PILLAR 3: IMPLEMENTATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND COMPLIANCE 70) Are the agency’s mission statement, strategy, or goals wi<strong>de</strong>ly disseminated to agency 2 staff at all levels? 71) Do forest agencies only hire people whose qualifications match advertised job 2 <strong><strong>de</strong>s</strong>criptions? 72) Is the sa<strong>la</strong>ry and benefit package for agency staff a<strong>de</strong>quate to attract and retain 2 competent staff? 73) Do the agencies’ field foresters have the capacity to oversee the areas assigned to them? 2 74) Is there a system for assessing the impacts and outcomes of public forestry 1 expenditures? 75) Do stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs perceive the forest agency as being trustworthy and competent? 0 76) Does the agency record and report its management activities? 2 77) Has the forest agency adopted a management system for quality assurance, such as ISO 0 certification? 78) Do forest agencies use information technology (e.g., computers and appropriate 0 software, GPS, GIS) appropriately to carry out their responsibilities? 79) Is the forest inventory and growth information comprehensive (all you need for its 2 application), up-to-date (according to accepted cycles), and used in <strong>de</strong>cision making and p<strong>la</strong>nning by the agency? 80) When the agency monitors its forest management practices, is the monitoring 0 comprehensive and transparent? 81) Is the permanent sample plot (PSP) network a<strong>de</strong>quate and well monitored? 0 82) Does the forest agency practice adaptive management? 2 83) Are the collection, sharing, and redistribution of forest taxes, royalties, charges, and 2 rents effective? 84) Is the government actively pursuing sustainable management of forests? 2 85) Is the government fully implementing the forest <strong>la</strong>ws? 2 86) Does the forest agency’s spending follow its published budget? 0 87) Do forest agencies implement existing management p<strong>la</strong>ns for public forests? 1 88) Are training and education services offered at times, p<strong>la</strong>ces, and in formats that are 2 appropriate for the public? 89) How does forest technology in the country compare to the “global best practices,” 0 particu<strong>la</strong>rly with regard to minimizing costs and wastes? 90) Is the timber market competitive? 0 91) Are market-based incentive schemes for forest markets achieving their objectives 1 including encouraging private sector investments? 92) Do private actors looking to invest in the forestry sector have a<strong>de</strong>quate access to 0 capital? 93) Are there research or promotional programs for use of lesser known species and 1 improved use of other forest products? 94) Are command and control approaches applied to forest markets achieving their 1 objectives? 95) Are the sanctions for forest offences <strong>la</strong>rge enough and graduated to fit the offense? 2 96)Does the government’s forest <strong>la</strong>w enforcement strategy inclu<strong>de</strong> effective measures for 2 prevention, <strong>de</strong>tection, and suppression of forest crimes? 97) Are reports of serious forest crimes routinely investigated? 2 98) Does the government have a<strong>de</strong>quate capacity to address forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted crimes and 2 illegal activities? 99) Does the government effort against forest crimes cover the whole forest supply chain, 2 including transport, processing, and tra<strong>de</strong>? 100) Does the government track the level of criminal activity in the sector? 0 101) Are prosecutors and judges knowledgeable about the effects of forest offenses and 2 supportive of suppression of illegal activities? 102) Can a person, including someone outsi<strong>de</strong> of the community or nation, rely on and seek 2 enforcement of forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted contracts? 103) Are the <strong>de</strong>cisions of judges and arbitrators enforced? 2 104) Are forest boundaries clearly surveyed and <strong>de</strong>marcated on the ground? 1 105) Can an individual, including a person from outsi<strong>de</strong> the community, readily i<strong>de</strong>ntify who 0 holds rights to forest<strong>la</strong>nd? 106) Are property rights records complete and free of fraud? 0 107) Are there serious conflicts between the state and stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs that interfere with 2 forest use? 108) Are there serious conflicts between different communities and user groups in the 1 context of forest access and use? 109) Do conflicts over forest resource use and management tend to persist or do they get 2 resolved? 110) Are informal ways of resolving conflicts over forest resources and management wi<strong>de</strong>ly 0 used? 111) When the government extinguishes rights to <strong>la</strong>nd, are the affected rights-hol<strong>de</strong>rs 0 provi<strong>de</strong>d fair compensation? 112) Can people rely on the stability and security of rights to forest resources to p<strong>la</strong>n 2 activities? 113) Do forest <strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt communities have secure access to the resources that they 2 <strong>de</strong>pend on? 114) To what extent are forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted activities of national and sub-national governments 0 coordinated and mutually supportive? 115) If the government has more than one agency that is responsible for forests, to what 1 extent are those agencies’ actions coordinated and mutually supportive? 116) Is there inter- and intra-agency coordination to combat forest crime? 2 117) Do mechanisms within the government to address cross-sectoral forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted policy, 2 p<strong>la</strong>nning, or practice issues function well? 118) Are forest offen<strong>de</strong>rs treated legally and in a humane manner? 0 119) Are environmental <strong>la</strong>ws enforced in the forest sector? 0 120) Are <strong>la</strong>bor and safety <strong>la</strong>ws enforced in the forest sector? 0 121) Is the country implementing key forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted conventions (CITES, Convention on 2 Biological Diversity, Convention on Combating Desertification, Ramsar (Wet<strong>la</strong>nds)), and key regional agreements? 122) Does the country participate in regional col<strong>la</strong>boration (whether issue-specific or general 0 forestry col<strong>la</strong>boration) on forest management? 123) Does the country participate in regional col<strong>la</strong>boration (whether issue-specific or general 1 forestry col<strong>la</strong>boration) on forest <strong>la</strong>w enforcement? 124) Are forest-re<strong>la</strong>ted procurement rules in the public sector, effectively implemented? 0 125) Do the forest agency’s co<strong>de</strong> of conduct and staff training explicitly address corruption 2 and bribery? 126) Do private sector operators in the forest sector have a reputation for being honest and 0 trustworthy? 127) Does the public have an opportunity to report corrupt practices to an appropriate 1 authority? 128) Do comp<strong>la</strong>ints of alleged forest corruption lead to investigation and appropriate 2 sanctions? 129) Are regu<strong>la</strong>r audits of the forest agencies un<strong>de</strong>rtaken and is action taken on the 0 findings? 130) Are the systems for forest revenue collection, expenditure, budgeting, accounting, 2 redistribution, and audit resistant to corruption?
Annexe VIII: Document préparatoire à l’atelier