FSC Forest Certification

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Social Concern
The enterprise is a partner of the
city halls in the road
maintenance process.
The assessment team realized that the FME develops partnership
with the city halls of the towns that are under its forest
management coverage for maintenance of the FMU external roads.
It favors both the communities and the neighbors. The roads that
give access to the FMU are in excellent conditions.
The enterprise gives priority on
hiring people who live in the
towns and in the neighboring
communities.
The assessment team realized that the FME human resources
department has specific procedures which are meant to give priority
on hiring workforce from the towns that are under the forest
management coverage – mainly the neighboring communities. There
is a monitoring system in place to monitor the workforce origin to
demonstrate that most cooperators are from the FME actuating
region. The assessment team interviewed the cooperators and it was
realized that most of them come from the region.
Environmental Concerns
The enterprise keeps
maintenance of roads and
accesses upon finalization of the
harvesting activities and/or
during the implementation of
the forest maintenance
operations.
The assessment team interviewed the staff in the field and it was
realized that the FME is concerned with the maintenance of its
roads. Road preservation structures, such as water contention boxes
and cleaned channels, are available in the areas that were inspected.
This concern with the road maintenance is reflected in the
preoccupation in preserving rivers and PPAs that occur in the FMU.
4. Results of the Evaluation
Table 4.1 below, contains the evaluation team’s findings as to the strengths and weaknesses of the
subject forest management operation relative to the FSC Principles of forest stewardship. Weaknesses
are noted as Corrective Action Requests (CARs) related to each principle.
4.1 Notable Strengths and Weaknesses of the FME Relative to the FSC P&C.
Principle / Subject Area
Strengths Relative to the Standard
Weaknesses Relative to the
Standard
P1: FSC Commitment
and Legal Compliance
There is a well structure system to
control and keep records of illegal
activities that took place in the FMU.
All the operational activities, except
timber loading & transporting, are
undertaken by the FME direct staff.
According to the service provision
contract requirements, the FME
receives documents from the third-
party enterprises on a monthly basis,
such as taxes payment demonstrative
and payslip, etc. However, such
paperwork is not analyzed to confirm
that these documents are aligned to
the pertinent legislation. Minor CAR
2017-01
P2: Tenure & Use
There are no land ownership
Updated legal land use and