Plans for the identification and protection of rare, threatened and endangered species. Maps describing the forest resource base including protected planned management activities and land ownership. Description and justification of harvesting techniques and equipment to be used. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Evaluation Team Notes Conformance Notes (C, NC or NA) 7.1.1. FME shall have a valid Note on Criterion 7.1: A forest management plan management plan may (FMP) prepared according to consist of a series of national legislation and a documents, including data written description of the stored digitally, but management objectives (a, e). preferably has one The FMP’s content shall overarching document that address the rest of the address the components of indicators of C7.1. this criterion. Tanzania: The Forests Act (2002) requires a management plan. 7.1.2. A general description of the land use and ownership history of the FMU and adjacent any rights held by others to resources on the FMU, and the socio-economic context for management. 7.1.3. Description of the physical aspects of the forest management area (e.g. features of topography, geomorphology, geology, hydrology, soils, tree species, vegetation, etc.), 7.1.4. A stand level description of the forest resources including area, site type/forest type, soil type, species, age class distribution, height, site class, average diameter (dbh) and volume. 7.1.5. The management Examples: recommendations and - Selection criteria of the procedures of the silvicultural trees to be extracted. system are clearly stated. This - The method of marking the must include a description and trees to be extracted. justification of the - Methods to grant management system and regeneration; species selection, including - Specification of the of silvicultural systems category of personnel
Plans for the identification and protection of rare, threatened and endangered species. Maps describing the forest resource base including protected planned management activities and land ownership. Description and justification of harvesting techniques and equipment to be used. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 7.1.1. FME shall have a valid forest management plan (FMP) prepared according to national legislation and a written description of the management objectives (a, e). The FMP’s content shall address the rest of the indicators of C7.1. Note on Criterion 7.1: A management plan may consist of a series of documents, including data stored digitally, but preferably has one overarching document that address the components of this criterion. Tanzania: The Forests Act (2002) requires a management plan. 7.1.2. A general description of the land use and ownership history of the FMU and adjacent any rights held by others to resources on the FMU, and the socio-economic context for management. 7.1.3. Description of the physical aspects of the forest management area (e.g. features of topography, geomorphology, geology, hydrology, soils, tree species, vegetation, etc.), 7.1.4. A stand level description of the forest resources including area, site type/forest type, soil type, species, age class distribution, height, site class, average diameter (dbh) and volume. 7.1.5. The management recommendations and procedures of the silvicultural system are clearly stated. This must include a description and justification of the management system and species selection, including of silvicultural systems Examples: - Selection criteria of the trees to be extracted. - The method of marking the trees to be extracted. - Methods to grant regeneration; - Specification of the category of personnel