Recently Funded Projects
Promoting Household Reforestation in Tropical Zone of Southwestern China through Development and Extension of Household-Oriented Techniques (China)
| Project number : | PD 501/08 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of The People’s Republic of China |
| budget : | Total: US$592,263 ITTO Contribution: US$353,435 Donor: Japan: US$353,435 Government of China: US$238,828 |
| Submitted by : | Government of The People’s Republic of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Yunnan Academy of Forestry (YAF) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
In 2003, the Chinese Government commenced the collective forest land tenure reform to facilitate forest resource restoration and rural economy development though securing farmers’ rights to use forest lands and their property rights of forest lands. Based on this reform, the ‘household contact responsibility system’ has been replicated as one of the major management systems in forest management. Farmers are motivated to participate in reforestation and forest management activities in tropical zone of Southwestern China as one of the responsibility parties in forest management. However, it is clear that lack of appropriate techniques for household reforestation has become a key constraint for forest resource restoration and management in Southwestern China after the implementation of the collective forest land tenure reform.
The project intends to develop and extend ‘Household-Oriented Reforestation Techniques (HORT)’, as a way to promote reforestation and rural development in tropical mountainous areas of Southwestern China. Specifically, HORT will be developed through close cooperation between the forestry research institute and local households, and transferred to households through establishment and capacity building of grassroot networks for the technique extension and information services. The immediate beneficiaries of the project outcomes will be household engaged reforestation and plantations management. They would mostly benefit from practical techniques and relevant information and training on tropical reforestation and sustainable forest management. The project will also help the local government in the formulation of forest policies and implementation of field activities for reforestation in mountainous rural areas.
Towards Sustainable Indigenous Mahogany Timber Production in Ghana: Phase II, Refining the Silvicultural “Tool Kit” and Practical Training for Industrial-Foresters and Community Farmers (Ghana)
| Project number : | PD 528/08 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$775,114 ITTO Contribution: US$465,264 Donors: Japan: US$445,264 USA: US$20,000 Government of Ghana: US$147,150 In kind Michigan Technological University: US$101,500 SAMARTEX: US$61,200 In kind |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
Mahogany (Meliaceae: Swietenidae) is a valuable tropical timber, but continued supply is threatened by overexploitation of natural forest reserves and the prevention of successful plantation culture by a single pest species, the shoot boring moth Hypsipyla robusta, that devastates young stands by killing main stems, causing excessive forking and branching, and, in worst cases, contributing to mortality. This project will demonstrate an integrated management strategy for plantation establishment incorporating a number of pest management measures based on sound experimental evaluation. This second phase will refine the silvicultural “tool kit” to optimized planting in mixed stands with an aim to reducing economic losses from Hypsipyla, and will promote the establishment of additional industry and community plantations through the development of a ‘‘How to” cultivate indigenous mahogany practical handbook and a series of field workshops for industry foresters and community farmers. Also comparable information on wood quality and lumber characteristics of plantation-grown mahogany and natural forest mahogany will be made available.
The following outputs are expected:
• Practical methods for mass production of selected superior Hypsipyla-tolerant (upright growing and straight-stem) clones of the seven indigenous mahoganies of Ghana developed;
• Three hectares of new seed production orchards established for each Khaya and Entandrophragma species and convert approximately 5 ha of existing provenance trials to seed orchards with the 7 major indigenous mahoganies across the 4 major ecological zones of Ghana;
• Our silvicultural “tool kit” refined to optimize planting of mixed stands in the 4 major ecological zones (including pruning, thinning, shade and use of weaver ants as biological control agents);
• Wood quality and lumber properties from mature plantation-grown indigenous mahoganies that suffered Hypsipyla attacked at younger age are examined;
• Socioeconomic impacts of integrated agroforestry plantations of mixed mahoganies with various short-term crops are determined; and
• A practical “how to cultivate mahogany in plantations” manual is produced.
Promoting Conservation of Selected Tree Species Currently Threatened by Habitat Disturbance and Population Depletion (Indonesia)
| Project number : | PD 539/09 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$189,943 ITTO Contribution: US$149,710 Donor: Japan: US$149,710 Government of Indonesia: US$40,233 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Center for Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development – FORDA, Ministry of Forestry |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
The overall objective of this project is to contribute to the conservation of threatened species through the promotion of up-dating ecological and biological data and conservation efforts as part of Target 2010 of Global Biodiversity Challenge. Specifically, the project is designed: (i) to identify and observe the vulnerability status of forest tree species currently threatened by various disturbances and (ii) to initiate and promote field actions in the conservation and protection of selected threatened species. Species to be included in the project work are Diospyros spp, Eusideroxylon zwageri, Gonystylus macrophyllus, Michelia spp and selected Shorea spp in line with the recommendations of a workshop held by World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC)-UNEP in Kuala Lumpur in 2007.
The project will be implemented by the Center for Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development – FORDA, Ministry of Forestry and its main activities include reviewing the current status of forest tree species currently threatened by habitat; national workshops to review conservation status of selected forest tree species, including genetic resources; and establishment of plant genetic conservation gardens for selected species.
The expected outputs of the project include: (i) update of data and information on conservation and protection status of tree species, (ii) information on the level of genetic diversity and vulnerability of threatened species and (iii) establishment of plant genetic conservation garden (gene pool) to ensure the conservation of target species and improved local stakeholder capacity.
Encouraging Customary Landowners in the Lowlands of Central Province (PNG) to Reforest Their Grasslands with High Value Trees
| Project number : | PD 552/09 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of PNG |
| budget : | Total: US$828,576 ITTO Contribution: US$644,814 Donor: Japan: US$644,814 Government of PNG: US$183,762 |
| Submitted by : | Government of PNG |
| Implementing agencies : | Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
The objective of the project is to create a model reforestation framework that encourages customary landowners in the Central Province lowlands to grow high value trees on their grasslands. The successful implementation of the project will lead to the expansion of long-term social, environmental and economic benefits for landowners in the Central Province lowlands through development of reforestation enterprises to promote an appropriate set of business models and production systems.
At present, grassland areas are extensive and increasing in size in PNG. Population densities are also rising and incomes levels are generally low. Importantly, these grassland areas are well linked to the national, provincial and district capitals. Based on the findings of implementing pre-project (PPD 124/06 Rev.2 (F)) which identified the key factors restraining landowners from growing high value trees as limited access to awareness as well as lack of training and support services, in close cooperation with local communities in the Central Province the project will be managed and sustained by the PNG Forest Authority and selected research and development partners will play a role in a way that builds on existing policies, programmes, resources and practices. Teak (Tectona grandis) will be a focal species to be promoted through a range of model business arrangements and production systems.
The expected outputs of the project include:
• A reforestation awareness programme is in operation for landowners and the wider community in Central Province;
• A business training & support package is in operation for small-scale reforestation enterprises;
• An agro-forestry training & support package is in operation for small-scale reforestation enterprises; and
• A distribution system is in operation for small-scale reforestation enterprises with agro-forestry stock and materials.
Assessment of Mangrove Forest Affected by Cyclone Nargis to Facilitate the Development of an Integrated Mangrove Ecosystem Management in Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
| Project number : | PPD 143/09 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Myanmar |
| budget : | Total: US$61,938 ITTO Contribution: US$61,938 Donors: Japan: US$41,938 Korea: US$20,000 Government of Myanmar: Kyats 6,212,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Myanmar |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Research Institute, Forest Department |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
The tropical cyclone 'Nargis' severely hit the lower parts of Myanmar, mainly Yangon and Ayeyarwady Divisions on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2008 claiming many lives and causing enormous destruction to infrastructure, villages, plantations and forests including food supplies. Out of a total of 0.5 million ha of Permanent Forest Estate (PFE) i.e. Reserved Forests and Protected Area Systems (PAS) in Ayeyarwady delta, about 14,000 ha of mangrove forests and 21,000 ha of forest plantations were damaged by the cyclone. The cyclone Nargis seriously affected the forestry sector, causing direct impact on mangrove forests and indirect impact on mangrove ecosystems. Thereby resulted in loss of habitats of aquatic species, decrease in fishery and agricultural products and seriously damage the infrastructure. As it was about a year ago, however there is no comprehensive information package which is entirely documented to review all activities done by different institutions. Based on the situation, Forest Department has been requested to conduct the environmental impact assessment of Nargis cyclone, and to implement restoration and rehabilitation activities as well as to establish a master plan of mangrove forest management. In order to do that, it is crucial to conduct an overall assessment through transparent discussion among stakeholders and institutions.
This pre-project will conduct a baseline survey for all actions of rehabilitation by international organizations, NGOs, companies and private entrepreneurs. The planned activities are to collect all available data and information on policy, programme activities that had been undertaken by concerned institutions. Focus of the pre-project activities will include the formulation of a full project proposal to facilitate integrated mangrove ecosystem management in Ayeyarwady Delta through a series of intensive key stakeholder consultation meetings.
Sustainable Model for the Brazilian Wood Flooring Production Chain (Brazil)
| Project number : | PD 433/06 Rev.3 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Brazil |
| budget : | Total: US$821,787 ITTO Contribution: US$516,927 Donors: Japan: US$466,927 Switzerland: US$50,000 ANPM: US$304,860 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | National Hardwood Flooring Association (ANPM) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
This project embraces the industrial production chain of wood flooring, with activities directed to forest management, manufacture process and, product utilization. Its Development Objective is to contribute to the sustainable and adequate utilization of forest resources from the Brazilian tropical forest. The Specific Objective aims to increase the efficiency in forest resources utilization by the production chain of solid wood flooring, from the forest to the final product, integrating extraction and utilization of commercial and less used timber species, improving drying and manufacture processes, adding value and quality to the product, promoting residues utilization, and providing social benefits to industry employees.
The project will be executed in collaboration with several Brazilian research institutions and universities. Expected outputs include a more diversified forest exploration; improvements in manufacture process, reducing residues generation, setting a flooring quality standard; and establishing a Quality Certification Program for wood flooring.
Industrial Utilisation and Marketing of Ten Potential Timber Species from Secondary and Residual Primary Forests (Peru)
| Project number : | PD 512/08 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Peru |
| budget : | Total: US$691,992 ITTO Contribution: US$398,517 Donors: Japan: US$328,517 U.S.A.: US$60,000 Korea: US$10,000 AIDER/UNU: US$293,475 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | Association for Integrated Research and Development (AIDER) in cooperation with the National University of Ucayali (UNU) and the National Institute for Natural Resources (INRENA) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
Even though secondary and residual primary forests contain potentially commercial timber trees, they are scarcely used or used without reference to sustainability criteria. Some reasons are the lack of technological studies to determine their potential uses, the lack of industrial secondary processes to generate higher value-added and to maximise their raw material yield. This will be the focus of the project.
As for development objective the project will contribute to the SFM by promoting timber resources from secondary and remaining primary forests and thus reducing the pressure on primary forests by fostering rehabilitation and enrichment of secondary forests. For achieving the above 2 specific objectives will be targeted:
• To carry out technological studies to determine the suitability of timber species frequently and abundantly found in secondary forests (SF) and residual primary forests (RPF) of the Peruvian Amazon; and
• To determine the marketing potential and niches for SF and RPF timber species, according to their technological properties.
The pre-selected species based on the criteria of abundance in SF and RPF are: Auca atadijo, Bolaina, Marupa, Pashaco, Huamanzamana, Peine de mono, Sangre de grado, Hualaja, Topa, Ana caspi, Mashonaste, Caimitillo, Almendro, and Capirona. The selection of the species will be refined in consultation with the concession holders in a participatory manner.
Expected outputs include:
• New timber species technologically characterised;
• Proposal of suitable conditions for primary processing;
• Diversification of products and study of value added prototypes;
• Business plans for timber products made from new SF and RPF species; and
• Dissemination, training and technical assistance programme for forest enterprise management.
The target beneficiaries of the project are Forest concession holders and Primary and secondary timber processors.
The results will be transferred to agricultural producers, concession holders, primary and secondary processing manufacturers, students from the National University of Ucayali and the Swiss Higher Institute of Technology, and the local scientific community.
Enhancing the Capacity of the Wood Processing Sector to Improve Efficiency and Add Value in Guyana (Guyana)
| Project number : | PD 513/08 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Guyana |
| budget : | Total: US$377,953 ITTO Contribution: US$278,640 Donors: Japan: US$234,640 U.S.A.: US$44,000 Government of Guyana: US$99,313 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guyana |
| Implementing agencies : | The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
The processing sector’s capacity to produce quality products needs urgent enhancement and there is a vital need for increased efficiency and sustainable utilization of forest resources. Enhanced capacity building in the forest sector along the industry value chain will encourage more efficient economic and sustainable utilization of the forest resource, thereby reducing wastage, damage to the environment, whilst maximizing the market potential of Guyana’s wood products. In order to tackle the central problem of illegal logging, inefficiency and sub-optimal value-added in the sector a multi-dimensioned approach will be taken to address the specific issues of forest policy and capacity building (particularly in areas of machinery, equipment and skills at the community level).
The Development Objective of the project is to raise the volume and quality of forest products through more efficiently and sustainably utilizing forest resources available to generate greater employment, increased foreign exchange earnings and to boost national and community development.
The specific objective is to upgrade the capacity of wood processing industry through development of strategic guidance and human capacity building.
Operational Strategies for the Promotion of Efficient Utilization of Rubber Wood from Sustainable Sources in Indonesia (Indonesia)
| Project number : | PD 523/08 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$907,794 ITTO Contribution: US$605,094 Donors: Japan: US$535,094 JLIA: US$50,000 Korea: US$20,000 Government of Indonesia/ISWA: US$302,700 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Indonesian Sawmill and Woodworking Association (ISWA) in collaboration with The Directorate General of Forestry Products Management (BPK) |
| Financed at : | Autumn 2009 (45th ITTC) |
Summary
Indonesia is blessed with a vast rubber wood resource. Around 30,8 million m3 rubber wood biomass, consisting of 13,5 million m3 saw logs and 17,3 million m3 small-sized wood, are potentially available for use by the forest industry every year through replacement of old rubber trees. To date, only around 22% of the saw log potential and a tiny portion of available small-sized wood that have been utilized.
This proposed project aimed at contributing to the alleviation of the timber deficit problem facing the national wood industry through promotion of the efficient utilization of rubber wood biomass. The development objective is to contribute to the lessening of wood raw material supply problem facing the national forest industry by utilizing the vast rubber wood available from sustainable sources.
The specific objective is to promote the utilization of rubber wood from sustainable sources.
Output 1: Interest in the utilization of rubber wood owned by big companies increased.
Output 2: Incentives for and capacity in the utilization of rubber wood from smallholding plantations improved.
Output 3: Government policy governing rubber wood resource utilization revised and enhanced.
Output 4: Investment in rubber wood utilization increased.
Output 5: Appropriate technologies available for the utilization of rubber wood from smallholding plantations.
The primary beneficiaries of the project are the wood industry and rubber growers. The secondary beneficiaries include the Ministries (Forestry, Agriculture, Trade, Industry), local government, universities and local NGOs.
Previously Funded Projects
Tropical Forest Conservation for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Enhancing Carbon Stocks in Meru Betiri National Park, Indonesia
| Project number : | PD 519/08 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 973,388 ITTO Contribution: US$ 814,590 Government of Indonesia: US$ 158,798 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) |
| Financed at session No : | Spring 2009 |
Summary
Indonesia is a country with the second largest tropical forests across the globe. The total extent of forests under protection and conservation in Indonesia is about 23 million ha, consisting of national parks, nature reserve and recreation forests. The Meru Betiri National Park is located in the southern part of East Java, Indonesia and has a total area of approximately 58,000 ha which is rich in biological diversity across several landscapes with different vegetation types, such as highland vegetation, lowland and coastal vegetation, swamp and mangrove. However, this Park has faced serious threat causing degradation and reducing the value of its various ecosystem functions. The major causes of the threat (especially forest degradation) are illegal harvest and encroachment. The illegal harvest of timber and non-timber forest product from the Park are mostly due to poor law enforcement and lack of sustainable income sources. This situation, directly or indirectly, contributes to rapid degradation and deforestation in the Park.
This project is designed to contribute to conservation of tropical forests for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks through enhanced community participation in conservation and sustainable management of the Meru Betiri National Park (MBNP) as an integral part of the larger landscape in which they live. To this end, the project specifically intends: (1) to improve the livelihoods of local communities living inside and in the surrounding area of MBNP through participation in avoiding deforestation, degradation and biodiversity loss; and (2) to develop a credible measurable, reportable and verifiable system for monitoring emission reductions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks in MBNP. Expected outputs of the project include: Participation of community in conservation forest management improved; alternatives sources of income to improve the livelihoods of local communities living inside and in the surrounding area of MBNP developed; illegal logging and forest encroachment reduced and reported; capacity in resource base inventory and carbon accounting improved in measurable, reportable and verifiable form; report on comprehensive baseline data and estimation of emissions reduction and carbon enhancement of the national park prepared; and system for monitoring emission reduction and enhancement of carbon stocks established and validated.
The project also seeks to find partners to facilitate its implementation through Public-Private Partnership in conserving tropical forests for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). The project results will be disseminated to relevant international societies and fora with a view to sharing lessons learned from this demonstration project and will be contributing to the implementation of the newly established ITTO Thematic Programme on “Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services”.
Demand and Supply of Tropical Wood Products in China Towards 2020
| Project number : | PD 480/07 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Government of P.R. China |
| budget : | Total: US$ 410,988 ITTO Contribution: US$ 263,520 Implementing Agency:: US$ 147,468 |
| Submitted by : | Government of P.R. China |
| Implementing agencies : | The Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) |
| Financed at session No : | Spring 2009 |
Summary
This project is a follow up to ITTO PD 25/96 Rev.2（M）”China’s Consumption of Forest Products and Its Demand for Them from the International Tropical Forest Products Market by the Year 2010”. At present China not only has become the largest importer of tropical logs in the world，but also is a global timber processing center and important exporter of tropical wood products. China plays an increasingly important role in the global processing and trading chain of tropical wood products. With the rapid development of the wood processing industries and housing starts, China‘s demand for tropical wood products will continue to increase and this will certainly affect world timber market. Therefore，it is of great significance to analyze and forecast future supply and demand of China’s tropical wood products. The project will give a whole picture of China’s demand and supply of tropical wood products by 2020 through in-depth investigations on productive capacity of tropical wood products processors and the end uses of imported tropical logs and consumer’s preference, and analysis of regulations and policies related to wood product trade. This project is aimed at providing reliable information on China’s tropical forest product markets which could be used as reference either by tropical log exporting countries in making market strategies or by domestic related authorities in making policy decisions, so as to promote close cooperation between ITTO producers and consumers and contribute to sustainable development of the global tropical wood product market.
Sustainable Forest Production and Conservation with Community Participation in the Chepigana Forest Reserve of Darien, Panama
| Project number : | PD 482/07 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Panama |
| budget : | Total: US$ 707,424 ITTO Contribution: US$ 470,108 Government of Panama: US$ 48,628 ANCON: US$ 188,688 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | National Association for Nature Conservation (ANCON) |
| Financed at session No : | Spring 2009 |
Summary
This project will promote the sustainable management of the forest resources in the Chepigana Forest Reserve, with the goal of achieving social, economic and environmental sustainability in an important part of the corridor that stretches from Punta Patiño Nature Reserve through to Darien National Park.
Overall, the proposal envisages determining the volume of sustainable production of tropical forest timber in the Chepigana Forest Reserve, while critical forest assets are conserved and local quality of life is improved. More specifically, it intends to seek the production and commercialization of timber and non-timber forest products from the Chepigana Forest Reserve on the basis of environmental, economic and social sustainability, while simultaneously increasing conservation of forest values in the Bagre Highland Biological Corridor, which forms an integral part of the Chepigana Forest Reserve.
Major outputs include the development of an integrated management plan and other required planning tools for the Chepigana Forest Reserve; the training of locals in forest management and administration of the Chepigana Forest Reserve and its buffer zone; and the enhancement of sustainable natural resource management and sustainable development in Barge Highlands Biological Corridor and its buffer zone.
Participatory Rehabilitation and Management Project for Mangroves and Watersheds in the Coastal Area of the Douala/Edéa Wildlife Reserve – “Douala-Edéa Mangrove Project” (Cameroon)
| Project number : | PD 492/07 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Cameroon |
| budget : | Total: US$ 830,252 ITTO Contribution: US$ 676,231 Cameroon (Cam-Eco): US$ 154,021 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cameroon |
| Implementing agencies : | Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco) |
| Financed at session No : | Spring 2009 |
Summary
The Project is derived from the implementation of the Pre-Project PPD 130/06 Rev.1 (F) “Identification of a Project for the Regeneration and Management of Mangrove Forests Surrounding the Douala/Edea reserve, Department of Sanaga-Maritime, Cameroon”. Mangrove ecosystems in the Douala/Edea Reserve are under strong extractive pressure from local communities who seek to harvest their much sought-after wood, and also because of other inappropriate uses, notably slash-and-burn farming practices, harvesting of fuelwood and production of charcoal, and overexploitation of non-timber forest products.
The project objective is to ensure the sustainability of mangrove resources in order to improve the living conditions of surrounding communities. It specifically intends to contribute to the sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems around the Douala-Edéa Wildlife Reserve (RFDE) and associated watersheds.
The project expected outputs are as follows: the participatory management scheme for the mangrove ecosystem in the project area developed; and improved living standards for surrounding communities through the development of a local community economy having a low impact on mangrove ecosystems.
Through a dynamic and participatory process involving capacity-building for all stakeholders, the local communities established in and around the RFDE, together with those located in the adjoining watershed areas, will participate in the development of a management master-plan for the mangrove areas surrounding the RFDE. In parallel with this management master-plan development process, a number of pilot income-generating activities (IGAs) will be developed by these communities. These IGAs, having a lesser impact on the mangrove ecosystems will be proposed in order to better involve local forest communities and raise their interest in the conservation of mangrove ecosystems.
Sustainable Utilization and Marketing of Selected Non-Timber Forest Products to Support the Handicraft Industry and the Development of Rural Communities (Philippines)
| Project number : | PD 448/07 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of the Philippines |
| budget : | Total: US$ 450,082 ITTO Contribution: US$ 354,672 Government of the Philippines: US$ 95,410 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) in collaboration with Federation of Philippine Crafts Fair Traders Inc. (FPCFTI) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The project is a follow-up to a completed project on the utilization, collection and trade of non-wood forest products in the Philippines [PD 15/96 Rev.2 (M,I)] supported by the ITTO and implemented by FPRDI. Although the past project had generated valuable information and technologies which are used by the local communities, it was observed from the Ex-Post Evaluation of the project that important issues and problems need to be addressed to fully realize the economic benefits from non-timber forest products (NTFP) by the rural communities and the sustainable use of the resource. An extensive review of literature also shows that there is little information on resource availability, regeneration, extraction rate, processing and marketing of NTFP to support the handicraft industry.
The project will address the recommendations from the completed project, the Ex-Post Evaluation and the results of the review of literature, will generate more information on the availability, regenerative growth, extraction intensity, processing and marketing of selected NTFP in the project areas in Quezon Province and Camarines Norte. It will conduct training seminars to upgrade the skills and productivity of NTFP extractors and handicraft workers and producers. It will organize and assist small handicraft producers groups to strengthen their production and marketing capabilities. It will establish data/information on gender roles or sensitivity in extraction, processing and marketing of NTFP and handicraft products.
Reviving Forestry Education in Liberia (Liberia)
| Project number : | PD 506/08 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Liberia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 352,249 ITTO Contribution: US$ 292,522 Government of Liberia (FDA and Ministry of Education): US$ 59,727 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Liberia |
| Implementing agencies : | The Forest Development Authority (FDA) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), supporting the Forestry Training Institute (FTI), Tubmanburg |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The present project will support the reestablishment of forest education activities for middle level forestry technicians of the Forestry Training Institute (FTI) located in Tubmanburg. The project deals with the establishment of a functional curriculum, the training of trainers and immediate practical training of the currently registered students in the FTI. In addition, the project will support a national working group that conducts a strategic process on forest education in Liberia as a whole.
The Project’s Development Objective is to “Secure trained and skilled manpower for the sustainable forest management, conservation and for development of forest industry in Liberia”. The Specific Objectives are:
• Provide immediate support to reestablish functional education in the Forestry Training Institute; and
• Develop strategic long-term planning for forest education in Liberia, with particular reference to the institutional sustainability.
The target beneficiaries are the students and teachers of the Forestry Training Institute. The FDA and the Ministry of Education are also direct beneficiaries through receiving the results of the strategic work conducted by the national working group on forest education. Indirect target beneficiaries are the Forest Development Authority, Private sector forest management companies, Forest industries, NGOs and Forest-dependent communities.
The Study and Demonstration of the Management of Secondary Forests in Tropical Regions for the Purpose of Enhancing Economic and Ecological Benefits (China)
| Project number : | PD 294/04 Rev.4 (F) – Phase II |
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| Project country : | Government of China: |
| budget : | Total: US$ 237,754 ITTO Contribution: US$ 180,373 Government of China: US$ 57,381 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China: |
| Implementing agencies : | Guangdong Academy of Forestry (GAF) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
This project proposal is the outcome of Pre-project PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F): “The Study and Demonstration of the Management of Secondary Forests in Tropical Regions for the Purpose of Enhancing Economic and Ecological Benefits” which documented the decade-long neglect of Chinese tropical secondary forests (TSF) due to the perceived low economic and ecological value.
This project is aimed at accelerating sustainable forest management by better management of the secondary tropical forests in China. Its specific objectives are: a) to establish demonstration forests in two selected provinces for the study and demonstration of management of TSF including planted trees and non-timber forest products and b) to train forestry staff and villagers in TSF rehabilitation techniques and to publish and disseminate the project results.
The expected outputs of the project are:
• Fifty superior timber, rattan and medicinal plant species selected and trial planted;
• Nurseries established and operational;
• TSF management models and demonstration plots of plantation established on 4,263 Ha. of land area in two provinces;
• One hundred government staff and villagers trained in TSF rehabilitation techniques; and
• TSF management techniques published and disseminated.
Timbers of Tropical Africa Part 2: Group 7(2) within the PROTA Programme
| Project number : | PD 479/07 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Government of Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 1,053,635 ITTO Contribution: US$ 596,419 PROTA Contribution: US$ 457,216 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
As part of a total programme to improve the access to information on the 7000 useful plants of Tropical Africa and to promote their use in a sustainable manner, PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) will make a synthesis of all existing but dispersed knowledge on the estimated 1070 ‘Timbers of Tropical Africa’ (Commodity group 7) in two Parts.
This document is a follow-up project on the 570 ‘Timbers of Tropical Africa’ from currently less important timber-producing taxonomic families (Commodity group 7(2)). It is preceded by a project on the 500 ‘Timbers of Tropical Africa’ from the currently more important timber-producing taxonomic families (Commodity group 7(1); ITTO Project PD 264/04 Rev. 3 (M,I)).
PROTA is strongly rooted in the group that successfully delivered the ITTO-funded PROSEA ‘Timber trees’ Handbook volumes.
Verifying the Legality of Timber Forest Products in Peru
| Project number : | PPD 138/07 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Government of Peru |
| budget : | Total: US$ 102,894 ITTO Contribution: US$ 79,844 Executing Agency Contribution: US$ 23,050 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | Bosques Sociedad y Desarrollo (BSD) – Technical Secretariat for the Roundtable on National Dialogue and Consensus |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The aim of this proposal is to contribute to sustainable forest management taking into account market requirements related to the origin and sustainability of Peruvian timber. The activities in this proposal will strengthen voluntary chain-of-custody networks and generate competitive forest products on the basis of socially and environmentally sound practices. To this end, it is necessary to evaluate the current status of the timber production chain so as to propose validated instruments that will help develop trust between producers and consumers with the common objective of ensuring the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests in Peru. The socially and environmentally friendly production processes identified and tested will generate quality employment that will help alleviate poverty and poverty and will reverse, in the long term, the human pressures that are currently causing the degradation of biodiversity.
Promoting the Rehabilitation, Management and Sustainable Use of Tropical Bamboo Forests in the North-Western Region of Peru (Peru)
| Project number : | PD 428/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Peru |
| budget : | Total: US$ 789,378 ITTO Contribution: US$ 502,978 Government of Peru: US$ 140,000 PERUBAMBU: US$ 146,400 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | Peruvian Association for Bamboo – PERUBAMBU in cooperation with the National Institute for Natural Resources – INRENA |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Most tropical forests with bamboo stands, particularly those in easily accessible areas of the north western region of the country where a high percentage of the local communities live in poverty conditions, are rapidly being degraded due to unplanned and uncontrolled overexploitation and other demographic pressures. It is therefore paramount to seek and implement alternative sustainable activities before these resources are irremediably depleted.
As such, this project envisages reducing the tropical forest degradation and simultaneously improving the socioeconomic conditions of extremely poor rural communities, as well as their environmental quality, in the aforementioned region. More specifically, it aims to ensure the rehabilitation and sustainable management of degraded or endangered tropical forests with bamboo stands and to effectively contribute to poverty alleviation in an area with a high level of unmet basic needs and hence with a high level of deforestation (185,000 ha/year) in Peru. The native communities and poor rural populations are to be the main beneficiaries of this project, as their income levels will increase through the sale of sustainably harvested and used products.
Demonstration plots will be selected and established through a broad-based participatory process in order to provide training to poverty-stricken rural communities in intermediate techniques for the rehabilitation and management of forests with bamboo stands, the implementation of forest nurseries, and the establishment of plantations, particularly in protection areas of highland forests in the region. A pilot centre will be established for the handcrafted manufacturing of bamboo products of competitive commercial quality by local communities participating in the respective production chains.
Major outputs expected are as follows:
• Local populations (250 people) trained in intermediate techniques for the rehabilitation, management and sustainable utilisation of forests with bamboo stands;
• 200 ha of tropical bamboo forests rehabilitated and sustainably managed; and
• 4 rural communities (2000 people) actively involved in and economically benefiting from an equal number of bamboo production and marketing chains.
Institutional Strengthening of ANAM for Integrated Fire Management in the Tropical Forests of Panama (Panama)
| Project number : | PD 441/07 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Governments of Panama |
| budget : | Total: US$ 758,415 ITTO Contribution: US$ 463,115 ANAM: US$ 295,300 |
| Submitted by : | Governments of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (ANAM) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
This project derives from the implementation of ITTO-financed Pre-Project PPD 72/03 Rev.1 (F) “Technical Assistance for the Development of a Project Proposal on Institutional Strengthening for Forest Fire Prevention, Mitigation and Management in the Natural and Planted Forests of Panama”, whose objective was to formulate a project to provide for institutional strengthening to prevent, mitigate and manage forest fires in the natural and planted forests of Panama.
Overall, this project aims at strengthening the capacities of ANAM, the National Commission for Forest Fire Prevention, Management and Control, local groups and community grassroots organisations, in integrated forest fire management applicable to the tropical forests of Panama. More specifically, it intends to achieve integrated fire management practices with the participation of communities and other national stakeholders in three pilot areas with high forest fire incidence.
Major outputs expected are as follows:
• Project’s installed capacity established and integrated fire management activities implemented and monitored; and
• Personnel from target communities in pilot areas and officers from relevant institutions in the field trained on integrated fire management.
Improving the Enabling Conditions for Sustainable Management of Sandalwood Forest Resources in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia (Indonesia)
| Project number : | PD 459/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 718,163 ITTO Contribution: US$ 593,163 Government of Indonesia: US$ 125,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Service of East Nusa Tenggara Province in collaboration with Forest Production Agency, Ministry of Forestry and University of Nusa Cendana Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Sandalwood is a fancy tree species of East Nusa Tenggara that has contributed significantly to the economy of the province for decades. However, the resource is being rapidly depleted due mainly to over harvesting and ineffective policy framework governing its management. This project aims to contribute to the sustainable management of sandalwood resource in East Nusa Tenggara Province. Its specific objectives are: i) to strengthen the enabling conditions for sustainable management of sandalwood resource; and ii) to improve local capacity for managing sandalwood resource.
The expected outputs of the project are:
Effective policy on sandalwood management at District level formulated and endorsed by the District Government Executive;
Suitable economic incentive framework to support sustainable management of sandalwood resource developed;
Forestry staffs and community leaders trained in planning, silvicultural techniques and efficient utilization of sandalwood resource;
Stakeholder consultation forum for sustainable management of sandalwood resource established and operational;
Information system of sandalwood resource developed and operational; and
Community awareness raised on sustainable management of sandalwood resource.
Development and Implementation of Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Planted Forests and Community Forests (Thailand)
| Project number : | PD 470/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Thailand |
| budget : | Total: US$ 258,674 ITTO Contribution: US$ 209,574 Government of Thailand: US$ 49,100 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Thailand |
| Implementing agencies : | Royal Forest Department in collaboration with the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Thailand has not established a comprehensive system of Criteria and Indicators (C&I) comprising a national set of C&I applicable in tropical forestry context, an adequate tracking/ change of custody (COC) system for monitoring of timber flows, an auditing system and adequate trained personnel which is evidence of the lack of key tools to implement sustainable forest management in the country.
This project aims to improve availability of timber and non-timber forest products (NTFP) from sustainable and legal sources through establishment of a comprehensive system of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The expected outputs of the project are:
National C & I and standards of performance for SFM developed, tested and adopted;
National tracking/COC system developed, tested and adopted;
Auditing system for C & I/standards of performance and COC/timber tracking developed, tested and adopted; and
Adequate personnel trained on auditing C & I/standards of performance and COC.
Development of the National Reforestation Policy and Afforestation Strategy Consistent with the Liberian 3C-Approach (Liberia)
| Project number : | PD 507/08 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Liberia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 505,320 ITTO Contribution: US$ 396,310 Government of Liberia: US$ 109,010 In kind |
| Submitted by : | Government of Liberia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Development Authority (FDA) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Liberian forests have suffered extremely from more than 14 years of prolonged civil conflict that led to great loss of life, economic collapse, mass migration and internal displacement as well as destruction of much of the country’s infrastructure. However, since the year 2004, Liberia is reconstructing its social, political, economic and ecological environment. Forests have to play a crucial role in this period of rebuilding a functional Nation. In this post-conflict period, social, economic and political changes have created expectations that will present new challenges to a still weak forestry administration and other stakeholders in the sector. To meet these challenges and avoid problems of the past, it will require policy and strategy reforms across the forest sector, consistent with the 3C-Approach (Commercially-based, Conservation-oriented and Community-involvement), which is based on the three pillars of sustainable forest management (SFM): economic, ecological and social sustainability. International support thus is crucial to rebuild a viable forest sector that meets the expectation as a driving force for sustainable development in the country.
The project objective is to develop forest plantations and forest restoration as an effective tool for the conservation and sustainable management of the Liberia’s forest and wildlife resources, to maintain environmental quality and improve the flow of benefits to all segments of society. The project specific objectives are twofold: (1) Develop a national reforestation policy and afforestation strategy consistent with the National Forestry Reform Law; and (2) Develop knowledge, expertise and capability of the Forest Development Authority and other stakeholders to assess, monitor and plan forest plantation and forest restoration activities in the country.
The expected project outputs are as follows:
• All existing forestry plantations are assessed and timber volume and qualitative data per area interpreted;
• Suitable sites for reforestation and afforestation, as well as forest restoration identified;
• The potential of CDM A/R and forest restoration in REDD assessed;
• A draft policy for enrichment planting and reforestation activities to be applied in areas of Timber Sales Contracts and Forest Management Contracts developed;
• Preliminary results of assessments, policies and strategies, widely consulted with forest stakeholders;
• Draft reforestation policy and an afforestation strategy based on the results of Outputs 1.1. – 1.5 elaborated;
• A core team of technicians has been trained in the assessment and implementation of reforestation and afforestation;
• A series of technical workshops has been conducted to train FDA staff and stakeholders from NGOs and private sector in forest restoration, reforestation and afforestation; and
• Community dwellers and local NGOs involved in the development of community forestry have been trained in practical aspects in forest restoration, afforestation and agroforestry.
Assessing the Policy and International Framework to Facilitate the Development of an Integrated Grazing Policy for Sustainable Forest Management in India (India)
| Project number : | PPD 142/08 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of India |
| budget : | Total: US$ 99,969 ITTO Contribution: US$ 79,969 Winrock International India: US$ 20,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of India |
| Implementing agencies : | Winrock International India: |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Forests in India are crucial in supporting the livelihoods of millions of the rural population as they provide various non-timber forest products including fodder. However, instances of success stories of fodder cultivation have been sporadic and there has been no mainstreaming of various government schemes. Degradation of fodder value and increase of the number of livestock have resulted in overgrazing and further degradation of forest areas in the country.
The development objective of this pre-project is to contribute towards sustainable forest management by promoting integrated grazing management practices that are socially acceptable and ecologically sound. The pre-project proposes to undertake an assessment of grazing and livestock-related issues in seven agro-ecological zones covering approximately 20 percent of the total forest cover/area of the country and 30 percent of the total livestock population. The expected outputs of the pre-project include: policy and program analysis report; establishing multi stakeholders’ platforms for knowledge and sharing/dialogue; developing baseline information; formulation of a comprehensive project proposal on integrated grazing management. The lessons from the pilot project will further provide directions towards developing a national integrated grazing policy for the country.
Strengthening of the National Forest Information System
| Project number : | PPD 139/07 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Government of Thailand |
| budget : | Total: US$ 116,005 ITTO Contribution: US$ 84,505 Govt. of Thailand Contribution: US$ 31,500 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Thailand |
| Implementing agencies : | Executing Agency: Royal Forest Department Collaborating Agencies: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection Department of Marine and Coastal Resources |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The Development Objective of the project would be Improved decision-making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit (FMU) levels. The Specific Objective would be Strengthening of the National Forest Information System (NFIS). The objective of the Pre-Project is to elaborate a road map and its elements for the strengthening of the NFIS. The outputs of the Pre-Project are (i) a feasibility study elaborated for the the strengthening of the NFIS with an action plan for priority activities, and (ii) a project proposal for ITTO elaborated concerning selected relevant components of the action plan. The Pre-Project involves broad participation of the stakeholders through thematic working groups, national and regional level workshops, and participation in the Pre-Project Steering Group.
Forest Seeds Management and Conservation (Côte d’Ivoire)
| Project number : | PD 419/06 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Côte d’Ivoire |
| budget : | Total: US$ 1,459,510 ITTO Contribution: US$ 912,764 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: US$ 546,746 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d’Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES FORETS (SODEFOR – Forest Development Corporation) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
This project proposal is the main outcome of the Pre-project PPD 65/02 Rev.1 (F): “Management and Conservation of Forests Seeds”. The pre-project had carried out surveys in order to assess the situation regarding the viability of a seed center and the cost-effectiveness of establishing a Forest Seed Center in Côte d’Ivoire.
Côte d'Ivoire has seen its forest devastated in the matter of a few years due to extensive agriculture development. To regenerate this forest has become an imperative for the country. One of the basic requirements to ensure the success of the reforestation efforts is the availability of the seeds of high quality. Since its creation in 1966, SODEFOR is facing this problem of availability of good quality seeds in sufficient quantity for its reforestation activities in Côte d’Ivoire.
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to the sustainable rehabilitation of Cote d’Ivoire’s forests by developing a seed supply system having the capacity to provide high-quality products to meet the needs of the national forest rehabilitation stakeholders. The specific objective is to produce and supply forest seeds from plant stock of high genetic quality.
The following outputs are expected:
• Two hundred forty-two hectares (242 ha) of new seed-producing plots are installed, one hundred seventy-four hectares (174 ha) of existing seed sources are developed and twenty-five hectares (25 ha) of seed-tree orchards are created;
• The infrastructure and equipment capacity for collecting, packaging, conserving, stocking, distributing, controlling and managing the forest seeds are reinforced; and
• The persons involved in forest seed production and management activities are trained in various areas regarding forest seed technology (seed collection, packaging, quality control, data management procedures).
Conservation and Utilization of Medicinal Plants in Ghanaian Forests Fringe Communities (Ghana)
| Project number : | PD 424/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 537,093.40 ITTO Contribution: US$ 429,138.00 Government of Ghana: US$ 107,955.40 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
Poverty is associated with the rural savannas and rural forest areas, where communities cannot afford to seek modern health care facilities but depend on medicinal plants for their health needs. Over 60% of the population in Ghana depends on plant parts for health delivery. This is because medicinal plants are of critical importance for poor communities, as even relatively cheap western medicines remain prohibitively expensive. The continued availability of many of these plants is in jeopardy. This situation calls for urgent action to develop alternative strategies to promote the production, utilization and conservation of medicinal plant species in general and threatened species in particular.
The developmental objective of this project is to develop conservation and sustainable utilization strategies for medicinal plant species within forest fringe communities of different ecological zones in Ghana. Specifically, it intends to document the distribution, utilization (endangered, common) and practice conservation for sustainable supply of medicinal plants from three different forest ecological zones in Ghana.
Expected outs are the following:
• Medicinal plant species in different ecological zones identified;
• Inventories of medicinal plant species in the three ecological zones in Ghana conducted and documented;
• Herbarium samples collected and preserved;
• Uses of identified medicinal plant species documented;
• In-situ conservation of medicinal plant species achieved;
• Ex-situ conservation of medicinal plant species achieved; and
• Communities trained in propagation, management and conservation measures.
Study for the Conservation, Land Management and Sustainable Mountain Biodiversity Management in the Centre North Region of Togo (Togo)
| Project number : | PPD 136/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Togo |
| budget : | Total: US$ 68,631 ITTO Contribution: US$ 52,358 Government of Togo (DEF/MERF): US$ 16,273 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Togo |
| Implementing agencies : | Direction des Eaux et forêts /MERF |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The pre-project aims at contributing to the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of mountain biodiversity in the Centre-Nord Region of Togo in the goal to improve the living conditions and environment of local communities, and to secure for present and future generation sufficient natural resource in the perspective of the sustainable development of the country. It specifically intends to provide technical assistance for the development of a local community support project to conserve and sustainably manage mountain biodiversity in the Centre North Region of Togo.
Expected outputs of the pre-project are: forest, flora, wildlife, socio-economic and environmental impact data available for the project area; and a project to support local communities for the conservation and sustainable use of mountain biodiversity in the Centre North Region of Togo, formulated and submitted to ITTO for approval.
Strengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Cambodia
| Project number : | PD 493/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Government of Cambodia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 684,362 ITTO Contribution: US$ 561,195 Government of Cambodia: US$ 123,167 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cambodia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Administration of Cambodia |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
This project proposal is the output of PPD 128/06 Rev.1 (F) “Strengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Cambodia” that has recently been completed. In order to control illegal logging, forest clearing and encroachment in Cambodia, the pre-project recommended that appropriate facilities and equipment should be in place with well qualified trained in all Forestry Administration offices.
The project aims to facilitate the implementation of the Government's policy platform in combating illegal logging, forest clearing and land encroachment through the improvement of capacity of human resources and the upgrading of operational means/equipment to ensure effective Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) in Cambodia. In addition to staff members of the Forestry Administration, selected local communities will be provided in training in how an effective FLEG operation can benefit the community by protecting their interests in legal forest activities and ensure their access to legal forest and non-timber forest products.
The expected outputs of the project include: improved facilities and staff capabilities, effective monitoring and documentation of illegal forest activities, effective judicial processing, and effective extension of measures to all stakeholders. These outputs will contribute directly to the on-going capacity building program of the Forestry Administration of Cambodia as a high priority.
Independent Validation of Legal Timber in Ghana
| Project number : | PD 487/07 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Government of Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 739,040 ITTO Contribution: US$ 473,040 Govt. of Ghana Contribution: US$ 222,000 Ghana Industry Contribution: US$ 44,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Ghana Forestry Commission |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
In the past 10 years, several initiatives have been implemented to improve policies and practices in Ghana’s forest industries sector and to enhance sustainable management and use of Ghana’s forest resources, including addressing the current weak forest law enforcement regime. However, illegal logging continues to be a major challenge in Ghana’s high forest zone. This is because the demand for timber from sawmills, furniture makers, builders and other wood users continues to exceed the sustainable annual allowable harvest from Ghana’s commercial forests. As a result of illegal logging, the quantity of logs currently being taken from Ghana’s forest reserves and off reserve areas is estimated to be at least four times the sustainable annual allowable harvest.
The purpose of the project is to further improve the sustainability of the forest management regime in Ghana by addressing the current weak forest control and law enforcement. This will be achieved by establishing a system for monitoring and validating legal timber in Ghana. The new system, which will build upon Ghana’s existing paper-based log tracking system, will be overseen and managed by an independent agency, at arms length from the Ghana Forestry Commission (GFC).
The project will contribute to transparency and accountability in the forest sector, and to the Government of Ghana’s strategy of improving public and private sector governance. It will also contribute to the goal of Ghana’s Natural Resource Management Programme (NRMP) and the institutional strengthening and policy reforms implemented over the past 10 years.
The project will enhance forest law enforcement in Ghana by:
• reviewing existing forest law enforcement mechanisms for effectiveness and adequacy, and implementing actions to address identified gaps;
• developing and implementing a cost-effective independent system for monitoring and validating legal timber in Ghana including a chain of custody system;
• creating an independent agency to manage and oversee the new system;
• establishing a database on log and timber flows to better assist in monitoring illegal activities;
• developing and implementing an industry code of conduct for legal forestry activities, consistent with the principles and guidelines of Forestry, Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT); and
• implementing training for key stakeholders to enhance their capacity in forest law enforcement.
Using external (international) and domestic (national) expertise, the major outputs of the project will be:
• a cost-effective, independent system for monitoring and validating legal timber in Ghana including a chain of custody verification system;
• an independent agency to manage and oversee the new system;
• a database on log and timber flows to assist in better monitoring of illegal activities;
• an industry code of conduct for legal forestry activities consistent with the principles and guidelines of Forestry, Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT); and
• enhanced capacity building for forest law enforcement.
Value Adding and Kiln Drying of Commercial Timbers by Small Scale Community Saw Millers in Guyana (Guyana)
| Project number : | PD 401/06 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Government of Guyana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 460,299 ITTO Contribution: US$ 347,004 Gov't of Guyana: US$ 73,295 Industry: US$ 40,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guyana |
| Implementing agencies : | The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) |
| Financed at session No : | 44 |
Summary
The objective of this one year project is to train small scale community saw millers in commercial kiln drying techniques. Currently, an estimated 25% of Guyana’s total wood production is from small to medium community enterprises (SMEs) employing on average 5 to 10 people, and supplying mainly the domestic market with rough sawn green scantlings, although some of them export low value green dressed lumber to countries in the Caribbean (CARICOM) region.
The ITTO Diagnostic Mission of October, 2002 as well as other recent studies identified small scale community saw millers as a priority area for improving productivity, efficiency and quality value adding in Guyana’s forest products sector. Small scale community saw millers are also much more able to adopt new technology and ideas with minimal risk. In addition, relatively small investments are required to improve significantly value adding among these producers.
In view of the large and near intact forest resources (75% of the country is covered by forests), small scale community saw millers have the potential to become a significant supplier of high quality wood products to the CARICOM region. Current exports to CARICOM are small, (under 5% of their total production) because of community saw millers’ inability to dry wood to the quality standards and specifications required by international markets. The only drying which occurs is air drying, which takes a long time, leads to significant product degradation and is inefficient for supplying international markets. The project aims to address this problem by trialing commercial kiln drying of wood in three small scale community sawmilling regions as demonstration of the value adding and quality standards expected by international markets. It is expected that through these demonstration activities, the small scale community saw millers will understand and learn the quality requirements for exports to international markets.
Industrialization, Marketing and Sustainable Management of Ten Mexican Native Species
| Project number : | PD 385/05 Rev.4 (I,F) |
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| Project country : | Mexico |
| budget : | Total: US$ 1,965,119 ITTO Contribution: US$ 314,678 Gov't of Mexico: US$ 1,650,441 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Mexico |
| Implementing agencies : | Department of Wood, Cellulose and Paper (DMCyP), University of Guadalajara, in coordination with the National Institue for Forestry, Agricultural and Animal Research (INIFAP) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
The objectives of this 3 year project are to acquire technological knowledge on 10 native tropical timber species; to enhance their productivity and forest management; and to assess their commercial market potential.
Tropical forests in Mexico have a wide range of species that are lesser known in the international markets or even at the domestic markets. These species have market potential because of their colour, physical appearance, beauty and technological properties. However, no extensive and in-depth technological studies have been carried out to date in order to generate the necessary information to adequately use these species based on their characteristics and properties. As a result, these tropical timber species are currently under-utilised in Mexico, which leads to highly selective logging and eventually to deforestation and tropical forest fragmentation. The generation of scientific and technological knowledge on the proposed tropical timber species is considered to be an urgent need and an excellent opportunity to promote more profitable timber utilisation activities. Furthermore, it is also important to promote development and/or innovation as appropriate regarding the use of silvicultural management practices for each species so as to ensure the sustainable management of resources avoiding deterioration and enhancing their potential and use.
Also the project will identify market mechanisms and niches for both primary and processed products from these species so as to offer foresters viable and attractive alternatives for diversification and for increasing their possibilities for sustainable management. The information generated through the three lines of work envisaged in this proposal – technological characterisation, silvicultural management and marketing of 10 priority Mexican species – will be disseminated through a free electronic consultation platform known as the National Forest Information System, which is under the responsibility of the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR).
Community-based Forest Management of Sungai Medihit Watershed (Malaysia)
| Project number : | PPD 135/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 132,264 ITTO Contribution: US$ 73,710 Government of Malaysia: US$ 58,554 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Department of Sarawak (SFD) in collaboration with Hirosar Jaya Snd Bhd |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This pre-project proposal is the revision of PD 447/07 (F) “Community-based Forest Management of Sungai Medihit Watershed” in accordance with the recommendations of the 33rd and the 34th Expert Panel. It aims to promote multiple-use forest management rezim in close cooperation with local forest owners and communities living in forest areas and dependent on forest resources. Its specific objective is to formulate a full project proposal to address the problems facing indigenous peoples and forest resources of the Sungai Medihit catchment area.
The expected outputs of the pre-project are:
• Problems facing the indigenous people identified;
• Problems facing the forest resources management identified;
• In close consultation with stakeholders, effective strategy to address the problems formulated based on socio-economic and biophysical conditions of the catchment area; and
• A full project proposal to implement the strategy formulated to address the problems facing the indigenous people and forest resources
Development of a Local Forest Industry based on Sustainble Forest Management in the South-West Sector of the Lacandon Highlands National Park within the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, Peten, Guatemala
| Project number : | PPD 117/05 Rev.2 (I,M) |
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| Project country : | Guatemala |
| budget : | Total: US$ 64,010 ITTO Contribution: US$ 54,000 ACM: US$ 10,010 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guatemala |
| Implementing agencies : | Mayan Centre Association for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Peten (ACM) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This pre-project has been conceived as a stage in the process of development of 14 community cooperatives located along the Usumacinta River, in the Buffer Area (BA) of the south-west sector of the Lacandon Highlands National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra del Lacandón – PNSL) within the Mayan Biosphere Reserve in Peten. It is consistent with the sectoral policies of the Government of Guatemala. The main impact of the identified problems is the limited generation of economic resources to satisfy the basic needs of families in the area. Their forests have a wide diversity of timber and non-timber species, but because of the way these resources are harvested and marketed, the incomes derived from them are limited. Thus, there is a high risk that forest protection and sustainable forest management may be discontinued, converting forests to other production activities of lesser economic value such as traditional agricultural practices and extensive cattle-raising, among others. The pre-project will identify current problems in the sustainable forest management process and outline possible solutions to ensure effective integration between sustainable forest management and local industrial development. The potential solutions to be identified in this pre-project will be outlined in a full project proposal, including improvement of the production capacity of natural forests through intensified silvicultural treatments (fire prevention and management), improved utilisation of lesser-used species, promotion of non-timber forest products, assisted natural regeneration, plantations and reforestation activities, and timber processing and marketing. The pre-project will be an appropriate mechanism for the gathering of information to consolidate the problem identification and project formulation processes.
Forest Promotion and Development by Native Communities in Peru
| Project number : | PPD 129/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | Total: US$ 82,702 ITTO Contribution: US$ 56,538 AIDER: US$ 26,164 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | Association for Integrated Research and Development – AIDER |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
The geographic area under native community ownership in Peru accounts for 17% of the country’s total forest area. However, these areas are currently affected by the impacts of illegal timber logging and trade and other negative factors that seriously threaten not only the conservation of the potential of these resources but also the survival of these indigenous peoples, who are amongst the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the country.
This proposal envisages contributing towards the sustainable development of Amazon indigenous peoples by outlining and implementing sustainable forest management strategies for the territories legally occupied by these communities and, more specifically, it is geared towards the participatory formulation of a project aimed at the development of sustainable community forest management in indigenous peoples’ territories of the Peruvian Amazon Region.
Main outputs are as follows:
• A study on the status of forest management by indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon Region; and
• A project proposal to promote forest management by native communities developed through a participatory approach and submitted to ITTO for approval.
Sustainable Forest Management for the Forest Production Area of the Northern and Northeastern Regions of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia
| Project number : | PD 438/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 1,172,473 ITTO Contribution: US$ 547,917 CORANTIOQUIA: US$ 624,556 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | Autonomous Corporation of Central Antioquia (CORANTIOQUIA) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This project proposal is the main output of Pre-project PPD 86/03 Rev. 1 (F) “Formulation of a Sustainable Forest Management Project for the Production Forest Area in the Northern and North-Eastern Regions of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia”.
The project envisages achieving sustainable forest management in a forest area covering the 277,123 hectares of the Magdalena Medio Forest Reserve situated in the municipalities of Nechí, El Bagre, Zaragoza, Segovia and Remedios, in Antioquia. Overall, it aims to contribute towards the integrated socioeconomic development and environmental protection of the North and Northeast Regions of the Department of Antioquia. More specifically, it intends to launch a participatory forest management process to foster the rational use of production forests and environmental protection with a view to reaching a consensus-based vision among key stakeholders regarding the use and sustainable management of the Magdalena Medio Forest Reserve. To this end, the project will develop and implement a Management Plan for the Reserve, train forest workers, forest owners, loggers, assistants and carriers, and support the strengthening of local forest organisations, as well as providing awareness-raising services regarding the advantages of forest management certification.
The main outputs expected, amongst others, are:
• A consensus-based vision amongst all stakeholders for the integrated management of natural resources in the region developed;
• A forest management regulation plan developed and implemented for 277,123 hectares of forest lands in accordance with the new 2006 Forestry Law; and
• Efficient forest harvesting systems by most forest operators adopted.
Promoting Adoption of Sustainable Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon
| Project number : | PD 432/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Brazil |
| budget : | Total: US$ 1,187,115 ITTO Contribution: US$ 508,464 IFT: US$ 678,651 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | Instituto Floresta Tropical (IFT) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
The project will build on the achievements of projects PD 45/97 Rev.1 (F)”On-site training of tropical foresters and forestry trainers” and PD 206/03 (F) “Development of human resources in sustainable forest management and reduced impact logging in the Brazilian Amazon” implemented by the Insituto Floresta Tropical (IFT). Under these projects, training activities were conducted mainly for industrial forest enterprises and more recently for community forestry initiatives.
The objective of this project is to further promote sustainable multiple-use forest management on public and private forests in the Brazilian Amazon while increasing the socioeconomic and conservation benefits of forest management activities. More specifically, it aims to: i) Strengthen the technical capacity of new Brazilian Forest Service and state agency officials responsible for promoting, regulating, and supervising forest management activities on federal, state, and private lands in the Brazilian Amazon; ii) Raise awareness about the role of forest management (FM) in the sustainable development of the Brazilian Amazon and promote good FM practices through educational outreach that targets forest sector stakeholders with a particular emphasis in the new Sustainable Forestry District along the BR 163 Highway, and iii) Increase the adoption of good forest management practices by communities, concessionaires, and other producers as well as foresters in the Brazilian Amazon—with a particular emphasis in the Sustainable Forestry District near the BR 163—through practical training.
Expected project outputs are as follows:
• 40 persons trained in sustainable forest management and reduced impact logging;
• awareness about forest management as an economic activity increased for 480 people, including forest producers, rural farmers, contractors and forest enterprises representatives;
• 36 people trained in SFM and RIL;
• two demonstration areas on SFM and RIL established;
• Increased technical capacity of forest concessionaires, technical staff and operators in three concessions in execution in the states of Acre, Mato Grosso and Rondonia;
• 12 instructors of other training centers with enhanced specialist skills and competences; and
• Increased technical capacity of other actors in the Legal Amazon.
Strengthening of the AIMEX Seed Laboratory and Nursery (Brazil)
| Project number : | PD 434/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Brazil |
| budget : | Total: US$ 458,701 ITTO Contribution: US$ 396,201 Implementing Agency: US$ 62,500 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | AIMEX (Pará State Timber Exporting Industries Association) in cooperation with SINDIMAD and EMBRAPA |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
The Government of Brazil is undertaking major structural strategic changes in order to improve and consolidate sustainable management of its Amazon forests. The National Forest Program has been developed in order to implement this strategy, and establishes on the one hand that timber processing operations must be based on sustainable sources and on the other hand that degraded areas must be rehabilitated. In this connection, a target of 630,000 ha of plantation per year has been established, with as a priority the involvement of small and medium size land owners and local communities.
The project will build on the results of pre-project PPD 3/92 Rev.1 (F)”Integrated Forest Project for the Production of Seedlings in Para State – Feasibility Study” which highlighted that all regions are facing an acute deficit of seeds and seedlings in quantity and quality. The Pre-project also analyzed an initiative by the Para State Timber Exporting Association (AIMEX) which had established a nursery and a laboratory for seeds processing. It was found that this facility has limitations in terms of capacity and equipment for seeds production.
The objective of this project is to strengthen this existing laboratory facility in order to promote plantation activities in the State of Para with the involvement of small and medium size land owners and local communities. The latter will benefit from the project through training, income generated from seeds collection activities and employment in plantation establishment. The private sector will also benefit from the availability of good quality planting materials allowing them meet, inter alia, their legal obligations to establish timber plantations. The main outputs of the project include:
• Laboratory re-structured to meet the demand for seeds and seedlings,
• Community organization trained in seed collection,
• Nursery expanded for an effective production of 200,000 seedlings, and
• Seedling orchard maintained for future production of good quality seedlings.
Extending the Area under Sustainable Forest Management in the Forest Lands of the Emberá-Wounaan Comarca, Darien, Panama
| Project number : | PD 405/06 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Panama |
| budget : | Total: US$ 967,992 ITTO Contribution: US$ 520,992 Communities: US$ 108,400 WWF-CA: US$ 195,800 ANAM: US$ 142,800 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF-Central America |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This project proposal was developed in response to the recommendations of the ITTO Technical Mission to Panama in August 2004 which, among others, emphasised the importance of replicating in other Emberá-Wounaan Territory communities the Responsible Forest Management and Trade Model developed by WWF in the Tupiza river communities. Overall, the project seeks to increase the national timber volume for processing and marketing of forest products derived from sustainably managed forests in the Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory, destined for domestic and international markets, and increase Panama's GDP as a result. At the same time, it also aims to increase the competitiveness of the forest sector in Panama by ensuring the supply of raw forest timber materials from well-managed forests, with the involvement of community groups organised as enterprises and businesses.
Moreover, the strategy of this project is to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of indigenous communities in Darien to manage forest lands within their territory with a view towards reversing the ever decreasing trend in the supply of raw material from natural tropical forests and the practices that lead to illegal logging and degradation of forest ecosystems in the Darién region of Panama.
Major outputs are as follows:
• Two community blocks demarcated for the development of forest management plans in the Tuqueza and Chucunaque river communities, covering 30,000 and 15,000 hectares respectively;
• Two community forest enterprises set up with equal involvement of participating communities and legal capacity obtained by the enterprises;
• Two inventories, two general management plans and two environmental impact assessments developed for each block in the Tuqueza and Chucunaque river communities;
• Two forest harvesting operations implemented, with production estimated at 25,000 cubic metres;
• Marketing of 25,000 cubic metres of timber from two operational plans in the Darién communities; and
• A strategy designed for the National Environmental Authority so as to minimise the adverse effects of illegal logging as well as a follow-up plan for the project.
Development of Cloning for Samba (Obéché), West African Mahogany and Tiokoué Tree Species (Côte d’Ivoire)
| Project number : | PD 377/05 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d’Ivoire |
| budget : | Total: US$ 648,194 ITTO Contribution: US$ 421,060 Government of Côte d’Ivoire: US$ 227,134 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d’Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Société de Développement des Forêts – SODEFOR (Forest Development Corporation) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
Côte d’Ivoire is experiencing a severe forest degradation for several decades, and its consequences have become a permanent cause for concern among Côte d’Ivoire authorities. Faced with this situation, significant reforms undertaken by the national Government have resulted in the development of the 1988 Forest Master Plan (Plan Directeur Forestier, PDF) covering the years 1988-2015. Unfortunately, reforestation objectives set for a number of years in several national plans have not been attained for selected species (Obéché, African Mahogany and Tiokoué) due in part to the problem of both the quality and quantity of improved plant stock.
The project will contribute to the diversification of tree plantation species in Côte d’Ivoire through the establishment of a programme of cloning and seedling production technique improvement aimed at accelerating the development of Obéché, African Mahogany and Tiokoué industrial plantations. Specifically, it intends to develop strategies to ensure a regular supply of selected and improved plant stock of Obéché, African Mahogany and Tiokoué for reforestation programmes.
Expected outputs are:
• Clone breeding of Obéché initiated;
• Borer-resistant genotypes of African mahogany selected and cuttings produced; and
• Tiokoué propagation by cuttings is operational.
Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China – Phase II
| Project number : | PD 228/03 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | Total: US$ 268,873 ITTO Contribution: US$ 165,028 Government of China: US$ 103,845 |
| Submitted by : | Government of The People’s Republic of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (IFRIT, CAF) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
Available forest fire statistics indicate that annually, more than 3000 forest fires occur in the tropical regions of China damaging more than 10,000 hectares of forest areas. The high forest fire occurrence can be attributed to the insufficient fire prevention capability, which in turn is due to the lack of adequate mechanisms for fire detection and monitoring as well as for forest fire data collection, management and information dissemination.
The project is aimed at reducing the frequency of forest fires and forest losses from fire, strengthening forest protection and accelerating the sustainable development and utilization of tropical forests in China. Its specific objectives are: a) to improve forest fire monitoring and fire danger forecasting in the experimental and demonstration area in Guangdong Province; b) to promote forest fire management at the provincial, district and county levels through the establishment of TropFireMAS (Tropical Forest Fire Monitoring and Management System Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data in China) and through demonstrations and technical training.
The main outputs of the project are:
• TropFire MAS is established and operational;
• Operation and application of TropFire MAS are demonstrated;
• Technical training is conducted;
• Public education and training on fire prevention are conducted;
• Technical Reports on TropFireMAS are published and disseminated.
Production and Utilization Technology for Sustainable Development of Eaglewood (Gaharu) in Indonesia
| Project number : | PD 425/06 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 619,225 ITTO Contribution: US$ 499,975 Government of Indonesia: US$ 119,250 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
Eaglewood plays an important role in gaining foreign exchange and as a source of income for people living in around and inside the forest in Indonesia. However, at the mean time, its production has declined rapidly, due to lack of technology and limited dissemination of the inoculation technology. If no serious action to be taken, Eaglewood production would not be sustained. As a consequence, pressure on the natural forest will increase significantly.
This proposal is aimed at introducing inoculation technology to forest communities living in and around on the forest area. The inoculation technology will accelerate and promote Eaglewood productivity in the natural forest. Dissemination of the technology will be carried out by establishing sample plots in two places, i.e. West Kalimantan and a forestry research site in Banten province, covering a total area of 100 hectares. It is expected that artificial inoculums in large scale will improve communities’ welfare and at the end reduce the pressure on the forest.
Activities of the project include cultivation technique, plantation trial plot, inoculum’s production, artificial inducement and training for forest dweller. The most important benefits of the proposed project are increasing welfare of forest dwellers and local farmers, and boost foreign exchange earning that contributes to local and national income.
Sustainable Development of the Wood-based Industries in South Kalimantan
| Project number : | PD 397/06 Rev.3 (I) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 183,696 ITTO Contribution: US$ 155,196 Forestry Service of South Kalimantan Province: US$ 28,500 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Service of South Kalimantan Province in collaboration with Directorate General of Forest Production, Ministry of Forestry (MOF) and Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This project seeks to promote the sustainable development of the wood-based industry in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, where most of the largest scale wood-based factories in Indonesia are located in. A study showed that the wood-based industry in South Kalimantan have faced with short supply of raw material, low processing efficiency and weak marketing. In addition, government agencies responsible for providing raw material-related policies have been in failure in promoting the sustainability of the forestry sector in South Kalimantan. There is, therefore, an urgent need to revitalize the wood-based industries with an integrated master plan for the development of a sustainable wood-based industry in South Kalimantan.
The specific objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive master plan for the sustainable development of the wood-based industry in South Kalimantan. One of the project strategies is to build on the findings and recommendations derived from ITTO project PD 85/01 Rev.2 (I) “Strategies for the Development of Sustainable Wood-based Industries in Indonesia” which was implemented for 2002-2004 by the Forestry Research and Development Agency, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia. It is expected that upon project completion, a large number of people in the wood-based industry and relevant agencies involved in the forestry sector, including local forestry authorities, will benefit from reliable information on the current status of the wood-based industry, and a long-term plan which will facilitate the development of a flourishing wood-based industry in South Kalimantan from sustainable sources.
Development of Marketing Chains for Eucalyptus Citriodora Essential Oils – a Processed Forest Product with High Added Value – by Village Communities in Congo
| Project number : | PD 364/05 Rev.4 (I) |
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| Project country : | Republic of Congo |
| budget : | Total: US$ 547,261 ITTO Contribution: US$ 480,511 Government of the Republic of Congo: US$ 141,750 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Republic of Congo |
| Implementing agencies : | National Reforestation Service (SNR) |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
Essential eucalyptus oils constitute a high value-added non-timber product. Current research work conducted in Congo by the Multi-disciplinary Food and Nutrition Research Team (Equipe Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l’Alimentation et la Nutrition - EPRAN) of the Marien Ngouabi University in collaboration with the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France, have shown that essential oils from Eucalyptus citriodora extracted in Congo do possess qualities that could make them competitive on the international market : relatively high oil concentrations (over 5% dry matter) and no less than 90% citronellal contents (valuable essential and medicinal oils). Current international market prices for these oils are around US$ 400/kg. This means an opportunity for the Government to help rural communities raise their incomes under Governmental poverty-alleviation policies targeting rural areas.
The project aims at Contributing to poverty alleviation in rural areas through the value-added processing of non-timber forest products such as essential oils of eucalyptus citriodora, and fulfilling the Government’s commitment to develop community and private forest plantations.
Enhancing Forest Law Enforcement in Papua New Guinea
| Project number : | PD 449/07 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Papua New Guinea |
| budget : | Total: US$ 739,040 ITTO Contribution: US$ 473,040 Government of PNG: US$ 222,000 PNG Industry: US$ 44,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Papua New Guinea |
| Implementing agencies : | Papua New Guinea Forestry Authority |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
PNG is committed to achieving sustainable management of its forest resources. Over the years, PNGFA has developed and implemented forest laws and policies to assist in attaining the objectives of sustainable forest management (SFM). However, weak forest law enforcement, including the lack of effective monitoring of forestry operations due to inadequate local capacity, is undermining the efforts of the PNGFA to achieve SFM to meet the requirements of some of its key markets. This problem has been highlighted consistently in recent years in reports by several international and local environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs). A cost effective forest law enforcement regime, complemented by enhanced capacity building for monitoring forestry activities, is now required to assure PNG’s markets of the legality of the sources of its timbers, as well as ensure the on going effective implementation of PNG’s forest laws, regulations and policies to support its sustainable forest management strategies.
The project aims to enhance forest law enforcement and adequately support Papua New Guinea’s SFM activities by:
• developing and implementing a cost-effective timber products tracking and chain of custody verification system, appropriate to the needs of the forestry sector in PNG;
• establishing a database on forest law enforcement, to assist in better monitoring forestry operations to detect illegal activities;
• enhancing the monitoring of forestry laws, policies and regulations to address illegal activities;
• developing and implementing standards including industry code of conduct for legal forestry activities consistent with the principles and guidelines of Forestry, Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT); and
• enhancing capacity building for forest law enforcement among the key stakeholders.
Using external (international) and domestic (national) expertise, the major outputs from the project will be:
• a cost-effective timber products tracking and chain of custody verification system;
• a database for monitoring illegal forestry activities;
• standards for legality and industry code of conduct; and
• stakeholder training in forest law enforcement based on FLEG principles and guidelines.
Promotion of Sustainable Management of African Forests
| Project number : | PD 124/01 Rev.2 (M), Phase II Stage 2 |
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| Project country : | Africa |
| budget : | Total: US$ 591,070 ITTO Contribution: US$ 544,070 ATO Contribution: US$ 47,000 |
| Submitted by : | ITTO Secretariat |
| Implementing agencies : | African Timber Organization (ATO) and ITTO |
| Financed at session No : | 43 |
Summary
This project was formulated pursuant to ITTC Decision 4(XXIX) in order to develop a framework of cooperation between ITTO and ATO for the promotion and application of ATO/ITTO principles, criteria and indicators (PCI) for the sustainable management of African forests, which could eventually lead to credible assessment and certification systems. The specific objectives of the project are to establish key elements of adequate capacity:
(i) to implement ATO/ITTO PCI at national level in the African Member countries of ITTO.
(ii) for effective regional-level cooperation through the ATO to support individual Member countries to implement the ATO/ITTO PCI.
Under Phase I of the project, the draft ATO/ITTO PCI were drafted for endorsement by both organizations and some 160 relevant forestry staff in 7 countries were trained in their implementation. An auditing framework for African forests was also developed. More than 100 trainers were trained to conduct audits based on the ATO/ITTO PCI at the forest management unit level. National PCI/certification standards were developed in 5 countries, collection of data on PCI was undertaken in 9 countries, improvement of national monitoring/auditing frameworks commenced in all 10 African producer countries, and ATO’s advisory and dissemination capacity in relation to PCI was enhanced.
Phase II Stage 1 is now on-going and will continue efforts to extend all of these activities to all ITTO producer members in Africa. Phase II Stage 2 will result in all 10 countries having nationally agreed and internationally accepted C&I/auditing frameworks.
Conservation and Reforestation of Threatened Mangrove Forest Areas along the Pacific Coast of Panama – Phase II
| Project number : | PD 156/02 Rev.2 (F) Phase II |
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| Project country : | Panama |
| budget : | ITTO: $316,887 Government of Panama: $168,290 Total: $485,177 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | ANAM - National Environmental Authority |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
Mangrove forests in Panama account for approximately 5.6 % of the natural forest cover, i.e. some 170,000 hectares, the majority o f which are located along the Pacific Coast. These mangrove forests are being subjected to constant pressures that lead to their degradation and destruction, mainly from aquaculture, agriculture and cattle raising as well as forest product harvesting. The proposal builds on the results of the project PD 128/91 Rev.2 (F) “Management, Conservation and Development of the Mangrove Forests in Panama”.
The project aims to ensure the collective conservation and sustainable management of 4,000 hectares of mangrove forests along the Panamanian Pacific Coast and to implement rehabilitation activities on 1,250 hectares of degraded lands to maintain the contribution of this ecosystem to the welfare of the Panamanian society, particularly the communities that directly depend on these natural resources.
The expected outputs may be described as follows:
· 4000 hectares of mangrove forests under sustainable management including a harvesting system based on a management plan;
· Mangrove-dependent communities trained and using sustainable management and harvesting techniques for mangroves;
· 1,300,000 seedlings of mangrove and other multiple-use forest species produced by community nurseries;
· 600 hectares of mangrove forests rehabilitated through enrichment planting and reforestation with mangrove species; and
· 650 hectares of degraded forestlands allocated to agroforestry and reforestation with multiple-use forest species.
Guidelines for the Restoration of Mangroves and Other Coastal Forests Damaged by Tsunamis and Other Natural Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region
| Project number : | PPD 134/07 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Japan |
| budget : | ITTO: $129,038 ISME and others: $11,250 Total: $140,288 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Japan |
| Implementing agencies : | International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
Mangrove and other coastal forests provide livelihood for human communities living in and around the forests and protect coastal areas against tsunamis and other natural hazards including cyclones, typhoons, floods and abrasion. However, no manuals or guidelines are available to date for the restoration of mangroves and other coastal vegetation damaged by tsunamis and other natural hazards.
This pre-project aims to contribute to the safety of lives of people living in coastal areas of the Asia-Pacific region against natural hazards through rehabilitation and sustainable management of mangroves and other coastal forests. Its specific objective is to re-evaluate the role and functions of mangroves and coastal forests in mitigating natural hazards in the Asia-Pacific region and to assist countries in the region to facilitate rehabilitation efforts aimed at reducing future hazard damages.
The expected main outputs of the pre-project are:
· Scientific report of Regional Meeting compiled and published;
· Comprehensive manual with practical guidelines on the restoration of mangroves and other coastal forests in the Asia-Pacific region compiled and published; and
· New project proposal for the rehabilitation and sustainable management of mangroves and other coastal forests damaged by natural hazards in the Asia-Pacific region prepared.
Training on Demonstration, Application and Extension of the ITTO Manual on Restoring Forest Landscapes in Tropics of China
| Project number : | PD 423/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $372,060 Government of China: $159,025 Total: $531,085 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the People's Republic of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
The Chinese Central as well as Local Governments in the tropical regions of China have devoted great efforts on improving tropical forest management and resulted in increased forest cover. However, forest degradation, fragmentation and modification continue taking place for various reasons including the lack of understanding on the tropical forest landscapes by stakeholders, lack of mechanism for stakeholders to participate in forest management decision making, poverty, lack of appropriate approaches and demonstrations, lack of financial incentives for forest landscape restoration and weak national policy.
This project aims to promote landscape restoration, sustainable management of tropical forests and sustainable development in the tropical region of China. Its specific objectives are to: i) train and apply the ITTO Manual on Restoring Forest Landscapes in tropical China; and ii) to demonstrate and extend the application of the ITTO Manual on Restoring Forest Landscapes in the tropical region of China.
The expected main outputs of the project include:
· Training on the ITTO Manual on restoring forest landscapes conducted;
· Application of the ITTO Manual in the Lingshui County of Hainan monitored and reported;
· Forest Landscapes Restoration (FLR) Plan for Lingshui County developed;
· Three demonstration plots for FLR in Lingshui County established and operational;
· Application of the ITTO Manual trained and extended; and
· Project Technical Reports published and disseminated.
Promotion of Sustainable Management of African Forests
| Project number : | PD 124/01 Rev.2 (M), Phase II Stage 1 |
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| Project country : | African Timber Organization (ATO) and ITTO |
| budget : | ITTO: $320,000 ATO: $40,000 Total: $360,000 |
| Submitted by : | ITTO Secretariat |
| Implementing agencies : | African Timber Organization (ATO) and ITTO |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
This project was formulated pursuant to ITTC Decision 4(XXIX) in order to develop a framework of cooperation between ITTO and ATO for the promotion and application of ATO/ITTO principles, criteria and indicators (PCI) for the sustainable management of African forests, which could eventually lead to credible assessment and certification systems. The specific objectives of the project are to establish key elements of adequate capacity:
(i) to implement ATO/ITTO PCI at national level in the African Member countries of ITTO.
(ii) for effective regional-level cooperation through the ATO to support individual Member countries to implement the ATO/ITTO PCI.
Under Phase I of the project, the draft ATO/ITTO PCI were drafted for endorsement by both organizations and some 160 relevant forestry staff in 7 countries were trained in their implementation. An auditing framework for African forests was also developed. More than 100 trainers were trained to conduct audits based on the ATO/ITTO PCI at the forest management unit level. National PCI/certification standards were developed in 5 countries, collection of data on PCI was undertaken in 9 countries, improvement of national monitoring/auditing frameworks commenced in all 10 African producer countries, and ATO’s advisory and dissemination capacity in relation to PCI was enhanced.
Phase II Stage 1 is now on-going and will continue efforts to extend all of these activities to all ITTO producer members in Africa. Phase II Stage 2 and Phase III, if funded and implemented, will result in all 10 countries having nationally agreed and internationally accepted C&I/auditing frameworks which will serve as the basis for independent certification for countries desiring or requiring this.
Improving the Detection and Prevention of Illegal Logging and Illegality in Shipment and Trade of Wood Products in Guyana
| Project number : | PD 440/07 Rev.1 (M,I) |
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| Project country : | Guyana |
| budget : | ITTO: $574,101 Government of Guyana: $184,019 Total: $758,120 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guyana |
| Implementing agencies : | Guyana Forestry Commission |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
While the extent of illegal logging in Guyana may not be as high as reported in some other countries, it does have a significant impact on Guyana’s relatively small and developing economy as well as having environmental and socio-cultural consequences.
Two of the main reasons for the sub-optimal detection of illegal logging and other activities are a) the extensive and largely inaccessible forest estate which is difficult to effectively monitor and b) a manual log-tracking system that has tendencies for errors and does not facilitate rapid transfer of information and data.
The project proposed will address these two issues by a) developing an integrated and dynamic GIS that will incorporate satellite image analysis, illegality indicators and a legality database and b) by establishing a bar-code log-tracking system that will feed into a central database linked to a national wide-area network. This will allow for near real-time transfer of data and the availability of tracking information for the regulatory agency and operators in the private sector.
The outcome of the project will be an environment where detection of illegal logging and other non?compliant activities will be dramatically improved in the forest, in transit and at point of sale. This scenario will see improved detection of illegal activities acting as an effective deterrent resulting in a marked reduction in the incidence of illegal activities. The beneficial knock-on effects of this will be registered in the national economy, local communities and the forest environment.
Strengthening of the Forest Statistics and Information Center (CIEF)
| Project number : | PD 443/07 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Honduras |
| budget : | ITTO: $230,023 Government of Honduras: $168,928 Total: $398,951 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Honduras |
| Implementing agencies : | Administración Forestal del Estado – AFE-COHDEFOR |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
This project is an output of the pre-project PPD 93/04 (M) “Analysis of the Current Status and Development of a Project Proposal for the Strengthening of the Forest Statistical Information Centre in Honduras”.
The project is aimed at strengthening the FOREST STATISTICS AND INFORMATION CENTRE – CIEF of the National Forest Administration – Honduran Forest Development Corporation (AFE-COHDEFOR), through the establishment of an integrated forest statistics and information system that will increase the contribution and relevance of the forest sub-sector to the country’s social, economic and environmental development, while at the same time strengthening local, regional and institutional capacities. The project will standardise and integrate methodologies, procedures and instruments for the collection, storage, analysis and dissemination of information in the following thematic areas: Economic Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife, Social Forestry System, Forest and Environmental Protection, Technical Auditing, and Management & Administration. An integrated system is expected to be developed based on a forest statistical and spatial database with Windows and Web interfaces. Training will be provided for the personnel in charge of the establishment and operation of the system and for system users, on the basis of partnerships to be established between public and private institutions and professional/trade organisations. A technological platform will be established to support the system in information technology and telecommunication aspects.
Promoting the Utilization of Plantation Timber Resources by Extending Environmentally Sound Preservation Technology
| Project number : | PD 398/06 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $291,060 Government of China: $122,500 Total: $413,560 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the People's Republic of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Guangdong Forest Research Institute (GDFRI) |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
This 3-year project will follow-up and build on the results of project PD 52/99 Rev. 2 (I) “Development and Extension of Preservation Technology of Tropical Plantation Timber”, which contributed to the establishment of a preliminary foundation in terms of knowledge and technology for the development of an environmentally sound wood preservation industry in South China. The importance of an appropriate wood preservation industry has been recognized by key stakeholders in South China since wood treated with preservatives can increase the service life of wood products.
The project aims to develop environmentally sound timber preservative technologies and establish a treated timber products monitoring system in South China to ensure the efficient use of plantation timbers. It also focuses on the establishment of a demonstration plant for treated timbers with preservatives in South China to increase safety and quality control of wood preservatives. At the end of the project, it is expected that a treated timber products monitoring system is established and in functioning and that the Guangdong Forest Research Institute can service the wood industry in South China as a leading regional technical center.
International Workshop on Innovations in Tropical Forestry and Forest Product Industries (Innovations for Tropical Timber)
| Project number : | PD 268/04 Rev.3 (I) |
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| Project country : | Côte d’Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $147,960 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $40,244 Industries: $36,000 Total: $224,204 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d’Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Direction de la Production et des Industries Forestieres (Diectorate of Forest Production and Industries), Ministry of the Environment and Water and Forest |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
The objective of the project is to organize an international Conference with the view to assessing the current state of research and development, innovation and other technological developments in the global forest and wood product industries, and determine policies and strategies to further increase innovation and its uptake to continually improve the sustainability and competitiveness of the forest and wood products industries. The Conference will also provide opportunity for building on existing collaborative and strategic alliances as well as developing new ones to assist the transfer of technology, skill and knowledge. The Conference will include a special Session on tropical timbers. Two major outputs are expected from the project:
· The Conference proceedings describing the current state of innovation in the global industry, as well as new developments in knowledge, products and processes;
· The development of new alliances/partnerships, which could assist on-going innovation, its adoption and transfer among the global industry.
Training Needs Analysis for the Builders' Woodworks Industry in the Philippines
| Project number : | PPD 133/07 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $79,199 Government of the Philippines: $8,050 Total: $87,249 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) |
| Financed at session No : | 42 |
Summary
The pre-project aims to determine the training needs of the builders’ woodworks industry in the Philippines. Specifically, it shall determine the current level of skills in the builders’ woodworks industry and compare it against standards required for each job/position. Target beneficiaries of the project are builders’ woodworks associations and micro- and small enterprises engaged in the manufacture of builders’ woodworks who are not affiliated with any industry association. Industry associations and government agencies engaged in manpower development shall be tapped to provide inputs in the formulation of standards and identification of training needs.
National Training Program to Promote the Adoption of Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) in Papua New Guinea
| Project number : | PPD 125/06 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Papua New Guine |
| budget : | Total: US$ 73,235 ITTO Contribution: US$ 58,806 Government of PNG: US$ 14,429 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Papua New Guinea |
| Implementing agencies : | Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This 3 month pre-project will collect all information necessary to define the structure, form, and content of a national project for a training and demonstration program to promote the adoption of Reduced Impact Logging (RIL).
The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) recognizes the need to strengthen its oversight of the natural forest administration and to improve the performance of medium to large-scale forest management companies. Fundamental to this basic recognition is the need to develop and implement a training program focused on improving industrial scale forest operations in order to strengthen capacity to manage the natural forests of PNG according to principles of sustainability. It is proposed that this will be achieved through the promotion, training, and demonstration of a strategy widely referred to as Reduced Impact Logging (RIL).
At this stage, there is insufficient information available to allow for the development of a credible, major proposal in support of a national RIL training program. This pre-project will facilitate the development of a full ITTO Project Proposal for a national promotion, training, and demonstration program for RIL, aimed at improving the capacity and performance of the country’s medium to large scale forest companies.
Sustainable and Multipurpose Forestry to Settle The Tribal Shifting Cultivators of Tripura State in India by Providing Viable Economic Activities
| Project number : | PPD 111/05 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | India |
| budget : | Total: US$ 58,114 ITTO Contribution: US$ 48,114 Government of India US$ 10,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of India |
| Implementing agencies : | Tripura Forest Development and Plantation Corporation Ltd., a Government of Tripura Undertaking, India |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
Around 70 to 80,000 hectares of forests are put to shifting cultivation every year leading to severe degradation of forest in the Tripura State. Unless the problem of shifting cultivation is tackled by proper and permanent settlement of Tribals, the forests of the State cannot be managed sustainably. Although the State Government had attempted to settle the Tribals through various schemes, the results are so far not satisfactory and an effective scheme is yet to be identified.
The pre-project is aimed at rehabilitating and sustainably managing the forest areas affected by shifting cultivation and improving the socio-economic condition of the affected community. Its specific objectives are: i) to formulate a full-fledged project proposal to support sustainable management and rehabilitation of degraded forests, and ii) to collect information on the socio-economic situation of the shifting cultivator community and nature and extent of shifting cultivation in Tripura State of India.
The main outputs expected are:
• Study reports on socio-economic situation of the shifting cultivators and nature and extent of the shifting cultivation;
• A project proposal on sustainable forestry and community development through rationalization of shifting cultivation fully formulated; and
• Study tours to selected countries to see the resettlement of tribal people and its planning processes and other examples conducted.
Reforestation of Tropical Savannah Grassland with High Valued Teak in Papua New Guinea
| Project number : | PPD 124/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Papua New Guinea |
| budget : | Total: US$ 89,920 ITTO Contribution: US$ 79,920 Government of PNG: US$ 10,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Papua New Guinea |
| Implementing agencies : | Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
Most parts of the Central Province of PNG is covered by natural eucalyptus savannah forests. Over the years, the contributing effects of fires, human encroachment, fuel wood and timber exploitations have reduced these forests to grassland and barren areas of little economic benefits to the local people. This pre-project is aimed at developing forest plantations on degraded grassland areas to supply timber and relieve pressure on remaining natural forests. Its specific objective is to develop baseline information for framing strategies for plantations on degraded areas under Joint Venture Agreements (JVA) with customary landowners.
The expected outputs of the pre-project are:
• Two demonstration areas selected;
• Baseline information on the selected areas acquired;
• Feasibility of commercial plantation on degraded grasslands demonstrated; and
• Joint Venture Agreement with customary landowners formulated.
• A full report proposal entitled “Promotion of Reforestation of Tropical Savannah Grassland based on Joint Venture Agreements with Customary Landowners” formulated.
Strengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Cambodia
| Project number : | PPD 128/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Cambodia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 76,816 ITTO Contribution: US$ 66,636 Government of Cambodia: US$ 10,180 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cambodia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Administration of Cambodia |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
The Forest Administration of Cambodia is the main player, with relevant institutions and international agencies, of actions in the prevention, suppression and reporting of all types of illegal forest activities that have contributed to the loss of forest cover during the last two decades. However, the capacity of the administration to perform its task is limited due to the lack of knowledge, means and financial resources.
The specific objective of this pre-project is to formulate strategies for human resource development and for upgrading the technology on law enforcement and governance in Cambodia. Its expected main outputs are: i) available information on capacity building of human resources, upgrading technology and other relevant aspects for supporting forest law enforcement and governance collected and analyzed; and ii) a project proposal on the implementation of the National FLEG Action Plan formulated.
Identification of a Project for the Regeneration and Management of Mangrove Forests Surrounding the Douala/Edea Reserve, Department of Sanaga Maritime, Cameroon
| Project number : | PPD 130/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Cameroon |
| budget : | Total: US$ 101,709 ITTO Contribution: US$ 79,164 Cameroon (Cam-Eco):: US$ 22,545 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cameroon |
| Implementing agencies : | Cameroon Ecology (Cam-Eco) |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
The Department of Sanaga Maritime, Province du Littoral, Cameroon is facing a progressive forest degradation due mainly to the population growth with the subsequent related activities undertaken to the detriment of forests in general and to the mangrove forests in particular. There is a need to promote a participatory socio-economic development system ensuring a sustainable management of natural forest resources.
The pre-project aims at contributing to the conservation and sustainable management of mangrove forests in the Department of Sanaga Maritime in view of promoting an integrated local forestry economy within the framework of poverty reduction. It specifically intends to review the status of mangroves around the Reserve of Fauna of Douala/Edea in the Department of Sanaga Maritime, in order to formulate a project proposal aiming at the sustainable management of this ecosystem.
Expected outputs are:
• Report on the status of mangrove forests around the Reserve of Fauna of Douala/Edea in the Department of Sanaga Maritime prepared;
• Relevant stakeholders identified and sensitized; and
• Project proposal for the conservation and sustainable management of mangrove forests around the Reserve of Fauna of Douala/Edea in the Department of Sanaga Maritime formulated and submitted to ITTO.
Utilization of Lesser Used Wood Species in Guyana
| Project number : | PD 344/05 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Guyana |
| budget : | ITTO: $95,040 Government of Guyana: $36,885 Total: $131,925 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guyana |
| Implementing agencies : | Guyana Forestry Commission |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This one-year project aims to increase the overall contribution of the forest sector to the national economy by improving the awareness and use of lesser used species. The project will focus on gathering technological information on lesser used species; more promotion of current and potential lesser used species and training in processing techniques of these species. It is also expected that the capacity building aspect of the project would not only improve the processing techniques used for these species but also improve the quality of the product. The key beneficiaries would be: the forest industry (includes producers and manufacturers); local communities and academic forestry programmes involved in the forestry sector.
This project will build on the recommendations from the ITTO Diagnostic Mission to Guyana in 2003 and on the work already started by the Guyana Forestry Commission on the promotion of lesser used species in Guyana. The objectives of the project are also linked with a project recently approved by the ITTO on ‘Strengthening the Capacity to Market Exports of Forest Products from Guyana’.
Testing Laboratory for the Development of Quality Standards for Mexican Primary and Processed Tropical Forest Products
| Project number : | PD 384/05 Rev.3 (I) |
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| Project country : | Mexico |
| budget : | Total: US$ 756,270 ITTO Contribution: US$ 463,670 Institute of Ecology A.C.: US$ 292,600 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Mexico |
| Implementing agencies : | Institute of Ecology A.C. |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This 2 year project aims at establishing a tropical timber laboratory accredited by an international recognized body, and to inform and train timber producers on the benefits of ensuring that their products meet quality standards for national and international markets.
Currently, processed tropical forest products in Mexico are not produced on the basis of quality criteria. Therefore, Mexican timber products are at a disadvantage both in domestic and international markets when compared to tropical timber products from other countries and this in turn contributes to the deficit in the Mexican timber trade balance. The lack of an accredited testing laboratory meeting industrial requirements to develop quality standards for tropical timber, and the lack of industrialists’ and producers’ awareness on the benefits that this kind of support would represent for their products further aggravates the trade imbalance.
To bridge this gap, the National Forestry Commission is providing support to the Institute of Ecology A.C. for the establishment of a timber product testing laboratory, which has initiated an accreditation process for a small number of tests with the relevant Mexican accreditation agency (EMA), a nationally and internationally recognised institution. However, the laboratory currently does not have the capacity to meet national tropical timber product requirements because of its limited equipment and the small number of tests being accredited. It is a priority for Mexico to strengthen the human resources and infrastructure of this laboratory so as to provide services to the national tropical timber industry in the immediate future. Similarly, it is important to provide training to tropical timber producers and industrialists to highlight and demonstrate the benefits that may be derived by ensuring product quality standards through testing in a reliable laboratory. Given the strategic location of the Institute of Ecology A.C. for the moist tropical region and the tropical timber producing states, this laboratory would be able to provide services to tropical timber industrialists and companies for the processing of panels and furniture, timber construction and preservation methods so as to offer them the possibility of certifying their products in the future.
Processing and Utilization of Trees on Farmlands and Logging Residues through Collaboration with Local Communities
| Project number : | PD 431/06 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 523,689 ITTO Contribution: US$ 458,752 Government of Ghana: US$ 64,937 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
The project aims at making lumber available to local communities that live close to the forests in Ghana to enable them benefit from timber on farmlands and forest logging residues. This, among many other things, will prevent the local communities from collaborating or cooperating with illegal chain saw operators whose activities are leading to forest degradation in Ghana. The project will be implemented by Ghanaian agencies with input of specific technical knowledge from international experts on forest mill machinery. The outputs of the project will be: evaluation of processing logging residues and trees on farmlands into products; capacity building of local communities in processing, utilization, and marketing of lumber and lumber products; determination of the livelihood impacts of the processing, utilization and marketing of lumber and lumber products; production of a manual on extraction, processing and utilization of trees on farmlands and logging residues; and identification of policy implications for the extraction, processing and utilization of logging residues and trees on farmlands.
Promoting and Creating Market Demand for Certified Tropical Wood and Verified Legal Tropical Wood
| Project number : | PD 391/06 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Japan |
| budget : | Total: US$ 302,472 ITTO Contribution: US$ 257,472 Implementing Agency: US$ 45000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Japan |
| Implementing agencies : | Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan) Global Environment Forum (GEF) |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
A major obstacle to promoting certified tropical wood and verified legal tropical wood (hereafter “C/VL wood”) as a means to achieving sustainable forest management in tropical countries is the inadequate market demand for C/VL wood. Promoting and creating demand for C/VL wood are urgent tasks for Asia because it produces and consumes more tropical wood than any other region. To create such demand is especially important in Japan, one of the world’s largest importers of tropical wood.
The Project will establish a center – the “FairWood Center” – to act as a clearinghouse and a point of expertise for C/VL wood. The FairWood Center will support companies both on the demand and supply sides to trade in C/VL wood by providing attractive business-oriented environmental and social information and supporting phased approaches to boost supply.
The Project will focus on Indonesia and Malaysia as tropical timber producing countries, and the knowledge gained from the Project will be used to open the services of the FairWood Center to all producer countries.
The model developed under the Project to encourage sustainable forest management by creating demand for legal and sustainable wood products in consuming countries can be applied to other producer and consumer countries.
Establishment of a National Forest and Timber Marketing Statistics Systems
| Project number : | PD 406/06 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Ecuador |
| budget : | Total: US$ 569,401 ITTO Contribution: US$ 454,148 Government of Ecuador: US$ 115,253 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Dirección Nacional Forestal del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This project emanates from the ITTO pre-project PPD 8/98 Rev.1 (M). The purpose of the project is to implement a forest information and statistics system on the basis of a joint effort. From the technical point of view, this includes the generation of data, developing monitoring skills, the economic statistical analysis of the system and the decentralisation of processes and collection of system data from the places where primary information sources are situated.
The project will strengthen the National Forest Directorate's management and monitoring capacity through an Operational Information System for Forest Management and Monitoring; this system will be based on technological infrastructure, which will include a database to feed the system.
With regard to the Directorate’s management capacity, the project will promote active involvement of the sector in the use and generation of statistical information through the development and implementation of Ecuador's Forest Information System. The project will also foster geo-referenced data relating to the use of forest statistics through the development and implementation of a Geographic Information System. The development objective of the project is to implement a National Forest and Timber Marketing Statistics System to enable the collection, processing, recording, checking, dissemination and feedback of information generated within the Ecuadorian forest sector.
Systematisation and Modelling of Economic and Technical Information to Train Professionals Related to the Production, Processing and Marketing of Timber Products – Phase II
| Project number : | PD 415/06 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 383,300 ITTO Contribution: US$ 225,500 University of Tolima: US$ 157,800 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | University of Tolima |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This Project is a follow-up to project PD 203/03 Rev.3 (M). It seeks to develop technological packages on 20 potential forest species using economic, technical and scientific information on the production, processing and marketing of timber products, with a view to developing user-friendly on-line training tools to guide the optimal selection of species for commercial plantations and production processes. These tools will be applied and used to train some 50 professionals related to the various phases of the production chain in commercial forest companies of 4 major forest regions of the country. Thus, the project is aimed at contributing to the strengthening of the national capacity to implement the National Forest Development Plan – PNDF, through specific programs and subprograms approved by the National Council for Economic and Social Policy – CONPES.
Promotion of the Sustainable Management of Tropical Planted Forest in Congo’s Tropical Forest Plantations
| Project number : | PD 367/05 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Republic of Congo |
| budget : | Total: US$ 187,226 ITTO Contribution: US$ 143,856 UR2PI: US$ 34,370 ECO Corp.: US$ 9,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Republic of Congo |
| Implementing agencies : | Research Unit on the Productivity of Industrial Plantations (UR2PI) in collaboration with the General Directorate for Forest Economy (DGEF) |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
For the past 40 years, eucalyptus forest plantations have been established in the Republic of Congo and currently extend to a 40,000 ha area of high yield clone plantations, and extension projects to be implemented under a private or public framework are being negotiated. Eucalyptus plantations, as well as those with indigenous species like Terminalia, are a significant component of the national forest programme, by contributing to reduce the pressure on natural forests.
The objective of this project is to contribute to the sustainable management of forest resources and the reduction of poverty through the application of basic management principles in Congo’s planted forests. Specifically, it intends to develop a set of sustainable management criteria & indicators appropriate to forest plantations in Congo based on the ITTO Guidelines for the Establishment and Sustainable Management of Planted Tropical Forests.
Expected outputs of the project are:
• A report on the analysis of ITTO Guidelines for the establishment and sustainable management of planted tropical forests in the context of Congo’s plantation forests is drafted;
• The testing of ITTO Guidelines in Congo’s planted forests is conducted; and
• A set of criteria & indicators for sustainable management of Congo’s planted forests is developed and validated.
Community Forest Development in Gabon
| Project number : | PD 383/05 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Gabon |
| budget : | Total: US$ 899,832 ITTO Contribution: US$ 594,432 Government of Gabon: US$ 305,400 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Gabon |
| Implementing agencies : | General Directorate for Water and Forest Management |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
Since the promulgation of the Forest Code Law 016/01 in 2001, no community forest has been created in Gabon yet, despite the inclusion of social provisions in this Law in order to promote the involvement of rural communities in the management of forest resources through the establishment of community forests. Thus, the purpose of these provisions is far from being achieved, as the lack of resources did not allow initiating and establishing pilot/model community forests in Gabon.
The project aims at contributing to the sustainable management of the rural forest estate, organizing the village estates and combating poverty in the communities established in the rural areas through the development of community forests. The specific objectives of the project will be: (1) Establishment of three pilot community forests; (2) Development of SFM guidelines for community forests from the model community forest experiment.
Expected outputs of the projects based on the two specific objectives are:
• Local communities have supported the project and are committed to actively participate in the process;
• The simplified management plan is developed and implemented for each community forest;
• Local development is supported by the resources generated by the implementation of the simplified management plan for each community forest;
• The community forest management directives are developed;
• The community forest allocation procedure is developed;
• Enactment provisions of the Community Forest Law are adopted and published;
• A Community Forestry Support Programme is established and made operational within the DGEF; and
• The legal institutional framework is disseminated to all partners.
Village-Level Reforestation Plus Nutrition Promotion by Self-Motivated Community Women’s Groups
| Project number : | PD 393/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 217,866 ITTO Contribution: US$ 165,335 Agency/GOG: US$ 52,531 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Pitris Consult |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This project originates from the need to tackle malnutrition problem faced by communities, through the involvement of village young women’s groups in the implementation of particular reforestation activities combining a multiple nutrient-providing species with fast-growing timber species.
The objective of the project is a successful introduction, participatory promotion and widespread adoption of rural women group-based socio-economic reforestation know-how, using proven fast-growing precious timber species in conjunction with multiple nutrient-providing Moringa oleifera plant, for the benefit of disadvantaged indigenous forest dwelling people, especially young breast-feeeding women’s groups. The project has two following specific objectives: (1) the establishing and thriving of demonstration plantation made up of a minimum of 5 acres of Moringa oleifera and 10 acres of proven fast growing precious timber species, in each of the four targeted rural communities, owned and managed by the respective young mothers’ group; (2) the creation, through training, practical action and capacity building of efficient local and affordable networks for seeds for Moringa oleifera, as well as scientifically nurtured seedlings of fast-growing timber species.
Expected outputs are:
• demonstration plantation made up of a total of 20 acres of Moringa oleifera in separate stands, in four targeted rural communities, owned and managed by the respective young mothers’ group, established and thrived;
• demonstration plantation made up of a total of 40 acres of fast-growing precious timber species like Cedrella, Ofram, Wawa or Teak, in separate or mixed stands, in four targeted rural communities, owned and managed by the respective young mothers’ group, established and thrived; and
• through training, practical action and capacity building, efficient local and affordable networks for seeds for Moringa oleifera, as well as scientifically nurtured seedlings of fast-growing timber species like Cedrella, Ofram, Wawa and Teak, are created, based on agreed discussions and arrangements.
Strategy for Developing Plantations Forest: A Conflict Resolution Approach in Indonesia
| Project number : | PD 396/06 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 645,694 ITTO Contribution: US$ 508,234 Government of Indonesia (in-kind): US$ 137,460 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate of Plantation Forest Management, Ministry of Forestry in collaboration with Provincial Forest Service of Jambi & Provincial Forest Services of South Kalimantan |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
The proposed project is a follow up to the completed Pre-project PPD 56/02 Rev.1 (F) “Strengthening Central and Sub-national Institutions to Enhance Plantation Forest Development in Jambi and South Kalimantan, Indonesia”. The pre-project documented two critical problems facing plantation forests development in the two Provinces of concerned namely: i) land use conflicts between communities dwelling around the plantation forest areas with the forest companies owning the plantations; and ii) high cost of obtaining truly conflict-free lands for commercial tree planting.
This project aims to increase wood production from plantation forests to meet growing domestic and export demand for wood products thereby reducing reliance on the natural forests. Its specific objectives are: i) to develop a collaborative plantation forest management approach; and ii) to establish conditions for the adoption of the approach by stakeholders.
The expected main outputs of the project include:
• Strategy, legal framework and institutional arrangements for collaborative plantation forest management accepted by concerned stakeholders in the Provinces of Jambi and South Kalimantan;
• Demonstration areas for the collaborative plantation forest management selected and endorsed by concerned stakeholders in the Provinces of Jambi and South Kalimantan;
• The local communities and forest companies in the Provinces of Jambi and South Kalimantan enabled to adopt the collaborative plantation forest management approach;
• 10 farmers well trained in establishing a small nursery and mass producing planting materials of selected tree species;
• 50 farmers surrounding the project sites well trained in planting and maintaining of selected species;
• 100 Ha of demonstration area of collaborative plantation forest management established in each of the two Provinces; and
• 10 local villagers trained in financial arrangement and management.
• Contractual arrangements adopted for the involvement of local stakeholders as project partner.
The Prevention of Further Loss and the Promotion of Rehabilitation and Plantation of Gonystylus spp. (ramin) in Sumatra and Kalimantan
| Project number : | PD 426/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 682,542 ITTO Contribution: US$ 507,903 Government of Indonesia (direct & in-kind): US$ 174,639 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) in collaboration with Regional Forestry Research Centers in Sumatra and Kalimantan |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This project proposal is a follow up to completed Pre-project PPD 87/03 Rev.2 (F) “Identification of Gonystylus Spp. (Ramin) Potency, Distribution, Conservation and Plantation Barrier”. The pre-project reported that the key problems facing the ramin forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan are unsustainable methods of harvesting, rampant illegal logging, slow progress in rehabilitation and plantation, insufficient natural regeneration, poor implementation of the requirements of Appendix III of CITES, poor land use planning and frequent forest fires.
The project is aimed at contributing to the prevention of further loss and sustainable management of ramin forests in Indonesia. Its specific objectives are: i) to improve silvicultural techniques for ramin conservation and plantation development; and ii) to enhance institutional capacity to implement CITES rules and procedures.
The main outputs expected are:
• High quality planting materials propagated;
• Appropriate plantation techniques developed;
• Institutional and human resources capacity to implement the CITES regulations on ramin strengthened; and
• Rules and regulations on ramin conservation and plantation development including harvest protocols improved.
Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak
| Project number : | PPD 68/03 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Myanmar |
| budget : | Total: US$ 80,000 ITTO Contribution: US$ 80,000 Government of Myanmar: Kayats 459,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Myanmar |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Department, Myanmar |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This 8-month pre-project will assess the opportunities for the utilization of plantation teak (Tectona grandis) at different ages and sizes with a view to formulating a project proposal for the promotion of downstream processing and utilization for plantation teak. It has been reported that quality products are being made from plantation teak in many tropical countries such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. There is a need to promote downstream processing of plantation teak in Myanmar so as to increase the contribution to the national economy through exporting plantation teak products. The pre-project will also organize and convene a regional workshop to disseminate the results of the pre-project and define the project proposal for promotion of value-added products of plantation teak in key teak producing countries in ASEAN.
Development of Value-adding Processes for Short-rotation, Small-diameter Community Teak Plantations in Java and Eastern Indonesia
| Project number : | PPD 121/06 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | Total: US$ 54,060 ITTO Contribution: US$ 48,060 Government of Indonesia: US$ 6,000 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Gadjah Mada University |
| Financed at session No : | 41 |
Summary
This 4-month pre-project seeks to promote the development of value-adding processes for small-diameter teak logs harvested from community forests. A study on teak plantations managed by local communities showed the major shortcomings of these plantations such as much shorter rotations (no more than 20 years) and lack of proper silviculture practices. Teak logs produced by local communities have shorter stems, inferior mechanical properties, and lower durability due to the absence and/or lower proportion of heartwood. In order to address these technical constraints, the pre-project aims at collecting baseline data and relevant information on community-based teak plantations and utilization of community-based plantation teak in Java and eastern Indonesia. Based on the results of the pre-project study, a full project proposal aiming at the development of value-adding process for short-rotation, small-diameter community teak plantations will be formulated.
The study and demonstration of the management of secondary forests in tropical regions for the purpose of enhancing economic and ecological benefits
| Project number : | PD 294/04 Rev.4 (F) – Phase I |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $286,091 Government of China: $126,289 Total: $412,380 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Guangdong Academy of Forestry (GAF) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
This project proposal is the outcome of Pre-project PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F): "The Study and Demonstration of the Management of Secondary Forests in Tropical Regions for the Purpose of Enhancing Economic and Ecological Benefits".
Pre-project PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F) documented the decade-long neglect of Chinese tropical secondary forests (TSF), which was due to the perceived low economic and ecological value. This project is aimed at accelerating sustainable forest management by better management of the secondary tropical forests in China. Its specific objectives are: a) to establish demonstration forests in two selected provinces for the study and demonstration of management of TSF including planted trees and non-timber forest products and b) to train forestry staff and villagers in TSF rehabilitation techniques and to publish and disseminate the project results.
The expected outputs of the project are:
· Fifty superior timber, rattan and medicinal plant species selected and trial planted;
· Nurseries established and operational;
· TSF management models and demonstration plots of plantation established on 4,263 Ha. of land area in two provinces;
· One hundred government staff and villagers trained in TSF rehabilitation techniques; and
· TSF management techniques published and disseminated
Implementation of the sustainable forest management programme of the Iwokrama International Centre
| Project number : | PD 297/04 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Guyana |
| budget : | ITTO: $406,836 Iwokrama: $250,010 Total: $656,846 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guyana |
| Implementing agencies : | Iwokrama International Centre |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Norway, Friends of Iwokrama-USA |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
This project proposal is a follow-up to project PD 10/97 Rev.1(F) "A Sustainable Management Model in the Iwokrama Rain Forest", which was completed in April 2004. Two important outputs of this project were the management level forest inventory and the marketing and utilization study. Based on this information, the project was able to complete the technical-economical feasibility study and the draft sustainable forest management plan.
The development objective of the new project is to address the lack of knowledge and general misunderstanding about the sustainable nature of forest activities and the profitability of forest utilization in the Iwokrama Forest. The Project is one of the main components of a strategic action plan developed by the Iwokrama International Center with a view to sustainable forest development.
Specifically, the project aims to a) manage the area in order to maximize net revenue from the sustainable production of forest goods and services, while developing local employment and training opportunities and providing capacity building and technology transfer programmes for the Amerindian communities; and b) demonstrate, through effective monitoring, how the approach is delivering lasting ecological, economic and social benefits to local, national and international communities.
Major outputs upon project completion include:
· Training and technology transfer for the implementation of the forest management plan and silvicultural programmes; and
· The implementation of monitoring programmes so as to assess the social, economic, and environmental impacts of sustainable forest management activities on the local Amerindian communities.
Criteria for the management of mangrove and flood forests in the central coastal plains of Veracruz, Mexico: a community management tool
| Project number : | PD 349/05 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Mexico |
| budget : | ITTO: $387,296 Government of Mexico: $637,225 Total: $1,024,521 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Mexico |
| Implementing agencies : | Institute of Ecology |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Finland |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
Coastal flood forests and mangrove forests in Mexico have traditionally been subject to inadequate management. The Gulf of Mexico region is not an exception to this rule, mainly due to the lack of knowledge on these ecosystems, particularly with regard to their management, restoration, structure and functioning, as well as the economic/ecological and social benefits that can be derived from them and associated mechanisms such as payment for environmental services.
Thus, the overall objective of this project proposal is to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of mangrove forests and coastal flood forests in the Gulf of Mexico. More specifically, it intends to develop criteria with the participation of local communities for the management of mangrove forests and flood forests in the central coastal plains of Veracruz, Mexico.
Major outputs include:
· An environmental and socioeconomic diagnosis and valuation of environmental services provided by mangrove forests, flood forests in the central coastal plains of Veracruz;
· A compatibility analysis between the current use of mangrove forests and flood forests and their natural potential for production activities, as the basis for management policy allocations; and
· Pilot production projects for the sustainable use of mangrove forests and coastal flood forests.
Production systems and integrated management of shoot-borers for the successful establishment of Meliaceae plantations in the Yucatan Peninsula and Veracruz, Mexico
| Project number : | PD 350/05 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Mexico |
| budget : | ITTO: $366,271 INIFAP*: $209,600 Total: $575,871 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Mexico |
| Implementing agencies : | *National Institute for Forestry, Agricultural and Animal Research |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Finland |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
The accelerated deforestation process in the Mexican tropics has prompted forest authorities to promote reforestation and commercial plantation establishment activities, mainly through two ambitious programs involving local communities, PRONARE and PRODEPLAN, with a view to increasing forest cover, reducing pressure on natural forests and ensuring the supply of the forest industry. The main species used in these programs are red cedar (Cedrela odorata) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), which, unfortunately, are heavily attacked by Meliaceae borers, jeopardizing the success of the programs and discouraging local communities involved in these programs.
The overall objective of this project proposal is to achieve the sustainable production of tropical timber in Mexico through the development, implementation of an integrated system for the management of pests that are currently limiting the establishment of cedar and mahogany plantations in the Mexican tropics. More specifically, the proposal envisages developing and promoting an integrated shoot-borer management system for young Meliaceae plantations, including silvicultural management, to enable forest producers in the Yucatan Peninsula and Veracruz to successfully establish plantations for the sustainable production of tropical timber, and further designing an operational model for the development and adoption of technologies for the management of community Meliaceae plantations with the direct participation of producers and technicians in the establishment of 12 demonstration plantations in the Yucatan Peninsula and Veracruz.
Major outputs include:
· A better understanding by producers of the Meliaceae plantation systems and the management of phyto-sanitary problems;
· The validation and transfer of direct control methods for H. grandella and C. yucatanensis, assessing their cost-effectiveness and performance;
· Monitoring of damage and pests to collect information on the biology of Meliaceae borers in the study area (population fluctuations and environmental factors regulating Hypsipyla grandella and Chrysobothris yucatanensis life cycles);
· The validation and transfer of silvicultural and agroforestry practices to minimise the damage caused by Meliaceae borers;
· Identification and propagation of Meliaceae borer-resistant genotypes;
· 12 demonstration plantations established in an equal number of rural communities and under various environmental conditions in the states of Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo and Veracruz, showcasing the silvicultural practices required for the sound management of Meliaceae plantations, using producers' plantations and the most direct and cost-effective technology transfer approach; and
· 120 producers and 24 forest technicians trained annually on plantation establishment, silvicultural management and integrated management of Meliaceae borers.
Multispectral three-dimensional aerial digital imagery for monitoring forest management and conservation in the Republic of Congo
| Project number : | PD 360/05 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Republic of Congo |
| budget : | ITTO: $610,000 Government of Rep. of Congo: $411,346 Winrock International: $154,500 Total: $1,175,846 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Republic of Congo |
| Implementing agencies : | Winrock International in Collaboration with Centre National d'inventaires et d'aménagement des Ressources Forestières et Fauniques and the Wildlife Conservation Society |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, France, Norway (revised budget approved at this session, funding pledged at 39th session) |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
The Republic of Congo presently lacks a transparent system for monitoring forest management and harvest at the national and Forest Management Unit (FMU) level. The proposed project will complement project PD 176/02 Rev.1 (F), implemented by GFW/WRI and CNIAF to use GIS and remote sensing techniques to support uniform enforcement of forestry legislation throughout the country, by creating a system of high resolution, aerial digital imagery for forest management, planning and audit and by providing greatly improved data on a region in the southwest of the country where continuous cloud cover prevents effective remote sensing via satellite. Furthermore, the proposed project will build on an ITTO-funded project PD 272/04 Rev.2 (F) in which the Direction Générale de l'Economie Forestière is developing national criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of Congo forests based on ITTO criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The high-resolution imagery that will result from this project can be combined with criteria and indicators derived through the DGEF effort to create a system for cost-effective monitoring and evaluation of sustainable forest management in the country.
The project aims at contributing that the Congolese export timber resources provide sustainable income through improved access to markets concerned with raw material originating from sustainable forest management. Specifically, it intends to make available a transparent forest monitoring system for the sustainable management of Congo forests at the national and Forest Management Unit levels.
Main expected outputs are:
· High-resolution aerial digital imagery over south-western Congo forests and concessions captured;
· Digital images for tactical planning in forest management planning, comparison of planned and actual harvest rates and forest charges valuation processed and interpreted;
· Methodology for use by stakeholders in biodiversity monitoring and habitat assessment developed and evaluated;
· Timber volumes using digital 3D imagery to monitor legal logging volumes, detect illegal logging and providing a transparent basis for revenue assessment measured;
· Biomass and carbon stocks in a pilot area using digital 3D imagery determined by the Project Steering Committee measured; and
· Training in all aspects of image capture, processing and interpretation is provided to national authorities.
To develop and promote a monitoring information system to support the sustainable development of tree resources outside forests at the sub-district level in Thailand
| Project number : | PD 376/05 Rev.2 (F,M) |
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| Project country : | Thailand |
| budget : | ITTO: $462,645 Government of Thailand: $255,842 Total: $718,487 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Thailand |
| Implementing agencies : | National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of Thailand |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Australia, Republic of Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
The benefits of Tree Resources outside Forest (TROF) are not sustainable in Thailand due to several causes including unknown quantity and dynamics of TROF, increasing and uncontrolled harvesting of TROF, encroachment, illegal logging and uncontrolled harvesting of non-timber forest products in the natural forests. If these issues are not addressed, the TROF cover and diversity and forest cover in forest lands will continue to decline and reduce benefits of TROF and natural resources which eventually may result in overall decline in the timber economy and livelihoods of the rural people.
This project aims at contributing to the sustainable development of TROF to provide maximum socio-economic and cultural benefits to the rural people of Thailand. Its specific objective is to develop and promote procedures to establish current and easily accessible baseline inventory and monitoring information on TROF cover, diversity and abundance, to support national policy decisions on TROF sustainable management and land use and economic development planning at the sub-district level.
The expected main outputs of the project are:
· TROF uses and formation defined;
· TROF inventory and monitoring information system developed; and
· TROF inventory and monitoring information and sustainable management promoted.
National forest statistical information system in Guatemala
| Project number : | PD 340/05 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Guatemala |
| budget : | ITTO: $305,523 Government of Guatemala: $161,390 Total: $466,913 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guatemala |
| Implementing agencies : | Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
Forest sector institutions in Guatemala, both at the government (regulation, control and incentives) and private (industrialisation and marketing) levels have to date made individual efforts to generate reliable information. Even though these efforts have been very significant, these are not consistent with a comprehensive policy that could provide statistical information at the national level. Thus, these individual efforts can resolve temporary internal problems within the respective institutions but are not based on a long-term vision and often produce conflictive information by applying different methods of data evaluation.
Against this backdrop, this project seeks to become a binding agent, identifying primary information-generating institutions in the country. The project will introduce state-of-the-art information technologies so that the regional units of the institutions in charge of forest control may have monitoring tools and adequate communications infrastructure available. These units report directly to their headquarters in the Capital of the Republic and currently rely, in many aspects, on the information generated by these central offices. Under this new scheme, the responsibility for forest management monitoring and control will be decentralised to these units, thus ensuring an expeditious information gathering process and appropriate processing of the information collected, as the situation varies from one region to the other. As a complement to data collection activities, statistical analysis tools will be developed to study the performance of forest activities through the harvesting, industrialization and marketing stages, making use of the quality information generated by the system. These tools will help improve the basis for decision and policy making in the forest sector. Furthermore, the data generation procedures of private agencies will be strengthened through their managing bodies so that these can actively participate in the production of reliable statistics at the national level.
This will ensure the achievement of the development objective i.e. "To contribute to the social and economic development of the country by providing timely, easy-to-access and reliable information on forest activities as the basis for the development of policies to promote national and foreign investments in the sector".
Adoption and implementation of the forestry information system (FIS) for the Philippines
| Project number : | PD 353/05 Rev.2 (M,F,I) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $477,889 Government of the Philippines: $238,510 Total: $716,399 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Management Bureau (FMB) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
The Forest Management Bureau (FMB), a staff bureau of the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is mandated to provide support for the effective protection, development, occupancy management, and conservation of forest resources and forestlands. In view of this mandate, the FMB provides technical support and assists in the monitoring of all forestry-related projects, programs and activities that the DENR is presently pursuing.
As a critical factor in the efforts of the FMB to support all of these activities, there is a need to provide all the necessary information to all the different actors for the effective implementation of these projects. There is a need to manage the tremendous quantity of data that is generated from all of these activities and to transform the data into meaningful information that will provide support for the effective supervision and monitoring of all projects and planning of future interventions.
This project is a major output of the pilot project on the "Development and Implementation of the Pilot Project of the Forestry Statistics Information System" [PD 41/99 Rev.1 (M)]. The information system modules have already been developed and implemented in the Central Office and the two Pilot Regional Offices. Unfortunately, the outputs of the two pilot regions do not reflect the forest situation in the entire Philippines. Therefore, the rest of the DENR Forest Management Services in the regional, provincial and community offices of the DENR must adopt and implement the Forestry Information System (FIS) to produce countrywide statistical and geographic information on the forest situation.
Controlling the dieback phenomenon in plantation species
| Project number : | PPD 123/06 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d'Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $79,920 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $18,125 Total $98,045 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Development Corporation (Societe de developpement des forêts – SODEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
This pre-project proposal arises from the recommendations of the Thirtieth Expert Panel on the project proposal PD 378/05 (F) "Controlling the Dieback and Decay Phenomenon in Plantation Species". Teak and tree species of the Terminalia genus (Fraké and Framiré) make up the bulk of the timber potentials present in forest plantations established by SODEFOR since 1966. These species account for around 60% of plantation areas and generate over 70% of SODEFOR's revenue. Unfortunately, these species have been affected for a few years by a dieback phenomenon whose causes and control treatment have not yet been fully grasped.
The pre-project aims at providing support to conservation and sustainable management policies for the plantation forests of Côte d'Ivoire through the integrated pathogens control of the dieback and decay phenomenon in reforestation species. The specific objective of the Pre-project is to develop a baseline study of the dieback phenomenon for Teak and Terminalia spp in Côte d'Ivoire.
Expected outputs are: (1) a baseline study report outlining research approaches to solutions available; and (2) a project proposal for the integrated control of dieback and decay phenomena for Teak and Terminalia spp formulated.
Application of the internal monitoring of SFM performance at forest management unit level
| Project number : | PD 389/05 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $381,888 Government of Indonesia: $226,850 Total: $608,738 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate General of Forest Production Development in collaboration with the Association of Indonesian Forest Concession Holders (APHI) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Norway, Australia, Republic of Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
This project proposal was built on the findings of ITTO Project PD 42/00 Rev.1 (F) "Training of Trainers for the Application of the ITTO and the National Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management at Forest Management Unit Level" that was completed in 2004. Project PD 42/00 concluded that the absence of performance monitoring system at forest management unit level is one of the major causes of the slow progress in the achievement of sustainable forest management in Indonesia. The internal monitoring of SFM performance system produced by Project PD 42/00 will enhance the effectiveness of the control of the government over the forest concessions if it is adopted by the forest management units.
This proposed project is aimed at accelerating the implementation of SFM practices by member companies of the Association of Indonesian Forest Concession Holders (APHI). Its specific objectives are: i) to improve the capability of human resources in the application of the SFM Performance Internal Monitoring System developed under Project PD 42/00 Rev.1 (F), and ii) to promote government policy on the application by FMUs of Internal Monitoring Performance System (IMPS).
The expected main outputs of the project are:
· Design of human resource training formulated and implemented;
· FMUs and government officers trained in the use of IMPS and its Guidelines;
· The IMPS and Guidelines disseminated and implemented; and
· Government policy on IMPS application formulated and effected.
Regional workshop on processing, marketing and trade of quality wood products of teak plantations
| Project number : | PD 416/06 (I) |
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| Project country : | India |
| budget : | ITTO: $106,539 KFRI*: $44,730 Total: $151,269 |
| Submitted by : | Government of India |
| Implementing agencies : | *Kerala Forest Research Institute |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
Of all the tropical hardwood species, teak (Tectona grandis) is probably one of the most well-known and high-value timbers with its extremely good dimensional stability and aesthetic qualities. Teak occurs naturally in India, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand but it has been established in plantations throughout tropical Asia, as well as in tropical Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. The current project proposal was prepared based on the recommendations of the International Conference on "Quality Timber Products of Teak from Sustainable Forest Management" held at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala, India, 2-5 December 2003.
This 12-month project aims to organize a regional workshop in 2007 for critical appraisal of the problems of processing, marketing and trade of quality products of teak from plantations with the participation of major Asian teak producer countries, viz. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand as well as the importing countries. The regional workshop is expected to: (i) provide a clear understanding of country situation among the project partners; (ii) identify the lead countries in areas of research and training as well as networking to cater to the needs of international stakeholders; and (iii) establish working relationships among the project partners in Asian Region.
Sustainable management of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Central African Republic
| Project number : | PPD 19/01 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Central African Republic |
| budget : | ITTO: $75,626 IUCN: $18,008 Total $93,634 |
| Submitted by : | Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) |
| Implementing agencies : | International Conservation Union (IUCN Regional Office in Central Africa) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Common Fund for Commodities |
| Financed at session No : | 40 |
Summary
This pre-project builds on PPD 19/01 Rev.1 (I) "Sustainable Management of Non-Timber Forest Products in Congo’s Forest Under Sustainable Management". The study should investigate the potential and socio-economic benefits that could accrue from sustainable development of these resources in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Central African Republic. The results of the study, which will be shared at a regional meeting, could lead to more sustainable use of resources of adding-value and more effective economic exploitation.
Besides timber products, the Congo Basin's forest ecosystems include an important volume of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). NTFPs are of considerable economic interest for Cameroon, Congo (Republic of), Gabon, and Central African Republic as a whole, and for the local population living in forest areas in particular, due to the fact that NTFPs contribute to the improvement of their living conditions. However, appropriate data or information on these products as a resource base are not available at present.
Systematisation and modelling of economic and technical information to train professionals related to the production, processing and marketing of timber products
| Project number : | PD 203/03 Rev.3 (M): |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | ITTO: $150,968 Executing Agency: $119,615 Total: $270,583 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | Universidad del Tolima |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
This Project seeks to develop dynamic simulation models (DSM) through the implementation of a system containing economic and technical information having as their central axis the timber process production chain for 15 potential forest species. The system and models will be applied and used to train institutions involved in several stages of the timber production chain of two major forest regions of the country. Thus, the project seeks to contribute to the enhancement of the national capacity to implement the National Forest Development Plan – PNDF, through specific programs and subprograms approved by the National Council for Economic and Social Policy – CONPES, particularly regarding the development and improvement of technological packages on the said species.
Pre-project for the conservation and management of genetic resources in the natural tropical forests of Ecuador
| Project number : | PPD 59/02 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ecuador |
| budget : | ITTO: $84,305 CORMADERA: $50,435 Total: $134,740 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Corporación de Desarrollo Forestal y Maderero del Ecuador – CORMADERA |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Ecuador recognizes it is losing its native forests at an alarming rate, and with them an enormous genetic wealth is disappearing, due to the fact that until now no effective actions have been implemented for the conservation of genetic resources.
The objective of this pre-project is to carry out a feasibility study and develop a business strategy for the implementation of a forest seed bank. Together with identified seed sources, a forest nursery and a genetic test area, the seed bank will form the basis for the development of a genetic resource management and conservation strategy for the natural tropical forests of Ecuador. Moreover, a project proposal will be formulated and submitted to ITTO in order to facilitate the implementation of this strategy.
Analysis of the current status and development of a project proposal for the strengthening of the Forest Statistical Information Centre in Honduras
| Project number : | PPD 93/04 (M) |
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| Project country : | Honduras |
| budget : | ITTO: $30,348 Government of Honduras: $7,050 Total: $37,398 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Honduras |
| Implementing agencies : | Administración Forestal del Estado, Corporación Hondureña de Desarrollo Forestal (AFE-COHDEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
The objective of this pre-project proposal is to assess the current status of databases, forest information collection and management methodologies, and statistical systems operating in the forest sub-sector, with a view to formulating a full project proposal based on identified strengths, potential and needs. The project to be formulated will be aimed at strengthening the Forest Statistics and Information Centre (CIEF) as the basis for sustainable development in the country’s forests. The Centre aims to provide a computer network-based information service, with access to forest and environmental statistical, economic, text, image and cartographic databases to enable users to establish links and obtain and analyse information, thus increasing forest productivity and encouraging investment and income flow to the sector. In turn, this will lead to re-investment in the development of industrial plantations, sustainable forest management, research and technology transfer.
Transparency in trade flows and distribution of tropical wood products in China
| Project number : | PD 171/02 Rev.4 (M) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $259,956 Executing Agency: $123,628 Total: $383,584 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China |
| Implementing agencies : | The Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, New Zealand |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Driven by the rapid development of the national economy, China's timber imports are growing rapidly. Encouraged by changes in licensing procedures and the opportunity to generate profits from import trading, many Chinese medium and small sized enterprises have entered the import business. However, the lack of timely and accurate information on demand levels, consumption and distribution channels has resulted in severe imbalances in trade flows. Distribution channels go from being completely congested to being under supplied leading to financial losses and resource waste.
This project aims to increase transparency in the supply, stocking and distribution of tropical forest products in China. It will provide information to domestic and foreign traders on tropical wood product flows and information on development of distribution channels. The aim is to improve trade flows for tropical forest products and reduce trading costs, this will benefit importers and exporters.
The overall development objective of the project is to improve the access of tropical wood products from sustainably managed sources to the Chinese market. The specific objective is to increase transparency in the tropical wood products market through an assessment of trade flows and distribution channels.
This project will draw on the considerable investigative capacity of the newly created Tropical Forest Product Information and Consultation Center (TFPICC) which has been established in the Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry. The capacity of the TFPICC has been strengthened through the successful implementation of two other ITTO projects PD 25/96 Rev. 2 (M) and PD 55/99 Rev.1 (M), which produced forecasts of demand for tropical timber and also contributed to the revision of the Chinese Customs tariff for wood products.
Model of rehabilitation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forest at Langkat, North Sumatra (Indonesia)
| Project number : | PPD 95/04 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $50,166 Government of Indonesia: $7,490 Total: $57,656 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry (DG LRSF), The Ministry of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Langkat District in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia has around 35,000 hectares of mangrove forests, most of which are heavily degraded due to over utilization by local people. Driven by strong market demand during the last two decades, more and more local people have been using mangroves for charcoal making, and have been clearing mangrove forests for shrimp culture resulting in their decline and degradation.
The pre-project will establish baseline data on the condition and distribution of these mangroves and their stock volume as well as assessing government policies regarding mangroves, stakeholder concerns and the roles of different institutions. Thematic maps will be developed as planning and monitoring tools. The main output will be a full project proposal to develop a model for rehabilitation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Langkat District.
Improve strategies and assess training needs to achieve SFM in Suriname
| Project number : | PPD 97/04 Rev.1 (I) |
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| Project country : | Suriname |
| budget : | ITTO: $94,832 Government of Suriname: $22,310 Total: $117,142 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Suriname |
| Implementing agencies : | The Foundation for Forest Management and Production Control (SBB) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
The ITTO Technical Mission to Suriname in August 2003 observed that even though the Government of Suriname has made efforts, the country is still far from effectively implementing sustainable forest management, in part because of the insufficient institutional capacity of the Government, including SBB. In line with the recommendations of the Mission, the pre-project is designed to identify strategies to achieve sustainable forest management and to assess training needs both at the public and private sectors, based on the strategies identified. Pre-project activities include a series of interviews on sectoral strategies and workshops with the participation of key stakeholders to identify strategies and a strategic action plan. Based on the proposed strategic action plan, training needs will be thoroughly assessed and an effective training program will be designed.
Identification of a rehabilitation and management project for the degraded secondary forests of the Mvila Department in Cameroon
| Project number : | PPD 92/04 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Cameroon |
| budget : | ITTO: $61,452 Cameroon (FONJAK): $15,000 Total: $76,452 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cameroon |
| Implementing agencies : | Fondation Fritz Jakob (FONJAK) |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
The forests of Mvila can no longer fulfill their ecological and socio-economic functions, as they have been degraded by intensive and unregulated logging and slash-and-burn agriculture.
The objective of the pre-project is to contribute to the rehabilitation and sustainable management of the secondary forests of the Mvila Department by restoring their ecological and socio-economic functions through a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) strategy, in order to provide benefits to the surrounding communities and secure environmental protection. It specifically aims at developing a project proposal to be submitted to ITTO in support of the sustainable management of secondary Mvila forests and for the promotion of the CDM.
Expected outputs are:
Available information is compiled and the analysis of additional information needed to develop a CDM project is complete;
Future project stakeholders have been identified and made aware of the priority actions to be developed under the planned project; and
A project proposal to implement the action plan has been developed and submitted to ITTO for funding.
Evaluation of the status of forest resources in Côte d'Ivoire
| Project number : | PPD 94/04 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d'Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $52,402 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $11,726 Total: $64,128 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Ministry of Water and Forest Resources |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
The civil war that broke out in Côte d'Ivoire in September 2002 has led to the degradation of forests by displaced populations and has also contributed to increased illegal logging and agricultural activities in forestlands. As a result, forest areas have been modified, the state of the forest environment and its biodiversity has been altered and forest management capacity is disorganized.
This pre-project intends to contribute to the sustainable management of Côte d'Ivoire's forests. It intends to provide better knowledge of the current status of forest resources and management capacities during the post-conflict period, as a basis for developing better forest policies.
Expected outputs are: a) adequate management capacities are available; and b) forest resources are assessed.
Integration of forest management units (FMU) into sustainable development units (SDU) through collaborative forest management in Surigao del Sur, the Philippines
| Project number : | PD 167/02 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $630,907 SUSTEC and Surigao Development Corporation: $281,750 Total: $912,657 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Sustainable Ecosystems International Corporation (SUSTEC) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Republic of Korea, Norway |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) was adopted by the Philippines in order to achieve the ITTO Objective 2000, but currently there is limited implementation on the ground as it is practiced in very few Forest Management Units (FMUs). Furthermore, corporations traditionally carry out the planning and implementation of forest management in FMUs in isolation from other sectors and stakeholders, thus failing to integrate the FMUs into larger sustainable development units.
The aim of the project is to improve and accelerate the implementation of SFM in the Philippines within an integrated sustainable development framework, and contribute to integrated sustainable development within the selected SDU (sustainable development unit), thus addressing the factors that limit progress towards achieving the ITTO Objective 2000. It will showcase SFM within the context of the SDU, by fully integrating SFM into sustainable development.
The main expected outputs of the project are as follows:
• SDU management and development framework formulated and accepted by stakeholders;
• Action Plan for SFM in the SDU completed; and
• Action Plan implemented.
Demonstration of rubberwood processing technology and promotion of sustainable development in China and other Asian countries
| Project number : | PD 103/01 Rev.4 (I) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $230,141 CFC: $119,500 Government of China: $236,429 Total: $592,589 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Research Institute of Wood Industry (CRIWI), Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Common Fund for Commodities |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
This 36-month project aims to support the development of the rubberwood industry in China towards increasing its contribution to the national economy through more efficient utilization of existing rubberwood raw materials. It also aims to upgrade the competitiveness of rubberwood products compared to other wood products produced from natural tropical forests via the introduction of appropriate technical guidelines on rubberwood sawing, chemical preservation and drying techniques. The project will focus on the demonstration of rubberwood processing technology using an environmentally acceptable preservative and an efficient drying technology developed in project PD 3/96 Rev.2 (I) [Development and Extension of Rubberwood Processing and Utilization Technology]. It is expected to hold a national workshop on rubberwood products and markets to assist in developing strategies for the development of a sustainable rubberwood industry in China before the end of the project. Through two training courses on rubberwood processing technology, the project results are also expected to disseminate widely to the private sector in China as well as in other Asian countries such as India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Viet Nam and PNG.
Identification of Gonystylus spp. (ramin), potency, distribution, conservation and plantation barrier
| Project number : | PPD 87/03 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $66,766 Government of Indonesia: $23,500 Total: $90,266 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Center, FORDA, Ministry of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Norway |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Gonystylus spp, widely known as ramin in tropical timber trade, is one of the most valuable tree genera in Indonesia. The strong demand for ramin products had led to its over-exploitation and scarcity as evidenced by the dwindling supply of ramin timber in recent years. In order to conserve this precious genus, the Government of Indonesia has ratified its inclusion in the CITES List, and recently issued a policy banning its harvest and trade. While the economic value of ramin products is recognized in Indonesia, reliable information on the resource base, distribution, silviculture and conservation is not available.
This pre-project aims at providing baseline information on ramin. Its specific objectives are: a) to provide baseline data on ramin covering its resource base potential, distribution, conservation, and constraints to plantation development; and b) to prepare a full project proposal based on the results of the data collection.
Major outputs of the pre-project include:
Data on ramin resource potential and conservation status compiled;
State-of-the-art of ramin plantations and planting problems identified; and
A full project proposal for submission to potential donors formulated.
Evaluation of commercial stocks and strategy for the sustainable management of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in Peru
| Project number : | PD 251/03 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $351,000 UNALM/FCF-WWF: $176,978 Total: $527,978 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | National Agrarian University of La Molina – Faculty of Forestry (UNALM/FCF) and WWF – Peru |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) is the most important commercial forest species in Peru and is subject to intense harvesting due to the high prices in international markets. In addition, high prices have encouraged illegal logging to the detriment of the environment and the Peruvian forest sector. The approval of the listing of mahogany in Appendix II of CITES in November 2002 set an important precedent to establish an in-country monitoring and control system for this species. However, the CITES national scientific authority is concerned that reliable information is currently not available and therefore considers it essential to conduct an assessment of stocks in all mahogany-producing forests of the country, particularly production forests.
The main objective of this project is to provide integrated, comprehensive, updated and highly reliable information on mahogany stocks from Amazon forests in Peru, in order to establish the annual allowable cut at the national, regional and local levels so as to identify harvesting quotas, develop a national strategy and ensure its implementation in management plans with a view to biodiversity conservation and sustainable forest resource utilisation.
Specific objectives are as follows: a) a detailed map of the natural distribution of Swietenia macrophylla; b) a forest inventory based on field sampling and comprehensive review of previous forest assessments; and c) a proposal for a national conservation strategy based on sustainable forest management and low impact logging of Swietenia macrophylla to facilitate decision-making regarding the effective implementation of the CITES Appendix II listing of this species.
The main expected outputs are:
A compendium of information on mahogany derived from forest inventories and field verification;
A map on mahogany distribution, concentration, impact levels and areas;
GIS database describing the mahogany producing areas and their current status;
A study on the ecological characterization of mahogany populations; and
A wide-based proposal for an action plan and strategy for the conservation and management of mahogany populations.
A comprehensive information system for sustainability of the wooden furniture industry in Malaysia
| Project number : | PD 192/03 Rev.3 (M) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $121,072 FRIM*: $14,552 Total: $135,624 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | *The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia |
| ITTO funding sources : | Australia, Bali Partnership Fund |
| Financed at session No : | 39 |
Summary
The growing importance of the wooden furniture industry in the export structure of the Malaysian economy is encouraging. From a mere RM 58.8 million in 1988, the export value grew substantially to more than RM 3.9 billion in 1999 and RM 4.4 billion in 2000 but declined to RM 3.8 billion in 2001 (Ministry of Primary Industries, 1990 & 2000; Malaysian Timber Industry Board, 2001; Malaysian Timber Council, 2002). The excellent performance of the wooden furniture industry in the past is closely related to the abundant rubberwood supply, low labour cost, and demand in the international market. Nonetheless, overdependence on rubberwood as a source of raw material, together with an ever-increasing demand by other industries such as medium-density fibreboard, is likely to pose keen competition for future industrial expansion. The predominantly low linkage indicators indicated by most forest-based industries (FBIs), with much higher value for the furniture and fixtures industry from empirical research, suggest that the furniture and fixtures industry forms an important bridge between the isolated cluster of FBIs and the rest of the economy (Norini, 2000). Sustaining the development of the furniture and fixtures industry would not only help sustain the development of the existing industries but also help encourage development of other potential industries in the FBIs. The small project proposal aims at developing an information system on supply and demand for sustainable development of the wooden furniture industry in Malaysia. Such an information system will assist policy makers with better information for future development of the industry, provide market information for international and local buyers on who produces what and where, and assist industrialists in better planning of industrial expansion.
Towards sustainable timber production in Ghana: Stage I. Improving shoot borer resistance and developing silvicultural systems to maximize mahogany plantation success (Ghana)
| Project number : | PD 105/01 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ghana |
| budget : | Total: US$ 590,581 ITTO contribution: US$ 337,027 Government of Ghana: US$ 160,282 Michigan Tech. University: US$ 93,272 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 36 |
Summary
Mahogany is a valuable tropical timber, but continued supply is threatened by overexploitation of natural forest reserves and the prevention of plantation establishment by a single pest, the shoot borer (Hypsipyla robusta).
The project aims at increasing the production of plantation-grown African Mahogany in West Africa and other growing areas of the world. Specifically, it will develop, demonstrate and disseminate an integrated plantation establishment strategy for the species through improved silviculture and pest control.
Outputs of the project will be: a strategy for the reduction of the impact of the shoot borer in Mahogany species in tropical Africa, Asia, and America; provisions for genetic screening and conservation of mahogany germplasm, and evaluation of improved mahogany germplasm in a worldwide trial including Ghana, Cameroon, Mexico, Honduras and Thailand. The project will also demonstrate silvicultural techniques to reduce the impact of the shoot borer, restoration of mahogany forests, the preservation of germplasm in clonal orchards and the evaluation of genetic diversity in managed tropical forests. Overall, the project is expected to generate recommendations for an integrated management of mahogany plantations.
The project will be implemented by the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) in collaboration with the School of Forest Resources and Environment Science of the Michigan Technological University (MTU).
Application of intermediate technologies for sustainable forest harvesting
| Project number : | PD 233/03 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $552,089 FONDEBOSQUE: $193,818 Total: $745,907 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Development Promotion Fund (FONDEBOSQUE) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This 36-month project proposal is a major output of pre-project PPD 6/00 Rev.1 (I) "Formulation of a Project Proposal to Support the Sustainable Development of Small Forest Industries", which was initiated in November 2002.
The project aims at contributing to the strengthening of the forest concession process initiated by the Peruvian Government, taking into account that a large number of small forest industrialists with no basic infrastructure or financial resources have been granted legal tenure over their forest areas. More specifically, the project is to promote the use of appropriate intermediate technologies for forest harvesting in forest concession areas under the management of small and medium timber producers and native communities located in the major Amazon regions of the country (Madre de Dios, Ucayali, San Martín, Huanuco, Loreto, Selva Central and Cuzco).
The initial project contribution will be the implementation of 14 harvesting modules to be delivered to small forest industrialists and 4 pilot modules that will serve as the basis for the development of an extensive training and dissemination program on appropriate intermediate technologies for forest harvesting. Expected project outputs include (i) development and adoption of harvesting modules in selected six Amazon regions, (ii) implementation of a training and extension programme for the application of appropriate intermediate technologies in forest harvesting, and (iii) technical assistance for the formulation and implementation of harvesting plans and annual financial plans.
Harmonization of forest-related terms and definitions
| Project number : | PD 222/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $21,200 Forest Management Bureau: $16,841 Total: $38,041 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
One of the issues confronting the generation of forestry statistics in the Philippines is the lack of standard terms and definitions used by various agencies; either similar terms are defined differently or terms are not in accordance with international standards, which has resulted in confusion among statistics users.
This small project aims to harmonize Philippine forest related terms and definitions with the international standards through review and revision of existing forest related terms and definitions in view of producing a compendium of harmonized forest related terms and definitions for adoption by concerned agencies and offices.
Training and application of ITTO criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management at the forest unit level in natural production forests of Ecuador
| Project number : | PD 5/00 Rev.4 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ecuador |
| budget : | ITTO: $252,991 Juan Manuel Durini Forest Foundation: $117,436 Total: $370,427 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Juan Manuel Durini Forest Foundation in cooperation with the private sector, Chachi indigenous communities, non-governmental organizations and the Ministry of Environment |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This project envisages to strengthen and promote sustainable forest management (SFM) in Ecuador to meet ITTO's Objective 2000 so as to ensure that all timber and timber products from Ecuador entering international trade come from sustainably managed forests.
Specifically, it intends to test, provide training in, and apply the ITTO Criteria and Indicators for the Sustainable Management of Natural Tropical Forests at the forest management unit (FMU) level in specific natural forest areas, and implement a permanent computerized monitoring system for Criteria and Indicators (C&I) in order to assess progress towards the sustainability of management activities in selected Ecuadorian forests over time.
The project's expected outputs can be described as follows:
· Application of ITTO’s C&I at the FMU level in 13,830 ha of Ecuadorian coastal production forests;
· 100 people from both public and private sectors trained in the application and monitoring of C&I at the FMU level and in sustainable forest management techniques;
· A C&I database developed to monitor field progress in SFM over time at selected sites; and
· The publication and wide dissemination of pamphlets and technical sheets promoting the application of C&I and SFM in Ecuador.
The Project will be implemented by the Fundacion Forestal Juan Manuel Durini with the participation of forest industries, environmental NGO’s (PROBONA), Chachi indigenous communities, central and local governments, and other technical cooperation projects in the area.
Conservation of biological diversity through sustainable forest management practices
| Project number : | PD 165/02 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $526,401 Government of Malaysia: $568,891 NGO: $136,320 Total: $1,231,612 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Research Institute Malaysia |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Norway |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The tropical forests of Malaysia are among the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world. They play a significant role in the socio-economic development of the nation, and have an important protective role in preserving soil and water resources, maintaining climate patterns and conserving biological diversity. However, there are concerns that the managed forests are experiencing degradation in terms of productivity as well as species diversity due to the impacts inflicted during forest harvesting operations. If current logging practices continue, the biodiversity of the forests and their capacity to recover will be significantly affected.
The project aims to conserve biodiversity through the formulation of improved tools for integrating biodiversity considerations into forest management decisions. Its specific objectives are: a) to develop improved methods for assessing biodiversity and developing a better understanding of the impacts of forest management practices on it; b) to develop improved stand-level models for predicting the impacts of forest management systems on biodiversity; and c) to enhance the capacity of targeted stakeholders in tropical regions and disseminate tools and techniques developed by the project.
Expected outputs of the project include:
· Determination of the value of local refugia on biological recovery;
· Assessment methods for forest biodiversity;
· Assessment of the value of maintaining the vertical structure of forests for biodiversity conservation;
· Statistical models related to biodiversity, vegetation types and forest characteristics;
· Stand-level models predicting regeneration of forest structure and recovery of biodiversity after logging;
· Personnel trained in using biodiversity assessment tools and forest management models developed by the project; and
· Web-site on project-related materials that can be accessed by all interested parties.
To establish a national monitoring information system for the effective conservation and sustainable management of Thailand’s forest resources
| Project number : | PD 195/03 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Thailand |
| budget : | ITTO: $677,743 Government of Thailand: $382,677 Total: $1,060,420 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Thailand |
| Implementing agencies : | Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This project builds on the completed ITTO project PD 2/99 Rev.2 (F), whose output was a set of procedures for forest resource monitoring (THAIFORM) that included techniques for establishing monitoring points, collecting and processing field data, and GIS analysis.
The project aims to generate monitoring information to support informed policy decision-making by the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of Thailand (DNP) and other agencies involved in forest conservation and sustainable forest management (SFM). The specific project objective is to set up a national monitoring system to provide change and trend data on timber and non-timber forest resources. When linked with socio-economic information, this data will provide a basis for policy decisions and for measuring progress toward SFM by reporting on the national Criteria and Indicators (C&I).
Through the project, Thailand will be able to set up the baseline forest resources monitoring system within a relatively short time-frame (< 3years), to allow continuous monitoring. Without project intervention, this process would take longer (7-10 years) and it would be impossible to measure changes and trends over time at the national level. Once established, the monitoring system will be managed and financed by DNP since the costs of plot remeasurements will be spread over time.
The expected project outputs are a national baseline forest resources monitoring system, a campaign to promote the use of the monitoring information, and a baseline national C&I report.
Transboundary biodiversity conservation: the Pulong Tau National Park, Sarawak State, Malaysia
| Project number : | PD 224/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $740,781 Government of Malaysia: $805,782 Total: 1,546,563 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Department of Sarawak |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA, Norway |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The Pulong Tau National Park (PTNP) in Sarawak is an important conservation area because of its high biodiversity and unique ecosystems. However, long-term biodiversity conservation must be ensured through the establishment of a management plan. In addition, the area should be expanded to connect the PTNP to the Kayan Mentarang National Park in Kalimantan and thus form a larger transboundary conservation area.
The development objective of the project is to contribute to the conservation of natural ecosystems in the Kelabit Highlands of the State of Sarawak and to the sustainable development of the local communities, through the implementation of activities of biodiversity conservation and support to local socioeconomic development initiatives. The specific objectives are: a) to initiate a process of sustainable conservation and management of the PTNP, and b) to improve cooperation between Sarawak and Indonesia for the conservation of the transboundary ecosystem of PTNP and KMNP.
In a first two-year phase of the project, the major thrust will be to contribute to the gathering of baseline ecological and socio-economic data and to the proposal of priority management actions. Among the project’s most important outputs will be a management plan, a strategy to promote socioeconomic development of local communities, and an agenda for collaboration in transboundary conservation between Sarawak and Indonesia.
Support for the implementation of a sustainable forest development master plan in Eco-floristic Area IV, Togo
| Project number : | PD 197/03 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Togo |
| budget : | ITTO: $317,093 Government of Togo: $128,390 Total: $445,483 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Togo |
| Implementing agencies : | Department for the Control and Protection of Flora Utilization |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Norway |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The project is one of the outputs of the pre-project PPD 11/00 Rev.2 (F): “Development of an Integrated Forestry Master Plan for the Eco-Floristics Area IV in order to Develop Participatory Forest Management”. The Eco-Floristics Area IV is located in the southern part of the Mount Togo, where forest degradation has been accelerated by human activities such as inadequate cultivation practices, wildland fire, abusive logging, etc.
The aim of this project is to increase the potential of timber resources in Togo through the restoration of the national forest cover. Specifically, the project envisions enhancing the capacity of local communities to develop community forestry for optimal timber production through the management of the remaining natural forests and the extension of plantations in this area, involving all stakeholders.
Major expected outputs are:
· Local communities dominate techniques for production of seedlings and plantation establishment; and
· Local communities are supported in the management of 1,050 hectares of community and private forests, including 800 hectares of forest plantations and 250 hectares of natural forests.
Adoption and implementation of an appropriate system of criteria and indicators for the Philippines
| Project number : | PD 225/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $520,076 DENR: $100,000 Total: $620,076 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This project is a major output of Pre-project PPD 29/01 (F) "Development of Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in The Philippines". The manuals, questionnaires, and action plan proposed in the pre-project have to be formally adopted and implemented by the government. This will provide an effective management tool for reporting progress on sustainable forest management (SFM) at national and forest management unit (FMU) levels, determination of indicators and other factors hampering SFM, and identification and formulation of remedial measures to achieve goals and targets on SFM and Objective 2000.
The project aims to promote and enhance the sustainable management of the tropical forests of the Philippines through the adoption and implementation of an appropriate system of criteria and indicators including auditing and monitoring. Its specific objectives are: a) to adopt and institutionalize an appropriate system of criteria and indicators for SFM at the national and forest management unit levels, using the results of the ITTO pre-project on the development of criteria and indicators; and b) to test and adopt an auditing system for criteria and indicators for SFM on a pilot base including institutional arrangements and future linkage with timber certification.
The following outputs are expected:
· Appropriate system of criteria and indicators adopted and institutionalized at the national and forest management unit levels; and
· Auditing system for criteria and indicators adopted and implemented.
Alternative mixed plantation systems and restoration strategies for conservation and sustainable production of native timber species in Ghana
| Project number : | PD 256/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ghana |
| budget : | ITTO: $301,750 Government of Ghana: $84,896 Northern Arizona University: $48,378 Total: $435,024 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ghana |
| Implementing agencies : | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
An estimated 80-90% of Ghana's 75,000 ha forest plantation estate consists of exotic species. The lack of interest in native species is due to the high incidence of pests and disease in monoculture plantations and the failure to recognize important ecological characteristics of the species selected for plantations. To address this problem, investigators have developed conceptual models of native mixed-species plantation systems that include timber trees and shrubs to provide wood, non-timber forest products, and many of the ecological benefits not provided by exotic plantations.
The Project is mainly aimed at promoting sustainable production of native tropical timber species and conserving biodiversity in Ghana. In order to achieve this objective, the project will develop ecologically stable plantation systems with native species that offer sufficient protection for high-risk timber trees and that are acceptable in Ghana. It will also restore gaps within the Bobiri Forest Reserve through biological suppression of an invasive weed followed by forest regeneration.
Major outputs include:
· Mixed species "production" plantation systems established and assessed;
· Mixed species "restoration" plantation systems established and assessed;
· Mixed species "farm" plantation systems established and evaluated; and
· Ecological impacts of production and restoration plantations assessed.
Development and installation of a forest resources monitoring system (FORMS) by utilizing the forest canopy density (FCD) model developed in ITTO project PD 66/99 Rev.1 (F)
| Project number : | PD 239/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $347,118 Government of the Philippines: $96,380 Total: $443,498 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | DENR Region IV - Calabarzon |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Republic of Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The current database for decision-making, planning and monitoring in DENR IV is incomplete and/or obsolete due mainly to reliance on conventional methods for obtaining and managing information. These methods are expensive and time consuming, do not keep pace with changing conditions, usually focus only on specific areas, and do not provide the comprehensive overview needed for a strategic approach to forest management.
The project aims to provide a mechanism that supports efficient management of forest resources by enabling decision makers to access information on the actual status of the forest conditions in a timely manner. Its specific objectives are: a) to establish a remote sensing based system for assessment and monitoring of forest resources; b) to implement skills development programmes for analysis of remote sensing data by personnel from the regional, provincial and community offices of DENR IV; and c) to produce and distribute updated maps of the forest status.
Main outputs of the project include:
· Remote sensing-based system in place;
· Manual of operations for forest inventory to use in conjunction with FCD Mapper operations;
· Revised and simplified user's guide for operating the FCD Mapper;
· Training and deployment of 40 personnel in FCD Mapper operation;
· Training and deployment of 60 personnel in GIS;
· Training and deployment of 88 personnel in computer systems; and
· Updated maps showing the current forest status and trends in change of status.
Alternative financing model for sustainable forest management in San Nicolás –Phase II: non-Kyoto rehabilitation areas
| Project number : | PD 240/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | ITTO: $555,429 CORNARE: $408,825 EMPA: $88,500 Total: $1,052,754 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | Regional Autonomous Corporation of Rionegro-Nare (CORNARE) in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute for Materials and Technology Research and Testing (EMPA) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This project is a follow-up to project PD 54/99 Rev.1 (F) “Alternative Financing Model for Sustainable Forest Management in San Nicolás”, which, inter alia, developed a Forest Management Plan with the communities. The project arises from the urgent need to implement sustainable management practices, including conservation, restoration and rehabilitation activities that have been agreed in the Forest Management Plan, but do not fall under the provisions of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Such management practices are essential to ensure regional equity, minimize emission risks and ensure the continuity of the CDM component, as well as to promote equity in cost and benefit distribution and to ensure continuity of the regional process of conflict reduction.
The development objective of the project is to test a financing model combining sustainable forest management with the design and operation of finance mechanisms that include payment for environmental services. More specifically, the project intends to implement, in pilot areas, forest management systems that include rehabilitation activities of forest lands as agreed with the communities, with instruments such as payment for environmental services (particularly mitigation, adaptation to climate change and conservation of biodiversity), thereby improving the ability of communities to develop viable land use alternatives that ensure sustainability.
Major expected outputs include: connected biological corridors; sustainable management practices targeted at the extraction of timber and non-timber forest products; trained communities in strategic areas for the implementation of the forest management plan including forest extension, business ventures and forest ecology; proposal for a regional legal framework promoting restoration and rehabilitation of forest lands and sustainable management submitted to competent authorities; and availability of financial instruments for the payment of environmental services provided by conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of forest lands.
Formulation of a sustainable forest management project for the production forest area in the northern and north-eastern regions of the Department of Antioquia, Colombia, South America
| Project number : | PPD 84/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | ITTO: $56,326 CORANTIOQUIA: $18,931 Total: $75,257 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | Regional Autonomous Corporation of Central Antioquia (CORANTIOQUIA) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The Regional Autonomous Corporation of Central Antioquia – CORANTIOQUIA, demarcated a production forest area covering 240,000 hectares in the Northern and North-Eastern regions of Antioquia, which is located within the Magdalena forest reserve. Given their great biodiversity and forest resource wealth, these ecosystems have a high strategic value and yet they are subject to enormous human pressure, which threatens their sustainability.
The objective of the pre-project is to develop a project proposal, which will contribute to the sustainable forest management (SFM) in the aforementioned region, through participatory planning, training and coordination processes with local governments and communities.
Management and conservation of forest seeds
| Project number : | PPD 65/02 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d'Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $30,125 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $4,838 Total: $34,963 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Société de Developpement des Forêts (SODEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The forests of Côte d'Ivoire have been greatly diminished in the recent past due to extensive agricultural development and excessive logging. To regenerate these forests has become an imperative for the country. One of the basic requirements to ensure the success of the reforestation efforts is the availability of tree seeds of high quality.
The pre-project aims at providing support to the country's efforts to reconstitute the forest cover through reforestation based on forest seeds stored under appropriate conditions. More specifically, the pre-project intends to carry out preliminary technical, economic and financial studies as well as market surveys needed to assess the cost-effectiveness and viability of a Forest Seed Center development project and to formulate a project proposal for the development of a Forest Seed Center at SODEFOR.
Promotion of community-based commercial forest plantations in Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
| Project number : | PPD 86/03 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $70,596 Government of Indonesia: $7000 Total: $77,596 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry, Ministry of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Australia, Republic of Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
Large-scale forest plantations initiated in the past by the government and forestry investors have failed to reduce the poverty of local people and increase the log supply to the local wood industry. Community-based forest plantation management has not been practiced in Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan, mainly due to the lack of skills and knowledge of the local communities in forest plantation development, and weak networking in marketing of plantation products.
The pre-project aims to develop a viable model of local community participation in forest plantation development. Its specific objectives are: a) to determine a practical, and economically feasible design for community-based plantation development in Tanah Laut District; and b) to develop a project proposal which aims to strengthen local economic community institutions in forest plantation development in the Province of South Kalimantan.
Expected outputs of the pre-project are:
· Practical and economically feasible design of community-based forest plantation development is produced; and
· A project proposal for submission to ITTO is developed.
Expanding and improving the Global Mangrove Database and Information System (GLOMIS) and its networking
| Project number : | PD 194/03 Rev.2 (M) |
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| Project country : | Japan |
| budget : | ITTO: $484,865 Total: $484,865 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Japan |
| Implementing agencies : | International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
ITTO/ISME project “Global Mangrove Database and Information System (GLOMIS) PD 14/97 Rev.1 (F) has been implemented since 1997 to construct a global mangrove database to compile mangrove-related information scattered around the world which is collected by four GLOMIS Regional Centres (Brazil, Fiji, Ghana and India) and disseminated worldwide from GLOMIS Headquarters (Okinawa, Japan). The collected data is available on the GLOMIS homepage (http://www.glomis.com), the GLOMIS CD-ROM and as a soft-cover publication. The project was originally completed in March 2003, but was approved to be extended until December 2003 without additional funds. However, more still needs to be done to make the database informative and up-to-date with the rapid progress in mangrove research and Information Technology (IT). One of the main objectives of this project is to develop the capacity of each Regional Centre to serve as a focal point to perform core functions by compiling and providing necessary information for conservation, restoration, sustainable management and utilization of mangrove ecosystems. The project also intends to expand and improve the existing GLOMIS database by adding new features such as data on productivity, use and management of mangroves with digital and visual data and the latest information on mangrove research, such as mangrove forests as effective carbon sinks to reduce CO2 emissions, fulfilling the needs of various end-users like decision makers, researchers and local communities in accordance with the ITTO Mangrove Workplan 2002-2006.
Training of forest practitioners for the improvement of forest industry in Cambodia
| Project number : | PD 131/02 Rev.4 (I) |
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| Project country : | Cambodia |
| budget : | ITTO: $290,842 Government of Cambodia: $27,520 Total : $318,362 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cambodia |
| Implementing agencies : | Department of Forestry and Wildlife |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
This 24-month project aims to enhance human resource development in the Cambodia forestry industry sector with a view to upgrading its productivity and competitiveness. The project will focus on the implementation of a training programme for practitioners with a low educational background. Before the full implementation of the training programme, three professional trainers will be selected for a three-month training programme at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). These individuals will become trainers and managers of the training programme organized by the project and the training center of the DFW. During the project implementation, seventy-two practitioners will be trained in general aspects of forest management, harvesting techniques and processing of wood in cooperation with the private sector. This project proposal is based on the findings and recommendations derived from pre-project PPD 1/99 Rev.2 (I) "Human Resources Development for the Improvement of Forest Industry in Cambodia".
Upgrading and strengthening of the national forest statistical information system in Venezuela
| Project number : | PD 196/03 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Venezuela |
| budget : | ITTO: $384,265 Total: $384,265 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Venezuela |
| Implementing agencies : | Dirección General del Recurso Forestal (DGEF) del Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales (MARN) |
| Financed at session No : | 35 |
Summary
The National Forest Statistical Information System (NFSIS) was launched, in 1992, to plan, coordinate and supervise the statistical databank and develop automatic systems to process such data. Today the system is centralized in the General Directorate for Forest Resources (GDFR) of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources based in Caracas, the regulating body for the country’s forest activity. The NFSIS has been found to be beneficial and has gained increasing credibility from forest sector stakeholders in the country. The GDFR uses the system as an operational, consultation and activity record tool.
A diagnostic study prepared by NFSIS personnel in December 2001, detected certain weaknesses, including lack of integration of information from several sources, problems in updating techniques, data incompleteness, lack of uniformity in the supplied data, obsolete software and hardware, lack of coordination among stakeholders and problems in the validation processes. The diagnostic showed the need for coordinating and integrating information management with other government, non-government and private sector institutions handling statistics and collecting forest related information from priority areas such as Barinas, Bolivar, Monages and Delta Amacuro, which are the states with the largest forest cover and number of protected areas.
Therefore, this project proposal aims to strengthen the NFSIS with the various institutions generating information in the country, integrating forest information under the same statistical technical and technological criterion so that it may serve as support and measure of the contribution made by the forest sector to the social, economic and environmental development of the country. The project will begin with a diagnosis to identify the need for information, improving relationships with information-generating institutions to strengthen existing information modules and develop new modules on Forest Plantation, Non-timber Forest Products, Forest Management, Forest Management Monitoring and Control, and Local Communities, as well as four regional nodes in the states of Barinas, Bolivar, Monages and Delta Amacuro, with a view to decentralizing the gathering, processing and validation of forest statistical information in the relevant institutions in a timely manner.
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