Etat des lieux de la gouvernance forestière à Madagascar - PROFOR
Etat des lieux de la gouvernance forestière à Madagascar - PROFOR
Etat des lieux de la gouvernance forestière à Madagascar - PROFOR
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PILLAR 2: PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES<br />
38) Do <strong>la</strong>ws give stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs opportunities for input in the creation of forest policies, public 2<br />
forest management p<strong>la</strong>ns, and subsidiary rules?<br />
39) For people who are affected by forest policy, are there any formal mechanisms for them 1<br />
to influence it?<br />
40) For public forests, are consultations with stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs carried out and is the feedback 0<br />
used in <strong>de</strong>cision making?<br />
41) To what extent is participation in forestry <strong>de</strong>cision-making processes gen<strong>de</strong>r sensitive? 0<br />
42) What is the extent to which government engages with, creates space for, and supports 1<br />
the participation of civil society, indigenous peoples (IPs), and forest-<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt<br />
communities in forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted p<strong>la</strong>nning and <strong>de</strong>cision making?<br />
43) Do governments (at all levels) have capacity to engage stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs on forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted 1<br />
<strong>de</strong>cision-making processes and implementation?<br />
44) Are there practical and effective avenues for stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs to seek review or<br />
1<br />
reconsi<strong>de</strong>ration of the <strong>de</strong>cisions of the forest agency?<br />
45) Does the legal framework support public access to information about forestry + user 2<br />
friendly format ?<br />
46) Does the legal framework provi<strong>de</strong> for sanctions in case of failures of agencies to meet 1<br />
their obligations to disclose information?<br />
47) Do relevant authorities give public notice of proposed forest policies, programs, <strong>la</strong>ws, and 1<br />
projects?<br />
48) Are inventory data, management p<strong>la</strong>ns, <strong>la</strong>ws, and budgets for government-owned forests 0<br />
easily accessible to the public in a user-friendly format?<br />
49) Are concession and sale allocation processes transparent and free of corruption? 2<br />
50) Does the government have a transparent, credible, and comprehensive system of tracking 2<br />
its revenues and expenditures in the sector?<br />
51) Are the monitors and evaluators of forestry agencies’ activities in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt of the people 2<br />
whose activities they monitor?<br />
52) Are the internal monitors and evaluators of forestry agencies’ activities in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt of 0<br />
the people whose activities they monitor?<br />
53) Are routine performance evaluations carried out for all forest officials? 2<br />
54) Are forest agency officials held accountable if they fail to perform their duties or fail to act 2<br />
<strong>la</strong>wfully?<br />
55) Do private agencies, corporate entities, businesses, and civil society organizations<br />
2<br />
operating in the forest sector function in an open and transparent manner with adherence to<br />
the rule of <strong>la</strong>w?<br />
56) Is the forest agency free from political interference? 2<br />
57) Do political appointees fill technical posts in the forest agencies? 0<br />
58) Does the forest sector have credible, strong, and in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt civil society organizations, 2<br />
including monitors and watchdogs?<br />
59) Do stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs have the capacity to be actively involved in forest management and 2<br />
p<strong>la</strong>nning?<br />
60) Have <strong>la</strong>rge private sector actors in the forest sector (including banks) adopted and<br />
1<br />
implemented voluntary environmental and social safeguards?<br />
61) Do forest industries (private operators like sawmillers, timber <strong>de</strong>alers, etc.) have a private 0<br />
co<strong>de</strong> of conduct, including provisions against participating in corruption?<br />
62) Does the government encourage corporate entities and businesses operating in the forest 0<br />
sector to comply with recommen<strong>de</strong>d international co<strong><strong>de</strong>s</strong> of conduct and standards and<br />
safeguards?<br />
63) Does government support the adoption of certification and use of chain of custody<br />
2<br />
systems?<br />
64) Are the media in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt and free to publish reports on forests and their management 2<br />
in a format wi<strong>de</strong>ly accessible to the public?<br />
65) Are forest agency budgets reviewed and revised on a regu<strong>la</strong>r schedule? 1<br />
66) Do all public forests have current valid management p<strong>la</strong>ns? 2<br />
67) Are there checks and ba<strong>la</strong>nces that discourage rapid and arbitrary changes in forest <strong>la</strong>ws, 2<br />
policies, and p<strong>la</strong>ns?<br />
68) Does the government use supply and <strong>de</strong>mand information in making forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted<br />
0<br />
<strong>de</strong>cisions?<br />
69) Does the government’s <strong>de</strong>cision making give consi<strong>de</strong>ration to non-marketed goods and 2<br />
services that are closely re<strong>la</strong>ted to forest resources, such as ecosystem integrity, water<br />
quality, or cultural resources?