Independent Monitoring: A Practical Manual

Table 1: Defi nitions of common terms in the forestry sectorTerm Definition Name in Rep. Congo Other name (Cameroon) Specific featuresaccording to thecountries’ legislationFielddocumentsDocuments that recordthe actual felling at alogging siteCarnet de chantier, stamped bythe appropriate administrativeauthorityCarnet de chantier / DF10The format differs fromcountry to country. InCameroon, for example,it is provided by theadministration while in theCongo it is the operatorwho produces this recordForestconcessionArea covered by alogging agreementConcession forestière (une unitéforestière d’aménagement)(forest concession/forestmanagement unit/FMU)Concession forestière (includes oneor more forest management unit(s))The number of forest unitsthat form the concessionInventoryActivity of locatingand counting saleablestanding trees andspecies in the differentplots within a cuttingareaInventaire nationale (nationalinventory), inventaire de coupe(cutting inventory) (systematiccounting of species over 5% ofthe logging plots)Inventaire forestier (forest inventory)(inventaire d’aménagementet inventaire d’exploitation)(management inventory and logginginventory)Each kind of inventory isdone in accordance withrules set by the forestryadministrationSmallLoggingPermit (SLP)Area in which timelimitedlogging isauthorised for reasons ofdevelopmentPetit Titre d’Exploitation/PTE(autorisation de déboisement,permis de coupe des bois deplantations, permis spéciaux)(logging authorisation, fellingpermit for plantation wood,special permitPTE (permis d’exploitation des boisd’œuvre et de chauffage, autorisationpersonnelle de coupe, et bois récoltédans le cadre du droit d’usage,autorisations de récupération etd’enlèvement de bois) (loggingpermit for lumber and fi rewood,personal felling authorisation, andwood harvested in the context of userights, authorisations to recover andremove wood)The duration and methodof allocation differ fromcountry to countrySawmillrecordsDocuments recordingvolumes and speciesentering and beingprocessed in the sawmillRegistre usine (entrée et sortie)Sawmill records (entry and exit)Carnet entrée usine (Sawmill EntryRecords)The template differs fromcountry to country, asdoes the purpose. InCameroon, these areused for calculating exporttaxes; in Congo, forstatistical purposes relatedto productionTransportdocument(waybill)Document requiredbefore any cut woodcan be moved from anapproved logging siteFeuille de route, or allocationdecision in the case of specialpermitsLettre de voitureThe format differs fromcountry to country. InCameroon, for example,this is provided by theadministration while in theCongo it is produced bythe operatorAnnualCuttingAuthorisationPermission given by theforestry administrationfor felling operations overthe course of a year, forestablished species andquantities. Authorisationsto extend the durationof felling are sometimesissuedAutorisation de coupe annuelle,Autorisation d’achèvement,Autorisation de coupe provisoire,Autorisation de coupe desessences de promotion (Annualcutting authorisation, Completionauthorisation, Provisional cuttingauthorisation, Authorisation tofell promotional species)Certifi cate annuel de coupe (Annualcutting certifi cate)The kind of fellingauthorisation variesdepending on its purpose(for example, extendingthe duration of felling)ExportdocumentDocument necessaryfor exporting forestproductsFeuille de spécifi cation(Specifi cation sheet)Bulletin de spécifi cation(Specifi cation bulletin)The information containedin the document is thesame5