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Special Investigation of Compliance with Section 86
of the FPPR
Are we getting RESULTS?The devil is in the details
Outline
• Summary of compliance assessment– Update of forest cover inventory – Wildlife Tree Retention Areas– Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Who uses the reporting system (RESULTS)– People– Other government information systems
• An example of implications: – Estimates of Area harvested
• Strategic issues and Recommendations
DNI ExamplesDNI Examples
Outline
• Summary of compliance assessment– Update of forest cover inventory – Wildlife Tree Retention Areas– Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Who uses the reporting system (RESULTS)– People– Other government information systems
• An example of implications: – Estimates of Area harvested
• Strategic issues and Recommendations
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Harvest Regeneration Free Growing
Non-compliance with requirement to update forest cover inventory
Requirement at:
“Bad”Map
Lateor
No MapNo
Report
Percent Non-Compliance
Reporting of Wildlife Tree Retention Areas
• Compliance assessment was not possible because Reserve_Objective codes are ambiguous about how to report WTRAs.
• We assessed compliance with requirement to report Reserve_Type: – Both “Group” and “Dispersed”
Reporting of Group (G) Reserves*
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10%
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30%
40%
50%
FPC FRPA Now Total
None
Silly
Bad
PercentNon-Compliance
Type ofCoding Error
Harvested Before Reporting Period
Harvested During
Reporting Period
- “G” but no objective
- “G” but no residual trees
- Unharvested but no “G”
*after retirement of
obsolete reserve types (2009/12/01)
Reporting of Dispersed (D) Reserves*
*after retirement of
obsolete reserve types (2009/12/01)
80%non-compliance
DNI Reserve Reporting
Reserve Type Area (000’s ha) Percent
Blank or None 44 82%
Old Code (W,O,R) 4 7%
Group 6 10%
Dispersed <1 <1%
Total Forest Cover 54
DNI Reserve Type “G” Issues
Issue Area (ha) % of Total
Unharvested but no "G“ (and no SU)
40 1%
"G" but No Residual Trees
490 8%
"G" but No Objective
568 9%
All Issues
1,097 17%
Total MAT or G 6,440 ha
Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Resource Features and Wildlife Features:– There is no “form and manner” of reporting.
• Roads– There is no reporting of roads, outside of cutblocks
• Sections 86(2) and 86(4) repealed in 2008
– Reporting of roads inside of cutblocks has several issues.
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 10.125Kilometers
RESULTS Forest CoverHarvested
Mature "Reserve"
Non-Productive
Temporary Road
Permanent Road
DNI Example 1
DNI Example 1
DNI Example 1
DNI Example 2
DNI Example 2
DNI Example 2
DNI Example 2
Outline
• Summary of compliance assessment– Update of forest cover inventory – Wildlife Tree Retention Areas– Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Who uses the reporting system (RESULTS)– People– Other government information systems
• An example of implications: – Estimates of Area harvested
• Strategic issues and Recommendations
People who use RESULTS
• Agreement holders (and service providers) use RESULTS to comply with section 86.
• C&E (and auditors) identify populations.
• Analysts (notably timber supply) mine data.
• Forest For Tomorrow & a few others do day-to-day management of on-the-ground activities.
Linkages to Other Government Information Systems
CIMS: Compliance Information Management SystemCRS: Corporate Reporting SystemFREPIMS: Forest & Range Evaluation Program Info. Mgmt. SystemFSPTS: Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) Tracking SystemFTAS: Forest Tenures and Administration SystemILRR: Integrated Land and Resource RegistryiMapBC: GeoBC MapView web mapping applicationLRDW: Land and Resource Data WarehouseSPAR: Seed Planning and Registry ApplicationVRIMS:Vegetation Resources Inventory Management System
Linkages to Other Government Information Systems
CIMS: Compliance Information Management SystemCRS: Corporate Reporting SystemFREPIMS: Forest & Range Evaluation Program Info. Mgmt. SystemFSPTS: Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) Tracking SystemFTAS: Forest Tenures and Administration SystemILRR: Integrated Land and Resource RegistryiMapBC: GeoBC MapView web mapping applicationLRDW: Land and Resource Data WarehouseSPAR: Seed Planning and Registry ApplicationVRIMS:Vegetation Resources Inventory Management System
Obsolete Reserves
Obsolete Reserves
Obsolete Reserves
Obsolete Reserves
Obsolete Reserves
Details about usage
Other reporting issuesInformation in RESULTS that may be of little or no useIssues making RESULTS information difficult to use
3.2.33.2.43.2.5
Outline
• Summary of compliance assessment– Update of forest cover inventory – Wildlife Tree Retention Areas– Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Who uses the reporting system (RESULTS)– People– Other government information systems
• An example of implications: – Estimates of Area harvested
• Strategic issues and Recommendations
Estimates of Area Harvested
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Area (ha)
Fiscal Year
RESULTS
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Area (ha)
Fiscal Year
RESULTS
"Forest Service" Annual Report
Estimates of Area Harvested
Estimates of Area Harvested
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Area (ha)
Fiscal Year
RESULTS
Provincial Forest Cover Map (VRI)
Outline
• Summary of compliance assessment– Update of forest cover inventory – Wildlife Tree Retention Areas– Resource Features, Wildlife Features, and Roads
• Who uses the reporting system (RESULTS)– People– Other government information systems
• An example of implications: – Estimates of Area harvested
• Strategic issues and Recommendations
Reporting Requirements
Then
(Command & Control)
• What are your plans?• How is it going?
– Is it going ok?– Is it going ok?
• What happened?
Now
(Results-Based Mgmt.)
• What happened?
Recommendations
1. A reporting system for road construction and deactivation; outside of cutblocks.
2. A needs analysis of reporting under section 86, and subsequent changes.
3. A less expensive, more flexible option for the reporting system.
4. Until recommendations 2 and 3 are acted upon; a) a comprehensive quality control system for RESULTS
(enforce submission of basic legal requirements), andb) improved the documentation and training for
RESULTS.
Appendix 3: Suggestions for Improvement to the RISS and RESULTS
1. Make it possible to comply with the FPPR when submitting an annual report
a. specify the form and manner of reporting of wildlife habitat features and resource features.
b. Modify the RISS and RESULTS to include an indicator that identifies which, if any, of the following sections a forest cover submission is meant to apply to Sections:
i. 86(3)(a)(iii) at harvest
ii. 86(3)(d)(i) or (ii) at regeneration due or met
iii. 86(3)(d)(iii) or (iv) at free growing due, declared or met. At a minimum implement this item for the free growing submission, that is, enable the system to allow the reference required under section 97(7) of the FPPR.
2. Modify RESULTS business rules (checks on electronic submissions) and the RISS as needed to ensure that submissions are compliant with section 86(6). Specifically regarding:
a. Section 86(3)(a) – harvest reporting:
i. Make disturbance end date a mandatory field
ii. Ensure that the opening definitions include all the items, and only the items, in the “Opening Gross Area” field specification; RISS section 5.4.2
b. Section 86(3)(a)(iv) – reporting wildlife tree retention areas:
i. For any forest cover polygon with a Stocking Status/Stocking Type of “MAT/NAT” or “RES/NAT”, that has no associated standards unit, make a Reserve Type of “G” (group) mandatory.
ii. Where a Reserve Type is “G” (group) or “D” (dispersed) make a valid Reserve Objective mandatory.
iii. Where a Reserve Type is “D” (dispersed) make the submission of information about the residual forest cover that is reserved mandatory.
iv. Clearly specify in the RISS which Reserve Objective codes can and cannot be used to contribute to wildlife tree retention goals specified in an FSP.
c. Sections 86(3)(a)(iii) and 86(3)(d) – updates of forest cover
i. Ensure that the form and manner of RESULTS submissions of forest cover are compliant with requirements of VRIMS.
ii. Ensure that submissions after the initial harvest submission only appropriately overwrite information in forest cover polygons with no standards units – notably Reserve Type and Reserve Objective.
