BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Forestry Commission acknowledges the importance of natural resource development and its contribution to GDP. The project aims at managing information in both forest reserves and off-reserve areas, adopted an integrated approach to a long-term goal of achieving sustainable development by aligning the country’s natural resource management and economic development strategies. Development of Software Suit for FSD monthly report in ON /OFF Forest Reserves will enhance information capture into a database from the range, district and region. This template for FSD monthly report covers the following

SECTION A - OPERATIONS (NATURAL FOREST)

1. Protection

This section covers boundary Maintenance by Forest Guards and Boundary Maintenance by Communities/Contract, Boundary Planting, Wildfires, Occurrence/Incident, Wildfire Management, Offences, New Offences, Impounded logs/lumber/machinery/equipment, Update of pending offences, Disposal of confiscated logs/lumber, Disposal of confiscated machinery/equipment, Payment of penalties/fines for impounded vehicles

2. Management

Management areas include Stock Survey, Check Survey – On Reserve, Pre-felling inspection – OFR, Verification – OFR, Timber Harvesting, On-Reserve, (No. of trees and volume should be generated from the SUN/GWTS), Details of trees felled (No. of trees and volume should be generated from the SUN/GWTS), Off-Reserve (No. of trees and volume should be generated from the SUN/GWTS)

SECTION B – OPERATIONS (PLANTATIONS)

1. Development

The development shows report covering Tree Seedling Nursery production, Government of Ghana - Plantation Establishment On-Reserve, Private Developers - Plantation Establishment On Reserve, Public Private Partnership – Plantation Establishment On-Reserve, Plantation Establishment – Off Reserve, Maintenance of Government Plantations On-Reserve, Maintenance by Private Developers On-Reserve, Maintenance by Public-Private Partnership Developers On-Reserve, Enrichment Planting, Maintenance of enrichment planting sites

2. Plantation Timber harvesting

On reserve, Plantation Timber harvesting - Off Reserve

3. Charcoal Conveyance Cerificates

SECTION C – FINANCE

The following should be presented in the monthly finance report; Bank reconciliation statement, Reconciliation Statement, Timber monitoring report (Accountants should always synchronize their reports with the ARMs and ADMs monitoring reports). Trial Balance

SECTION D – HUMAN RESOURCE

Human Resource report and Establishment List should be merged with details (Names, location, vacancies etc) and submitted quarterly. The Human Resource Unit should develop a standard reporting format for schedule officers to complete what is applicable to them.

SECTION E – GENERAL

These reports should be submitted as and when they occur during the month. SRA Executed, Stakeholder Engagements, Workshops Attended/Training Programmes Executed (Climate change, VPA etc), Visits, Forest extension activities carried