Indicator – L2. Management of NTFP reflects the interests and rights of local stakeholders
Consultant's Initials: |
GSA |
Source: |
CIFOR-BAG |
Identification No. in source: Use all refs: |
2.2.5 |
Class: |
Economic |
Recommendation (after field testing) Yes or no |
No |
Revised Indicator Suggested? # |
Box A:
Principle - Society accepts responsibility for sustainability.
Criterion- There is equitable access to and distribution of economic rents.
Indicator - Management of NTFP reflects the interests and rights of local stakeholders.
Box B: Definition:
The timber company has clear mechanisms of obtaining input, and the management plans clearly discuss NTFPs (Non-timber forest products) including relevant rights and responsibilities, and issues of NTFP sustainability.
Box C: Attributes
Rated on a scale of 1-5, where 1=no/bad/unimportant and 5=yes/good/important
Precisely defined? (clear) |
3 |
Useable? |
3 |
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Is it applicable to other areas/ecosystems? (robust) |
3 |
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Sensitive? |
2 |
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Easy to detect, record and interpret? |
3 |
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Is it applicable to all landowners? |
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Yes |
x |
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No |
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Box D: Applicability to Different Landowners. Explain any differences:
N/A
Box E: Overlap:
CIFOR – BAG: B2, 1.1.4
CCFM: J3, 6.1.1 M1, 5.4
Box F: Geo-Political Scale:
Global |
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North America |
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Intermountain West |
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Study area |
X |
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Tenure |
X |
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Site |
Box G: Indicator Characteristics:
Diagnostic |
X |
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Predictive |
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Both |
Box H: Indicator Function:
Structure |
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Function/Process |
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Composition |
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Perturbation |
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| Not Applicable | X |
Notes:
This classification does not apply to socioeconomic systems.
Box I: Underlying Concepts:
Other indicators (e.g., J3, M1) adequately address concerns for NTFPs. This indicator is redundant.
Box J: Relevance to Sustainable/Unsustainable Management:
None.
Box K: Measurement Methods:
None.
Box L: Data Required:
None.
Box M: Data Used for the North American Test:
None.
Box N: Example Results:
None.
Box O: Assessing the Practicality:
None.
Box P: Assessing the Information Value:
None.
Box Q: Overall assessment:
Rejected:
Weaknesses:
Box R: Did you rewrite or revise to a new indicator. If so what?
See indicators J3 and M1.
Box S: References
N/A
Appendix:
Please record your notes on evaluating the indicator here.
N/A