ATO/ITTO PCI for the sustainable
management of African natural forests
Outline
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History
Presentation of the PCI
Compatibility between the ATO/ITTO PCI and
the ITTO C&I
History: the development of ATO/ITTO
PCI
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ATO started work for the
development of a regional
set of PCI in 1996
Tests in some member
countries (Côte d’Ivoire,
Cameroon, Gabon, CAR)
Technical support from
CIFOR
Publication of a regional PCI
set in 2000
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Publication of the first ITTO
set of C&I in 1992
Revision in 1998
Revision in 2004
Decision 4(XXIX) during the
29th session of ITTC in 2000
called for collaboration
between ATO and ITTO
Harmonization of the two
sets in 2001
Presentation of the ATO/ITTO PCI
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Two levels
National level
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1 principle
5 criteria
33 indicators
45 sub-indicators
Forest Management Unit (FMU) level
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3 principles
15 criteria
57 indicators
140 sub-indicators
National level PCI: national forest
policy and political priority
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Themes developed:
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State objectives and action plan for the forest
sector
Quality of the institutional framework
Provision of means to achieve SFM
Economic and fiscal policies to ensure the viability
of forestry enterprises
Measures for monitoring and evaluation of the
State forest policy
FMU level
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Topic 1: sustainable production of goods and
services from the forest
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Compliance with national policies and legislation
and respect for international treaties
Management objectives in line with SFM
Sustainable production of timber in quality and
quantity Silvicultural techniques
Harvesting of non timber forest products (NTFP)
Revision of forest management plans
FMU level
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Topic 2: Maintenance of ecological functions
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SFM based on dynamic acquisition of knowledge on
ecology
Reduced impact of logging activities of the forest ecosystem
Impact of harvesting activities on biodiversity minimized
Natural regeneration capacity of the forest maintained
Impact of harvesting activities on water, soils and slopes
minimised
FMU level
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Topic 3: Contribution of forest management to the
improvement of the economic and social well-being
of forestry workers and local populations:
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Rights of workers and local populations defined,
acknowledged and respected
Participation of local population in forest management
activities
Benefit sharing
Contribution of forest management to education and
healthcare
Compatibility assessment between
ITTO C&I and the ATO/ITTO PCI
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The two sets are fully compatible
The ATO/ITTO cover all the element of the ITTO C&I
The ATO/ITTO set is normative in nature setting performance
thresholds for many items while the ITTO set in descriptive in
nature
The ATO/ITTO set is much more detailed than the ITTO set as
it also includes 140 sub-indicators. This is logical because the
ITTO set covers a wider geographical region
The ATO/ITTO set contains some elements that are not explicit
the ITTO C&I
The two sets are also complementary
Compatibility assessment between
ITTO C&I and the ATO/ITTO PCI
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The ATO/ITTO PCI set represents a challenge for governments
to establish enabling conditions for SFM and for FMUs to
implement SFM as expressed in indicators and sub-indicators
The ITTO C&I specify some information requirements which are
implicit in the respective ATO/ITTO PCI
The reporting format of the ITTO C&I breaks down the data
requirements representing a specific challenge for African
member countries for national reporting and for FMU