PUBLIC SUMMARY 1st SURVEILLANCE AUDIT (1st CYCLE) ON RAVENSCOURT FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
Certificate Number: FMC-NF 00116 Date of First Certification: 04 June 2018 Audit Date: 11th – 15th March 2019 Date of Public Summary: 16th September 2019
Certification Body: SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. Block 4, SIRIM Complex No. 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri Section 2, 40700 Shah Alam Selangor MALAYSIA Tel : 60-3-5544 6400/5544 6448 Fax : 60-3 5544 6763 Website : www.sirim-qas.com.my
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 3
1 INTRODUCTION ...... 4 1.1 Name of FMU ...... 4 1.2 Contact Person and Address ...... 4 1.3 General Background on the Ravenscourt FMU...... 4 1.4 Date First Certified ...... 4 1.5 Location of the FMU ...... 4 1.6 Forest Management System ...... 4 1.7 Annual Allowable Cut/Annual Harvest under the Forest Management Plan ...... 4 1.8 Environmental and Socioeconomic Context ...... 5
2 AUDIT PROCESS ...... 5 2.1 Audit Dates ...... 5 2.2 Audit Team...... 5 2.4 Stakeholder Consultations ...... 5 2.5 Audit Process ...... 6
3 SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS ...... 6
Attachment Map of Ravenscourt FMU ...... 14 Experiences and Qualifications of Audit Team Members ...... 15 Comments Received from Stakeholders and Responses by Audit Team Leader ...... 18 Surveillance 1 Audit Plan ...... 19 Details on NCRs and OFIs Raised During this Surveillance 1 Audit and Corrective Actions Taken ...... 21 Corrective Actions Taken and Final Status on NCRs and OFIs Raised During Previous Audit ...... 26
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This surveillance 1 audit on the Ravenscourt Forest Management Unit Ravenscourt (hereafter referred as Ravenscourt FMU) was conducted on 11th -15th March 2019 to assess the continued compliance of the overall forest management system of the Ravenscourt FMU against the requirements of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) [MC&I (Natural Forest)] using the verifiers stipulated for Sarawak. The scope of this surveillance 1 audit was limited to the forest management system and practices on Protected Forest within the Ravenscourt FMU.
This surveillance 1 audit was conducted by a 4 -member team comprising Hj. Roslee Jamaludin (Lead Auditor), Ismail Adnan Abdul Malek (Auditor), Angelica Sinimis Suimin (Auditor), and Mohd. Annas Amin Hj. Omar (Trainee Auditor).
Based on the findings of this surveillance 1 audit, it was found that Ravenscourt FMU had continued to comply with the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest). This surveillance 1 audit had resulted in the issuance of 2 (two) and 7 (seven) major and minor Non Conformity Reports (NCRs) respectively.
This public summary contains the general information on the Ravenscourt FMU, the findings of the surveillance 1 audit, NCRs raised as well as the decision on the continued certification of the FMU.
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Name of FMU Ravenscourt Forest Management Unit
1.2 Contact Person and Address
David Marsden Chief Forester Wisma Samling, Lot 296 Jalan Temenggong Datuk Oyong Lawai Jau 98000 Miri Sarawak
1.3 General Background on the Ravenscourt FMU
The Forest Timber Licence (FTL) No. T/0294 was issued to Ravenscourt Sdn. Bhd. by the Sarawak Forestry Department on 28th January 1985 to manage a total 117,941 ha of the forest, which is located within the Lawas District of Limbang Division, Sarawak for an initial period of 15 years. It was subsequently renewed on 24th November 1994 until 27th January 2015 for re-entry logging. It has been further extended on annual basis until 27th January 2018.
The Natural Forest (NFM) managed by Ravenscourt Sdn. Bhd. covers an area of 117,941 ha of Limbang Protected Forest (82,407 ha) and proposed Trusan-Kelalan Protected Forest (24,492 ha). The remaining area of the FMU is occupied by the respective local communities. The forest area is situated approximately between Latitudes 30 45’ 000’ N to 40 13’ 071” N and Longitudes 1150 10.21’ E to 1150 41.16’ E in the Lawas District of Limbang Division, Sarawak. The SQAS/MSC/FOR/30-27a Issue 1 Rev 0 Page 4 of 46 Ravenscourt FMU is about 113 km South from Lawas town and accessible by the logging roads constructed by the Samling Group.
The forest types in the FMU are Hill Mixed Dipterocarp Forest (MDF), Lower Sub-Montane Forest, Kerangas Forest. The general landform of the FMU ranges from gentle to considerably uneven terrain with elevation between 800m to 1600m a.s.l. The FMU has been zoned into three forest function for Protection (water catchment, fish conservation and border zone) (18,357 ha), Production (90,543ha) and Community (8,749 ha). The FMU also within the Heart of Borneo Corridor (HoB). . During this surveillance 1 audit, the Ravencourt FMU has remained constant in size at 117,941 ha PRF or 0.95 % of the State’s total land area of 12,445,000 million ha.
A map of the FMU showing the significant features of the forest is attached in Attachment 1
1.4 Date First Certified 04 June 2017
1.5 Location of the FMU
The FMU is located between Latitudes 30 45’ 000’ N to 40 13’ 071” N and Longitudes 1150 10.21’ E to 1150 41.16’ E
1.6 Forest Management System
The FMU had followed the principles of sustainable forest management (SFM) and the requirements of the Licence Agreement of the State government. A Forest Management Plan (FMP) 2016-2025 was presented during this audit.
1.7 Annual Allowable Cut/Annual Harvest under the Forest Management Plan
The overall AAC for the FMU was based on the preliminary calculation. Para 3.5.2 in Chapter 3 of FMP showed the determination of AAC, the net operable area of forest in Timber Licence T/0294 estimated to be 86,874 ha. (New operable area). Assuming the production area is evenly distributed at the cutting cycle of 27 years, the AAC is set at 3,353 ha.(set base on the compt area, did not fix , but average is Page 4 of 36
3218ha.) the AAC calculated for 27 years. The optimum sustained commercial harvesting volume was set at 25.0- 27.5 m3/ha which projected the annual harvestable volume range from 83,825 m3 – 92,208 m3.
1.8 Environmental and Socioeconomic Context
Environmental impact assessments had been carried out, including landscape level considerations, as well as the impacts of on-site processing facilities for Ravenscourt FMU in 2008 as required under item 2(i) of the First Schedule of the said Order under Section 11A (1) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Ordinance. The EIA report titled “Environmental Impact Assessment for The Re-Entry Hill Logging Under Timber License No. T/0294 in the Ulu Batang Trusan – Ulu Sg Limbang – Ulu Sg Kubaan Area, Limbang and Miri Divisions, Sarawak, was approved by Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) on 2nd April 2009.
Documents on legal or customary tenure or use rights of local communities within relevant federal and state legal frameworks and customary laws for the forest areas were available in base camp main office. Records show that there were two categories of indigenous settlements, namely Lun Bawang villages and Penan villages, located within or adjacent to the FMU.
The FMU have been providing various assistances to the indigenous Lun Bawang community from time to time since its forest operations in 1986. Such assistances include road building and maintenance, ploughing wet paddy land, transportation, provision of poly-pipes to supply water,timber supply for house construction. Qualified people in communities living within, or adjacent to, the FMU are given preference for employment and contract works.
The FMU manager, however, did not make use indigenous traditional forest-related knowledge and practices in forest operations. Since indigenous traditional forest related knowledge is not used in FMU’s forest management practices, specific mechanism, and compensation for the commercial utilization of traditional knowledge is not established.
2 AUDIT PROCESS
2.1 Audit Dates
11th -15th March 2019/15 auditor day(s)
2.2 Audit Team
Hj.Roslee Jamaludin (Lead Auditor) Ismail Adnan Abdul Malek (Forester) Angelica Sinimis Suimin (Sociologist) Mohd.Annas Amin Hj. Omar (Trainee Auditor)
The details on the experiences and qualifications of the audit team members are as in Attachment 2.
2.3 Standard Used
Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) [MC&I (Natural Forest)] using the verifiers stipulated for Sarawak.
2.4 Stakeholder Consultations
A one-month stakeholder consultation was conducted beginning Feb.2019 to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the compliance of the Ravenscourt FMU against the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest). There was 1(ONE) comment received from the stakeholders on Ravenscourt FMU during the period. The comments by the stakeholders and responses by the audit team are shown in Attachment 3.
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2.5 Audit Process
The audit was conducted primarily to evaluate the level of continued compliance of the Ravenscourt FMU’s current documentation and field practices in forest management with the detailed of the standard of performances (SOPs) listed in the MC&I (Natural Forest), using the verifiers stipulated for Sarawak.
For each Indicator, the auditors had conducted either a documentation review, consultation with the relevant personnel of the FMU, local community or stakeholders or field audit or a combination of these methods. Depending on the compliance with the verifiers for a particular indicator, the auditors then decided on the degree of the FMU’s overall compliance with the indicator and decided whether or not to issue a major or minor NCR or an OFI which is defined as follows: (i) a major NCR is a non-compliance with the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest); (ii) a minor NCR is a deviation or a lapse in complying with the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest); and (iii) an OFI is a situation where the auditor has noted an area of concern on the capability of the forest management system to achieve conformance to the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest) but without sufficient objective evidence to support a non-conformance.
Consultations were held with local communities in Kampung Pa’ Berunot, Long Semadoh, Long Adang, Chairman of FORMADAT and worker’s representative, which is located within and outside the FMU.
The coverage of this surveillance 1 audit is as shown in the surveillance 1 Audit Plan in Attachment 4.
The Ravenscourt FMU had sent a corrective action plan to the audit team to address the major and minor NCRs which the audit team had reviewed and accepted them. The audit team had prepared an interim surveillance 1 audit report and sent it to the Ravenscourt for comment. A second draft of audit report which had incorporated the comments received from the Ravenscourt was then prepared.
3 SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS
Based on the findings of this surveillance 1 audit, it was found that Ravenscourt Sdn. Bhd. had continued to manage the Ravenscourt FMU in compliance with most of the requirements of the MC&I(Natural Forest). This surveillance 1 audit had resulted in the issuance of 2 major, 7 minor NCRs. Details on the NCRs/OFIs raised are shown in Attachment 5.
The audit team had reviewed, accepted, and verified the corrective actions taken by the FMU to address the 2 major NCR raised during this surveillance 1 audit. The audit team was satisfied that the corrective action had been effectively implemented and had therefore closed out these major NCRs. The audit team had also reviewed and accepted the FMU’s proposed corrective actions to address the 7 minor NCRs. However, these corrective actions shall be verified by the audit team during the next audit. The audit team had also verified on the corrective actions taken by the FMU to address the 10 Minor NCRs which were raised during the previous audit. The responses made by the audit team leader on these corrective actions and on the final status of the NCRs and OFIs are as in Attachment 6.
On local community rights, there were mechanisms in place to resolve disputes over tenure and use rights through meetings with the Community Representative Committee (CRC). It was noted that there was no recorded civil court case pertaining to legal or customary tenure or use rights filed against the management.
Regarding Criterion 6.10, there was no new conversion of the Protected Forest to forest plantations or other non-forest land uses during the intervening period since the last audit. The Protected Forest in the Ravenscourt FMU has remained constant in size at 117,941 ha of forest area.
As the Major NCR raised during this Surveillance 1 audit had been closed out, the audit team had therefore recommended that the Certificate for Forest Management maintained by Ravenscourt FMU.
The summary on the findings of the surveillance 1 audit on the Ravenscourt FMU against the requirements of the MC&I (Natural Forest) are as follows:
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses Principle 1 The forest management had maintained There were no negative findings Compliance records of all relevant Federal laws, State With Laws and laws, regulations and policies related to Principles forest management. Copies of all relevant laws, policies and regulations stipulated in the MC&I (Natural Forest) fundamental for the FMU management were available in the office at the Ravenscourt Base Camp Lawas District.
Forest managers are aware and knowledgeable of the applicable federal, state and local laws, as well as the regulatory framework for forest management.
Ravenscourt FMU has not violated any law and therefore no compound or penalty imposed by the relevant authorities.
Current list of all legally prescribed fees, royalties, taxes, and other charges was available at the Ravenscourt Camp Office.
The forest managers had expressed their willingness to participate in resolution of such conflicts if they arise. This was evidence by the establishment of Community Representative Committee (CRC) of Long Semadoh and Ba’ Kelalan.
Sign boards on control of hunting had been erected at the strategic location. Posters on Total Protected Wildlife in Sarawak were also observed at the Base Camp office.
The policy statement was displayed at prominent sites within the FMU and had been communicated throughout the organization.
Principle 2 Document entitled Forest Timber License Consultation with Communities of Long Tenure and (FTL) No. T/0294 was issued for the Semadoh ( Pa’Berunot, Long Use Rights period 28 January 1985 till 27 January Kerabangan)and Ba’ Kelalan (Long Nawi, and 2020. The documentation of legal Long Ribad,Buduk Bui, Pa’Tawing, Long Responsibilitie documents such as The Constitution of the Langai,Long Ubau) indicated that majority s state of Sarawak, Land Code 1958 (Cap of the communities do not understand the 81), Natives Court Ordinance 1992, functions of CRC because communities Natives Customs (Declaration) 1996, with tenure and use rights issues were Sarawak Cultural Heritage Ordinance not consulted by CRC or Samling. 1993, Adat Iban 1993, Community Chiefs Communities also indicated that and There were no negative findings representatives from each village within SQAS/MSC/FOR/30-27a Issue 1 Rev 0 the two clusters must be elected by the Page - 7 - of 46 Principle Strengths community which represent all levels of Weaknesses Headmen Ordinance 2004, the community (elders, women and Native Courts (Amendment) Ordinance youths) to enable fair representations 2001 (Cap A87) are available. from communities with tenure and user rights issues. During the consultation from Documents on legal or customary tenure 12-13 march, 2017, the CRC or use rights of local communities within representatives informed that there was
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses relevant federal and state legal no guidelines or training to implement frameworks and customary laws for the CRC at the village level. CRC meeting forest areas were available in base camp notification is without an agenda and too main office. short. Therefore, meetings with all the relevant communities within the cluster of Records of consultations held with the Ba’ kelalan and Long Semadoh is not indigenous local community to identify and possible prior to the main CRC meeting to document areas of traditionally used and enable the CRC committee to raise sites of significant importance were issues affecting their respective documented in “High Conservation Value communities. Therefore, a Minor NCR Assessment Report 2016”. for Indicator 2.3.1 was raised.
There are two mechanisms to resolve disputes over tenure and use rights. There are Community Representative Committee (CRC) and SFM Liaison Committee.
Principle 3 The customary use rights of the There were no negative findings Indigenous Indigeneous people within the FMU were People’s respected in forest management planning Rights and implementation in accordance to the Constitution of the state of Sarawak. There was no case of logging/harvesting/forest operations being carried out in area local community use.
Procedures for identifying and protecting sites of cultural, ecological, economic or religious significance and provisions for rights of access to these sites are available. Management procedure mechanisms had been put in place to ensure that these sites were identified and duly protected and the community’s right of access to these areas were provided for.
There was no evidence to show that the Indigeneous people traditional forest- related knowledge and practices in forest species or management systems had been used in forest operations.
Principle 4 Forest managers had provided training for During site inspection at RDM/RDC section Community all workers; trainings includes: tree felling, at the workshop, it was found that: Relations and forest survey, RIL, safety, and were Workers’ documented. The FMU also provide Social 1. 5 mineral water bottles were filled Rights programmes for local communities. with lubricant oil and were not labelled,
Qualified people in communities living 2. 1 diesel container was evident not within, or adjacent to, the FMU are given placed in designated storage for hazardous preference for employment and contract material in RDM/RDC store and 2 works. containers in skidding store.
Up-to-date information on all applicable Therefore a Minor NCR for Indicator laws and/or regulations covering 4.2.5 was raised occupational safety and health of forest workers is disseminated to them from time to time. Workers consulted indicated that they have
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses raised grievances to their superior but was The workers were aware of the freedom to not responded. Fifteen (15) of the workers form/join union of their own choice. The consulted were not aware about the audit found that there is no union formed grievance form. Records of workers in the FMU. grievance were also not available. Grievance procedures and conflict Two separate SIA report on the resolution for workers is available but Lundbawang Communities of Long inadequate. Therefore, a Minor NCR for Semadoh and Ba’ Kelalan Penan Indicator 4.3.4 was raised. communities entitled “Social Impact Report: 1. Long Semadoh and Bekalalan, and 2. Long Adang Communities Within and Adjacent to Ravenscourt Forest Consultation with CRC of Long Semadoh Management Unit (FTL No. T/0294) was and Ba’ Kelalan indicated that grievances available. The reports outlined on land issues raised in the CRC meeting consequences of forest development was not given any response. It was also activities, i.e. bringing both positive noted that past land claims forwarded by impacts (accessibility through logging communities directly has no resolution. road) and negative impacts (decline in The Samling Procedures and guidelines for river and forest resources due to presence Sustainable Forest Managemt on Conflict of outsiders), mitigation measures were Resolution and Procedures on land Claim suggested and are incorporated in the (SFM/PR001) dated 15th march 2017 FMP (2016-2025). indicated that all claims and conflict to be recorded including the status of the resolutions. There was no land claims and community grievances including status of conflict resolution record available. Therefore, a Minor NCR for Indicator 4.5.2 was raised
Principle 5 Ravenscourt FMU had prepared the During the stage 2 audit, The Annual Benefits From annual budget for the duration from July budget (July 2016 – June 2017) does the Forest 2018 to June 2019. This annual budget is not include the budget for the silvicultural called Camp Admin Budget, which treatment, as FMU has demarcated 1277 includes budget for staff welfare & ha of the area under coupe amenity, office expenses, general T/0294/16/01A, as shown in the map of expenses. Detailed Forest Harvesting, ref no: SFC Approval Ref: SF&C 628.65(11) - 19 Implementation of guidelines for dated 27th December 2016. During this reduced/low impact logging to minimise surveillance audit the budget for the damage to residual stand has been based silvicultural treatment was not evidence in on the “Guidelines for Reduced and Low the Annual Budget presented July 2017- Impact Logging systems in Forest June 2018 and July 2018-June 2019 does Management Certification (Natural not include the silvicultural treatment. Forest)” Area. Therefore, the minor NCR was upgraded to Major NCR for indicator 5.1.1 Training on Reduce Impact Logging (RIL) was conducted on 19th – 20th September 2018, 10 management staff and workers During Site inspection to tagging area in which include Camp manager and Block 5 coupe 02A at MT3, it was Regional manager attended the training. evidence that trees with DBH above 30cm The training was conducted by Forestry were not tag as PCT trees as follows: Department of Sarawak and (FDS) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in N Species DBH Imperial Hotel, Miri. o . The main products extracted from the 1 Empenit 35cm forest in the FMU were logs. The . harvesting processes were in accordance 2 Medang 41cm with RIL guidelines and detailed . harvesting plans. 3 Empenit 37cm Page 9 of 36
Principle Strengths Weaknesses . Guidelines to identify and demarcate 4 Senumpul 37cm sensitive areas for the protection of soil . and watercourses were available at 5 Empenit 32cm Ravenscourt office. Protection Areas of . terrain IV, watershed area, fish 6 Ubah 37cm conservation areas, shifting cultivation . area, low density mix dipterocarp forest, 7 Rengas 36cm Kerangas were excluded from logging and . were demarcated on the map and the 8 Simpoh 47cm map was verified during the audit. . 9 Empenit 38cm The overall AAC for the FMU was based . on the preliminary calculation as shown in 1 Medang 35cm Para 3.5.2 Chapter 3 of FMP. The 0 optimum sustained commercial harvesting . 3 volume was set at 25.0- 27.5 m /ha which projected the annual harvestable volume 3 3 Therefore, a Minor NCR for indicator range from 83,825 m – 92,208 m . 5.2.1 was raised
Principle 6 The EIA report titled “Environmental There were no negative findings Environmental Impact Assessment for The Re-Entry Hill Impact Logging Under Timber License No. T/0294 in the Ulu Batang Trusan – Ulu Sg Limbang – Ulu Sg Kubaan Area, Limbang and Miri Divisions, Sarawak was made available. It was approved by Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) on 2nd April 2009.
The Ravenscourt FMP had also incorporated mitigation measures on the environmental impacts from forest management operations in both the EIA/ECA reports and in Chapter 7: Clause 7.3 “Mitigation Measures” in the Ravenscourt Forest Management Plan.
Guidelines to identify and protect endangered, rare and threatened species of forest flora and fauna, including features of special biological interest such as seed trees, salt licks, nesting and feeding areas in the FMU were available. The “Guidelines to Identify Endangered, Rare, Threatened or Protected Forest Tree Species in Sarawak dated October 2013 and ‘Guidelines on ERT Species’ (September 2014) by SFC (DOC 015) by SFC.
Cooperation existed between forest managers, and conservation organizations and regulatory authorities in implementing conservation and management activities.
Prevention of activities on hunting, fishing,
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses and collecting activities and inappropriate activities in the FMU were controlled by nine appointed Honorary Wildlife Rangers. Wildlife monitoring programs were also scheduled and carried out.
Harvesting was designed in the FMU taking into consideration the need for the conservation of biological corridors and buffer zones for features of special biological interest for wildlife.
The harvesting procedures to protect the soil from compaction by harvesting machinery and erosion during harvesting operations were made available during audit. The implementation of these procedures was verified during this Surveillance 1 Audit at Block 30 at Coupe 01 for skid trail such as Main Trail 1(MT1) & 2 (MT 2)and Block 29 MT-4 and MT- 3 active harvesting area. Inspections showed that the implementation in the harvesting sites was following the specified guidelines.
Procedure on scheduled waste management titled ‘Guidelines on Disposal and Storage of Scheduled Wastes’ was available. Disposal of Scheduled Waste has been conducted base on the guidelines and were disposed by the licence contractor (Petrojadi Sdn. Bhd.). Consignment note for Schedule wastes dated 23/08/2018 and the Delivery order no: 1434 dated 23/08/2018 was presented during the audit.
There was no application of biological control agents in the FMU.
No exotic species were planted in Ravenscourt FMU forest.
There was no plan for converting the forest area to plantations. Conversion of natural forest into non-forest land use had not occurred within the FMU.
Principle 7 The Forest Management Plan for Forest On site observation and workers interview Management Timber Licence (FTL) No. T0294, found the following: Plan Ravenscourt Forest Management Unit for period 2016 to 2025, dated November 1. In Active Area at Coupe 1 Block 29., 2016, was made available during the Feller not aware of the Tree tagging audit. guidelines.
A review of the FMP has been done in 2. In Post Harvesting Inventory at Coupe 1 March 2018 and found that the plan had Block 7, Surveyor are not aware the tree addressed all issues and requirements of tagging guideline. Criterion 7.1. items (a) to (i), including annual harvest rate, species selection, Therefore, a Minor NCR for Indicator
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses environmental safeguard and assessment, 7.3.2 was raised protection of ERT species, protected areas, and planned management activities and the Reduced/Low Impact Logging (RIL) Operation.
The summary of the primary elements of the forest management plan in http://www.samling.com/uto_pubsummary. php was available.
Principle 8 Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has Site inspection of active harvesting areas, Monitoring conducted pre felling harvesting monitoring it was found: and as per ‘Procedures for the inspection of
Assessment harvesting areas, 1999’. 1. At (Coupe 1 Block 29), tree The procedures to monitor social, number tag (B0238/2, B0241/1, B0110/1 ecological, environmental, and economic and B7236/2) was found at the tree stump impacts to monitor on impacts of which did not comply with RIL Guidelines harvesting operation and monitoring report on tree tagging. for assessing social, ecological, 2. At (Coupe 1 Block 30), tree tag environmental, and economic impacts for number (B0119) at the stump did not tally harvesting operation at Block 30, Coupe with tree tag number recorded on the RIL 01A was also available. map coupe 01A Block 30 (U 0119). Therefore, a Minor NCR for Indicator The Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) 8.3.1 was raised. was an ongoing process, 121 sampling units were planned of which 61 units were already established and used in the During Stage 2 Audit 2017, A summary of preliminary calculation of the AAC. 10 the monitoring results for (a) Yield of all sampling unit has been selected as PSPs. Data from the FRA plots shall be collected forest products harvested, (c) and analyzed by Formix3 forest modelling Composition and observed changes in the flora and fauna, and (e) Costs, software to calculate the final AAC for the productivity and efficiency of forest FMU. management as verified in the public The relevant results of monitoring activities summary titled ‘Public Summary – Forest to be incorporated into the periodic review as prescribed in the Forest Management Management Plan for Forest Plan, Forest Timber License (FTL) No. Management Unit Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd T/0294 for the period 2016 - 2026’ at the T0294, at every five years. Samling’s website:
http://www.samling.com/doc/RVC%20FM
U.pdf was not adequate.
During this Surveillance 1 Audit 2019, summary of monitoring result for (e) Costs, productivity and efficiency of forest management as verified in the public summary titled ‘Public Summary – Forest Management Plan for Forest Management Unit Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd T/0294 for the period 2016 - 2026’ at the Samling’s website: http://www.samling.com/doc/RVC%20FMU .pdf was not publicly available.
Therefore, the Minor NCR raised during previous Stage 2 Audit (2017) is upgraded to a Major NCR for Indicator 8.5.1 in this Audit.
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Principle Strengths Weaknesses Principle 9 The FMU had demarcated 2 HCVF sites There were no negative findings Maintenance on maps and on a ground. HCVF 6 in of High Coupe 1 (block 29) with a Secondary Conservation Buriel site at N 04°11’11.5" E Values 115°30’38.5”. The attributes of HCVFs were demarcated on separate maps in the FMP Chapter 11 under Section 11.6: Management and Monitoring of HCV Areas.
Ravenscourt FMU had consulted relevant stakeholders such as WWF-Malaysia, Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Forest Department of Sarawak on the options to maintain or enhance the identified HCVFs. The FMU had recently consulted SFC to acquire advice on the characteristics of tree cavities as suitable Hornbill potential nesting site for the (HCVF 1.4). FMU also conducted consultation with nearby local communities such as Ba’Kelalan, Long Muda, Long Kumap, Long Lemutut, Long Rasat and Long Rusu on 6 December 2016.
The FMU has demarcated HCVFs attributes and documented in the FMP (2016-2025).
The FMU has established monitoring procedure to assess the effectiveness of the measures in the management of the HCVFs titled ‘Procedures on Hunting Control and Wildlife Monitoring’. Record of monitoring for all HCVFs (HCV 1.1, HCV 1.2, HCV 1.3, HCV 1.4, HCV 2, HCV 3, HCV 4.1, HCV 4.2, HCV 4.3, HCV 5 and HCV 6) were evident during the audit. Auditor had verified that Secondary Burial has been conserved, maintained, and monitored by FMU. There were adequate numbers of signboards indicating the location of the HCVF
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Attachment 1
Map of Ravenscourt FMU
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Attachment 2
Experiences and Qualifications of Audit Team Members
Assessment Role/Area of Qualification and Experience Team MC&I Requirement Haji Roslee Audit Team Academic Qualification: Jamaludin Leader / B.Sc. of Forestry (Forest Management), University Putra Malaysia. Forester Diploma of Forestry, Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia.
Work Experience: A retiree of Forest Conservator from Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, with 36 years of experience in forest management, operation, and administration. Has been working in various position since appointment in 1977, which includes Assistant Forest Management officer in Kuantan, Forestry Department of Pahang, Assistant District Forest Officer in Kuala Lipis Pahang and Segamat, Johor. Forest Plantation Officer in Johor and Terengganu, Forestry Officer for the State of Malacca. Assistant Director for Forest Harvesting and Industries in Selangor, District Forest Officer in Dungun Terengganu, Assistant Director for Forest Management in Negeri Sembilan and the State Director of Forestry Penang before retirement in April 2015. Has involved in several Working Committee form by the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia to further improve the existing procedures, such as, Forestry Manual, Forest Road Guidelines, Forestry Rules, other guidelines regarding the MC&I for forest certification. Was a member of MAJURUS, was appointed as an Internal Auditor for the MC&I. Has attended several forestry Conference overseas and local. A member of IRIM ( Institut Rimbawan Malaysia). Appointed as a facilitator and trainer for Forest Road Guidelines by Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia.
Attended training programmes: • Auditor Training Course on Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification [MC&I (Natural Forest)] & [MC&I (Plantations] organised by MTCC, 9 – 10 July 2015 • EMS 14001: 2004 Lead Assessor Training Course organised by SIRIM Training Services Sdn Bhd, 23 Nov. – 27 Nov. 2015. • Briefing on RSPO Principle & Criteria (HCV) organised by SIRIM QAS (Food, Agri & Forestry Section) 21 August 2015. • Workshop on Auditing Technique for FMC (2) organised by SIRIM QAS (Food, Agri & Forestry Section) 26 Jan 2016. • Forest Management Certification (FMC) Workshop’ organised by SIRIM (Food,Agr.& Forestry Section )06 & 07 December 2016 • Forest Management Certification (FMC) Workshop 2017 organised by SIRIM (Food,Agr. & Forestry Section)08 – 09 May 2017 • ‘Forest Management Certification (FMC) Workshop’ for 2017 organised by SIRIM (Food,Agr. &Forestry Section)28 & 29 November 2017. • FMC Workshop for 2018 organised by SIRIM (Food,Agr. &Forestry) 22 November 2018 • COC Workshop 2018 organised by SIRIM 26 November 2018 • Auditor Training Course on PEFC Chain of Custody Certification organized by MTCC on 19th -20th December 2018.
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Ismail Adnan Auditor/ Academic Qualification: Malek Forester Master of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada
Work Experience: One year (1974-1975) experience as Sub Assistant Conservator of Forest at the Pahang Forest Department, involved with Forest Administration/Management and Enforcement. Next, seven years (1979-1986) experience as Forest Officer/Logging Superintendent at Syarikat Jengka Sdn. Bhd (SJSB), an integrated timber complex in Pahang. Responsible for Forest Licensing/ Administration, Forest Mapping, Road Construction and Logging Operations. Senior Lecturer at the Forestry Faculty, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) from 1986 to 2014. Responsible for teaching and research in Forest Mensuration, Forest Survey, Forest Road, GIS/Remote Sensing and Forest Mapping. Responsible for academic supervision of more than 100 Bachelor/Master/Phd students in their research and thesis writing. Own research at UPM include various areas such as forest mapping using geo spatial tools, forest inventories, forest harvesting and forest management system (SMS). Also involved with consultancy works which include RPH development and Forest Mapping. Participate in organizing local/international seminars on Forestry areas. Published and presented research findings at seminars/conferences and journals. Currently as Auditor at the Food, Agriculture and Forestry /ion (FAF), SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd, since 2016. Involved in conducting assessments on forest management certification MC&I (Natural Forest) & MC&I (Forest Plantations).
Training / Research Areas: • Auditor Training Course on MC& I (Natural Forest) and MC&I (Forest Plantation V2), 9th-10th July 2015, SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd • ISO 14001:2004 Lead Assessor Training, 23rd-27th Nov 2015, SIRIM Training Services Sdn. Bhd • Training on Auditing Techniques, 26th January 2016, SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
Angelica Auditor / Academic Qualification: Sinimis workers’ & B. Sc. Social (USM) Suimin community MSc. Environmental Management (UNIMAS) issues and related legal Work Experience: issues Various experience in forest industries especially on social aspect with (i) social consultant/researcher – 3 years, (ii) Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd. (SFI) – 6 years, (iii) Subur Tiasa Holdings Bhd – 4 years & (iv) Freelance consultant – SAGE Consult with Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (SFI) from 2011 to 2015.
Other consultancy work experience for other organisations: 1. High Conservation Values Assessment (HCV) – Jambongan Island 2. Due Diligence Social Assessment at SAFODA area, Pitas District 3. Social Baseline and Strategic CSR intervention, Hijauan Bengkoka Plantations- Pitas District 4. High Conservation Value Assessment (HCV) and pre-liminary social baseline for proposed Oil palm project- Kerema, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. 5. Part-time Consultant for Hijauan Bengkoka Plantations
Attended and pass in the following training programmes: i. Auditor Training Course on Malaysian Criteria and Indicators Page 16 of 36
for Forest Management Certification [MC&I (Natural Forest)] & [MC&I (Plantations] organized by MTCC, 1-4 December 2013. ii. EMS 14001: 2004 Training, 2013 iii. OHSAS 18001: 2007 Awareness Training, 2012. iv. FSC Expert Lead Auditor, NEPCON-Tawau, 2015. Social Impact Assessment (SIA) by ENSEARCH, Kota Kinabalu, 2012.
Mohd.Annas Trainee Academic Qualification: Amin Hj. Auditor/ Diploma in Forestry, UPM Omar Forester B. Sc. In Forestry, UPM
Work Experience: Six years as Assistant Forest Officer at Perak State Forestry Department from 2013-2018. Main responsibility is Assisting District Forest Officers in administrative work, forest development and forest operations. Conduct forest Enforcement Team Activities such as The Prevention of illegal logging. Appointed as Raid Officer in Raid Eradicating Illegal Refinery in Kinta Manjung Forest District. Also appointed as Investigation Officer in a case involved Ayer Chepam Forest Reserve and cased Prosecuted in Court.
Training / Research Areas: Attended and pass the following training programmes:
Program Of MTCS Training Course (MC& I) In Kuantan (9-12 July 2018)
Lead Auditor ISO 9001,ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 Exemplar Global Certified (13-18 Ogos 2018)
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Attachment 3
Comments Received from Stakeholders and Responses by Audit Team Leader
No. Stakeholder Comments/Issues Raised Response by Audit Team 1 Sarawak Forestry Sustainable Forestry &Compliance Section Noted Corporation (SF&C),SFC Wilayah Miri di pertanggungjawabkan untuk mengurus sumber hasil hutan mengikut keperluan Sistem Pengurusan Hutan Lestari.Salah satu daripadanya adalah mengeluarkan Permit to Enter Coupe (PEC) kepada lesen-lesen balak hutan.T/0294- Ravenscourt Sdn.Bhd. adalah salah satu daripada lesen balak hutan terletak di bawah seliaan Pejabat SFC Wilayah Miri.Setakat ini , terdapat dua(2) PEC telah di keluarkan seperti senarai di bawah:
No.Ruj. Tarikh Di Kelua Juml Kenyataan PEC Keluarkan san ah (ha) Blok T0294/ 08/03/18 2,717 33 Ops.1-4 only 18/02A T0294/ 14/11/16 2043 30 • Blok 16/01A no.001- 014(Ditutup ) • Blok no.015-019 &021-030 (dalam operasi tebangan) • Blok no. 020 (inoperable )
2 Chairman of CRC Saya tidak ada sebarang komen terhadap Noted Ba’Kelalan kumpulan Juruaudit yang di tugaskan untuk mengaudit unit Pengurusan Hutan (FMU) Ravenscourt setakat ini, sebab mereka belum beroperasi di kawasan tersebut.
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Attachment 4
Surveillance 1 Audit Plan
PROGRAM DAY TIME (AUDITOR 1/TA) AUDITOR (2) AUDITOR (3)
Day 0 7:00 am - 8:00pm All Auditors travelling from KLIA to Miri on 10th Mach 2019 (Sunday) Flight KUL to MYY- MH2574, ETD – 11.30am, ETA – 13.45 10.3.19 Continue travelling from Miri to Lawas, Flight MYY to LWY- MH3518, ETD – 16.00, ETA – 16.45
Travel to Merarap Camp site
Briefing by Audit Team Leader on the surveillance 1 audit plan
Day 1 (Monday) 7.30 am • Travelling to Ravenscourt Office 11.3.19 8.30 am – 1.00 pm • Opening Meeting with representatives of FMU
• Briefing session by Forest Manager of the FMU
• Q&A Session
• Follow up on issues of concern from Stage 1
• Check on complaints, stakeholder comments and follow-up actions (if any) o Local Communities o Government agencies o NGOs
2.00 pm – 7.30 pm • Evaluate on internal audit and management review
Documentation and records review
Principle 1 – Principle 6 – Principle 2 – Tenure Compliance with Environmental and Use Rights and Laws and Principles Impact Responsibilities
Principle 5 – Principle 8 – Principle 3 – Benefits from the Monitoring and Indigenous Peoples’ forest Assessment Right
Principle 7 – Principle 9 – Principle 4 – Management Plan Maintenance of High Community Conservation Value Relations and (HCV) Worker’s Right
Review of Day 1 Findings by Audit Team Leader
Day 2 Site visit Site visit Site Visit (Tuesday) 12.3.19 7.30 am – 1.00 pm • Inspection of • Inspection of • Community Kg active harvesting active harvesting Pa’ Berunot area-Coupe 1- area-Coupe 1- • Consultation Block 29 Block 30 with Local • Inspection of • PSP no.90 Community
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2.00 pm – 6.30pm Licence • HCVF 1.4 Long Semadoh Boundary- (Hornbill Nest) • Overnight at RVC&KTN) Ba’kelalan-To • Conservation meet Chairman Area- Pa’Berunut of Formadat. Watercatchment &SA • Fauna monitoring sites/HCVF sites- HCVF 6 (Burial Site)
• Review of Day 2 Findings by Audit Team Leader
Auditor (1) Auditor (2)/TA Auditor(3) Day 3 Site visit Site visit Site Visit (Wednesday ) 7.30 am – 1.00 pm • Post-harvest • International • Consultation 13.3.19 Impact (PHI)- Boundary with Local Block 7 (Ba’Kelalan) Communities 2.00 pm – 6.30pm Coupe 1 • HCVF 6- Buaya Long Adang • PSP No.126 Tanah • Interview with (Ba’Kelalan) workers.
• Review of Day 3 Findings by Audit Team Leader Auditor (1) Auditor (2) Auditor (3)/TA
Day 4 7.30 am – 1.00 pm • Inspection of • Inspectio • Consultation with (Thursday) tree tagging area-Coupe n of stumping foreign workers 14.3.19 2A- Block 5 site-KM 96 and worker’s • Inspection of • Inspectio representative 2.00 pm – 6.30pm Pre-harvesting area- n of Riparian • Inspection of staff Block 5 Buffer and other quarters • Check on conservation • Check on HR workshop, and store area. documents.
Day 5 8.30 am – 1.00 pm • Documentation and records review (Friday) 15.3.19 2.00pm-3.00 pm • Preparation of audit report and finding • Briefing to representatives of FMU on the findings of audit
3.00pm • Closing Meeting and presentation of findings of audit and discussion on follow-up activities
• Adjourn Closing Meeting
• Travel back to Lawas, check-in at Seri Malaysia Hotel.
All Auditors travel back to Kuala Lumpur on 16th Mach 2019, Flight LWY to MYY- MH3541 ETD – 11.25, ETA - 12:10. Connecting Flight MYY to KUL – MH2575, ETD – 14.30, ETA – 16.40
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Attachment 5
Details on NCRs and OFIs Raised During this Surveillance 1 Audit and Corrective Actions Taken
Indicator Specification Detail Non-conformance Corrective Action Taken Comment by Audit Major/Minor/ Team OFI 5.1.1 RJ 01/2019 Indicator 5.1.1 - Investment and The 2019-20 draft budget The 2019-20 draft reinvestment are made in forest under “SEU Expenses” budget under “SEU Major management, including for forest has now been revised to Expenses” has now show a specific allocation been revised to administration, research, human of funds to silvicultural show a specific resource, development, protection, treatment against a allocation of funds economic, conservation, specific heading: to silvicultural environmental and social aspect, silvicultural treatment. treatment against a consistent with the tenure of the specific heading: FMU. silvicultural treatment.
Finding: The annual budget and A copy of the expenditure for forest management allocation for does not include the silvicultural Ravenscourt FMU treatment. Budget 2019-2020
has included the Objective evidence : silvicultural During the stage 2 audit, The treatment. Annual budget (July 2016 – June 2017) does not include the budget for the silvicultural treatment, as Status: Closed FMU has demarcated 1277 ha of the area under coupe T/0294/16/01A, as shown in the map of Detailed Forest Harvesting, ref no: SFC Approval Ref: SF&C 628.65(11) - 19 dated 27th December 2016. During this surveillance audit the budget for the silvicultural treatment was not evidence in the Annual Budget presented July 2017- June 2018 and July 2018-June 2019 does not include the silvicultural treatment. Therefore the minor NCR upgraded to Major NCR.
8.5.1 IAM 03/2019 Indicator 8.5.1 - A summary of the Using the July 2018 to The FPMU has results of monitoring indicators, January 2019 Operation used the July 2018 Major including those listed in Criterion 8.2, Costing Report & harvest to January 2019 shall be made available to the public. records Item (e) Costs, Operation Costing productivity and efficiency Report & harvest Finding: A summary of monitoring of forest management records Item (e) result for item (e) was not available to has been addressed in Costs, productivity the public. the Public Summary and efficiency of (under Monitoring). A forest management Objective evidence: copy of the revised last has been During Stage 2 Audit 2017, A page from the Public addressed in the summary of the monitoring results for Summary (still Edition 2) Public Summary
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(a) Yield of all forest products is attached as evidence. (under Monitoring). harvested, (c) Composition and observed changes in the flora and A copy of the fauna, and (e) Costs, productivity and revised last page efficiency of forest management as from the Public verified in the public summary titled Summary (still ‘Public Summary – Forest Edition 2) is Management Plan for Forest attached as Management Unit Ravenscourt Sdn evidence. Bhd T/0294 for the period 2016 - 2026’ at the Samling’s website: http://www.samling.com/doc/RVC%20 Status:Closed FMU.pdf was not adequate.
During this Surveillance 1 Audit 2019, summary of monitoring result for (e) Costs, productivity and efficiency of forest management as verified in the public summary titled ‘Public Summary – Forest Management Plan for Forest Management Unit Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd T/0294 for the period 2016 - 2026’ at the Samling’s website: http://www.samling.com/doc/RVC%20 FMU.pdf was not publicly available.
Therefore, the Minor NCR: MRS05/2017 raised during previous Stage 2 Audit (2017) is upgraded to a Major NCR (IAM 03/2019) against the Indicator 8.5.1 in this Audit.
5.2.1 RJ02/2019 Indicator 5.2.1 - Forest management The Head of SEU has Corrective action practices encourage the optimal use written to the contractor was accepted by Minor of forest resources. instructing him to comply audit team. with the terms of his Finding : The practices does not contract. . encourage the optimal use of forest Status: resources. Implementation and effectiveness of the Objective evidence : corrective action During Site inspection to tagging area plan will be verified in Block 5 coupe 02A at MT3 , it was during next audit. evidence that trees with DBH above 30cm were not tag as PCT trees as follows:
No. Species DBH 1. Empenit 35cm 2. Medang 41cm 3. Empenit 37cm 4. Senumpul 37cm 5. Empenit 32cm 6. Ubah 37cm 7. Rengas 36cm 8. Simpoh 47cm 9. Empenit 38cm
10. Medang 35cm
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4.2.5 RJ 03 /2019 Indicator 4.2.5 - Demarcation of Workshop in-charge will Corrective action hazardous areas and provision of give regular toolbox talks was accepted by Minor guidelines for storage and handling of to workshop personnel audit team. hazardous materials. also include & explain the requirements of the Finding: Guidelines for storage and Guidelines for storage Status: handling of hazardous material not and handling of Implementation and followed. hazardous material. effectiveness of the That this is being done corrective action Objective evidence: must be checked, and plan will be verified During site inspection at RDM/RDC also reinforced by a during next audit. section at the workshop, it was found general S&H talk given that when the S & H officer from HQ visits 1. 5 mineral water bottles were Ravenscourt. filled with lubricant oil and were not labelled.
2. 1 diesel container was evident not placed in designated storage for hazardous material in RDM/RDC store and 2 containers in skidding store
8.3.1 IAM 01/2019 Indicator 8.3.1 - Forest managers Toolbox talks will be Corrective action shall provide relevant documents for given to cover the correct was accepted by Minor identifying all forest products, leaving use of tree tags for c/saw audit team. the area to be certified so that their feller and hook man and origin could be easily determined. harvest mandor with note that mandor must ensure Status: Finding: Relevant documents for 1” nails are always Implementation and identifying all forest products chain of available at the block. effectiveness of the custody inaccurate. corrective action plan will be verified Objective evidence: during next audit. During audit of active harvesting areas, it was found:
1. At (Coupe 1 Block 29), tree number tag (B0238/2, B0241/1, B0110/1 and B7236/2) was found at the tree stump which did not comply with RIL Guidelines on tree tagging. 2. At (Coupe 1 Block 30), tree tag number (B0119) at the stump did not tally with tree tag number recorded on the RIL map coupe 01A Block 30 (U 0119)
7.3.2 IAM 02/2019 Indicator 7.3.2 - Forest workers shall A simple, illustrated Corrective action be trained as to their respective roles guideline will be drawn up was accepted by Minor in the implementation of the forest specifying the use of audit team. management plan. each individual section of the tree tag. This will be Finding: Training on forest workers of in English & BM & their respective roles on RIL displayed on skid house Guidelines inadequate. walls. It will also be used as the basis of refresher Objective evidence: toolbox talks. On site observation and workers The next batch of printed Status: interview found the following: tree tags will indicate the Implementation and use of each section of the effectiveness of the
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1. In Active Area at Coupe 1 Block tag as follows: (stump), corrective action 29., Feller not aware of the Tree (feller)/(Log 1), (Log 1)/ plan will be verified tagging guidelines (Log 2), (Log 2). during next audit.
2. In Post Harvesting Inventory at Refresher toolboxes talks Coupe 1 Block 7, Surveyor are on the principles of tree not aware the tree tagging tagging & the use of tree guideline tags will be given to all harvesting operators & staff and to SEU personnel
2.3.1 AS 01/ 2019 Indicator 2.3.1 – Availability of The FMU will bring to the Corrective action appropriate mechanism to resolve attention of the chairman was accepted by Minor dispute over tenure and use rights. (Regional Forest Officer) audit team. of the FMCLC the need to Finding: Implementation of address the NCR – in Community Representative particular of the need to Status: Committee (CRC) as a mechanism to give guidance as to the Implementation and resolve disputes over tenure claims proper function of a CRC effectiveness of the and user rights was not fully and of good practice in corrective action understood by nearby communities. the way of organizing and plan will be verified conducting meetings. The during next audit. Objective evidence : FMU will act as a Consultation with Communities of facilitator in helping the Long Semadoh ( Pa’Berunot, Long FMCLC achieve this Kerabangan)and Ba’ Kelalan (Long objective and by Nawi, Long Ribad,Buduk Bui, providing supporting Pa’Tawing, Long Langai,Long Ubau) logistics. indicated that majority of the communities do not understand the functions of CRC because communities with tenure and use rights issues were not consulted by CRC or Samling. Communities also indicated that representatives from each village within the two clusters must be elected by the community which represent all levels of the community (elders, women and youths) to enable fair representations from communities with tenure and user rights issues. During the consultation from 12-13 march, 2017, the CRC representatives informed that there was no guidelines or training to implement CRC at the village level. CRC meeting notification is without an agenda and too short. Therefore meetings with all the relevant communities within the cluster of Ba’ kelalan and Long Semadoh is not possible prior to the main CRC meeting to enable the CRC committee to raise issues affecting their respective communities.
4.5.2 AS 02 /2019 Indicator 4.5.2: Apropriate A “Land Claim” file will be Corrective action mechanism are employed to opened in the camp was accepted by Minor expeditiously resolve grievances and office. audit team. provide fair and equitable
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compensations for any loss and FMP management will damage affecting the local have a clear instruction to Status: communities legal or customary document, process and Implementation and rights, property, resources or their then file any land claim effectiveness of the livelihoods caused by forest received by them. corrective action operations. plan will be verified In the event that no claim during next audit. Finding: Record of land claims is received in a calendar including community grievances and year then a “nil” return will status of conflict resolutions is not be filed. available.
Objective evidence : Consultation with CRC of Long Semadoh and Ba’ Kelalan indicated that grievances on land issues raised in the CRC meeting was not given any response. It was also noted that past land claims forwarded by communities directly has no resolution. .The Samling Procedures and guidelines for Sustainable Forest Managemt on Conflict Resolution and Procedures on land Claim (SFM/PR001) dated 15th march 2017 indicated that all claims and conflict to be recorded including the status of the resolutions. There was no land claims and community grievances including status of conflict resolution record available.
4.3.4 AS 03 /2019 Indicator 4.3.4: Availability of In order to address the Corrective action appropriate procedures to address root cause Samling HR was accepted by Minor grievances raised by workers and/or will: audit team. their organisations and for conflict resolution. [a] revise the content of their annual camp briefing Status: Finding: Grievance procedures and given to workers and Implementation and conflict resolutions for workers is staff to ensure that it is effectiveness of the inadequate. updated, relevant and corrective action contains specific plan will be verified Objective evidence : reference to the process during next audit. Workers consulted indicated that they of registering a worker’s have raised grievances to their grievance & that the superior but was not responded. grievance form is Fifteen (15) of the workers consulted mentioned; and were not aware about the grievance form. [b] review and revise as appropriate the document Records of workers grievance were titled: “Employees’ also not available. Grievance Grievance Resolution” procedures and conflict resolution for [SFM/ 002PR] workers is available but inadequate.
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Attachment 6
Corrective Actions Taken and Final Status on NCRs and OFIs Raised During Previous Audit
Indicator Specification Detail Non-conformances Corrective Action Taken Verification by Major/Minor/ Assessor OFI Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 1.5.2 Result of investigation A letter to Limbang 1.5.2 - Control of encroachment, and determination of root District Forest Officer illegal harvesting, hunting, and cause: dated 30th May 2017 NCR: settlement, and other was issued regarding KN01/ unauthorised activities in the • The said house was the newly constructed 2017 FMU. constructed by the local house and illegal who purportedly has a felling of trees Finding: The control of claim on the land (RVC/CORR/17-06). encroachment, illegal • The felled trees were Interview with the harvesting and settlement, and used to repair the log Limbang DFO has other unauthorised activities in bridge crossing along conform the action the FMU was not sufficient. S-1-1 Road which is and the case is being used by nearby logging investigated Objective evidence: contractor for trucking During site inspection at to Lawas logpond Investigation report in Coupe 2026/11, it was found; • Royalty assessment for “Inspection Record • a permanent structure logs used in PSP Book” by Mr. Pagan house was being access has not been (PIC) dated 26 May constructed, and fully done during the 2017 was verified. • Four (4) trees were verification audit visit illegally felled Trees felled for culvert Correction and corrective was approved by SFC. action plan including Site visit along M1 completion date: found all culvert log were tagged and • These two cases of royalty paid. Log encroachment have specification form been reported to (Royalty Assessment) Divison Forest Officer, dated 19.8.2017 and Limbang via our letter records of “Log used RVC/CORR/17-06 for Culverts & Bridges dated 30 May 2017 for Replacement Along investigation and M-1 & S-1-7 Coupe appropriate action 17&18 Ravenscourt” • DFO has initiated the was verified. investigative paper (IP) on the report. Please Request letter to One see the reply Stop Compliance • Had sought clarification Centre (OSCC) SFC, regarding legality of dated 9 August 2017 felling trees and used on along M1 South the logs for construction was verified. and/or repair of log bridges and culverts Site inspection along from Forest Department M1 road found the Sarawak trees or logs used for • Royalty payment for the culvert was tagged logs used in PSP and royaltied. access road has been paid Status: Closed
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Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 6.2.4 Result of investigation Records review also 6.2.4 - Hunting, fishing and and determination of root showed patrolling (as collecting activities shall be cause: control measure) of NCR: controlled and inappropriate forest areas had KN02/ activities prevented in the • Current patrolling is followed the ‘period 2017 FMU. being done in area monitoring’ schedule currently accessible by in 2018 and 2019 and Finding: The control road. the frequency were measures on periodical • Patrolling was done ad sufficient. patrolling of forest areas was hoc and not strictly not following the schedule. In abide by the schedule. Verified records addition, the frequency was • Honorary Wildlife showed that nine (9) not sufficient and not Rangers Program has Honorary Wildlife satisfactorily conducted been inactive since Rangers had been 2014. appointed since 18 Objective evidence: September 2018. • The Patrolling Correction and Corrective Concession Schedule was on action plan including every 2-month basis completion date: Status: Closed (February, April, June, August) concentrating on North West • The Patrolling area only. The frequency of Concession Schedule monitoring was not sufficient. has been changed to • Latest monitoring be on monthly basis on record was on 5th March 2017 June 2017. specifically on boundaries at Furthermore, a Coupe 06A (T0294) and did helicopter fly-over could not follow the schedule. be scheduled, if • The activities on necessary, in hotspot hunting, fishing and collecting areas which is not activities and inappropriate served by existing road. activities prevented in the FMU • Sarawak Forestry were controlled by four (4) Corporation (SFC) has Honorary Wildlife Rangers. renewed the However, the validity of the appointment of the appointment was expired since Honorary Wildlife 14th December 2014. Rangers on 21/07/2017.
Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 7.4.1 Result of investigation The SST Public 7.4.1 - A summary of the primary and determination of root Summary FMP elements of the forest cause: Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd, NCR: Area/Location: management plan as prepared Edition 2 has been KN03/ Public and implemented under • The Public Summary amended accordingly 2017 Summary Indicator 7.1.1 shall be made has been amended as in available to the public. accordingly. http://www.samling.co m/doc/RVC%20Public Finding: The summary of the Correction and Corrective %20Summary%206% primary elements of the forest action plan including 20Jun%2017_new.pdf management plan as prepared completion date: and implemented under Indicator 7.1.1 shall be made • The amended Public Status: Closed available to the public was not Summary was sufficient uploaded on 6/06/2017. Please see Objective evidence: Attachment O (Public The summary of the primary Summary). elements of the forest management plan in http://www.samling.com/uto_p ubsummary.php was not Page 27 of 36
available specifically on;
a) Management objectives. c) Description of silvicultural and/or other management system, based on the ecology of the forest in question and information gathered through resource inventories. g) Plans for the identification and protection of rare, threatened and endangered species. h) Maps describing the forest resource base including protected areas, planned management activities and land ownership. i) Description and justification of harvesting techniques and equipment to be used
Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 4.4.1 Result of investigation The social impact 4.4.1 – Forest managers shall and determination of root assessment dated 15 evaluate, through cause: July 2017 and Second NCR: Area/Location: consultations, social impact of SIA Report on Long LIM01/ forest management operations • Except for the Penan Adang Communities 2017 directly affecting communities, settlement at Long dated 7th August 2017 and the people and groups Peresek (inside RVC were verified by the directly affected by the forest FMU), the others at auditor. management operations shall Long Adang, Long have access to information on Keneng and Long Pusit The implementation of the results of the social impact are outside the FMU the SIA by UPM evaluations. (Jayl Langub, pers. research team was Comm., EIA Report). confirmed by Finding: The social impact There is minimum verification audit assessment was not complete official information on discussion on 22 as it covered minimumly the these Penan August 2017 with 9 indigenous Penan community settlements. males and 9 females in four villages located within • The community or a total of 18 the FMU and the people and consultation on the first villagers (7 from Long groups directly affected by the SIA Report (June 2017) Adang, 10 from Long forest management operations has yet to be carried Gita and 1 from Long have yet to have access to out due to time Keneng). Similarly, the information on the results of constraint. Executive UPM study on SIA the social impact evaluations. Summary is enclosed was confirmed by three villagers (two Objective evidence: Correction and Corrective males and one The presence of Penan action plan including female), from Long community within the FMU completion date: Peresek (located was not declared during Stage within FMU) during 1 audit and also during the • A social impact another verification opening meeting of Stage 2 assessment on the audit discussion on 23 audit on 16 May 2017. Penan settlements at August 2017, also Consequently, this Stage 2 Long Adang region has attended six villagers audit was not able to cover the been carried out in (two males and four Penan community, comprising order to complement females) from Long 4 settlements (Long Adang, the insufficient official Gita and five villagers Long Keneng, Long Peresek data. The social impact (two males and three and Long Pusit) with 40 assessment was females) from Long families (165 people). completed on 15 July Adang. They also 2017. Executive confirmed that findings Page 28 of 36
Audit discussion with 15 Summary of the second of the social impact of villagers in Kg Long Pa’ SIA Report dated 7th forest management Berunot and headman of Long August 2017 operations directly Kerabangan on 17 May 2017, • A CRC sharing session affecting the with 52 villagers in Long with Long Semadoh communities were Semadoh region on 18 May and Ba Kelalan as made access to them. 2017 and 7 villagers in Ba’ requested by This was also Kelalan on 19 May 2017 FORMADAT was held evidenced in the showed that they have yet to on 13-14 July 2017 at Bahasa Melayu receive information on the Long Semadoh and Ba power-point findings of the social impact of Kelalan with invitation presentation entitled forest management operations extended to Pa Adang. “Laporan penilaian directly affecting the WWF helped to impak sosial; sesi communities. facilitate the event. SIA perkongsian Report was shared with masyarakat Long the community at the Adang 17 Julai 2017” same event. Please or “Social impact see assessment report • The CRC sharing sharing session, Long session was done on at Adang communities, Ba Kelalan on Ravenscourt forest 13/07/2017, Long management unit Semadoh 14/07/2017 (T/0294) dated 17 July and Long Adang on 2017 Pa Adang. The 15/07/2017. Please see presentation was in Attachment G. Bahasa Melayu with • The community translation into the consultation on SIA Penan dialect by a with Long Adang local Penan informant. community was held The sharing session 17/08/2017. was also evidenced from the list of attendance involving a total of 30 Penan villagers (12 from Long Gita, 11 from Long Adang, 6 from Long Peresek and 1 from Long Keneng).
Status: Closed
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 4.4.2 Result of investigation Socio-cultural life 4.4.2 - Forest planning and and determination of root mitigation measures management practices shall cause: were suggested and NCR: Area/Location: consider and incorporate the were incorporated in LIM02/20 results of such (socio-impact) • Social-cultural the FMP (2016-2025). 17 evaluations. environment and economic activities of Finding: Management local communities are Status: Closed planning and practices have described in FMP yet to incorporate the results of Section 1.5 whereas socio-economic evaluation. community services and projects are listed Objective evidence: FMP Chapter 12 – The FMP (2016−2025) merely Community stated basic needs and Development. cultural identity of local • The SIA findings would communities and it does not cover these socio- adequately describe local land economic aspects. use and socio-economic Page 29 of 36
conditions of indigenous Correction and Corrective community. It also does not action plan including incorporate the results of completion date: socio-economic evaluation. • Social Impact Assessment was done and Reports (June 2017 and August 2017). The findings of the evaluation are incorporated into the FMP.
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 5.1.1 Result of investigation The annual budget 5.1.1 - Investment and reinvestment and determination of root 2018/2019 for FMU are made in forest cause: still did not allocate the NCR: Area/Location: management, including for budget for research, RBJ01/ forest administration, research, • New budget is for forest protection, and 2017 human resource, financial year July 2017 forest development. development, protection, – June 2018. The economic, conservation, schedule for silvicultural environmental and social treatment shall be Status: Minor NCR aspect, consistent with the revised to July 2017 – upgraded to Major tenure of the FMU. March 2020. NCR • The rule of thumb used Finding: The annual budget by Forest Department and expenditure for forest Sarawak is the cost to management does not include the Licensee for such the silvicultural treatment. silvicultural work (if required after Post Objective evidence: Harvesting Inspection The Annual budget (July 2016 [PHI]) shall not exceed – June 2017) does not include RM0.50/m³ of timber the budget for the silvicultural from the licensed area treatment, as FMU has for royalty payment demarcated 1277 ha of the during the previous area under coupe operational year. T/0294/16/01A, as shown in the map of Detailed Forest Correction and Corrective Harvesting, ref no: SFC action plan including Approval Ref: SF&C completion date: 628.65(11) - 19 dated 27th • For new financial year, December 2016. assessment work (using Procedures on Silviculture Treatment Methods and Schedules, June 2017 – Attachment J) on Block S1 shall commence in November 2017. The cost items will include the labour cost of survey crews assigned for the work plus materials. This activity shall be on trial basis as there is no precedence to assess the cost of silvicultural treatment at the FMU level. Page 30 of 36
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 5.3.1 Result of investigation Site inspection at 5.3.1 - Implementation of guidelines and determination of root active harvesting for reduced/low impact logging cause: Block 29 and 30 of NCR: Area/Location: to minimize damage to Coupe 01A at MT-3 RBJ02/2 residual stand. • The current practice is and MT-4 was 017 to use BLUE plastic inspected during the Finding: Implementation of tag for PCT, Protected site visit. The trees for tree tagging for harvesting not Tree and Mother Tree harvesting were fully followed the “Guidelines in the vicinity which are tagged with white tag, for Reduced and Low Impact in danger of damage by PCT trees were Logging systems in Forest felling tagged tagged with orange Management Certification merchantable trees. No tags and mother tree (Natural Forest)” Area. Under record is entered into was tagged with blue para 2.7 of the guideline, the Tree List. Please tag. marking of the harvestable see Manual, trees should be as follows: Procedures and Harvestable trees are tagged Guidelines for Status: Closed with white colour tag, PCT with Sustainable Forest orange colour tag and mother Management or protected trees with blue Certification 2014 colour tag. (Guidelines/Procedures for Reduced and Low Objective evidence: Impact Harvesting During the site visit to block 14 Systems of Coupe 01A, at MT – 1 and ST- 1-6, tagged trees for Correction and Corrective felling were tagged with white action plan including tags. However, no PCT were completion date: found that has been tagged. Three (3) mother trees of • The ribbons of the three Meranti 91cm DBH, Bintangor (3) mother trees had 45cm DBH and Bintangor been replaced with the 46cm DBH were marked with correct BLUE color tag ribbon only. in 29/08/2017 per Guidelines.
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 6.5.4 Result of investigation Observation at 6.5.4 - Availability and and determination of root Ravenscourt Camp implementation of guidelines cause: area showed that the NCR: Area/Location: for conservation of buffer strip stream which runs RBJ03/2 along streams and river. • Demarcation of the through the base 017 required buffer strips camp, the buffer zone Finding: The implementation had to be done as soon had been marked with of the buffer strips was not as possible Stream Bank Reserve fully followed the “Guidelines (SBR) on the ground for Forest Road Layout and Correction and Corrective as provided in the construction, 1999”. action plan including “Procedures for completion date: Identifying and Objective evidence: Demarcating Sensitive Site visit to the camp area at • The Riparian Buffer Areas for the Ravenscourt found that there Zones were Protection of Soil and is a stream running through demarcated and Water,1999” the base camp. However, the signage’s in place on buffer strips were not marked 31st July 2017. Pictorial on the ground as required in reports dated June Status: Closed the “Guidelines for Forest 2017 was attached. Road Layout and construction, 1999”
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Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 4.2.2 Result of investigation Copy of the 14 4.2.2 - Availability of management and determination of root workers was verified policies addressing the cause: during the verification NCR: Area/Location: occupational safety and health audit on 23 Aug 2017 MRS01/ of forest workers and their Ten (10) of these workers and found all the listed 2017 families in accordance with have insurance and four (4) workers have current legislation and/or of them, newly recruited, insurance. Certificate regulations. having insurance in process of Insurance of Lonpac Insurance Finding: Employee’s Correction and Corrective No.E/15/WF01/00108 insurance record was not action plan including 1/KCG-1 was verified available completion date: during the audit
Objective evidence : Copy of the insurance for Record of insurance for 14 the 14 workers is being Status: Closed Indonesian workers as listed in extended to camp for the table below were not record available at the time of audit:
Name of employee 1. Sirilus Joseph 2. Yunus Paliling 3. Sabarudin 4. Pangala Tandilolo 5. Nofriso Padan 6. Ruben Pakidi 7. Yohanis Sampe Iru 8. Mus Jumadil 9. Hasan Kamusu 10. Anton 11. Yulius Paleon 12. Frederikus Oleng Sakeng 13. Marthen Lapik 14. Riswan Mansyur
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 6.6.1 Result of investigation The FMU’s 6.6.1 - Availability of management and determination of root Environmental Policy policy on environmentally cause: has stated the use of NCR: Area/Location: friendly non-chemical methods environmentally MRS02/ of pest management. • A separate Policy shall friendly non-chemical 2017 be drafted. methods of pest Finding: Policy on management. environmentally friendly non- Correction and Corrective chemical methods of pest action plan including management was not completion date: Status: Closed available. • The Policy for Objective evidence: Pesticide use in Auditor has found that the natural forest has FMU’s Environmental Policy been approved by did not stated on the use of COO on 5 June environmentally friendly non- 2017. chemical methods of pest management and avoiding the use of chemical pesticides.
Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 8.1.2 Result of investigation Objective evidences 8.1.2 - Forest managers shall and determination of root and Procedures to identify and implement cause: Monitor Social, NCR: Area/Location: appropriate monitoring Ecological, MRS03/ procedures, in accordance The Procedure is prepared Environmental and 2017 with the scale and intensity of and for implementation. Economic Impacts
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the forest management were received through operations, for assessing Correction and Corrective e-mail with social, ecological, action plan including attachments dated 14 environmental and economic completion date: November 2017 to impacts. SIRIM QAS Int Sdn • The Monitoring Bhd Finding: Appropriate Report is enclosed. monitoring procedures and Procedures to Monitor monitoring report for assessing Social, Ecological, social, ecological, Environmental and environmental and economic Economic Impacts impacts were not available (SFM/PR-008) dated 1st October 2017 and Objective evidence: Monitoring Report 1. Procedures to monitor No.01, March-October social, ecological, 2017 (MR No.01- environmental and economic 2017) were accepted impacts to monitor on impacts and verified by the of harvesting and auditor management operation was not available. 2. Monitoring report for Status: Closed assessing social, ecological, environmental and economic impacts for harvesting operation at Block 6, Coupe 1 was not available.
Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 8.2.1 Result of investigation Wildlife Monitoring 8.2.1 - Forest managers shall gather and determination of root Report (March-July the relevant information, cause: 2017) was verified. NCR: Area/Location: appropriate to the scale and MRS04/ intensity of the forest • Listing of ERT and All PSP have been 2017 management operations, Endemic flora and marked with the needed to monitor the items fauna species is given proper signage and (a) to (e) listed in Criterion 8.2. in Tables 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 completed in 31st July and 1.7 under Chapter 2017. PSPs map for Finding: One Section 1.4.5 Ravenscourt and PSP 1. Relevant information for Biodiversity. Wildlife N0.112 was verified. item (c) and (e) were not has commenced in available March 2017. Site inspection was 2. Location of permanent • Reduced Impact conducted on 22 Aug sample plot (PSP) was not Logging (RIL) has just 2017 on PSP No.26 found in the FMU commenced in early and No.59 and No.52 May 2017 and the post- found sufficient. Objective evidence: harvest impact Interviews with survey 1. Relevant information and assessment on team found they are monitoring for (c) Composition completed block 6 is to aware of correct GPS and observed changes in the be carried out in handling flora and fauna and (e) Costs, November 2017. productivity and efficiency of • Marking locations of all Composition changes forest management were not PSPs on site with on flora to be available. signages are in place. conducted by UPM 2. Location of inventory plot Bintulu, draft of MoU (PSP 112) was not found Correction and Corrective with UPM dated during site inspection at Coupe action plan including 29.5.2017 and 2A. completion date: communication with UPM by email on • Wildlife Monitoring 9.6.2017 was verified. Report (March-July 2017) Changes on fauna enclosed. was conducted every • Report on the month and Wildlife Page 33 of 36
costs, productivity and Monitoring Report efficiency shall be available No.1 (March-July upon completion operation 2017) (WMR No.1) of the annual Coupe 01. was verified. • All PSP have been marked with the proper signage and completed in Status: Closed 31st July 2017. • Training of GPS for survey crew by Forest Department Sarawak in November 2017 is proposed.
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 8.5.1 Result of investigation During this 8.5.1 - A summary of the results of and determination of root Surveillance 1 Audit monitoring indicators, including cause: 2019, the summary of NCR: those listed in Criterion 8.2, monitoring result for MRS05/ shall be made available to the The monitoring elements (e) Costs, productivity 2017 public. and indicators are being and efficiency of forest identified. management as Finding: A summary of verified in the public monitoring result for item (a), Correction and Corrective summary titled ‘Public (c) and (e) was not adequate action plan including Summary – Forest completion date: Management Plan for Objective evidence: Forest Management A summary of the monitoring Please see Monitoring Unit Ravenscourt Sdn results for (a) Yield of all forest Elements and Indicators in Bhd T/0294 for the products harvested, (c) Public Summary. period 2016 - 2026’ at Composition and observed the Samling’s website: changes in the flora and fauna, http://www.samling.co and (e) Costs, productivity and m/doc/RVC%20FMU.p efficiency of forest df) was again not management as verified in the available. public summary titled ‘Public Summary – Forest Management Plan for Forest Status: The Minor Management Unit NCR upgraded to Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd T/0294 Major NCR for the period 2016 - 2026’ at the Samling’s website: http://www.samling.com/doc/R VC%20FMU.pdf was not adequate.
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 9.3.1 Result of investigation Map that demarcated 9.3.1 - Measures to demarcate, and determination of root HCVFs and their maintain and/or enhance the cause: attributes was NCR: HCVF attributes are • The attributes of available in the FMP MRS06/ documented in the forest HCVFs were (2016-2025). 2017 management plan and demarcated on effectively implemented. separate maps in the FMP Chapter 11 under Status: Closed Finding: HCVFs area was not Section 11.6: demarcated on maps in the Management and Forest Management Plan Monitoring of HCV Areas. Objective evidence: The FMU did not demarcate Correction and Corrective HCVFs attributes on map in action plan including the FMP (2016-2025) as listed completion date: below: Page 34 of 36
1. HCV 1.2–Threatened and • The separate maps endangered species have been consolidated in 2. HCV 1.3 – Endemism the consolidated FMU Map 3. HCV 4.2 – Erosion control on August 2017. 4. HCV 4.3 – Barriers to Destructive Fire
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 9.3.2 Result of investigation The updated public 9.3.2 - These measures shall be and determination of root summary for HCVFs included in the forest cause: titled ‘Public Summary NCR: management plan summary – Forest Management MRS07/ made available to the public. • The Public Summary is Plan for Forest 2017 amended accordingly Management Unit Finding: Public summary of and uploaded for Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd HCVFs in the FMU area was public. T/0294 for the period not made publicly available 2016 - 2026’ had Correction and Corrective mentioned all Objective evidence: action plan including identified HCVFs and The public summary for completion date: publicly available HCVFs titled ‘Public Summary – Forest Management Plan for • Upload was done in Forest Management Unit 6/06/2017. Status: Closed Ravenscourt Sdn Bhd T/0294 • Please see Public for the period 2016 - 2026’ Summary. only mentioned on HCV5 and HCV6. For the rest HCVFs (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3), has yet to be made publicly available.
Indicator Major Requirement: Indicator 9.4.1 Result of investigation 9.4.1 - Forest managers shall and determination of root Pictures and Maps of conduct, appropriate to scale cause: Locality Coupe 1A NCR: and intensity of forest • In the absence of was verified. MRS08/ management operations, procedures from FDS, 2017 annual monitoring to assess the Procedures for Procedures for the effectiveness of the Monitoring the HCV monitoring the High measures in the management Management Measures Conservation Value of the HCVFs in the FMU. have been compiled. (HCV) Management • The new HCV area Measures (SFM/PR Finding: HCVFs monitoring (salt licks) was GPSed 007, Rev 0) was procedure and record of and demarcated in the verified. Frequency of monitoring were not available. Block 9 Map. monitoring for each HCV were identified. Objective evidence: Correction and Corrective 1. Monitoring procedures for action plan including Records of monitoring HCV 1.1, HCV 3, HCV 4.1, completion date: Wildlife Monitoring HCV 4.2, HCV 4.3, HCV 5 Report No.1 (March- and HCV 6 still not • HCV Monitoring July 2017) (WMR completed. Auditor only Procedures were No.1) was verified. verified the draft of ‘High completed and approved on Conservation Value 1st August 2017 by COO. Management & Monitoring • Demarcation and Last monitoring on salt Plan (HCV Plan) April signages around salt licks lick and Lepo Batu 2017’. (Block 9), burial site (Block was conducted on 25 19) and Lepo Batu (Block June 2017. Pictorial 2. Record of monitoring for 20) were completed on report was verified all HCVFs (HCV 1.1, HCV 24/08/2017. during the audit. 1.2, HCV 1.3, HCV 1.4, Demarcation and HCV 2, HCV 3, HCV 4.1, signages around salt HCV 4.2, HCV 4.3, HCV 5 licks (Block 9) and and HCV 6) were not burial site (Block 19)
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evident. were completed on 24/08/2017, and was 3. Record of monitoring for verified by the auditors new HCV area – salt licks on 23 Aug 2017. in Block 9, Coupe 1 which was found in December 2016 by the FMU was not Status: Closed evident.
Indicator Minor Requirement: Indicator 9.4.2 Result of investigation The FMU had updated 9.4.2 - Forest managers shall and determination of root the Forest incorporate the results and cause: Management Plan NCR: findings of the HCVFs 2016 – 2025 with the MRS09/ monitoring activities into the The new HCV area of salt new HCV area, salt 2017 implementation and revision of lick was discovered a lick, in Block 9, Coupe the forest management plan. month (December 2016) 1 which was found in after the submission of December 2016 Finding: The FMU has not FMP. incorporated the new HCV area in the forest management Correction and Corrective Status: Closed plan. action plan including completion date: Objective evidence: The FMU has yet to update The discovery of the new Forest Management Plan 2016 HCV area of salt lick, burial – 2025 with the new HCV area sites and Lepo Batu are of salt lick, in the Block 9, incorporated in the GP map Coupe 1 which was found in (update on August 2017) as December 2016 as the FMP component of FMP. was just completed in November 2016.
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