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Presentation given on 27 June 2013 at the Tropical Forest Alliance Conference in Indonesia. Presented by: James Griffiths World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Program (FPP) Rod Taylor, WWF International
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Doing Dialogue: Using multi-stakeholder processes as a tool to
reduce conflict and address deforestation in the forest sector
James Griffiths, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Program (FPP)
Rod Taylor, WWF International
Tropical Forest Alliance27 June 2013 (14:40-15:00)Jakarta, Indonesia
About this presentation 1. The Forests Dialogue
(TFD) - introduction 2. TFD’s Indonesian
Dialogues – lessons learnt
3. Avoided Deforestation and the 4F’s Initiative
Learning ObjectiveHow multi-stakeholder approaches can be developed as solution options
Why dialogue on natural resource use & land management issues?
• Natural capital = public assets held “in trust” by governments or regulated if privately owned or leased or community managed
• Generate multiple goods and services for multiple beneficiaries
• Multi-stakeholder approach can improve decision making on long term management, use and benefit sharing
• Help manage the real risk of mismanagement by– Sharing diverse perspectives and expertise– Building trust– Supporting collaborative approaches
3
TFD’s purpose & mission
Better managed forests, improved livelihoods
Dialoguing can bring positive change
Global Partners
Recent Donors
TFD focus 2000-2013• Sustainable management
verification via forest certification• Coming together to fight illegal
logging• Biodiversity conservation on
production forests– Intensively managed planted
forests– Genetically modified trees
• Forests for livelihoods– Pro-poor commercial forestry– Investing in locally controlled
forestry• The role of forests in mitigating
climate change and the prospects of REDD+
• Implementing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
Doing
Dialogue
The Phased Approach
1. ‘ENGAGE’: Identify key
issues, build trust, share
perspectives and
information.
2. ‘EXPLORE’: Seek
consensus about challenges
and opportunities to solve a
forest-related ‘fracture-line’.
3 ‘CHANGE’: Promote and
facilitate actions that lead to
solutions, with impact in
policy and on the ground.
What has dialogue accomplished? For TFD….
• Built trust and created a network and resource for leaders
• Provided a credible neutral platform for all stakeholders, but particularly marginalized groups
• Catalyst for partnerships
• Promoted policy leadership
• Pushed for behavior change
• Developed a large body of information (or soft policy)
• Legacy impacts
Intensively Managed Planted Forests (IMPF)
Process• Pekanbaru and Kerinci,
Indonesia• March 2007• 70 International and National
stakeholders• Hosted by WWF and AprilObjectives• Understand driving forces of
expansion and develop agreed strategies to address environmental and social challenges
IMPF Dialogue ConclusionsChallenges• Marginalization of communities =
insecure tenure and rights• Social conflict = inadequate
governance• Mill capacity driving forest
conversionWays Forward• Private sector as vehicle for
Sustainable Development • Private sector can be proactive in
terms of community rights and use• Labor and supply contracts with
locals bring varied benefits• Avoided deforestation and REDD may
provide opportunities
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)Process• Pekanbaru, Pangean, and Teluk
Meranti, Indonesia• October 2010• 80 International and National
stakeholders• Hosted by Kemitraan, FPP and
Scale upObjectives• Examine and learn lessons from
real world examples where consent-based approaches have been, or are being, used
FPIC Dialogue ConclusionsChallenges• 60-90 million people live within
forested areas, < 40% land titled, < 0.2% allocated to communities
• Obstacles and confusion in law and policy over FPIC led to land conflicts
• Some companies seeking to develop practical implementation of FPIC
Ways Forward• For FPIC to work, companies need to
recognize rights to land, livelihoods• All parties need support to build
capacity to engage with one another• Emphasizing the “prior” in FPIC will
greatly reduce conflict• Government should endorse
company-community agreements
Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF)Process• Yogyakarta, Indonesia• February 2012• 55 International and National
stakeholders• Hosted by Telapak and the
Forest TrustObjectives• Identify actions necessary to
increase partnerships and investments in locally controlled forestry between communities and companies
ILCF Dialogue ConclusionsChallenges• Widening gap of raw material supply• LCF on margin of forest policy and
economic development• Complex and costly administration• Lack of access to financial toolsWays Forward• Create links to buyers• Transparency for all parties• Enabling investment as a precursor
to asset investment• Use credit unions to assist with cash
flow, build associations for LCF• Gear partnerships toward investment• Persuade policy makers to support
ILCF• Clarify expectations for communities
and investors
Food, Fuel, Fibre & Forests (4Fs)
Farmland
Plantation Other ecosystems
Unlogged forest
Logged forest
2010
The Big SqueezeDo Nothing in 2050 High greenhouse
gas emissions
Huge decline
in biodiversity
The 4Fs ChallengePolicy Innovation to -
• Enable forestry and farming practices that produce more with less land, water and pollution
• Encourage new consumption patterns that meet the needs of the poor while eliminating waste and over-consumption by the affluent
• Reconcile competing claims for land and water for different needs (e.g. food and energy security, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration)
• Ensure that Indigenous peoples can give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent to activities affecting their land and resources
• Encourage local economies that are green and inclusive
Thank You!
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