classified further into broadlea coniferous, and mangrove. coniferous, and mangrove.
Analytical tool for forest evaluation at FMU level • The forest audit system of SFM at the FMU level has been developed as the main analytical tool for the evaluation of performance and monitoring of FMUs. • It is an internal audit by independent forest auditors to assess SFM performance and to serve as management tool to FMU managers by providing remedial measures to indicators and criteria that fail in meeting norms for SFM. • The Philippine C&I system is used for auditing SFM performance of the FMU. All 7 criteria and 52 indicators applicable to the country will be audited.
GUIDELINES FOR AUDITING SYSTEM FOR ITTO C&I PRESENTED BY: INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION
AUDIT TERMS Forest audit simply means the examination of existing evidences and data on various aspects of SFM to determine if they comply with required audit norms. A Norm is the reference value of the indicator and is established for use as a rule or a basis for comparison. By comparing the norm with the actual measured value; the result demonstrates the degree of fulfillment of a criterion and a compliance with a principle. A Verifier is the source of information for the indicator or for the reference value for the indicator.
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