nAppendix viiin Recommendations for IFMAT V Considerations for IFMAT V 1. Advances in forest technology, particularly in inventory methods 2. Changes in the approach to fire 3. Changes in the approaches to stewardship management 4. A more complete appraisal of role of Indian forests and water supply 5. The economic role of timber in light of the move to stewardship 6. Review of ITARA adoption, successes, and challenges 7. Growth of cross-boundary collaboration 8. Role of forests in the tribal economy (jobs, education, foods, revenues, water) 9. Advances in transportation technology 10. Experience with the rollout of the USGS approach to the cost-plus-loss approach to evaluating wildfire containment strategies on tribal lands 11. Impact of federal HR policies on Indian forestry 12. Status of all independent reviews that IFMAT IV called for 13. Improved accounting of non-BIA transfers to Indian forestry (Both USDA and other BIA programs) 14. Updating of the Crosswalk (Appendix v) in preparation for IFMAT V and Improvement to F&PA in preparation for IFMAT V 15. Future inquiry and assessment of carbon markets organized by IFMAT IV Tasks (see below) In addition to the questions from IFMAT IV the team feels that forest carbon will be a much larger and more mature issue by the time of IFMAT V, so the team offers some questions in that area, organized by Tasks A – K. A. Management practices: How can market participation be compatible with forest practice options and the ability to accomplish tribal forest vision and forest management goals? B. Condition of Indian forest lands: How will expanding disturbance patterns and associated carbon project reversals and other
risks affect the costs and/or revenues from carbon market participation?
C. Staffing patterns: What special capabilities and staff will be needed by tribes to participate in compliance and voluntary markets and achieve state of the art forestry practice? D. Timber sales administration: How will continued commitments under carbon market arrangements constrain timber sales, harvesting options and/or operations? E. Administrative procedures, rules and policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs - trust responsibility and recent laws, including ITARA: What will be the DOI/BIA’s policies about market participation and carbon sequestration as a trust resource? What rules, procedures, and policies should be removed or revised to remove barriers to participation in carbon markets – compliance or voluntary? What might ITARA options imply for more effectively participating in fo rest carbon markets? F. Adequacy of land management plans and compatibility with integrated resource management plans: How should 40–100-year carbon commitments be factored into forest management plans and/or integrated resource management plans? What standards for carbon inventory and carbon stewardship should be woven into forest plan revisions? How should tradeoffs and complementarities between carbon stewardship, timber, and other values be handled in the plan? G. Minimum standards for BIA trust responsibility: What would effective guidance on managing forest and woodland carbon stocks and sequestration on trust lands look like? What differences could BIA’s recognition of carbon stocks and sequestration as trust resources make in future carbon market arrangements and/or management of forests? Would this impact the implementation of NIFRMA mandates? What any parts of NIFRMA itself need to be revised to accommodate carbon market participation?
A-68 Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States
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