owners are made aware of the lease conditions. Records of all disputes (resolved, on-going, and yet to be resolved) shall be maintained. 3.1.4. The FME shall Interviews with comply with any indigenous peoples or applicable clauses of representatives treaties, contracts, and Evidence of compliance other agreements observed in the field or established with through documentation indigenous peoples. associated with agreements. 3.2 Forest management shall not threaten or diminish, either directly or indirectly, the resources or tenure rights of indigenous peoples. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Evaluation Team Notes Conformance Notes (C, NC or NA) 3.2.1. The FME Documented identify and record any agreements impacts that its Identification of rights management activities and resources on maps have on the rights and and in the field. resources of indigenous communities. Note: if there are no indigenous peoples with rights or resources impacted by the FME’s management activities, Criterion 3.2 is not applicable. Fiji Draft Standard (2008): Interviews with 3.2.2 The FME shall indigenous communities facilitate the formulation Agreements, MOUs, etc. and implementation of Community Participatory Community Management Plan Management Plans which Monitoring reports of shall contain clear objectives or goals for environmental impact protection & conservation study - recommended of flora & fauna within the every 5-10 years resource owners’ and local communities’ forest area. The implementation of Community Management Plans shall be regularly monitored and updated.
owners are made aware of the lease conditions. Records of all disputes (resolved, on-going, and yet to be resolved) shall be maintained. 3.1.4. The FME shall comply with any applicable clauses of treaties, contracts, and other agreements established with indigenous peoples. Interviews with indigenous peoples or representatives Evidence of compliance observed in the field or through documentation associated with agreements. 3.2 Forest management shall not threaten or diminish, either directly or indirectly, the resources or tenure rights of indigenous peoples. Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 3.2.1. The FME identify and record any impacts that its management activities have on the rights and resources of indigenous communities. Documented agreements Identification of rights and resources on maps and in the field. Note: if there are no indigenous peoples with rights or resources impacted by the FME’s management activities, Criterion 3.2 is not applicable. Fiji Draft Standard (2008): 3.2.2 The FME shall facilitate the formulation and implementation of Participatory Community Management Plans which shall contain clear objectives or goals for protection & conservation of flora & fauna within the resource owners’ and local communities’ forest area. The implementation of Community Management Plans shall be regularly monitored and updated. Interviews with indigenous communities Agreements, MOUs, etc. Community Management Plan Monitoring reports of impact study - recommended every 5-10 years environmental
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