TASK A (continued)
IFMAT I – 1993 II – 2003 III - 2013
Recommendation Implementation Status
Recommendations in Response to Task A Findings
Management Practices
Develop more thorough and site-specific Silvicultural prescriptions to guide forest management practices. (Recommendation A3, page V-11) Convert the BIA to a technical services organization with strong ties to primary sources of research in the National Biological Survey, the Forest Service, and universities. (Recommendation A4, page V-11) Establish a venture capital fund for Indian forests. (Recommendation A5, page V-11) Standardize accounting systems for fire preparedness personnel on fire suppression between the DOI and the USDA to eliminate bias and to facilitate benchmarking. (Recommendation A4, page 97) Each tribe could continue to explore the benefits of using certification programs. (IFMAT II Additional - (J), page 22)
Preparation of silvicultural prescriptions is emphasized in silvicultural certification training. This has not occurred and technical services within the BIA have actually declined.
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This has not occurred.
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This has not occurred. BIA still lags in equitable funding with other federal agencies. Tribes are exploring this on an individual basis. In January 2011, ITC explored the concept of branding and marketing tribal forest products. Certification was also addressed (ITC. Branding and Marketing Tribal Forest Products, Volume I. Synthesis, January 2011).
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Appendix v – IFMAT I-III Crosswalk Table of Recommendations A-35
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