Yes, it's confusing and no, it isn't due to a translation. There is quite a bit of other unnecessarily convoluted jargon and grammar in the report as well, so I

Yes, it's confusing and no, it isn't due to a translation. There is quite a bit of other unnecessarily convoluted jargon and grammar in the report as well, so I think it's just that one or more of the authors has misguided ideals about academic writing style.