TRAINING ADVANCED FIRE MANAGEMENT & COMMERCIAL REFORESTATION MANAGEMENT

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1 Course Manual TRAINING ADVANCED FIRE MANAGEMENT & COMMERCIAL REFORESTATION MANAGEMENT October 2017

2 Tailor Made Training developed by University Van Hall Larenstein, FORM International, and CMO Forestry Operations Africa Funded under Nuffic Tailor Made Training 2017 Ghana

3 Content Content Introduction Introduction and rationale for this training Study objectives and competences Course Content Module description Lecture scheme per group Group Group Group Trainers Contact information... 11

4 1. Introduction 1.1. Introduction and rationale for this training In October 2016 Form Ghana organized the Tailor-made Training (TMT) Sustainable commercial reforestation management, funded under EP-Nuffic. During this course, a large array of topics were dealt with. Because of its great success and large interest from other forestry companies active in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and Togo, Form Ghana plans to organize a follow-up and advanced training in October In order to capacitate personal to grow higher-up in management positions, we now have to zoom in on a selection of important topics taught during the introduction course. Giving advanced, in depth, hands-on trainings will further develop and capacitate the young professionals of Form Ghana Ltd. and other reforestation and plantation companies of West-Africa. This training is again developed by a consortium of University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, Form International and CMO Forestry Operations Africa Study objectives and competences This course aims at providing the participants with practical experience and theoretical knowledge on fire management in tree plantations, what the impact of fire is, advanced thinning and practices, provenances and forestry, and plantation. At the end of the course participants: Understand the impact of fire on a tree plantation and the ecosystem; Are able to take over command of complex fire situations Are able to apply practical supervision and management tools and make decisions, in order to bring all aspects of sustainable plantation management fully into play; Possess hand-on skills, regarding selected aspects of plantation management.

5 2. Course Content For a period of two weeks (12 lecture days), participants will be offered theoretical lessons, practical assignments, and field excursions. will be complemented with hands-on skills, regarding selected aspects of advanced fire management and plantation management. Three groups of 10 trainees will start with this training on the 9 th of October Module description Module Content of module Lecturer Impact of fire on plantation management Initial attack Fire boss (group 3) Fire risk management and control measures (Group 1 and 2) Marking for thinning and Plantation Fires are a major threat to forestry plantations. Not only do fires damage the forest or reduce productivity and so timber quality; it also changes the ecology of a site, resulting a change of vegetation (more aggressive weeds) and reduced soil and water quality. Therefor fire has a large impact on management of a plantation. This module deals with the impact of fire on the ecology of a site and its management, and fire damage monitoring and data analysis. Fire Boss responsibilities Standard operating procedures Priorities, objectives, strategies and tactical plans Communication plan Develop the Incident action plan Pre suppression Planning (High FDI readiness) Parts of a fire and fire behaviour Fire Safety En route to a fire, arriving at the fire, size up fires, mopping up Fire risk management is the most critical job of any forester to ensure the sustainability. The training will focus on hazard identification, risk calculation and the development of practical sit e specific mitigation measures to treat, transfer or terminate the associated risk. The outcome will be an operational guideline in fire risk management. Thinning is one of the most important operations of forest management. Through in-depth silvicultural theory behind thinning and applying this knowledge in practical exercises the trainees will understand various thinning regimes and the trade-offs involved. The training will focus on thinning for quality timber production and thinning for bulk production. The training will also cover the timing and the intensity of thinnings in relation to the management objectives. Forest are a very important factor in the success of plantation establishment. How can you find the most suited genetic material for your site and how can you keep improving material? In plantation forestry we should ensure that each rotation is started with improved material relative to the last rotation. How to ensure this, is key in this training. Evaluation of differences in will be done in the field. How do you know the best silvicultural regime for your plantation? Which other activities can you undertake to improve growth and yield and financial returns? What sources of information can inform decision on this matter? This module focusses on the crucial issues a plantation manager has to deal with in order to safeguard the plantation s ecologic, financial, and social sustainability. Peter van der Meer VHL CMO CMO Form International Form International Form International

6 2.2. Lecture scheme per group Group 1 Date Time Lecturer Lecture Topics addressed Monday Tuesday Monday Introduction Integrated Fire Risk Management (IFRM) Base line RA List hazards and risks Mark risk on plantation map Risk rating Introduction Continuation of morning-programme Risk assessments Field trip: Illustrate risk with pictures Fuel load classification Potential loss calculations Risk assessments Continuation of morning-programme Risk assessments Risk profile summary Risk assessments Develop control measures for each high risk IFRM audit checkpoints Develop IFRM audit checkpoints Desktop audit IFRM audit checkpoints Continuation of morning-programme IFRM plan IFRM plan, schedule activities per month of the year IFRM plan Develop fire risk management strategy for Plantation IFRM plan Detailed action plan for 2018 IFRM plan Wrapping up Introduction on fire ecology Field trip fire ecology Fire ecology of trees / impacts of fire on regeneration, growth and mortality in plantations / fire impact on productivity and timber quality Visit to 2-3 sites which have been affected by fire, inventory of fire effects (regeneration, growth, stem

7 quality) / compare with site without fire damage Tuesday (part1) (part2) Fire damage data analysis and reporting Wrap up fire ecology Intro to ecological monitoring, including use of maps, compass and GPS devices, and setting up sample plots Continuation of program in the morning; select site and monitoring plots; Second part of afternoon: visit to field site to collect selected fire impact data Intro to data storage & data analysis: Class room work to enter the collected data of previous day in Excel spreadsheet, generate small report and figures / tables Presentations of results of inventory plots collected on previous day by sub-groups Wrap up: main summary and recommendations for plantation management Group 2 Date Time Lecturer Lecture Topics addressed Monday Tuesday Monday Introduction on fire ecology Field trip fire ecology (part1) (part2) Fire damage data analysis and reporting Wrap up fire ecology Introduction Fire ecology of trees / impacts of fire on regeneration, growth and mortality in plantations / fire impact on productivity and timber quality Visit to 2-3 sites which have been affected by fire, inventory of fire effects (regeneration, growth, stem quality) / compare with site without fire damage Intro to ecological monitoring, including use of maps, compass and GPS devices, and setting up sample plots Continuation of program in the morning; select site and monitoring plots; Second part of afternoon: visit to field site to collect selected fire impact data Intro to data storage & data analysis: Class room work to enter the collected data of previous day in Excel spreadsheet, generate small report and figures / tables Presentations of results of inventory plots collected on previous day by sub-groups Wrap up: main summary and recommendations for plantation management IFRM principals Hazards and risk MMM CST hazards Introduction Continuation of morning-programme Tuesday Risk assessments Risk assessments

8 Risk assessments Control measures Field trip: Identify and discuss hazards and risks in field Discuss various control measures for associated risks and hazards Control measures Continuation of morning-programme Resources & Detection systems Resources & Detection systems Supported with in field visit Supported with in field visits Awareness and education Develop program & posters to educate communities Awareness and education Summary and strategy Summary and strategy Field trip Group 3 Date Time Lecturer Lecture Topics addressed Monday Tuesday The Fire boss roles and responsibilities PDCA and SPEQS Safety at Fire line Fire behaviour Fire weather Continuation of morning-programme Fire equipment Practical with tools Fire readiness Field trip (office yard) Detection Suppression Practical Continuation of morning-programme Infield skills training with tools Tactical fire suppression Working with hoses and hand tools Field trip Size up fires and attack planning Size up fires and attack planning Mopping up

9 Monday Tuesday Introduction on fire ecology Field trip fire ecology (part1) (part2) Fire damage data analysis and reporting Wrap up fire ecology Wrapping up Fire ecology of trees / impacts of fire on regeneration, growth and mortality in plantations / fire impact on productivity and timber quality Visit to 2-3 sites which have been affected by fire, inventory of fire effects (regeneration, growth, stem quality) / compare with site without fire damage Intro to ecological monitoring, including use of maps, compass and GPS devices, and setting up sample plots Continuation of program in the morning; select site and monitoring plots; Second part of afternoon: visit to field site to collect selected fire impact data Intro to data storage & data analysis: Class room work to enter the collected data of previous day in Excel spreadsheet, generate small report and figures / tables Presentations of results of inventory plots collected on previous day by sub-groups Wrap up: main summary and recommendations for plantation management

10 3. Trainers holds a PhD in tropical forest ecology, and has been involved in tropical forest research for more than 25 years. His focus lies on management of tropical rain forests and the sustainable use of ecosystem goods and services. Next to this, he is coordinator and lecturer at the specialization Tropical Forestry at University of Applied sciences Van Hall Larenstein. He is mostly active in projects in Southeast Asia. He is on the Steering Committee of the SEnSOR Programme, a five-year research program designed to fill key knowledge gaps in testing and developing the RSPO s Principles and Criteria for sustainability in oil palm plantations. has over 33 years of experience as professional forester and trainer. He is a renowned fire management consultant and specialist on practical fire suppression trainings to improve knowledge and skills. He has worked as forest manager at the large forestry company Sappi where he has been responsible of several plantations and fire management. Currently, he is managing director of CMO. is a Tropical Forestry graduate from the Wageningen University and Research Centre. Tieme has over 15 years of professional experience with forest management, plantation establishment and management and the certification of sustainable forest management and of carbon credits. He has been responsible for successful plantation establishment in Tanzania, Cameroon and Ghana. Tieme implemented the certification of sustainable forest management successfully first in Cameroon at logging companies and later also at Form Ghana. As director of the Congo Basin program he has stimulated the certification of sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin. Currently working as a Research and Development Manager he is responsible for technological s in the Form Group.

11 4. Contact information For more information regarding the training and the contents of the course, please contact addresses of lecturers: : t.wanders@forminternational.nl : peter.vandermeer@hvhl.nl : ben@cmo.co.za