ASFN 2nd 08 Brunei Country Report Pre3

THE 2ND MEETING OF THE ASEAN SOCIAL FORESTRY NETWORK (ASFN)
27-29 AUGUST 2008, BANGKOK, THAILAND

COUNTRY REPORT - BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PREPARED BY
MR HAJI SAIDIN SALLEH, DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY
MR MUHD SAFWAN ABDULLAH BIBI, FORESTRY OFFICER

[1] CURRENT ASEAN SOCIAL FORESTRY NETWORK (ASFN)
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT

NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
ADDRESS:

DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & PRIMARY RESOURCES
JALAN MENTERI BESAR, BERAKAS BB3910
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

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EMAIL :

+ 673 2 381687
+ 673 2 381012
info@forestry.gov.bn
saidinsalleh@gmail.com
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[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1ST ASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007

• SOCIAL FORESTRY UNDER THE
DARUSSALAM
FORESTRY
SECTOR
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

CONTEXT
DIFFERS

OF BRUNEI
FROM
ITS

• BASICALLY, THERE IS NO OR INSIGNIFICANT FOREST DWELLERS
IN THE COUNTRY SINCE MAJORITY OF THE POPULACE ARE LIVING IN
BUILD-UP AREAS OUTSIDE FORESTS.
• HOWEVER, SINCE BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IS A RELATIVELY SMALL
COUNTRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 76% FOREST COVER, THE SOCIAL
FORESTRY

ACTIVITIES
OF
THE
FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT
ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE POPULACE OF THE COUNTRY.
• IN GENERAL, THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED RELATED TO SOCIAL
FORESTRY ARE MORE OF FORESTRY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES WITH
THE OBJECTIVES OF GENERATING AWARENESS AND SENSE OF
LOVE TOWARD NATURE AMONG THE POPULACE.

[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1ST ASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
• THE RELEVANT POLICY WHICH GOVERNS THE SOCIAL FORESTRY
ASPECT IN THE COUNTRY IS THE “NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, 1989”.
• THERE ARE TWO SOCIAL FORESTRY RELATED PROVISIONS UNDER
THIS POLICY NAMELY:– SECTION 2.6 (ON ENVIRONMENT FORESTRY)

“ TO FOSTER AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF FORESTS

AND FORESTRY AMONG THE PEOPLE AND TO ENCOURAGE
THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FOREST CONSERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS”.
– SECTION 3.9 (ON INDUSTRIAL FORESTRY)
“ TO ENLIST MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS OF
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IN FOREST BASED AND RELATED
ENTERPRISES”.

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[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1ST ASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
• APART FROM THE NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, THE FOREST ACT,
CHAPTER 46, LAWS OF BRUNEI (AMENDED 2007) AND THE 20 YEARS
FORESTRY STRATEGIC PLAN (2004-2023), ALSO PROVIDED
RELEVANT PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL
FORESTRY IN THE COUNTRY.

[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED

AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1ST ASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
RELEVANT ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
WORLD FORESTRY DAY
FORESTRY EXCURSION
NATURE CAMP
MASS TREE PLANTING
FORESTRY TO SCHOOLS
ANNUAL SPORT ACTIVITIES

PRINCESS RASHIDAH YOUNG NATURE
SCIENTIST AWARD (PRYNSA)

HEART OF BORNEO (HOB ) INITIATIVE

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[3] LIST OF COUNTRY’S TRAINING NEEDS CONCERNING SOCIAL FORESTRY

THE FOLLOWING TRAINING NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED:

1.

FORESTRY
PLANNING
WORKSHOP
WITH
RELEVANT
STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES THAT
COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE COUNTRY APART FROM THE
ONE WE ALREADY HAVE WHICH COULD FURTHER CONTRIBUTE
TOWARDS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
OF THE PEOPLE;

2.

TO CONDUCT TRAINING TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR
FACILITATING FORESTRY ACTIVITIES WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS
WELL AS TO BUILD UP THE CAPACITY (CAPACITY BUILDING) OF
THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SOCIAL FORESTRY RELATED ACTIVITIES.

[4] PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL FORESTRY FOR JOINT BILATERAL,
REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION

THE FOLLOWING COOPERATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED:

1.

WORKING / STUDY VISIT.

2.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON
COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT.

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[5] CHALLENGES

• SO FAR, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE IN

ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL
FORESTRY RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
• LOCAL
COMMUNITIES,
SCHOOLS,
OTHER
GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS, AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HAVE
PROACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FORESTRY
EXTENSION WORKS IN THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, MOVING FORWARD
TO A DEEPER SENSE OF PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN FOREST
MANAGEMENT REMAINS A CHALLENGE IN THE BRUNEI FORESTRY
SECTOR.

THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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