Sustainable forest management and rehabilitation in the
Asia-Pacific an APFNet perspective May 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Xia Jun [email protected]
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Contents Whom we are What we are doing Our initiatives under
ASEM
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Whom we are
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Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and
Rehabilitation An initiative proposed and agreed by the APEC
leaders in Sydney, Australia November 2007 Formally launched in
Beijing, China, September 2008
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Our Mission Help promote and improve sustainable forest
management and rehabilitation Objectives a)contribute to the
achievement of the aspirational goal of increasing forest cover in
the AP region by at least 20 million ha of all types of forests by
2020; b)help to enhance forest carbon stocks and improve forest
quality and productivity by promoting rehabilitation of existing
but degraded forests and reforestation and afforestation of
suitable cleared lands in the region; c)Help to reduce forest loss
and degradation and their associated emissions of greenhouse gases
by strengthening sustainable forest management and enhancing
biodiversity conservation; and d)help to increase the
socio-economic benefits of forests in the region
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Governance structure
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31 members across the region, including 26 economies and 5
international organizations: 31 members, including 26 economies and
5 intl organizations
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What we are doing
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4 Pillars Information sharing Policy dialogues Capacity
building Demonstration projects 21 demonstration projects; With
APFNet funding estimated at USD 12,000,000 50 scholarship students;
14 training workshops, 216 officials; forestry college deans
mechanism practical models of sustainable forest management in the
Asia-Pacific region through its website and publications presence
in APEC, ASEM, GMS
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Capacity Building Program 50 scholarship students 14 training
workshops, 216 officials forestry college deans mechanism in
AP
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Asia-Pacific Forestry College Deans Cooperative Mechanism
Innovative Sustainable Forest Management Education in the
Asia-Pacific Region launched in 2013, to develop six core on-line
courses on SFM One of the six courses is titled Forest Resource
Management and Protection Discussing the use of MOOCs for
developing online forestry courses at the Third Meeting 5 November,
2013, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Policy Dialogues 1 st APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for
Forestry, Beijing Statement 2 nd APEC Meeting of Ministers
Responsible for Forestry, Cusco Statement 1 st APEC MMRF, September
2011, Beijing, China 2 nd MMRF, August 2013, Cusco, Peru
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Demonstration Project 21 demonstration projects in the
Asia-Pacific region Projects cover forest restoration, sustainable
forest resource management, forest and poverty reduction,
trans-boundary biodiversity conservation, rural development, forest
and climate change, forestry education, forest policy APFNet
contribution is around USD 12,000,000
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Demonstration of capacity building of forest restoration and
sustainable forest management in Vietnam
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Demonstration of Sustainable Upland Agroforestry Systems in
Chinese Taipei
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APFNet website (www.apfnet.cn) Publications Information
sharing
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Our initiatives under ASEM
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2 Proposals by China at the 8th and 9th ASEM Summit A symposium
on SFM to address Climate Change A forestry project supporting SFM
in AP
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ASEM Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management to Address
Climate Change, June, 2011, Linan, China Participants including 45
senior forest policy officials and experts from 17 ASEM countries,
FAO RAP, UN-REDD and UNU Managing the competing demands of forest
timber production and forest conservation for ecosystem benefits
Individual property rights and the need for land tenure reform
Strengthening the adaptive capacity of forests to climate change
REDD+ a great potential for achieving forest conservation in the
region
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Goal: to explore and demonstrate innovative approaches on
Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation for Promoting Sustainable
Forest Management in Northern part of Lao PDR Objectives:
a)explore, test and demonstrate effective approaches on forest
restoration and forest management and responding mechanism to
generate sustainable flow of benefit to closely related
stakeholders b)strengthen forest law enforcement and promote
cooperation on trans-boundary biodiversity conservation c)share
information and knowledge of best practices on forest restoration
and rehabilitation Sustainable Forest Management Project in
Northern Provinces of Lao PDR
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Land and Forest Used Planning and Sustainable NTFPs Management
Trans-boundary Biodiversity Conservation Forest Law Enforcement
Capacity Development