ASFN 2nd 08 ASFN Pres1
ASFN:
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
Agenda Item 8.1
Presented by ASFN Leader Indonesia
The 2nd ASFN Meeting
Chaophya Park, Bangkok, 27 – 29 August 2008
Development and operationalization
of the ASFN are in line with
Mandate & Policy Framework
of the ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
1
Mandate and Policy Framework
ASEAN Vision 2020
ASEAN Community by 2020:
• ASEAN Security Community
• ASEAN Economic Community
• ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
Medium-Term Action Plans:
• Ha Noi Plan of Action (1999 – 2004)
• Vientiane Action Programme (2004 – 2010).
“… a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace,
stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership
in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies …”
___________________________________________________________
“… to promote the forestry sector as a model in forest management,
conservation and sustainable development …”
ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
ASEAN Summit
(ASEAN Heads of State/Government)
AMAF
Secretary General of ASEAN
(ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)
SOM-AMAF
Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance
(Senior Officials Meeting of the
ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)
Agriculture and Infrastructure Cluster
ASOF
Natural Resources Unit
(ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry)
AEG on R&D for Forest Products
AEG on Herbal & Medicinal Plants
Forestry
AEG on CITES
AWG on a Pan ASEAN
Timber Certification Initiative
ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network
ASEAN-WEN
Support Programme
AEG on International Forest
Policy Processes
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
ASFN Secretariat
Animal Health (HPAI),
Crops,
Fisheries,
Food Safety,
Food Security,
Livestock,
Agricultural R&D,
Training & Extension,
etc.
ASEAN-German
Regional
Forest Programme
(ReFOP)
2
ASEAN Workshop on Social Forestry
Madiun – East Java, Indonesia, 28 – 30 March 2005
•
•
Aimed at sharing of knowledge and
experiences in social forestry
development,
Recommended the ASEAN Member
States to develop cooperation in the field
of social forestry through the
establishment of an ASEAN Social
Forestry Network (ASFN), through
which the ASEAN Member States can
strengthen initiatives and cooperation
activities in achieving sustainable forest
management while improving the
welfare of the community.
The Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF)
in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 18 – 20 August 2005 endorsed the
establishment of the ASFN.
The First Meeting of the ASFN
Semarang - Central Java, Indonesia, 24 – 27 April 2007
• Sharing of knowledge and experiences in
networking and social forestry capacity building
among the EC/UNDP/SEARCA SGPPTF,
ICRAF, RECOFTC, ASEAN Secretariat,
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
PDR, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand,
• Adopted the Terms of Reference (TOR) and
Rules of Procedures (ROP) of the ASFN, as
well as the Strategic Plan of Action of the
ASEAN Cooperation in Social Forestry
(2007 – 2012).
• Developed brief project concept paper for the
ASFN for further improvement according to
the format of ASEAN as well as the targeted
partner organizations.
3
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
ASFN
OBJECTIVES:
• to establish, operationalize, and
strengthen the ASEAN Cooperation
in Social Forestry ,
• to promote policy and practices of
social forestry where possible in
ASEAN Member States,
• to establish and strengthen the ASFN
information and communications
system,
• to promote and develop support for
the ASEAN Cooperation in Social
Forestry.
MEMBERSHIP:
the members of the ASFN includes
the government officials, experts and practitioners in social forestry.
ASFN Report to the ASOF
ASFN
The 10th ASOF Meeting in July 2007 in Vientiane
endorsed the Terms of Reference (TOR), Rules of
Procedure (ROP) and Strategic Plan of Action (2007-2012)
of the ASFN,
And
agreed in-principle to the concept paper that was
developed under the purview of the ASFN for a joint
programme in social forestry with partner organizations, for
improvement and further process of project consideration.
4
Since the
First ASFN Meeting & the
Tenth ASOF Meeting,
the Development
have been as follows:
Lead Country &
ASFN Secretariat
In implementing Rule 13, Chapter V of the Rules of
Procedure (ROP) of the ASFN, Indonesia had assigned
the support staff needed to assist in carrying out the
duties and responsibilities of the ASFN Secretariat, and
provided in-kind contribution for running daily activities
of the ASFN Secretariat.
ASFN Secretariat:
Directorate of Social Forestry Development, Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia
14th Floor, Block I, Manggala Wanabakti Building, Jalan Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10270
Tel
: +62 21 5730177, 5730153 | Fax: +62 21 5730136
E-mail : [email protected]
5
Coordination with ASEAN Secretariat
ASFN
Indonesia,
as Lead Country of the ASFN,
has allocated the office space,
the necessary facilities and
human resources for the
ASFN Secretariat,
at the Ministry of Forestry
of Indonesia.
The relevant Desk Officers of the
ASEAN Secretariat for
ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
are consulted on regular basis.
Coordination with Member States
ASFN
• In developing ASFN Stationery & Public Awareness Materials, such
as the ASFN Flyer and the ASFN Logo.
Various ideas for ASFN Logo received thus far:
• In developing Inputs prior to discussion with partner organizations
(such as inputs gathered before the RECOFTC visit to meet the
ASFN Chairman on 11 June 2008) and in making necessary
improvement to ASFN document (such as comments on the
proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC).
• In developing Agenda of Meetings and other ASFN documents.
6
ASFN Communication
ASFN
•
An official electronic mail account had been established for the ASFN
Secretariat to communicate with ASFN Members and Partners at
[email protected]
•
Inputs and comments from ASFN Members for activities undertaken have
been received at this e-mail addressed administered by the ASFN Secretariat.
Expression of interest from external parties outside the ASFN to take part in
the ASFN Meeting and activities are also received at this e-mail address.
•
To take part in
various events relevant to
social forestry
held in the region.
(ASFN SPA, Activity 3.1.1)
7
8
To Promote and
Develop Support for
ASFN
(ASFN Objective, Rule 4 of ROP)
ASFN Project with UNDP funded by EC
ASFN
The 10th ASOF Meeting, 12 – 13 July 2007, Vientiane:
• Agenda Item 8.2: agreed in-principle to the concept paper that
was developed under the purview of the ASFN for a joint
programme in social forestry with partner organizations, for further
development as an ASEAN project proposal.
• Agenda Item 14.7: noted that the proposed amount of funding is
considerably large and more information are needed before going
through ASEAN project appraisal process.
Development:
• Proposal had been further developed with more information needed, with
adjustment at the Title and the Budget to fit with the theme of cooperation for
funding assistance and volume of funds indicated by the targeted Donor for
proposal application in the year 2008;
• Budget of the proposal is now at EUR 2,632,662 and had been developed into
detailed break-down;
• As much as 83% of the Total Budget is proposed to be sourced from the targeted
Donor (EC), while UNDP and SEARCA will provide 12.66% and 1.44% of it,
respectively. Local Government Units in participating Countries will provide office
space and in-kind facilities that is estimated at 2.92% of the overall Budget.
9
ASFN Project with UNDP funded by EC
ASFN
Roles of ASFN:
• Under Two Components of the three-year EC funded project (Learning Sites and
Knowledge Management), the Specific Activities for ASFN will be:
a) At least one yearly Regional Conference on Local Forest Governance to be
held back-to-back with ASFN Meetings;
b) Publications on Local Forest Governance to be jointly published by the
ASFN, UNDP and SEARCA;
c) Reflection Visits to Project Sites by the ASFN Leaders.
• ASFN sits in the Regional Steering Committee of the project, together with the
the identified funding donors (EC, UNDP and SEARCA) as well as Partners of
the project (ASEAN Center for Biodiversity and the Asia Forest Network), which
allows further discussion in the implementation of the project.
Recommendation: The 2nd ASFN Meeting may wish to
1) take note of this development under detailed Budget of the Project and endorse
the proposed ASFN Project with UNDP to be funded by the EC; and
2) endorse and make ASFN consolidated comments to the project proposal, if any;
3) support the project to undergo further appraisal process at ASEAN Secretariat.
Proposed MOU with RECOFTC
ASFN
Background:
Pursuant to the ongoing discussions between the ASFN & RECOFTC on
strengthening collaboration between the two Parties, the Executive Director of
RECOTFC met with the ASFN Chairman at the ASFN Secretariat on 11 June 2008,
which was followed with the proposed MOU drafted by RECOFTC to be signed by
the ASFN and RECOFTC.
10
Proposed MOU with RECOFTC
ASFN
Development:
• Comments to the proposed activities to be implemented under the MOU had been
received and summarized into three category of activities, namely: capacity
building, public awareness raising and knowledge management in promoting social
forestry in Southeast Asia;
•
•
The improved version of Draft MOU had taken into consideration the appropriate
format and key agreed points in available signed MOUs between ASEAN and
other organizations as well as RECOFTC’s MOUs with various organizations;
Further comments for any necessary improvement to Draft MOU continue to be
received from ASFN, which is expected to be finalized by the Second ASFN
Meeting in August 2008 in Bangkok, during which any indicated collaborative
activities for implementation under the MOU will be proposed and discussed.
Recommendation: The 2nd ASFN Meeting may wish to
1) take note of this development under Objective Four of the ASFN and endorse in-principle the
proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC for the ASFN to sign the MOU with
RECOFTC, witnessed by the ASEAN Secretariat; and
2) make any necessary improvement to the draft MOU and develop proposal of collaborative
activities with RECOFTC in implementing the MOU.
Public Awareness/Outreach
ASFN
11
Introduced in Partners’ Websites
ASFN
Inputs are being sought from
ASEAN Member States
In order to develop Public Awareness
Materials and Knowledge Management of the
ASFN, namely among others:
• Country Sheet;
• Newsflash;
• Flyer;
• Link Pages to ASFN;
• ASFN Articles.
12
Communication with Next Host Country
• The 2nd ASFN Meeting will be hosted by the Royal Forest
Department of Thailand on 27 – 29 August 2008 at the Chaophya
Park Hotel Bangkok, which comprises of Plenary Meeting, Field
Visit and Exhibition Stands;
• Agenda of the Meeting had been developed together with the
ASEAN Secretariat and circulated along with the Invitation Letter,
General Information & Registration Form;
• Presentations will be delivered by the ASEAN Secretariat, partner
organizations as well as each ASEAN Member State;
• Country Report will cover the current development of social
forestry, the developed training needs and training opportunities, as
well as any potential activities proposed for the ASFN;
• Discussion on ASFN Collaboration with Partner Organizations will
cover: (i) the proposed ASFN Project with UNDP to be funded by
the EC; and (ii) the proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC.
Best Wishes for The 2nd ASFN Meeting
on 27-29 August 2008 in Thailand
13
Thank you!
ASFN: ASEAN Social Forestry Network
14
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
Agenda Item 8.1
Presented by ASFN Leader Indonesia
The 2nd ASFN Meeting
Chaophya Park, Bangkok, 27 – 29 August 2008
Development and operationalization
of the ASFN are in line with
Mandate & Policy Framework
of the ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
1
Mandate and Policy Framework
ASEAN Vision 2020
ASEAN Community by 2020:
• ASEAN Security Community
• ASEAN Economic Community
• ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
Medium-Term Action Plans:
• Ha Noi Plan of Action (1999 – 2004)
• Vientiane Action Programme (2004 – 2010).
“… a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace,
stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership
in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies …”
___________________________________________________________
“… to promote the forestry sector as a model in forest management,
conservation and sustainable development …”
ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
ASEAN Summit
(ASEAN Heads of State/Government)
AMAF
Secretary General of ASEAN
(ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)
SOM-AMAF
Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance
(Senior Officials Meeting of the
ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)
Agriculture and Infrastructure Cluster
ASOF
Natural Resources Unit
(ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry)
AEG on R&D for Forest Products
AEG on Herbal & Medicinal Plants
Forestry
AEG on CITES
AWG on a Pan ASEAN
Timber Certification Initiative
ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network
ASEAN-WEN
Support Programme
AEG on International Forest
Policy Processes
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
ASFN Secretariat
Animal Health (HPAI),
Crops,
Fisheries,
Food Safety,
Food Security,
Livestock,
Agricultural R&D,
Training & Extension,
etc.
ASEAN-German
Regional
Forest Programme
(ReFOP)
2
ASEAN Workshop on Social Forestry
Madiun – East Java, Indonesia, 28 – 30 March 2005
•
•
Aimed at sharing of knowledge and
experiences in social forestry
development,
Recommended the ASEAN Member
States to develop cooperation in the field
of social forestry through the
establishment of an ASEAN Social
Forestry Network (ASFN), through
which the ASEAN Member States can
strengthen initiatives and cooperation
activities in achieving sustainable forest
management while improving the
welfare of the community.
The Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF)
in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 18 – 20 August 2005 endorsed the
establishment of the ASFN.
The First Meeting of the ASFN
Semarang - Central Java, Indonesia, 24 – 27 April 2007
• Sharing of knowledge and experiences in
networking and social forestry capacity building
among the EC/UNDP/SEARCA SGPPTF,
ICRAF, RECOFTC, ASEAN Secretariat,
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
PDR, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand,
• Adopted the Terms of Reference (TOR) and
Rules of Procedures (ROP) of the ASFN, as
well as the Strategic Plan of Action of the
ASEAN Cooperation in Social Forestry
(2007 – 2012).
• Developed brief project concept paper for the
ASFN for further improvement according to
the format of ASEAN as well as the targeted
partner organizations.
3
ASEAN Social Forestry Network
ASFN
OBJECTIVES:
• to establish, operationalize, and
strengthen the ASEAN Cooperation
in Social Forestry ,
• to promote policy and practices of
social forestry where possible in
ASEAN Member States,
• to establish and strengthen the ASFN
information and communications
system,
• to promote and develop support for
the ASEAN Cooperation in Social
Forestry.
MEMBERSHIP:
the members of the ASFN includes
the government officials, experts and practitioners in social forestry.
ASFN Report to the ASOF
ASFN
The 10th ASOF Meeting in July 2007 in Vientiane
endorsed the Terms of Reference (TOR), Rules of
Procedure (ROP) and Strategic Plan of Action (2007-2012)
of the ASFN,
And
agreed in-principle to the concept paper that was
developed under the purview of the ASFN for a joint
programme in social forestry with partner organizations, for
improvement and further process of project consideration.
4
Since the
First ASFN Meeting & the
Tenth ASOF Meeting,
the Development
have been as follows:
Lead Country &
ASFN Secretariat
In implementing Rule 13, Chapter V of the Rules of
Procedure (ROP) of the ASFN, Indonesia had assigned
the support staff needed to assist in carrying out the
duties and responsibilities of the ASFN Secretariat, and
provided in-kind contribution for running daily activities
of the ASFN Secretariat.
ASFN Secretariat:
Directorate of Social Forestry Development, Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia
14th Floor, Block I, Manggala Wanabakti Building, Jalan Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10270
Tel
: +62 21 5730177, 5730153 | Fax: +62 21 5730136
E-mail : [email protected]
5
Coordination with ASEAN Secretariat
ASFN
Indonesia,
as Lead Country of the ASFN,
has allocated the office space,
the necessary facilities and
human resources for the
ASFN Secretariat,
at the Ministry of Forestry
of Indonesia.
The relevant Desk Officers of the
ASEAN Secretariat for
ASEAN Cooperation in Forestry
are consulted on regular basis.
Coordination with Member States
ASFN
• In developing ASFN Stationery & Public Awareness Materials, such
as the ASFN Flyer and the ASFN Logo.
Various ideas for ASFN Logo received thus far:
• In developing Inputs prior to discussion with partner organizations
(such as inputs gathered before the RECOFTC visit to meet the
ASFN Chairman on 11 June 2008) and in making necessary
improvement to ASFN document (such as comments on the
proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC).
• In developing Agenda of Meetings and other ASFN documents.
6
ASFN Communication
ASFN
•
An official electronic mail account had been established for the ASFN
Secretariat to communicate with ASFN Members and Partners at
[email protected]
•
Inputs and comments from ASFN Members for activities undertaken have
been received at this e-mail addressed administered by the ASFN Secretariat.
Expression of interest from external parties outside the ASFN to take part in
the ASFN Meeting and activities are also received at this e-mail address.
•
To take part in
various events relevant to
social forestry
held in the region.
(ASFN SPA, Activity 3.1.1)
7
8
To Promote and
Develop Support for
ASFN
(ASFN Objective, Rule 4 of ROP)
ASFN Project with UNDP funded by EC
ASFN
The 10th ASOF Meeting, 12 – 13 July 2007, Vientiane:
• Agenda Item 8.2: agreed in-principle to the concept paper that
was developed under the purview of the ASFN for a joint
programme in social forestry with partner organizations, for further
development as an ASEAN project proposal.
• Agenda Item 14.7: noted that the proposed amount of funding is
considerably large and more information are needed before going
through ASEAN project appraisal process.
Development:
• Proposal had been further developed with more information needed, with
adjustment at the Title and the Budget to fit with the theme of cooperation for
funding assistance and volume of funds indicated by the targeted Donor for
proposal application in the year 2008;
• Budget of the proposal is now at EUR 2,632,662 and had been developed into
detailed break-down;
• As much as 83% of the Total Budget is proposed to be sourced from the targeted
Donor (EC), while UNDP and SEARCA will provide 12.66% and 1.44% of it,
respectively. Local Government Units in participating Countries will provide office
space and in-kind facilities that is estimated at 2.92% of the overall Budget.
9
ASFN Project with UNDP funded by EC
ASFN
Roles of ASFN:
• Under Two Components of the three-year EC funded project (Learning Sites and
Knowledge Management), the Specific Activities for ASFN will be:
a) At least one yearly Regional Conference on Local Forest Governance to be
held back-to-back with ASFN Meetings;
b) Publications on Local Forest Governance to be jointly published by the
ASFN, UNDP and SEARCA;
c) Reflection Visits to Project Sites by the ASFN Leaders.
• ASFN sits in the Regional Steering Committee of the project, together with the
the identified funding donors (EC, UNDP and SEARCA) as well as Partners of
the project (ASEAN Center for Biodiversity and the Asia Forest Network), which
allows further discussion in the implementation of the project.
Recommendation: The 2nd ASFN Meeting may wish to
1) take note of this development under detailed Budget of the Project and endorse
the proposed ASFN Project with UNDP to be funded by the EC; and
2) endorse and make ASFN consolidated comments to the project proposal, if any;
3) support the project to undergo further appraisal process at ASEAN Secretariat.
Proposed MOU with RECOFTC
ASFN
Background:
Pursuant to the ongoing discussions between the ASFN & RECOFTC on
strengthening collaboration between the two Parties, the Executive Director of
RECOTFC met with the ASFN Chairman at the ASFN Secretariat on 11 June 2008,
which was followed with the proposed MOU drafted by RECOFTC to be signed by
the ASFN and RECOFTC.
10
Proposed MOU with RECOFTC
ASFN
Development:
• Comments to the proposed activities to be implemented under the MOU had been
received and summarized into three category of activities, namely: capacity
building, public awareness raising and knowledge management in promoting social
forestry in Southeast Asia;
•
•
The improved version of Draft MOU had taken into consideration the appropriate
format and key agreed points in available signed MOUs between ASEAN and
other organizations as well as RECOFTC’s MOUs with various organizations;
Further comments for any necessary improvement to Draft MOU continue to be
received from ASFN, which is expected to be finalized by the Second ASFN
Meeting in August 2008 in Bangkok, during which any indicated collaborative
activities for implementation under the MOU will be proposed and discussed.
Recommendation: The 2nd ASFN Meeting may wish to
1) take note of this development under Objective Four of the ASFN and endorse in-principle the
proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC for the ASFN to sign the MOU with
RECOFTC, witnessed by the ASEAN Secretariat; and
2) make any necessary improvement to the draft MOU and develop proposal of collaborative
activities with RECOFTC in implementing the MOU.
Public Awareness/Outreach
ASFN
11
Introduced in Partners’ Websites
ASFN
Inputs are being sought from
ASEAN Member States
In order to develop Public Awareness
Materials and Knowledge Management of the
ASFN, namely among others:
• Country Sheet;
• Newsflash;
• Flyer;
• Link Pages to ASFN;
• ASFN Articles.
12
Communication with Next Host Country
• The 2nd ASFN Meeting will be hosted by the Royal Forest
Department of Thailand on 27 – 29 August 2008 at the Chaophya
Park Hotel Bangkok, which comprises of Plenary Meeting, Field
Visit and Exhibition Stands;
• Agenda of the Meeting had been developed together with the
ASEAN Secretariat and circulated along with the Invitation Letter,
General Information & Registration Form;
• Presentations will be delivered by the ASEAN Secretariat, partner
organizations as well as each ASEAN Member State;
• Country Report will cover the current development of social
forestry, the developed training needs and training opportunities, as
well as any potential activities proposed for the ASFN;
• Discussion on ASFN Collaboration with Partner Organizations will
cover: (i) the proposed ASFN Project with UNDP to be funded by
the EC; and (ii) the proposed MOU between ASFN and RECOFTC.
Best Wishes for The 2nd ASFN Meeting
on 27-29 August 2008 in Thailand
13
Thank you!
ASFN: ASEAN Social Forestry Network
14