The FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of the Republic of Uganda
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The FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of the Republic of Uganda March 2018 FSC International Center GmbH · ic.fsc.org · FSC® F000100 Adenauerallee 134 · 53113 Bonn · Germany T +49 (0) 228 367 66 0 · F +49 (0) 228 367 66 30 Geschäftsführer | Director: Dr. Hans-Joachim Droste Handelsregister | Commercial Register: Bonn HRB12589 i The FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of the Republic of Uganda March 2018 ii Title The FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of the Republic of Uganda Document reference code: FSC-STD-UGA-01-2017 All forest types and scales EN Status: Approved Geographical Scope: National Forest Scope: All forest types and scales (including forest plantations and natural forests i.e. tropical moist forests and woodlands) Approval body: Policy and Standards Committee Submission date: 7 July 2016 Approval date: 27 April 2017 Effective from: 1 September 2018 Validity period: 5 (five) years starting from the effectiveness date Country contact: Mr. Edward Kosia Mupada Havilah Company Limited; Plot 433 Balintuma Road; P. O. Box 6871, Kampala [email protected] Mr Gaster Kawuubye Kiyingi; c/o Environmental Alert Plot 475/523 Sonko Lane, Kabalagala, Off Ggaba Road P.O.Box 11259, Kampala, Uganda [email protected]; [email protected]; FSC Performance and FSC International Center Standards Unit contact: - Performance and Standards Unit - Adenauerallee 134 53113 Bonn, Germany +49-(0)228-36766-0 +49-(0)228-36766-30 [email protected] A.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the publisher’s copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, re-cording taping, or information retrieval systems) without the written permission of the publisher. The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, non-government organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. FSC’s vision is that the world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. v 1. PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Descriptive Statement of FSC International .................................................................................. 1 1.2 Descriptive Statement of FSC Uganda .......................................................................................... 1 2. PREAMBLE ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Purpose of the Standard ............................................................................................................... 1 2.2 Scope of the Standard ................................................................................................................... 1 2.3 Historic Context of Developing the SFM Standard ....................................................................... 2 3. VERSION OF THE STANDARD ................................................................................................................ 2 4. CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................... 2 4.1 General Description of the Area Covered by the Standard .......................................................... 2 4.2 Forestry in Uganda ........................................................................................................................ 2 4.3 The Process of Developing the Standard ...................................................................................... 4 5. REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 6 6. NOTE ON THE INTERPRETTION OF INDICATORS ................................................................................... 7 7. SCALE, INTENSITY AND RISK (SIR) ......................................................................................................... 8 7.1 Size category ................................................................................................................................. 8 7.2 Intensity category ......................................................................................................................... 9 7.3 Definitions of potential impact by different management regimes ............................................. 9 7.4 Application of the indicators ....................................................................................................... 10 8. PRINCIPLES, CRITERIA AND INDICATORS ............................................................................................ 11 9. ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................. 92 ANNEX A: APPLICABLE LAWS* AND REGULATIONS ................................................................................ 92 ANNEX B: TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT WORKERS ........................................................ 118 ANNEX C: PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ................................................................................ 119 ANNEX D: CONSERVATION AREA DESIGN CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM ..................................................... 120 ANNEX E (i): ELEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NON-LOW IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS ..... 121 ANNEX E (ii): ELEMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SLIMFS .................................................... 122 ANNEX F (i): CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING / MONITORINGNON-LOW IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 123 ANNEX F (ii): CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING / MONITORING FOR SLIMFs ..................... 125 ANNEX G (i): MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-LOW IMPACT ORGNAIZATIONS ..................... 126 ANNEX G (ii): MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR SLIMFs ................................................................... 129 ANNEX H: STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES* ....................................... 131 ANNEX I: HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FRAMEWORK ......................................................................... 133 ANNEX J: BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION SOURCES ........................................................................... 220 10. FSC GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................. 222 iv ABREVIATIONS AAC Allowable Annual Cut CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CFR Central Forest Reserve CFM Collaborative Forest Management CITES Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FMP Forest Management Plan FMU Forest Management Unit FSC Forest Stewardship Council FSSD Forestry Services Support Department GMO Genetically Modified Organism HCV High Conservation Value HCVF High Conservation Value Forest ILO International Labour Organization IP Indigenous Peoples ISSMI Integrated Stock Survey and Management Inventory IUCN International Union of Conservation of Nature LPI Low Potential Impact LPIO (LIO) Low Potential Impact Organization MWE Ministry of Water and Environment NEMA National Environment Management Authority NFA National Forestry Authority NFSS National Forest Stewardship Standard NFTPA National Forestry and Tree Planting Act NGO Non-Government Organization NOTU National Organization of Trade Unions NTFP Non-Timber Forest Product P&C Principles and Criteria PFE Permanent Forest Estate PSC Policy and Standards Committee PSU Policy and Standards Unit PSP Permanent Sample Plot RFM Responsible Forest Management SDG Standard Development Group SFM Sustainable Forest Management SIR Scale, Intensity and Risk SLIMF Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest SNR Strict Nature Reserve SPGS Sawlog Production Grant Scheme SPI Standard Potential Impact SPIO Standard Potential Impact Organization TMF Tropical Moist Forest UFWG Uganda Forestry Working Group UNBS Uganda National Bureau of Standards UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples v UWA Uganda Wildlife Authority WWF Worldwide Fund for Nature vi 1. PREFACE 1.1 Descriptive Statement of FSC International Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote responsible management of the world’s forests. It provides standard setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services for companies and organizations interested in responsible forestry. Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations. 1.2 Descriptive Statement of FSC Uganda Uganda National Policy (2001) provides for the development of criteria and indicators that can be applied to forest certification. The FSC Certification Scheme was subsequently