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DATA & INFORMATIONINDICATOR DEFINITION VERIFIER

SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF

VERIFICATION/SAMPLING

P1.1

Land assurance as timber

estate area.

The suitability of a management unit area withland utilization procedure (Forest-Use

Procedure/TGH, Provincial Area-UsePlan/RTRWP, Present Land-Use/PLU) from thebeginning until the minimum length of usage time

will provide assurance to the area used. To givefurther judicial assurance on land-use and reduce

future land-use conflicts, every change in forestfunction caused by changes in land-useprocedure must be reappointed as soon as

possible.

1. The status of land function ina management unit area, in

accordance with land-useprocedure and its alteration(size and frequency).

2. Completion of boundary

positioning.

3. Conditions of the boundary

poles in the field (position,physical type and condition).

4. Boundary positioning/participative mapping

1. Decree ofmanagement unit

appointment.

2. Governor/Regent

recommendation.

3. Provincial Forest Use

Plan (TGH), LandUse Plan (RTRWP)

and PLU maps.

4. Decree on forest

function change ofstatus

5. Management plandocument.

6. Management unitworking area map.

7. Administrativedocuments related to

an appointment.

8. Statement letter of

1. Investigate landconflicts with other

sectors and gatherevidence (includingfunction alteration

and other rightimposition).

2. Purposefulinvestigation of

boundary poles inthe field.

1. Super-imposed and unit management area mapanalysis with land-use procedure map.

2. Tracking down administrative processes from thelatest document related to forest function status

alteration and appointment process/procedure.

3. Tracking down administrative processes from the

latest document related to boundary positioningprocedure.

4. Purposive sampling test to the followingboundaries:

a. Borders from community housing andpremises.

b. Alliance borders, especially with othermanagement units.


boundary positioning.

9. Registration map ofboundary positioning.

10. Documents on

participativeboundary positioningand other

agreements.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P1.2

Forest Fire Management

System.

Forest fire is an alarming factor, which have a

great deal of influence on resources as a whole.Considering its effects beyond the boundaries

and its unexpectedness, it requires exceptionalpreparation of management in its prevention togain forest conservation. It can be represented

within organizations, individuals, infrastructuresand utilities that are equivalent to the risk of fire

incident.

1. Intensity/frequency and

scale of forest fires.

2. Organization, utilities and

equipment, and forest fireStandard Operating

Procedure (SOP).

3. Type and intensity/frequency

of forest conservation patrol.

4. Local community and related

institution involvement.

5. Early warning system.

1. Management plan

document.

2. Forest conservation

patrol report.

3. Annual and/or otherperiodic reports.

4. Hotspot map.

5. Fire hazard index

map.

6. Forest fire guide or

SOP.

1. Result of forest fire

tools and utilitiescheck.

2. Result from theinterview with

forest conservationofficer.

3. Investigate landconflicts with other

sectors and gatherevidence (includingfunction alteration

and other rightimposition).

3. Purposefulinvestigation of

1. Identification/investigation of tools and utility type

and quantity.

2. Frequency and scale identification of fire incidence.

3. Interview with forest conservation patrol officer.

4. Analyses of hotspot map and fire hazard index.

5. Identification of routine and procedure of fire usagein land clearing.

6. Alertness and sufficiency in preventive andsuppressive action.


boundary poles in

the field.

P1.3

Main plant selection,

silviculture system andtechniques.

Main plant selection, action (system andtechnique) of silviculture in management plan

level, and its implementation based onconsiderations that corresponds with corporategoal, land support capabilities, ecosystem and

surrounding social condition, will provide anaccomplishment of management unit in managing

its resources.

1. Main plant selection.

2. Silviculture system and

techniques.

3. Implementation of each stageof silviculture activities oractions.

4. Forest ecosystem data.

5. Stumpage structure andcomposition.

6. Community social condition.

1. Management Plandocuments and

modifications.

2. Mid term planning

document or RKT untilthe present day or

year.

3. Annual report and/or

other periodicals.

1. Field observation.

2. Sample test in the

field through visualobservation and

interview.

1. Compare task implementation of silvicultureactivities with the task planned.

2. Analyze selected silviculture activities.

P1.4

Non-timber forestproduct utilizationimprovement.

Forests are not only useful for its wood; thus,

there are efforts in optimizing other form of use,as service or product. The planted forest being

developed will benefit the community. Theexistence and potential of non-timber forestproducts will provide opportunities and

guarantees to the planted forest itself.

1. Space usage pattern

2. Type usage pattern

3. Silviculture system

4. Amount and type of non-

timber forest product.

1. Management plan

document

2. Reports on non-

timber forest productusage.

Field monitoring within

and around themanagement unit

location.

Interview with officers and community.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P1.5

Stumpage growth and

Permanent Sample Plots (PUP) is used as field

laboratory or as growth increment monitoringmedia to create volume table, silviculture

1. Sampling procedure and

intensity in repeated

1. Permanent

Sampling Plot

Results from interviews

with officers andimplementation

1. Identification of the bases of Permanent Sampling

Plot location selection.


monitoring implementation

and results.

treatment testing, and other research and

development activities for sustainable productionforest. The level of significance in long-term forestproduction estimation is determined by sampling

procedure and intensity in the repeated inventorylisting. Repeated inventory is needed to fix

predetermined planning, which can be performedevery three to ten years depending on thematurity cycle, total managed area, and

disruption and failure occurred.

inventory.

2. Methodology, procedure,and intensity of growth data

collection.

3. Permanent Sampling Plot

guide or StandardOperating Procedure.

4. Permanent Sampling Plotdocumentation and

monitoring.

5. Basic data and mapping.

location map.

2. Annual Work Plandocument (RKT).

3. Inventory report.

4. Forest inventoryguide.

5. Growth incrementmonitoring and other

monitoring (beyondPermanentSampling Plot).

6. Growth

measurement guide.

monitoring. 2. Identification of Permanent Sampling Plot test

results applied in forest management practice.

3. Implementation monitoring and assessment.

4. Applying inventory results in planning and

implementation.

5. Sustainability testing caused by change in

inventory result including forest stumpagemonitoring outside Permanent Sampling Plot.

P1.6

Annual productionaccording to forestproductivity, planting

capability, and landsupport.

The annual production allotment is measured upwith the maximum land capability to produce

biomass per size or time unit, and its replantingcapability. Forest product (timber) will sustain if

the maximum output equals to the determinedproduction allotment. Then, the time-based timberforest product harvesting routine will simplify the

sustainability arrangement for the next cycle.

1. Annual wood production onannual production allotment.

2. Production statistics.

3. Permanent Sampling Plotresult implementation in

forest management practice(Allowable Annual Cut/AACand annual average growth

increment), nutrient or bonitacycling review (soil fertilityclassification).

4. Harvesting schedulesuitability (reasoning).

5. Planting schedule suitability

(reasoning)

1. Management plan,mid-term planning,

and Annual WorkPlan.

2. Cruising Report (LHC)and Production

Report (LHP).

3. Growth increment,

nutrient cycling, andmonitoring of growthincrement, nutrient

cycle, growth areaindex (bonita).

4. Production statisticsand filing.

Sampling test onproduction potentials on

the cutting block.

1. Interview with officers/employees responsible forproduction statistics and filing.

2. Assess AAC compatibility to this day (workingyear) on the compatibility of forest reproduction

derived from the annual average growthincrement.

3. Percentage (estimation) of cutting schedulesuitability on the cutting plan.

4. Percentage (estimation) of planting schedule onthe plan (predetermined).

5. Compare completion of implementation to itsimplementation guide.


6. Yield arrangement method. 5. Basic data and map.

6. Annual report and

other periodicals.

7. Felling map.

8. Environmentalanalyses document.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P1.7

Quality of Forest Area

Clearing.

Forest Area Clearing must be planned byconsidering the fulfillment of all activity aspect(mobilization) in forest development especially

forest product production. The optimum intensityor compactness and total road length (main,

branch or skid trail), location, and road and bridgeconstruction quality is carried out to ensure thecontinuity of operational activity in the

development and guidance of plantation forestand forest production activities, and itsmaintenance aspects.

1. Ratio between main, branchroad and breadth of themanagement unit.

2. Suitability between physical

quality (road, basecamp,seed bedding, etc.) andforest potential.

3. The existence of thestructural building (type,

location, number, andconstruction endurance).

4. Water management quality.

5. Building maintenance

quality.

6. Forest Area Clearing

1. Long Term PlantationForest ManagementPlan (RKPHT),

Annual Work Plan(RKT), or mid-term

planning reports.

2. Building construction

specification forForest Area Clearing(SOP).


technical guide.


planning andrealization.

5. Delineation and

Sampling test onstructural quality (roads,basecamp, etc.)

1. Density analysis of main and branch road on thesize of the working area.

2. Main and branch road surface monitoring.

3. Wood transportation intensity analysis per time

unit.

4. Density analysis main and branch road on the size

of the working area.

5. Wood transportation intensity analysis per timeunit.

6. Identification/investigation on erosion controlstructures.


Standard or guidance. working area

structural design.

P1.8

Publication of rightstowards the forest area.

Publication of rights of the area, especially to the

community within and around the managementunit to provide and achieve an understanding toincrease community awareness to active

participate in forest resource sustainability.

Counseling activities. 1. Environment

managementdocument.

2. Report on publicationof rights towards area(counseling).

Record of interviews

with officers andcommunity.

interviews with officers and community.

P1.9

Organization unit in forest

management.

The existence of organization units on planning,production, forest support, research and

development, conservation and environment,social community, finance and administration,marketing/distribution, and independent Internal

Supervisory Unit (SPI) and supported withsufficient number of qualified employees can act

as INDICATOR of sincerity of the plantation forestcompany in production sustainability.

1. Organization structure andjob description.

2. Number and qualification ofworkers.

1. Annual reports andother periodicals.

2. Corporateorganizational

structure.

3. Monitoring

documentations.

Record of interviewswith management and

field check.

1. Interviews with management.

2. Identification/investigation of the existence of

organizational units.

3. Analysis on line of instruction, coordinationbetween organization units and its authorization,tasks and responsibility followed by an investigation

of implementation/practice in the field.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P2.1

Forest disruption range.

Any form of forest disruption will have significanteffect on yield sustainability, therefore, the size of

disruption must be acknowledged to be able todetermine the appropriate actions. Moreover,protection activities must be performed to reduce

1. Form/type of disruption andits intensity/frequency and

scale.

2. Form and

intensity/frequency of forest

1. Program andrealization of

counseling.

2. Forest protection

patrol report.

1. Interview resultswith officers and

the community.

2. Results on forest

disruption

1. Interview with officers and local community.

2. Interview with forest patrol officers.

3. Analyses on change of vegetation coverage using

time series data/satellite image.

4. Tracing the administrative process from the latest


the existing disruption level. protection patrol.

3. The availability of forestprotection patrol instrument

and equipment and its SOP.

1. Overcutting.

3. Annual report or

other periodicals.

inspection. documents related with the change process of

forest status to its authorization.

5. Identification/investigation of the type/variety and

number or volume of forest product damage.

P2.2

Seed availability.

The availability of seedling with genetically,physically and physiologically sound quality,

sufficient supply, and at appropriate timing is abasic asset in achieving production sustainability

in forest plantation. Seedling with high geneticquality is likely to increase biomass productivity,which is the objective of forest production in each

rotation. Sufficient supply of seedling and itsappropriate timing will ensure the success ofplanting and maintenance activities, and

achievement of forest production target, also inreducing plant mortality rate.

1. Seedling cultivation unit andmanagement.

2. The available seedlingmatches the demand.

3. Seedling cultivation

Standard OperatingProcedure/Guide.

4. Communication network on

seedling cultivation withresearch and development

(R & D),and productionseed.

1. Management plandocument.

2. Technical guide onseedling cultivation.

3. Periodicals on

seedling production.

4. R & D reports.

Interview with officersand field monitoring.

1. Interviews with officers/employees of seedlingcultivation management.

2. Assess seedling production capacity and seedprocurement sources.

3. Assess seedling production standards in seed field

or other sources.

P2.3

Planting capability and

result quality.

Planting capability is a basic asset towards forest

production sustainability for the next cycle.Planting statistics are a record of planting

completed years before that consist of plantingquantification and its achievements, and otherrecords of matters related to planting procedure,

barriers of not able to accomplish and whatcauses it.

The records can be used as monitoring andevaluation material leading to planting procedure

1. Planting statistics.

2. Planting yield quality.

3. Planting realization towardsland availability.

1. Annual Work Plan

until today.

2. Annual report andother periodicals.

3. Inventory reportdocuments on

planting achievementfive year and above.

4. Planting technical

guide.

Sample test result on

planting performance onseveral critical age (1

and/or until 4 years).

1. Interview with officers

2. Identification/investigation of system and filing

instrument (manual, computerized or manual andcomputerized).

3. Compare planting achievement and capability level.

4. Assess planting result quality by observing

diameter and height growth uniformity.


improvement for better assurance of future

production sustainability.5. Planting statistics

under 5 years and itsfiling instruments.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P2.4

Maintenance capability andresult quality.

Basically, maintenance provides growth space for

every plant. Appropriate procedure, order andmaintenance intensity for every growth level willprovide bigger growth opportunity. As with

harvesting, order in time-based maintenanceactivities will simplify the management of

sustainability for the next cycle and it can supportthe realization of production sustainability.

1. The reality of carry over in

maintenance activities in theprevious Annual Work Plans.

2. Level of achievement inmaintenance.

3. Target of every level ofactivity/duty per time unit,

including location andforecast of procurement andequipment.

4. The condition of stumpageas result of maintenance.

1. Mid-term plan

documents andAnnual Work Planrunning today.

2. Annual reports and

periodicals.

3. Maintenance reports.

4. Technical guide onstumpage

maintenance.

5. Document of planting

activities.

Field monitoring result

on maintenance-relatedplants according to itstype/form of

maintenance.

1. Assess the available guide/technical

implementation of every level of duty.

2. Compare intensity/frequency of residual stand

maintenance (clearing, sparsing) to this day(working year) to the determined basic standard.

3. Monitoring and visual recording of stumpagestructure at several maintained plot/block, which

have different age (growth uniformity, type of stemdeformation, stem and branch shape, shape of treetop, etc.)

P2.5

Environmental-friendlyforest harvest system

implementation.

Every forest product harvesting stage that effect

the environment (especially vital negative effects)must be plotted clearly in terms of location, typeand weight of effects occurred, so that control

implementation such as reduced impact loggingcan be determined in minimizing the effects on

the location of harvest.

The procurement of erosion control structures at

skid road, transportation road, log-yard, and atother structural areas is one of the efforts in forest

1. Form and percentage of land

damage.

2. The existence of buildings

(type, location and quantity).

3. Erosion and sedimentation.

4. Vital effect indicator map.

5. Type, location, and timeschedule of the

implementation of UPL and

1. Environmental impact

Analyses document.

2. Long-term Plantation

Forest ManagementPlan and AnnualWork Plan

documents.


periodicals.

4. Cutting

1. Cutting

implementationmonitoring result.

2. Damagemonitoring causedby cutting

activities.

3. Identification of

cutting equipmentused.

1. Monitoring of cutting implementation in the field

including measuring of the damage level occurred.

2. Identification/investigation of the type of equipment

used in the cutting process.

3. Calculating the ratio of the number of equipment

according to type to the potency of wood issued pertime unit.

4. Identification/investigation of the erosion controlconstruction.


utilization impact control towards physical

components of the environment, which soonafter, decreases negative impacts on productionsustainability.

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6. Monitoring, organizing andstandard operating

procedure on cutting,skidding, etc.

implementation

guide.

5. Environment

ManagementDocument.

6. Forest Clearing Areadesign and

realization.

7. Vital effect indicator

map.

5. Environmental monitoring analysis.

6. Erosion, land, and sedimentation condition.

7. Identification of activities and vital effects occurredand its control.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P2.6

Management InformationSystem.

Managerial policy in terms of seriousness of the

plantation forest company toward productionsustainability or otherwise, will be identified fromthe management information system, whether is

was being used in the decision making processornot. Therefore, it requires a monitoring and

1. Management Information

System.

2. Management facility of the

organizing committee.

3. Management decision

making procedure.


periodicals.

2. Corporate

organizationstructure.

3. Job description

Interview with the

management andidentification/investigation of MIS

applications.

1. Interview with the management.

2. Identification/investigation of MIS applications,hardware and software, including its smart system.

3. Analyses of line of instruction, coordinationbetween organization units and their authorities,

duties, and responsibilities.


management system proportionate to the size of

the management unit area and clarity of decisionmaking procedure that matches decisions inevery organization unit (planning, production and

control, and other work support unit).

4. Organizational structure.

5. Job description.

6. Role of division.

manual. 4. Investigation on implementation/practice in the

field.

5. Identification/investigation of the existence of SPI

and other special division.

P2.7

The continuance andorderliness of funding for

every activity aspects.

Forest management sustainability requires

sufficient funding for forest reformation andconservation, conservation area and naturalbiodiversity management (including

protected/endemic/endangered species), forestproduction and control, market/customer service,

research and development, and facility and workequipment procurement, and also humanresource development.

Funding allocation, realization, and

continuity for main and supportingactivities (budget proportion onactual/ideal budget).

1. Annual forest

utilization financialreport.

2. Management unitactivity plan and

budget.

3. Public accountant

report.

4. Other relevant and

accountable reports.

Interview with finance

division and fieldinvestigation.

1. Fund realization and allocation can be identified

from financial reports, results from physical qualityassessment derived from the technical standardoperation, and fair value from fixed asset.

2. Analysis will be directed to assess indicators based

on the size of fund allocation and its realization.

3. In its implementation, interview and field

investigation can be combined with other relevantindicators.

P3.1

Production areaorganization.

Area partitioning according to its purposes is

based on land physical characteristics that arenot managed properly, such as mountain slopesand its sensitivity towards erosion, and external

factors such as rain intensity. It is then followedwith an effective area setting into a sustainableunit and/or part of a forest into blocks that must

show the existence of time dimension during acycle. Block and plot in the field must be arranged

according to rational and consistent timescheduling to minimize technical and financialstructure alteration practices. Therefore, forest

development practices, maintenance and

1. Effective area positioning for

land capability- and socialcondition-based production.

2. Protected and conservationarea positioning.

3. Time scheduling of activitieson every plot.

4. All effective area forproduction are divided

clearly into forest class/type,forest part, block and plotmarked by the present

1. Topography and land

map.

2. Climate map.

3. Design manual onarea setting or

landscaping.

4. Work area map.

5. Management plan

document.

6. Forest classification

distribution.

1. Result on area

setting in the field.

2. Cutting and

planting plot/block(realization).

1. Land support classification valuation based on the

slope map x land sensitivity towards erosion x rainintensity.

2. Purposive sample test on effective area positioningfor production based on the delineation map withthe following objectives:

a. Blocks that have been planted/cut.

b. Blocks that have not been planted/cut.

3. Purposive sample test on the condition of the

borders.


production can be accurately implemented. demarcation point or other

borders.

5. Smallest sustainable unit.

6. Normal forest classification.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P3.2

Efficiency on harvestingand utilization of planted

forest products.

The high level of harvesting productivity is

represented by the comparison between the sizeof production and potential of the harvestedforest, which can be attained if harvesting is

performed in an efficient way.

This is shown by the exploitation factor unit,

maximum utilization of forest products (woodbiomass), and appropriate harvesting system or

technique, so that these important factors act asreference for plantation forest product harvestingtechnique.

1. Exploitation factor.

2. Type and form of harvestedand utilized forest product

biomass.

3. Result from inventory listing

prior to cutting/felling.

4. Production results.

5. Harvesting system and

technique in plantationforest.

1. Management plan

documents.

2. Long Term Plantation

Forest ManagementPlan (RKPHT),Annual Work Plan

(RKT), or mid-termplanning reports.

3. Annual reports andother periodicals.

4. Utilization andharvesting decision

guide/SOP.

5. Cruising report (LHC)

and production report(LHP).

Interview with officers

and field monitoring.

1. Interview with officers or employees based on the

utilized exploitation factor, and forest productbiomass harvesting and utilization.

2. Exploitation factor valuation.

3. Potential and production comparison assessment.

P3.3

Internal forest product

administration.

Forest product business administration from the

forest to last log pond in the management unitcan provide guarantee of forest product

harvesting implementation control, in terms ofquantity and origin. The lettering method used

1. Internal timber administration

system, technical guide orstandard operating

procedure.

2. Production statistics.

1. Production statistics

and filinginstruments.

2. Time-based woodproduction realization


and field monitoring.

1. Interview with officers/employees responsible for

production statistics and its filing.

2. Identification/investigation of filing system andequipments (manual, computerized or manual andcomputerized).


can at least guarantee an orderly administration

process and can avoid forest product distributionoutflow.

3. Internal forest administration

filing system.

4. Timber flow in the field/forest

and its marking technique.

and forecasting

report.

3. Log felling, skidding,

transportation report.

4. Cruising report

(LHC).

5. Logpond/logyard

report.

3. Field check on wood flow from logpond to backlog.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P3.4

Compatibility of the

effective production areawith the expected business

Business profitability that can reach the minimumattractive rate of return (MARR) is the mainprerequisite for a management unit. Every costs

must be covered by revenue, especially those

1. Business profitability per timeunit.

2. Corporate soundness(profitability, solvability,

1. Management Plandocument.

2. Comparative financialreport, annually or

--- 1. Compare forecast and realization of assetprocurement until today (the last 3 years).

2. Compare forecast and realization of annual profit


profitability/corporate

soundness.

that comes from utilized forest products. Without

being able to reach MARR, the effects of highcost and/or low revenue will bring in potentialexcess felling or digression from production

sustainability regulations. Nevertheless, corporatesoundness will depend on its daily condition.

liquidity). every three year

audited by publicaccountant.

3. Forest utilizationfinancial reporting

guide.

4. Periodical financial

documents or reports.

until today (the last 3 years).

3. Compare forecast and realization of annualbusiness profitability until today (the last 3 years).

4. Valuing annual profitability and compare it with its

average capital interest.

5. Valuing annual solvability.

6. Field check on investment or reinvestmentprojects to check its similarity with reports from the

public accountant.

P3.5

Plantation forest researchutilization and

development.

Every management activity aspect, especially

treatment on silviculture to increase forestsustainable productivity, improvement of productquality and performance must utilize research and

development resulted from the R&D division orother R&D institutions.

1. Programs analyzed and

developed.

2. Research results

implementation.

3. SOP set based on R&D

results.

1. R&D observation

data.

2. R&D result report.

3. Other related reports.

Field observation on

R&D facilities andresults.

1. Purposive observation on field, laboratory, etc.

2. Value the comparison of the program and itsresults.

P3.6

Establishment of businesspartnership with the local

community.

Business partnership establishment with the local

community confirms that the management unit iswelcomed in the region. The development ofpublic forest and community forest cultivation till

alter the attention and dependency of the localcommunity for the plantation forest land; theyeven can be partners in managing the forest.

Moreover, forest product utilization managementmust be capable in accommodating the interest of

the local community who is dependent to theforest.

1. Business formation and

partnership relation pattern.

2. Public forest and community

forest assistance perpopulation unit.

3. The development of publicforest and community forestassistance implementation

until this day.

4. Monitoring, organizing, and

SOP.

1. Forest village

communityassistance documentplan.

2. Forest villagecommunity

assistance reportuntil this day.

3. Partnershipagreement.


and partners.

1. Interview with officers, community, and business

partners.

2. Appraise the proportion of public forest and

community forest per population unit.

3. Calculate the percentage of the realization for

public forest and community forest implementationuntil today.



SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


P3.7

Forest stumpage asset

enhancement.

The increasing forest stumpage/stand asset andconsidered as capital that must not depreciate is

an effort on business improvement andreinvestment that performs long-term costing.

1. Capitalization, realization,and fund allocation for forest

development prepared forcutting and put on themarket.

2. Forest value estimation from

time to time.

1. Annual forestutilization financial

report.

2. Management unit

activity and budgetingplan.

3. Periodical inventoryreport.

Interview with financialdivision and field

investigation.

1. Realization and fund allocation for plantation forestdevelopment prepared for sale can be identified

from the financial report; the result of the valuationof labor physical quality derived from the technicaloperational standard; and fair value of fixed asset.

2. Valuation on the increase of capital in the form of

forest.

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SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.1

The percentage or actualbreadth ratio of an

appointed and well running

Conservation region that has been appointed

and/or acknowledged by related stakeholders andmet the environmental biophysical considerationswill guarantee the maintenance of land quality

Percentage of the actual breadth of

steep slope area, river boundary ,coastal boundary, forested peatarea, beach/mangrove area,


Forest ManagementPlan

1. Aerial photograph

analysis.

2. Field check on the

actual size of the

1. Interview with the management unit and community

within the forest area.

2. Analyses of documents and literature study.

3. Field check to verify the existence of the protected


conservation area, to its

ideal breadth.

and the sustainability of the water management

within the plantation forest management.

water spring boundary, protected

forest and conservation forestbuffer-zone, and areas with>2000m above sea level that has

been approved and acknowledgedby related parties to its ideal

breadth.

(RKPHT)/Annual

Work Plan (RKT).

2. Provincial/Regional

Spatial/Land UsePlan.

3. Appointment andBorder Management

Report.

4. Interpretation map of

aerial photograph/landsat image.

5. Plantation forestfeasibility study.

6. EnvironmentalImpact Assessment

document.

7. Other related

literature/information.

8. Related report

analysis.

protected region. area and well running.

E1.2

The planning of effectiveproduction area structuring

based on theappropriateness andcapability of land and its

water functioncontinuance.

The effective production area is a land within the

plantation forest area that can be effectivelyplanted with selected plants based on ecologicalfeasibility and corresponds with corporate goals.

To make sure that the productivity of the selectedplant is guaranteed in a long period, the effective

production area must be managed based on theland compatibility and capability and the

1. Ratio of the size of

production area on the totalsize of the area.

2. Ratio of the size of theconservation area on thetotal size of the area.

1. Design map of the

plantation areaapproved byDirectorate General

of ForestryProduction

Management.

2. Topography map,

1. Aerial photograph

analysis.

2. Field check on

planting groundpartitioning basedon land

compatibility andcapability, and the

Sample test on the borders of the effective production

area organized into plant areas based on the Topographymap, land coverage map, and land slope.


sustainability of the water management function. land coverage map,

and land slope.

3. Land support map

(slope x type x class).

4. Area structure design

guide.

sustainability of

watermanagementfunction.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.3

The percentage or ratio of

the actual boundaries of aconservation area andeffective production area

(appropriateness andcapability of land and itswater function

continuance) to its idealboundaries.

Border management or border sign is one of the

indicators to show that an arrangement has beendone. Arrangements based on the ideal ratio of

the conservation and production forest on theactual border sign will guarantee the sustainabilityof land and water function.

1. Percentage or ratio of the

actual border managementof the conservation forest on

the ideal bordermanagement of theconservation forest.

2. Percentage or ratio of theactual border arrangement

of the production area (landcompatibility and capability)on the ideal border

arrangement.

1. Provincial/Regional

Land Use Plans.

2. Plantation forest

feasibility study.

3. Border Management

report.

4. Environmental impact

report.

5. Other related reportsand literature.

Direct field check. Monitoring and interviewing directly in the field and

compare and analyze using collected data or reports, sothat the conservation forest can run well.


E1.4

The percentage or ratio ofthe boundaries of a well

running conservation areato its ideal boundaries.

The stated conservation area will not be noticed if

there are no clear guideposts on the borders. Theposts will clearly state the border between theconservation area (height, slope steepness, and

peat density) with the production/felling area andother areas. These guideposts will not indicateanything unless maintained properly.

1. The existence of the

guideposts and informationboards that are wellfunctioning and maintained,

and also the existence of

2. The functioning of security

patrol.

3. Standard operating

procedure of forest securityprotection.

1. Regional security and

protectionimplementationdocument.

2. SOP document.

Direct field check. 1. Interview with field personnel and other related

group around the management unit.

2. Monitoring the condition of guideposts and

inspection lane using sampling test with samplinglevel of intensity.

3. Forest security (patrol) monitoring by fieldpersonnel.

E1.5

The planning and

implementation ofsilviculture system that can

control erosion in the cutup or production area.

Erosion caused by silviculture practices such asduring felling period or land clearing can be

controlled by repairing land coverings as soon aspossible through planting and mulching, andminimizing the usage of heavy equipment that

might increase soil density, which burdens landquality (soil physics and chemistry) and watermanagement.

1. The SOP of felling design.

2. The SOP of land clearing

design.

3. Prove or records of planting

activities in open areas tocontrol erosion (for example:

effort not to clear areas with

a slope level of > 45° or

covering/planting open

felling remains areas of >

45°).

1. Felling andproduction reports.

2. Other related writtenreports.

3. Reports on the sizeof open area caused

by land clearing andfelling.

4. Types of the utilizedland covering.

5. Records of efforts onerosion control other

than planting (forexample: terasering).

Direct field monitoring. 1. Read and translate obtained reports.

2. Directly monitors signs of felling practices in the

field that has minimum effects.

3. Interviews with field personnel/employees.



SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.6

Change in soil fertility

(physical and chemical),including the production

waste contamination.

Production activities that involves landpreparation to plantation, maintenance and

harvesting, significantly influence soil fertilitylevel, in terms of soil chemical and physicalelements. Soil fertility can be disrupted by the

abundance of chemistry/organic substancescaused by over-fertilization or contamination inthe production process such as mycorhizza fungi

contamination that affects land fertility. Change infertility level will tend to decrease if the

management unit does not maintain land fertility,stated in the nutrient budget, soil compaction, andthe top soil and type of plant.

1. Site matching or provenancetrial.

2. Implementation ofappropriate cultivation

technology.

3. The utilization of ameliorant

element such as inorganic(urea, KCL), organic, andbiologic fertilizer

(mycorhizza).

4. The existence of dried

leaves (forest litter) andcover-crops within the

plantation/production area.

5. Periodical reports (soil and

plant tests).

6. Top-soil existence,

abundance and thickness.

7. Soil compaction existence

and abundance within theplantation/production area.

1. Five-year Work Plandocument.

2. Nursery (seeding),planting, and plant

maintenance reports.

3. Fertilizing report.

4. Soil survey report(lab analyses).

5. Other related

research results.

6. Data/records on the

utilization of heavyequipments ormechanical

machines.

1. Direct fieldchecking and

monitoring.

2. Direct field/lab soil

test and itsinterpretation.

1. Direct interview with field personnel.

2. Compare implementation reports with the

realization.

3. Monitors traces of amelioration.

4. Monitors the firmness of top soil and dried leaves

(forest litter ), and soil compaction.

5. Collect soil sample, analyze in the laboratory and

periodically interpret the result.

E1.7

The percentage of change

of land erosion on theproduction area.

The loss of top soil more than the tolerable soil

loss level shows that the plantation forestmanagement disregards soil conservationaspects. The effect of plantation forest toward soil

1. The emergence of a darkcolored top soil at the

planting area in theplantation forest.

1. Document on theanalysis of

environmentalimpact.

Field measurementresults.

The erosion measurement that can be performed ismonitoring the thickness of horizon A, sedimentation, and

water quality parameter, using laboratory analyses, ifnecessary.


other than accelerated erosion is the decrease in

soil physical character, such as compaction,caused by incorrect land clearing method. Then itis the increase of surface run-off, cause by soil

compaction that can cause change in river flowdebit.

2. Form/types of erosion. 2. Results of

environmentmanagement and

monitoring from theenvironment division.

3. SPAS evaluationresult.



SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.8

The percentage of change

or disappearance ofvegetation structure and

species in the conservationarea.

The vegetation structure in the conservation areais closely related to the interseption of rainfall

(stem-flow and throughfall) and into the soil.

This relates to the erosion control and water

management around water bodies. Therefore, ifthe vegetation structure around the water body

cannot support rainfall interseption, erosion levelwill increase in the area and disrupt the functionsof the water bodies. Besides as wildlife’s habitat

and corridor, and source of genes, secure placefor plant community and types, the conservationforest must also be the center of attention in

activities in natural environment resourcesprotection and maintenance by the plantation

forest management unit.

1. Change in vegetationstructure.

2. Decrease in the quantity ofplant type.

1. EnvironmentalImpact Analyses

document.

2. Report on the

implementation ofEnvironmental

Management Plan(RKL) andEnvironmental

Monitoring Plan(RPL).

3. Vegetation coveragemap.

4. Aerial photo/landsatimage interpretation

map.

5. Other related reports.

Field monitoring on plantstructure and species in

water bodies.

1. Analyses of related documents and maps.

2. Interview with the management unit and related

parties.

3. Field monitoring on plant structure and quantityusing purposive sampling in the protected forestarea.

E1.9

The percentage of

quantitative change (riverdebit), continuity change

(constant water supply)and quality change(chemical, solid, and

suspension) in waterbodies to the existingstandard measurement

caused by managementunit’s activity.

Water condition of the water body especially inrivers can be described as good if it flows at alltime, without any significant difference in peak

debit (during wet season) and in minimum debit(during dry season), and the water quality is in a

good condition according to its natural state.

Reduction in water quality particularly drastic

concentration until below the authorized waterquality standard shows a forest management thatdoes not pay attention to the environment. The

reduction is caused by accelerated erosion andhigh surface run-off.

1. Maximum debit (wet season)and minimum debit (dryseason).

2. Content of solids

suspensioned and dissolvedin water (river).

1. SPAS data.

2. Environmental

management andmonitoring report.

3. Other related writteninformation.

1. Direct fieldmeasurement.

2. Interview withlocal community.

1. Read and interpret SPAS data and other reports.

2. Interview with local community in the downstream

area of the plantation forest on water managementcondition in the dry and wet season.



SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.10

Land utilization

pattern/systemimplementation in plantingactivities and plant forest

stumpage maintenance,which may influence landquality and water course

function.

Land quality condition and water management

function sustainability is influenced by landutilization system/pattern using suitable plant type

and considers the condition of the localenvironment, biophysical and social culturalelements of the community.

1. The existence of land

utilization systemimplemented by the

community that proves toinfluence the condition ofland quality in the production

area.

2. Plantation forest stands

improvement proven toaffect land quality by thecommunity in the production

area.

1. Diagnostic study

report.

2. Annual Work Plan or

mid-term planningdocument.

EnvironmentalImpact Analysesdocument.

3. Forest supportactivity report.

Interview with related

stakeholders andsampling test on land

utilization systemimplementation.

1. Interview with the management unit, local

community, and other stakeholders.

2. Field monitoring on the implementation of land

utilization system.


E1.11

Protection of land fromerosion and land and water

contamination (the usageof pesticide, herbicide, andenvironmental-friendly

fertilizer).

Intensity of impact control on soil shows the

persistence of the plantation forest managementin avoiding impact of the plantation forestutilization on environmental physical components.

Impact control on soil can be shown in soilconservation activities.

1. The existence of soil and

water conservation activities(guludan, mulch), particularlycover-crop in high-erosion-

potential regions (beyonderosion levels.

2. Land rehabilitation activitiesin open areas and not

utilized.

3. Monitoring activities in land

and water qualitymanagement.

4. Soil test.

5. Types of pesticides used

and its active form ofchemical composition.

1. Results from the

environment impactanalyses.

2. Result ofenvironmentmonitoring from the

environmentaldivision.

3. SPAS evaluationresult (if any).

Results from the field

measurement towardsthe verifiers.

1. Monitoring of erosion indications in open areas and

measure sedimentation level in waters during wetseason.

2. Monitoring/measuring can only be performed ofefforts in managing impacts of erosion andsedimentation are implemented.

3. Buildings and constructions monitoring, and soil

conservation treatment, which must be donealthough performed at the simplest form.

4. Soil sample collecting from the field, which is done

to acknowledge the content ofpesticides/herbicides in the soil.

INDICATOR DEFINITION VERIFIER DATA & INFORMATION METHOD OF


SECONDARY PRIMARY VERIFICATION/SAMPLING

E1.12

Activities in maintenanceand rehabilitation of foresttype structure and

composition (vegetation) ofconservation area.

The sustainability of the function of conservationregion within a plantation forest management unit

can be maintained if the vegetation structure inthe region is well taken care of. Therefore, the

water management function will also run well.Further, in vegetation structure rehabilitation andmaintenance, screening of plant types needs

attention to ensure long-term land and watermanagement function.

1. Type structure andcomposition existing in the

conservation area.

2. Documents related to efforts

of rehabilitation andmaintenance of vegetation

structure.

1. Forest training report.

2. Vegetation coveragemap.

3. Latest aerialphoto/landsat image

map.

4. Environmental

Impact Analysesdocument.

5. Report on theimplementation ofEnvironmental

Management Plan(RKL) and

EnvironmentalMonitoring Plan(RPL).

6. Documents onfeasibility study and

Engineering Design.

Interview with themanagement unit and

field monitoring.

1. Interview with the management unit.

2. Map analyses.

3. Field monitoring using purposive sampling with

random start method with specified intensity inproportion to the field condition.

E1.13

Waste handling system topreserve land quality and

watercourse functionsustainability.

Water bodies is a river mouth for waste (organic

and inorganic) produced by all activities in theplantation forest management unit. Most wasteare non-biodegradable (plastic, tin can, etc.) and

requires special treatment to avoid contaminationto the environment. The location of the waste

1. The waste form produced by

activities in the plantationforest management unit.

2. Waste handling.

3. Standard operating

procedure of waste handling

1. Environmental


2. Report on theimplementation ofEnvironmental

Direct field monitoring. 1. Observation in the location of waste production and

disposal.

2. Water sample collection in water bodies.


treatment facility determines the possibilities/

consequences towards the sustainability of landquality and water function. If the location andtreatment are not accurately determined, the

sustainability of water function in the water bodiesmay possibly be disrupted.

including location accuracy. Management Plan

(RKL) andEnvironmentalMonitoring Plan

(RPL).

E1.14

Usage of chemical

elements that maycontaminate water.

The utilization of chemical elements in themanagement unit can potentially contaminatewater bodies. Therefore, it must be carefully

managed.

1. The utilization of chemicalelements in unit activity.

2. The existence of chemicalcontent found in water

bodies.

1. EnvironmentalImpact Analysesdocument.

2. Report on the

implementation ofEnvironmentalManagement Plan


(RPL).

Direct field monitoring. 1. Observation in the location of waste production anddisposal.

2. Water sample collection in water bodies.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E1.15 In increasing community welfare, a vast 1. The availability of annual 1. Report on diagnostic 1. Interview with the 1. Interview with the unit management, local


Active community

involvement in theenvironmental-friendly land

utilization pattern system.

opportunity is made available in the management

unit area. They are opportunities to use soil andland as extensive as possible as long as it doesnot disrupt the main plants and can increase its

quality.

plants (varieties for

tumpang sari/heteroculture)that can be utilized by thecommunity in the plantation

forest area.

2. The level of knowledge of

the community regarding thevarious land utilization

system.

results.

2. Forest support report.

3. Reports oncommunity support

surrounding theplantation forest.

4. Environmental

AssessmentAnalyses document.

unit management

and localcommunity.

2. Field monitoring.

community, and related parties.

2. Field monitoring on tumpang sari/heteroculturesystem and its achievements.

E2.1

The percentage of the

actual breadth of theconservation area (gene

resources, exotic and/orendangered flora/faunahabitat, wildlife corridor,

buffer zone, and appointedand well-managed forest

resources and utilized bythe community) to the idealbreadth of the conservation

area.

Protected areas based on the sustainability ofgene resources, unique and/or endangered

flora/fauna habitation, wildlife corridor, bufferzone, and well-managed forest resources and itsrecognition by stakeholders and the fulfillment in

meeting field biophysical considerations willguarantee the preservation of natural diversity.

The percentage of the actualbreadth of the conservation area

with its gene resources, unique/endangered flora/fauna habitat,wildlife corridor, buffer zone, and

life plants that can be utilized bythe community and have therecognition of related parties, to its

ideal breadth.

1. Long-term PlantationForest Management

Plan(RKPHT)/AnnualWork Plan (RKT).

2. Provincial/RegionalSpatial/Land Use

Plans.

3. Report on Border

Recognition andManagement.

4. Aerial photo/landsatimage interpretation

map.

5. Plantation forest

feasibility study.

6. Environmental


1. Aerial photoanalysis.

2. Results of directfield investigation

on the statedprotected region.

1. Interview with the unit management and communitysurrounding the forest.

2. Document analysis and literature study.

3. Field investigation to prove the existence of the

protected area and is well-managed.


7. Other related

literature andinformation.

8. Related reportanalysis.

E2.2

The area structuring of

management unit based onthe importance of

flora/fauna conservation,plant forest stumpageprotection, and forest

resources that is veryuseful for the local

community.

The arrangement of the management unitworking area that considers the interest of

flora/fauna conservation, plantation forest standsand resources that is useful to the localcommunity will guarantee the preservation of the

natural diversity besides maintaining the stabilityof the ecosystem of plantation forest stands in thelong run.

1. The function-based areadesign.

2. The proportion of themanagement unit area

design performed by the unitto its ideal standard.

3. The implementation of thearea design presented in a

good and accurate map(area design report) orinformation system.

1. Work map.

2. Aerial photo/landsat

image interpretationresult.

3. Feasibility study andEngineering Design

documents.

4. Environmental


5. Long-term PlantationForest Management

Plan(RKPHT)/AnnualWork Plan (RKT).

6. Other relatedliterature and

information.

1. Reports on relateddocument

analyses.

2. Interview with

related parties.

1. Analyses on related documents.

2. Map analyses, such as land covering, soil,

topography, and other related maps.

3. Interviews with related parties.

4. Direct field monitoring of areas stated by the unit,

especially conservation areas.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF



E2.3

The percentage of the

actual breadth ofconservation area (generesources, exotic and/or

endangered flora/faunahabitat, wildlife corridor,buffer zone, and life plant

area utilized by thecommunity) that is well

structured to the idealbreadth of the conservationarea.

The conservation area (gene resources,

unique/endemic and/or endangered flora/faunahabitation, wildlife corridor, buffer zone) that are

well structured and clearly mapped, whichexistence can be easily monitored and evaluatedin relation to the process of the system within the

unit and the surrounding area to guarantee asustainable natural diversity.

The percentage of the actual

breadth of the conservation area ofgene resources, habitat of unique/

endangered flora/fauna, wildlifecorridor, buffer zone, and lifeplants that can be utilized by the

community and that are wellstructured and managed, to itsideal breadth.


Forest ManagementPlan

(RKPHT)/AnnualWork Plan (RKT).

2. Provincial/RegionalSpatial/Land UsePlans.

3. Report on Border

Recognition andManagement.

4. Aerial photo/landsat

image interpretationmap.

5. Plantation forestfeasibility study.

6. Environmental


7. Other related

literature andinformation.

8. Related reportanalysis.

1. Aerial photo

analysis.

2. Results of direct

field investigationon the stated

protected region.

1. Interview with the unit management and community

surrounding the forest.

2. Document analysis and literature study.

3. Field investigation to prove the existence of the

protected area and is well-managed.

E2.4

The assurance/

maintenance ofconservation area security

Border maintenance means not only maintainingguideposts and inspection route but also the

control shift of conservation area function to otherform, and reducing the size of the area that has

1. Prove of maintenance ofborder guideposts and

inspection route.

2. Change in the function of

1. Management unitadministration report,

particularly reports onforest security and

1. Documentanalyses aimed to

identify conditionand existence of

1. Interview with the unit management and communitysurrounding the forest.

2. Monitor the condition of the guideposts andinspection route using sampling test with specific


(gene resources, exotic

and/or endangeredflora/fauna habitat, wildlifecorridor, buffer zone, and

forest resources utilized bythe community).

no clear reasonable basis. Further, the meaning

of maintenance should include activities inevaluation and rehabilitation of conservation areacondition, to keep it well-functioning in the long

run.

conservation area to other

function.

3. Change in size of the

conservation area.

4. Evaluation and management

of the conservation.

5. Standard operation

procedure of forest securityprotection.

support.


document.

3. Report on the




the conservation

area.

2. Field monitoring

using sample teston the quality of

guideposts andinspection route.

sampling intensity level according to the length of

the observed border.

3. Monitor evaluation and rehabilitation activities in

the conservation area by the management unit.

4. Monitor unit activities in relation to community

participation in protecting and sustaining theconservation area.

E2.5

Wildlife diversity in theproduction area.

The main plant management in the plantation

forest area influence the diversity of wildlife in theregion. Based on the early condition of the wildlifehabitat, the plantation forest management can

decrease and/or increase their diversity.

Change in wildlife diversity. 1. Environmental

Impact Analysesdocument

2. Documents onEnvironmental

Management/Monitoring Report.

Direct field monitoring. Field monitoring on the diversity of wildlife species using

standard method (mammals, birds and reptiles).


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


E2.6 The development of the natural resource 1. Form of resource utilization 1. Report on natural Direct field monitoring. Interview with the unit management and other related


Forest resources

information system(location, potential,

cultivation technique,harvesting technique, etc.).

information network system by the management

unit and other stakeholders is an implementationof the natural diversity conservation strategy andwelfare improvement of the local community. With

this system, the local community can utilize thenatural resources appropriately in a long period.

Moreover, the local community can participate inmaintaining and protecting its natural resources.

by the local community.

2. Relationship betweencompany owners and the

community.

3. Document/data concerning

information on forestpotential resources.

4. Monitoring the naturaldiversity.

resource potential.


document.

3. Report on the




4. Report on the resultsof the diagnostic

study.

parties.

E2.7

Pest, disease, and parasitecontrol activities using

environmental-friendlytechnology (using naturalpredator), so that the

natural ecosystem in themanagement unit areawon’t be disrupted.

Control over pest/disease and parasite is anecessary action in maintaining forest stands. In

its activity, the actions are conducted by avoidingor restricting the usage of chemical-based pest,

parasite control, which is considered to havesignificant effects on natural diversity.

1. Monitoring potential pest,disease or parasite.

2. Effort of implementing an

integrated pest managementsystem.

3. Utilization of chemical-based

pest, parasite control.

4. Utilization of biologicalpotentials to controlpest/disease/parasites.

Annual report on annualplantation maintenance.

1. Interview with fieldofficers.

2. Field monitoring

on pest/disease/parasites control.

1. Interview with plant maintenance supervisor.

2. Monitoring pest/disease/ parasites controltechniques.

3. Impact intensity measurement caused by thecontrol actions using chemicals.


E2.8

The existence of forestresources that can be

utilized by the localcommunity.

To create a condition where forest resources can

be utilized sustainably by the community, onemust actively involved in forest resourcemanagement within the plantation forest

management unit.

1. Categories of forest

resources that can beutilized by the community.

2. Form of forest resourcemanagement system.

1. Report on community

support surroundingthe forest.

2. EnvironmentalImpact Analysesdocument.

3. Report on the

implementation ofEnvironmentalManagement Plan


(RPL).

4. Report on the results

of the diagnosticstudy.

1. Interview with the

unit managementand localcommunity.

2. Field monitoring.

1. Interview with the unit management and other

related parties.

2. Monitoring relating to the form of activity of the

community in utilizing forest resources.

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SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF



S1.1

The certainty of the forestutilization area status.

Forest deployment in a certain region must

comply with the land tenure system, which someare represented in various pattern of land use.Therefore, the status of the utilization area must

be clear in its ownership and utilization. Theconcession area and the local community mustbe free of all claim of possession and of forced

clearance by each party.

1. Identification of the area

within the tribal jurisdiction orland tenure.

2. Description of the areainhabited by the localcommunity.

3. Description on the

management unit’s businessarea.

4. Identification of dispute

areas.

1. Community area

map.

2. Work map.

3. Dispute map

4. Related document.

1. Informant t.

2. Observation.

3. Discussion group

member.

1. Document study.

2. In-depth interview.

3. Observation.

4. Group discussion.

The certainty of access to

the forest utilization by thecommunity.

The management unit provides certainty and

assurance to the local community to utilize nontimber resources in the concession area such as

water, animals and other non timber forestproducts. This utilization must be permitted aslong as it doe not alter land use.

1. Identification of location and

type of forest product utilizedby the community.

2. Official statement and provedelivered by the

management unit in relationto the free access, that thereare no prohibition

whatsoever for thecommunity to be able to

utilize non timber forestresources.

3. The management unit

facilitates the localcommunity in utilizing non

timber forest resources.

1. Long Term Plantation

Forest ManagementPlan (RKPHT)

document.

2. Environmental


3. Diagnostic studydocument.

4. Other relateddocuments.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

3. Observation.

1. Document study.



4. Observation.


4. An agreed procedure

approved by the unit and thelocal community in utilizing

non timber forest products.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


S1.3

The assurance ofcommunications and

transportations.

The development of the business area of amanagement unit must consider communication

and traditional transportation lines that existsbefore the presence of the unit.

1. Identification of the existingcommunication and

transportation system,traditionally known by the

community.

2. Description of the traditional

communication andtransportation system afterthe presence of the unit.

1. Community areamap.

2. Work map.

3. Related documents.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion groupmember.

3. Observation.

1. Document study.



4. Observation.

S1.4

Employment opportunity

for the community.

The management unit should take into accountmatters of employment related to the recruitment

process for the local community. The processshould consider the available local employmentmarket. Information on vacancies in the unit must

1. Description on therecruitment process.

2. Composition of workerssuited with the needs and

potential.

1. Labor data.

2. Annual Work Plan

(RKT) document.

Informant. 1. Document study.



be made public, indiscriminating, and sufficient.

S1.5

Management unit

infrastructure utilization bythe community.

In daily social economic environment, themanagement unit permits the local community to

use the physical facilities built in the concessionarea given that it does not disrupt any processand not endangering the safety of the community.

1. The local community ispermitted to use the roadway

built in the unit area andother physical facilities inother management unit.

2. The community is permittedto use social facilities built in

management unit camps.

3. Description on the

infrastructure used by thecommunity and the system

of utilization.

Data on the availablephysical and social

facilities.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

3. Observation.



3. Observation.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


S2.1

The management unit

In forest utilization activities, the management

unit must consider the social and cultural impact

1. No physical border between

and within the community

1. Area map.

2. Worker.

1. Informant.

2. Observation.

1. Document study.



considers the social

cultural impact to thecommunity.

such as isolation caused by a condition where a

community is separated from the forest utilizationprocess; impact causing cultural degradationsuch as the impairment of a historical site and lost

of access to perform social cultural activities in acertain location caused by the process.

regions.

2. Identification of culturalideas, activities, and artifacts

in the concession area.

3. The assurance of sustaining

social cultural activities in theconcession area.

3. Observation.

S2.2

Consequences towards

utilization or damage ofresources owned by localcommunity.

The management unit recompenses the

consequences caused by its activities thatimpairs the natural resources, transfers of rights

of ownership and the possibility of utilizing localknowledge. The recompensation must beperformed rationally and mutually based on

collective agreement and complied by the partiesinvolved. Therefore, the unit is expected todevelop a procedure of compensation towards

the utilization or impairment of resources ownedby the community.

1. Procedure on

recompensation settlementunder the unit’s

management.

2. Prove of recompensation

where the value of land andother natural resourcesowned by the community

that is utilized by the unit isapproved by both parties.

3. Prove of recompensationwhere the value of the

impairment of rights ofownership or resourcesowned by the community

caused by the unit activity isapproved by both parties.

1. Standards or

procedure ofrecompensation.

2. Recompensationdocument.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

1. Document study.



S2.3

Increasing the variety of

economic resources for the

Forest utilization activities held by the

management unit are expected to provideeconomic benefit to the local community such as

Identification of the various

occupations created as to thepresence of the management unit.

1. Environmental


1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

1. Document study.




local community. creating employment opportunities related to the

presence. The opportunity will increase thechoices of jobs for the community. The unit is alsoexpected to develop an economic development

program based on the local potentials.

2. Environmental

Management Plan(RKL) and

EnvironmentalMonitoring Plan(RPL) documents



SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


S2.4

A sound environmental

guarantee for the localcommunity.

In forest utilization activities, the managementunit must care about the impact of technology to

the environment, in terms of potential chemicalcontamination or air and noise pollution, etc. theunit must at least demonstrate some effort to

manage the impact.

1. Providing soundenvironmental program.

2. Environmental protectionfrom chemical pollution.

3. Minimal noise disturbanceand good air quality.


document.

2. Environmental


Monitoring Plan(RPL) documents

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

3. Observation.

1. Document study.



4. Observation.

S2.5

Assurance on community

health status.

The management unit is expected to be

responsible to the community health status. Theresponsibility is demonstrated in proactively

increase the health quality of the community,

1. Increase of variety and

quality of health services bythe unit for the community.

2. Health services subsidy for

Medical records in

Community Health Centersand the management unit.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

3. Observation.

1. Document study

2. In-depth interview

3. Group discussion


cooperation with health authorities, and

accessibility of health facility in the managementunit.

the community.

3. Coordination with localhealth authority.

4. Observation.

S2.6

Public facility for local

community.

The management unit supports the structuring ofgeneral facilities as part of the social obligation to

the community. This program is planned and paysclose attention to problems and settlementswithin the community, local necessities, and

participating the community in the planning andimplementation of the program.

1. A planned general facilityprogram for the local

community.

2. Participative planning

process and implementation.

3. Description of general

facility.


2. PMDH report.

3. Prove of allocationand realization ofbudget for the

general facilities.

1. Informant.

2. Observation.

1. Document study.


3. Observation.


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF



S2.7

Functioning the conflict

management process.

The presence of a management unit will affect

the social cultural life of a certain region. Tocontrol the effects of its presence, the unit must

develop a conflict management system whereconflict cases and potentials are discussed,settled and managed. The system must be

performed by the unit and the procedureapproved and accepted by the community. The

procedure must consider the sense of fairnessand balance in the negotiation process. It mustalso be open to all resolution alternatives, from

tribe law, local consensus to formal regulations.

1. Conflict management

procedure

2. Low criminal level.

3. Low violence action.

4. Low racial- or religion-basedconflicts.

1. Conflict settlement

document.

2. Data on criminal acts

(within the unit, policestation, village, etc.).



S2.8

Creating and maintainingproductivity of the local

community.

The presence of the management unit is

expected not only submissively affect theeconomic lives but must actively participate indeveloping community economics. The unit’s

activity in community development is representedin various programs in social administrationframe.

1. Identification of diversified

economic activitiesperformed by the communitybefore the presence of the

unit.

2. Description of the effect of

the presence of the unit inbusiness productivity.

3. Contribution of the unittoward the improvement of

community welfare.

1. Diagnostic study

document.

2. PMDH activity report

3. Data on villagepotential.

1. Informant.


1. Document study.



S2.9

Substantial managementunit contributions to theeconomic development in

the management unit area.

Besides providing economic values to thecommunity, the presence of a management unit

must also provide an equal benefit to a widerextent. The contribution can be in the form of

retribution and/or tax for regional development.

1. The amount of retribution/taxfor the area.

2. The amount of the unit'spurchase in the local market.

3. The extent of the circulation

1. Data on taxcontribution and other

retribution.

2. Other related

document (purchase,




Other contribution is a wider market in the region

surrounding the unit.

of money in the unit area. expenditure note,

etc.).


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


S3.1

Safety and health ofworkers.

In running forest business, a management unitmust pay attention to the health and safety of

workers such as providing health assurancefacility, work protection instruments, regulations

that provides assurance on work safety, and first-aid facilities. Besides for permanent workers, theprotection of health and work safety must also

include daily and collective workers.

1. Health and safety assurancesystem for workers.

2. The availability of workprotection and security

system and tools.

3. Adequate health facility and

service for workers.

4. Low accident level and

sickness from work.

1. Jamsostekdocument.

2. Work safetyregulation instruction.

3. Report on policlinic

and worker medicalrecord.

1. Informant.


3. Observation.

1. Document study.



4. Observation.

S3.2

Labor involvement in

contract arrangement.

As a part of the production unit, workers must be

involved from the beginning in understandingtheir rights and obligations. This is represented in

participating their representatives in the LaborUnion in the agreement arrangement process thatexplains their position, rights and obligations in a

management unit. This agreement is a statementof the rights and obligations of workers and themanagement unit that binds the two parties and

acts as a media to create a congenial industrialrelations.

1. Employment agreement

created and/or approvedtogether.

2. The worker acknowledgehis/her rights and

obligations.

3. The worker acknowledge the

management unitorganization structure and

his/her job description.

1. Employment

agreementdocument.

2. Organizationstructure of the

management unit.

3. KKB document

containing jobdescription, rights

and obligations.

1. Informant.

2. Group discussion

member.

1. Document study.




S3.3

Assurance for freedom ofunion.

As part of the workers’ right to articulate theiropinions, the management unit provides freedom

to unite in a democratic, permanent, sustainable,independent manner and formed voluntarily. The

labor union will be a media for protecting anddefending the rights and interest of the workers.

The presence of a labor union thatis democratic, permanent,

sustainable, and independent.

1. Labor unionestablishment

documents.

2. Related documents.

1. Informant.

2. Group discussionmember.

1. Document study.


3. Group discussion


SECONDARY PRIMARY

METHOD OF


S3.4

Facilities supporting labor

welfare.

The management unit must consider the workers

as company asset. It should be represented inthe procurement of welfare facilities in the

working area and homes.

1. The availability of health

insurance for workers andtheir family.

2. Good housing and suitableenvironment.

3. Religion, recreation,

1. Employees’ Social

Security (Jamsostek),KKB document.

2. List of availablesocial and general

facilities.

1. Informant.

2. Discussion group

member.

3. Observation.

1. Document study



4. Observation.


education and sports

facilities.

4. Economic facilities such as,

market, co-op, canteen,stores, etc.

3. Other related

documents.

S3.5

Career improvement

opportunity for all laborforce.

The unit management provides an open careersystem for all employees based on potential andachievements. The positions are based on

evaluation of capability, in a clear andindiscriminating promotion system.

Description on employee structuresystem.

1. Long Term PlantationForest ManagementPlan (RKPHT)

document

2. Annual Work Plan

(RKT) document

3. Employment

regulations.



S3.6

Enhancement of education

and skill for all labor force.

The management unit seriously conducts training

and skill development activities for all employeesas part of employment capability and productivity

improvement program. The program can beperformed in the unit or sending to anotherinstitution. The unit provides plans and

procedures for all employees to have the sameopportunity.

1. Providing sustainable plans

to improve employees’education and skill.

2. Prove of efforts in educationand skill improvement.

3. Number of employeesparticipated in the training

and education program, typeand frequency of trainingand education.

1. Education and

training plans.

2. Prove of participation

in a training program.



S3.7

Labor wage comply withlocal standard.

Pay and remuneration structure implemented bythe management unit, for permanent, daily and

collective employees must meet local standards.

1. The amount of paymentmust be able to provide

sufficient living according to

1. Employee wage list.

2. Regulation onovertime, premium

1. Informant.


1. Document study.




The amount of money received must be able to

provide sufficient living for the employee and thefamily according to local standard.

local living standard.

2. Additional payment forovertime, premium, and

achievement bonus.

and bonus.

verifier toolbox and verification for assessment indicators

Documents

land assurance

management plandocument

reducefuture land

timberestate area

thelatest document

provincial areauseplanrtrwp

present landuseplu

phtl certification system22