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Annexes
B. ensure that the interests of women and youth are fairly represented.
Section 4.4 – national forest management strategy
(will include)
(iii) Specific areas that the Authority intends to propose for management as Communal
Forests or for purposes of community forestry…
e. The FDA shall offer the public and the Forestry Management Advisory
Committee… the opportunity to comment on a full draft of the Strategy…
Section 4.5 – Validation
a. Before committing an area identified in the National Forest Management Strategy
to a proposed land use, the Authority shall validate the suitability of the area for the
proposed land use. …
d. The FDA management shall offer the public and the Forestry Management Advisory
Committee the opportunity to comment on a full draft of the report…
Under chapter 5: commercial and other use of forest resources
Section 5.1 – Basic Prohibitions and Regulatory Powers
f. The Authority shall, by regulation or otherwise, undertake measures to institutionalize
the participation of communities in forest management. Such measures may include,
but are not limited to:
(i) Recognition and protection of community land tenure rights;
(ii) Formulation of a code of conduct to govern relationships between holders and
communities;
(iii) Requirement to complete a social agreement between holders and communities
that defines the parties’ respective rights, roles, obligations and benefits with
respect to one another;
(iv) Provision for security of access by communities to non-timber forest products and
other forest resources; and
(v) Provision of technical assistance to community foresters.
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Section 5.3 – Forest Management Contracts
b. Forest Management Contracts must meet all of the following requirements:
(ii) The land involved must not include private land.
(vi) The contract must require the holder to establish a social agreement with local
forest-dependent communities, approved by the Authority that defines these communities’
benefits and access rights.
Section 5.4 – Timber Sale Contracts
b. Timber Sale Contracts must meet all of the following requirements:
(ii) The land involved must not include private land.
(i) … The Authority may award Timber Sale Contracts for the purpose of allowing
forest land to be cleared for agriculture or for the establishment of plantations.