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INTOSAI Atlas on SDGs

This tool provides you with an overview of the reports on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) published by the INTOSAI member SAIs.

The world map below allows you to zoom in on the individual countries to see how many SDG reports have been published to date. When you click on a country, you will see, in the detailed results provided further down, the full report (in one or more of INTOSAI’s official languages). If available, you will also see the report´s executive summary, the methodologies/tools/manuals and the central recommendations.

Feel free to also use the search function below the world map to specify whether you want to search by country or by region and to indicate the SDG, year or language you want to search for.

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Philippines, 2019
National Greening Program – Reforestration Remains an Urgent Concern but Fast-Tracking its Process Without Adequate Preparation and Support By and Among Stakeholders Led to Waste of Resources

Recommendations:

COA recommended to DENR the following actions to help ensure earnings of the community partners from seedling production:

  1. Provide partner communities with trainings on seedling production and fund management;
  2. Do not proceed with the contract unless the partner communities are capable of producing the seedlings themselves; and
  3. Adjust the timelines for seedling production to give partner communities time to produce the seedlings.

By implementing the recommendations, DENR will be able to ensure that about 34% of the total budget will be redirected to community partners and not to private suppliers. With more sustainable income, the community partners will be made to stay in the community/plantation sites and continue take care of the forests.

COA also recommended to resume efforts to restart the convergence initiative involving other government agencies. The DENR could start mapping the government grants related to the program and establish a unit that will help partner communities comply with the documentary requirement of the grants.
 

Tools/Manuals/Methodologies:

Apart from the usual interviews and site visits, the auditors used a variety of tools in analyzing the data. First, is the Geocam, which is a geophoto and video application for Android. It uses augmented reality to show on top of your camera a layer of geographical information such as Compass orientation, GPS position and different phone inclinations like a theodolite optical instrument. The auditors used this application to validate the reports of the extension officers by creating their own geo-tagged photos of the plantation sites.

Since, plantation sites cover thousands of hectares, the auditors will not be able to trek the entire area. Hence, the auditors used Google Earth Pro to get a bird’s eye view of the plantation sites. Furthermore, the Google Earth Pro has a timelapse feature. Using this feature, the auditors were able to see the progress of the plantation areas through the years.

The problem, however, is that Google Earth Pro does not always contain the most updated image of the plantation sites. Hence, the auditors also used Sentinel Hub. Sentinel Hub provides newer satellite images of the plantations sites.

 

  • GOAL 15: Life on Land
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