Strengthening Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting on Sustainable Forest Management in Asia

(GCP/INT/988/JPN)

Collaboration with the ASEAN Collaboration with the ASEAN region for forest monitoring, region for forest monitoring, assessment and reportingassessment and reporting

Masahiro OtsukaMasahiro OtsukaForestry OfficerForestry Officer

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the PacificFAO Regional Office for Asia and the PacificBangkok, ThailandBangkok, Thailand

DRAFT

Support for ASEAN C&I

Collaboration with ASEAN• C&I framework, Online format

Training workshop, consultation

Collaboration with countries• Willing countries: Cambodia, Philippines, …..

Training, pilot testing, thematic studies (national, FMU)

Collaboration with international processes on forests• Harmonization of international reporting processes

(C&I, FRA, UNFF, CBD, UNFCCC, etc.)Consultations, training workshop

Limited project funds: Partnership with other organizations

Collaboration with ASEAN

Support for training to member states on the ASEAN online formatTraining workshop: Kuala Lumpur, 5 – 7 May 2009

Objective:• Review the status of countries’ application of MAR• Introduce ASEAN C&I framework/online format• Discuss further improvement of the format

Issue:Capacities of FMU for data collectionData collection for specific indicators (carbon stock,

etc.)Data formats of different data sourcesLocal languages for online formats (FMUs, etc.)

Suggestions to improve an online format• Further clarification of footnotes with enough texts• Revision of texts by correcting spelling errors• Use of decimals for numeric columns• Inclusion of a box for remarks with scroll functions for

most tables• Different coding for indicators:

- Not applicable in countries- Applicable but not feasible due to lack of information

• Resolution of a syntax error problem - Editing of indicators, when “0” is accidentally inserted

ASEAN C&I Training (2)

• Assessment of an adequate indicator set in each country- Whole C&I set or selected set?

• Research, institutional strengthening & training in assessment- Forest-dependent flora/fauna- Endangered/rare species- Forest carbon stock- Quantification of non-wood forest products (NWFPs)- Valuation of forest ecosystem services- Application of IUCN Protected Area Management Categories

• Inclusion of critical variables- Planted forest

- Resource ownership/use rights- Role of forest in climate change mitigation/adaptation

Recommendations on C&I (1)

• Development of appropriate and cost-effective tools - Remote sensing (RS), GIS, etc.

• Preparation of the C&I format in local languages• Effective coordination for inter-/intra-agency

collaboration• Facilitation in sharing of experiences among

member states for CHM by ASEAN• Development of networking with other

organizations for harmonization of forest-related reporting

• A periodical synthesis report on application of the C&I format in member states by ASEAN

Recommendations on C&I (2)

• National C&I format7 criteria, 59 indicators

- Geographic and its general condition of the forest resources- Conservation process (endangered species)- Land protection from Human/natural impacts- Protection of land productivity & upstream catchment's area- Harvest Planning- Assessment of forest utilization process toward economic value, management bodies, and community participation

Cambodia C&I (1)

Issues• Clarification of technical terms (forest extent, etc.)• Non-PFE may not be relevant – national land tenure

regimes• Difficulty in data collection on forest-dependent people• Assessment of forest boundaries – divergent land policies• Demarcation of production forests – illegal logging• Redefinition of state-owned forest management• Carbon assessment techniques• Assessment of human resources

Pilot testing/training on national C&I with FMUs at two pilot sites

Cambodia C&I (2)

• Philippine C&I + audit system7 criteria, 57 indicators

• Awareness campaign, field training (FMUs)Issues: Participatory/transparent process for SFM Adaptation to diverse FMUs (land tenure, etc.) One unified concept of SFM – integration/streamlining

into one standard reporting system Highly technical indicators: capacity building A need for effective institutional structure to

strengthen C&I for SFM

Philippine C&I

International Reporting

Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, 13 – 16 October 2008- FAO/FRA, Forest Dept. of Malaysia, CBD, ITTO, ASEAN + UNEP/WCMC, UNFF, UNFCCC, CITES, Ramsar + 22 countries

Issues on international forest-related reporting•International v.s. national terms, definitions, classifications of forests: Flexibility for adaptation or common system?

•Definitions of Permanent Forest Estates (PFEs)•Coordination among different national agencies/programmes for harmonization & collection of data: common terminologies?

•Limited capacities on thematic aspects: carbon, biodiversity...

•Lack of updated data - proper tools & methodologies •Free data availability for efficient & accurate reporting

Thematic reporting issues

• Forest extent/conditions: Updated RS data, field studies• Forest degradation: Indicators for human/natural factors• Biodiversity: Coordination among stakeholders for

improved classifications & assessment• Soil/water protection: Institutional coordination

& scientific studies to improve data quality• Climate change: Agreement on a global forest

classification for measuring biomass & carbon in trees outside forests

• Forest production: common classifications on removal of NWFPs: available, actual, unrecorded

• Socio-economic aspects: Inclusion of cultural aspects?• Legal, policy, institutional framework: Methods to assess

effects of laws/policies, good governance, etc. for SFM

Suggested next plan 1

Regional programme with ASEAN & partners• Follow-up training on C&I online format: FMU

- Key indicators• Studies on monitoring/assessment for specific indicators

- Carbon, biodiversity, NWFP, remote sensing/GIS, etc.• Development of the ASEAN network for C&I

ASEAN, REFoP, willing member states Technical organizations: e.g. IUCN, remote sensing

agencies, forest research institutes, forest monitoring projects, etc. + FAO programmes

Integrated (umbrella) programme with partners- Financial partnership

National programmes in some willing countries• Pilot testing & training on national C&I

- Methodology of data collection- Database management system

Collaboration with national/int’l stakeholders Coordination with other forestry programmes

International programme• Technical consultations on harmonization of

international reporting processes on forests with C&I- FAO: FRA, CPF, NFMA, LCCS/GLCN, GOFC-GOLD, etc.- CBD, UNFF, UNFCCC/IPCC, UNCCD, etc.

Effective budget allocation + partnership

Suggested next plan 2

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