The following is a list of ITTO projects in the field of biodiversity and transboundary conservation initiated since 1999. All budget amounts are in US dollars. For a complete list of all operational and completed projects financed by ITTO, please refer to the ITTO Annual Report.
In the project numbers given below, 'PD' denotes project and 'PPD' denotes pre-project. The suffix 'F' denotes Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management, 'M' the Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence, and 'I' the Committee on Forest Industry.
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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.
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.
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.
Towards the municipal decentralization of forest management in the Chaco and Yungas eco-regions of Bolivia
| Project number : | PPD 98/04 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Bolivia |
| budget : | ITTO: $94,500 ADS-AMT: $10,100 Municipalities: $30,000 Total: $134,600 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Bolivia |
| Implementing agencies : | Alliance for Sustainable Development (ADS) in coordination with the Association of Municipal Governments (AMT) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 37 |
Summary
This pre-project will: i) assess the current status of the implementation, operation and equipment of municipal forest units (MFUs) in the Chaco and Yungas regions (Andean and Bolivian-Tucuman regions) in order to establish and effectively operate these MFUs as required by the Forestry Law; and ii) develop a project proposal in accordance with the needs of the MFUs and forest stakeholders in these two eco-regions, prioritising activities and outputs and providing a methodology for the provision of technical support for forest management.
Development of a project proposal to support the implementation of the national forest strategy in Peru
| Project number : | PPD 104/04 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $48,854 BSD*: $21,800 Total: $70,654 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | *Bosques Sociedad y Desarrollo in cooperation with the Technical Secretariat of the National Forest Diaologue and Consensus-building Roundtable |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, USA, Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 37 |
Summary
This pre-project collected supplementary and updated information on the dynamics of the forest sector in Peru with a view to formulating a project proposal to support the continued implementation of the country's National Forest Strategy for 2003–2021, which was previously developed on the basis of a participatory approach.
Multispectral three-dimensional aerial digital imagery for monitoring forest management and conservation in the Republic of Congo
| Project number : | PD 360/05 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Republic of Congo |
| budget : | ITTO: $701,549 Government of Congo: $411,346 Winrock International: $154,500 Total: $1,267,395 |
| 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, Norway, France |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
This project, which awaits a small amount of funding, will develop a transparent forest monitoring system for the sustainable management of Congolese forests at the national and forest management unit levels. Outputs will include: high-resolution aerial digital imagery over southwestern Congo forests and concessions; digital images for tactical planning in forest management planning; a comparison of planned and actual harvest rates and forest charges valuation; a methodology for use by stakeholders in biodiversity monitoring and habitat assessment; the use of digital 3D imagery to monitor legal logging volumes, detect illegal logging and provide a transparent basis for revenue assessment; and training in all aspects of image capture, processing and interpretation.
Guatemalan forest industry development
| Project number : | PPD 112/05 Rev.2 (I) |
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| Project country : | Guatemala |
| budget : | ITTO: $52,920 Government of Guatemala: $11,000 Total: $63,920 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guatemala |
| Implementing agencies : | INAB |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
This pre-project will formulate a project proposal for the development of forest industrialisation centres according to zoning priorities, production lines and financial needs for implementation, and review the national legal and financial framework that would provide the necessary supporting mechanisms for the development of such centres.
Building a framework and strategy for sustainable forest management in Trinidad and Tobago
| Project number : | PD 234/03 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Trinidad and Tobago |
| budget : | ITTO: $233,820 Government of Trinidad and Tobago: $414,345 Total: $648,165 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Implementing agencies : | Ministry of Public Utilities and Environment, Trinidad and Tobago |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
This project aims to optimise the contribution of the forest resources of Trinidad and Tobago to national economic development through consensus-based sustainable forest management, as recommended by an ITTO diagnostic mission in 2002. Specifically, the project will focus on the revision of the current forestry sector framework and strategy with a view to enhancing human resource skills and the knowledge base in order to provide adequate national expertise for a multipleuse, multi-stakeholder-managed forest resource base.
Modular system of forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
| Project number : | PD 319/04 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Brazil |
| budget : | ITTO: $277,560 IMAZON: $128,200 Total: $405,760 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia (Amazon Institute of People and Environment – IMAZON) |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA, Netherlands, Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 38 |
Summary
The 'modular management system in the Brazilian Amazon region' is part of an IMAZON program for supporting the adoption of forest management in the region and is embedded in a wider initiative in partnership with Friends of the Earth to expand the supply of legally obtained timber in the Amazon region. The overall objective of this project is to increase the area under sustainable forest management in the Brazilian Amazon region through the adoption of the modular system of implementation and verification by 20 small- and medium-sized timber companies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru: Phase I (Ecuadorean component)
| Project number : | PD 2/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Latin America |
| budget : | ITTO: $701,701 NATURA Foundation: $144,459 Ministry for the Environment: $20,000 Conservation International – Peru: $60,000 Total: $926,160 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Ecuadorian Ministry for the Environment in cooperation with the NATURA Foundation and Conservation International – Peru and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
The peace treaty signed between Ecuador and Peru in 1999 led to the establishment of an ecological conservation area in the Condor Mountain Range region. This is designed as a mechanism to both settle the conflict and promote the development and integration of the peoples of these two neighbouring countries. This three-phase, five-year project is generating a participatory environmental management model for the region.
Bi-national conservation and peace in the Condor Range region, Ecuador-Peru: Phase I (Peruvian component)
| Project number : | PD 3/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $701,502 INRENA: $20,000 CI Peru: $130,831 Total: $852,333 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | INRENA in cooperation with Conservation International – Peru and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland, USA, Korea |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
The first phase of this five-year project is developing a participatory quantitative and qualitative information model for the Santiago-Comaina Reserved Zone and surrounding areas on the border between Ecuador and Peru through the use of land-use maps, biological inventories and monitoring programs.
Development of a demonstration area in the sustainable management of Gabonese forests
| Project number : | PD 8/98 Rev.4 (F) |
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| Project country : | Gabon |
| budget : | ITTO: $458,695 Government of Gabon: $377,930 Total: $836,625 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Gabon |
| Implementing agencies : | National School of Forestry (ENEF) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 28 |
Summary
This project is establishing a demonstration area of about 100,000 hectares with an operational forest concessionaire, where activities leading to sustainable forest management can be tested and demonstrated.This demonstration area is also providing training for national staff and generating additional information on sustainable forest management.
Regionalisation of the volume tables for trees of natural forests and plantations
| Project number : | PD53/97 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d'Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $282,942 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $114,216 Total: $397,158 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Société de Développement des Forêts (SODEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 27 |
Summary
This project is developing specific volume tables for natural forests and plantations in four of Côte d'Ivoire's biogeographical regions.
A model forest management area in Papua New Guinea
| Project number : | PPD 2/99 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Papua New Guinea |
| budget : | ITTO: $95,267 Government of PNG: $5,000 Total: $100,267 |
| Submitted by : | Government Papua New Guinea |
| Implementing agencies : | Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 27 |
Summary
This pre-project is formulating a project proposal for a model forest management area in Papua New Guinea.
Forest management, community involvement and sustainable use of Si-Kop Forest Area (Coastal Province, Cameroon) – Phase II
| Project number : | PD 21/98 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Cameroon |
| budget : | ITTO: $647,517 Government of Cameroon: $641,490 Total: $1,289,007 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Cameroon |
| Implementing agencies : | Office National de Développement des Forêts (ONADEF) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 27 |
Summary
This project is implementing the strategy devised under an earlier project for the sustainable management of the Si-Kop Forest Area, which encompasses three elements: sustainable forest management activities in forest areas allocated for timber production; agriculture and agroforestry activities to increase and sustain agricultural production, with due attention given to the marketing of agricultural products; and tourism development.
Sustainable management of production forests at the commercial scale in the Brazilian Amazon
| Project number : | PD 57/99 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Brazil |
| budget : | ITTO: $753,954 EMBRAPA: $154,560 CIFOR: $268,048 Partner enterprises: $127,284 Collaborators: $100,286 Total: $1,404,132 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belem, Para in cooperation with the Centre for International Forest Research (CIFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 27 |
Summary
The central aim of this two-phase project is to develop, test, evaluate and transfer a forest management system for use by timber enterprises working under typical production conditions found in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon.
Pilot plan for the sustainable management of 10 000 hectares of secondary forest in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas
| Project number : | PD 49/99 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Ecuador |
| budget : | ITTO: $393,990 COMAFORS: $50,000 Total: $443 990 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Ecuador |
| Implementing agencies : | Sustainable Forest Management Corporation (COMAFORS) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 30 |
Summary
Ecuador has more than 2.5 million hectares of logged-over natural forests. This project has set out to establish and implement a pilot plan to facilitate the management and valuation of 10,000 hectares of secondary forests and to revert the process of forest degradation through sustainable resource management and community training. It is also providing the Ministry for the Environment with technological packages to ensure the sustainable management of secondary forests at the regional and national levels.
Conservation and development in the natural protected areas system of Tambopata (Peru) - Madidi (Bolivia)
| Project number : | PD 17/00 Rev.1 (F) |
|---|---|
| Project country : | Peru and Bolivia |
| budget : | ITTO: $969,563 Government of Bolivia: $56,000 Government of Peru: $56,000 Conservation International: $193,209 Total: $1,274,772 |
| Submitted by : | Governments of Peru and Bolivia |
| Implementing agencies : | INRENA (Peru) and SERNAP (Bolivia) in cooperation with Conservation International and with the participation of local organisations |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
The System of State-Protected Natural Areas (SPNA) of Tambopata - Madidi comprises the Tambopata Candamo Reserved Zone and the Bahuaja Sonene National Park in Peru and the Madidi National Park in Bolivia. The first, 2-year phase of this project is collectimg environmental and socio-economic information on the SPNA and incorporating this into a geo-referenced database. This will form the basis of coordinated participatory processes between the two countries to ensure the planning and management of conservation areas and the development of sustainable economic alternatives such as ecotourism and, in buffer zones, the supply, processing and marketing of forest products.
Productive forest management for the rural reserve area of Guaviare
| Project number : | PD 32/99 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Colombia |
| budget : | ITTO: $617,318 Government of Colombia: $373,800 Total: $991,118 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Colombia |
| Implementing agencies : | Corporacióne Ordenamiento Territorial Sinergia |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
This project is supporting the implementation of a management plan covering the 0.5 million-hectare Rural Reserve Area of Guaviare. Specifically, it is: providing information and training to rural families on the establishment of successful forestry, agroforestry and sylvo-pastoral systems; implement demonstration plots to test forest production options for increasing the capacity of rural families to manage their natural resources; and zone areas for forest management, forest rehabilitation and protection, and agriculture.
Evaluation of mangrove forests in the northeast of the Orinoco Delta region in Venezuela with a view to sustainable forest utilisation
| Project number : | PD 55/98 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Venezuela |
| budget : | ITTO: $249,455 MARN-DGSRF*: $80,982 Others: $33,320 Total: $363,757 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Venezuela |
| Implementing agencies : | *Ministry for the Thenvironment and Natural Resources - General Sectoral Directorate for Forest |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
The Orinoco River Delta contains a variety of tropical tidal forests, particularly mangroves, but they are being depleted rapidly for building materials and fuel. This project is working to define conservation and management policies for the coastal mangrove forests of the region. It is also developing a management plan for bringing 30,000 hectares of mangrove forests under sustainable management for the benefit of local communities.
Management and conservation of mangrove forests in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras
| Project number : | PD 44/95 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Honduras |
| budget : | ITTO: $1,012,20 Government of Honduras: $279,000 Total: $1,291,200 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Honduras |
| Implementing agencies : | Administración Forestal del Estado - Corporación Hondureña de Desarrollo Forestal |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 29 |
Summary
This three-year project aims to reduce the dependency of the local population on mangrove forests for fuelwood by assisting them to establish fast-growing tree plantations in buffer areas. It is also develop a zoning and land-use plan for the Gulf of Fonseca with a view to managing and conserving the mangrove resource.
Development and implementation of the pilot project of the forestry statistics information system (FSIS)
| Project number : | PD 41/99 Rev.4 (M) |
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| Project country : | Philippines |
| budget : | ITTO: $261,081 Government of Philippines: $164,200 Total: $425,281 |
| Submitted by : | Government of the Philippines |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Management Bureau (FMB), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This project is supporting the FMB in the collection, organisation and analysis of forestry data pertinent to the FMB's mandate. The main aims of the project are to ensure the timely flow of information within the organisation to support policy decision-makers, and to optimise the use of available people and technology within DENR.
Participatory rural appraisal in the planning and establishment of a sustainable, community-based forest management model
| Project number : | PPD 20/01 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $51,081 Government of Indonesia: $9,210 Total: $60,291 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Republic of Korea, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
Through participatory rural appraisal, this project collected baseline data on local communities living in the area surrounding the Dusun Aro-Jambi natural forest to assist in the formulation of a model of sustainable community-based forest management (CBFM). A full project proposal to promote CBFM in the area was also developed.
Study and demonstration of the management of secondary forests in tropical regions for the purpose of enhancing economic and ecological benefits
| Project number : | PPD 30/01 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $81,031 Government of China: $35,720 Total: $116,751 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This pre-project is surveying and classifying the types, distribution and management of China's tropical secondary forests; designing management models; selecting demonstration areas for management; and developing a full project proposal.
Integrated plan for the consolidation of the Bagre Highlands Biological Corridor, Province of Darien
| Project number : | PD 14/00 Rev.5 (F) |
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| Project country : | Panama |
| budget : | ITTO: $698,662 ANCON/ANAM: $454,670 Total: $1,153,332 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Panama |
| Implementing agencies : | National Association for the Conservation of Nature (Asociacion nacional para la conservacion de la naturaleza, ANCON) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This project aims to secure the Bagre Highlands Biological Corridor as permanent forest estate. An integrated management unit is being established for the sustainable harvesting of timber and non-timber forest products and the protection of water, soil and biodiversity. A rehabilitation and restoration plan is being developed for degraded lands and buffer areas in the biological corridor.
National forest inventory and forest resources monitoring program in Bolivia
| Project number : | PD 17/99 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Bolivia |
| budget : | ITTO: $397,777 Government of Bolivia: $151,724 Total: $549,501 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Bolivia |
| Implementing agencies : | Vice-Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This project is developing and implementing a program for the inventory, re-inventory and monitoring of the forest resource. It is also establishing a Forest Information and Evaluation Centre, the institution that will be responsible for forest resource monitoring.
Support for the development of a project for the participatory follow-up and evaluation of the forestry, protected areas and wildlife policy in Honduras
| Project number : | PPD 33/01 (F) |
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| Project country : | Honduras |
| budget : | ITTO: $29,998 Government of Honduras: $8,750 Total: $38,748 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Honduras |
| Implementing agencies : | National Forest Administration (AFE/COHDEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This pre-project is evaluating the progress made on policy and legislative and National Forestry Plan issues related to forest conservation areas in Honduras and, on the basis of this evaluation, developing a project proposal for a participatory follow-up to these forestry-sector planning instruments.
Model forest management area (MFMA)—Phase III
| Project number : | PD 12/99 Rev.4 (F) |
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| Project country : | Malaysia |
| budget : | ITTO: $966,700 Government of Malaysia: $1,734,500 Timber companies: $186,000 Total: $2,887,200 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Malaysia |
| Implementing agencies : | Sarawak Forest Department |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Switzerland |
| Financed at session No : | 31 |
Summary
This project, which follows earlier ITTO projects conducted in the same model forest, is training forestry workers in the planning and implementation of sustainable forest management, demonstrating new methodologies and techniques, preparing comprehensive management plans, and monitoring management performance in the model area.
Development of an integrated regional forestry master plan for Eco-floristics Area IV in order to develop participatory forest management
| Project number : | PPD 11/00 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Togo |
| budget : | ITTO: $72,668 Government of Togo: $34,115 Total: $106,783 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Togo |
| Implementing agencies : | Directorate for the Protection & Control of Flora Utilisation |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, USA |
| Financed at session No : | 30 |
Summary
Eco-floristics Area IV, located in the southern part of the Togo Mountains in the west of the country, is the main forest region in Togo and an important coffee- and cocoa-growing area. This pre-project developed an integrated regional master plan to help restore vegetation cover and thus contribute to meeting local, national and international needs for timber products while improving the living conditions of local communities.
Sustainable production of national forests under a regime of forest concessions
| Project number : | PD 142/02 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Brazil |
| budget : | ITTO: $878,157 DIFLOR: $447,237 Total: $1,325,394 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Brazil |
| Implementing agencies : | National Forest Program Directorate (DIFLOR), Ministry of the Environment |
| ITTO funding sources : | USA, Bali Partnership Fund |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
One of the goals of the Brazilian National Forest Program is to expand the management of native forests in public areas to at least 10 million hectares through a regime of forest concessions. This project will conduct social and economic surveys, environmental studies and preliminary forest inventories in five Amazonian national forests to prepare them as future concession areas. Management plans for the sustainable production of timber from the five national forests will be developed, along with the rules and procedures to be followed by companies under the concession regime.
II Latin American Forestry Congress
| Project number : | PD 125/02 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Guatemala |
| budget : | ITTO: $87,683 National sources: $298,406 Total: $386,089 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Guatemala |
| Implementing agencies : | National Forest Institute (Instituto Nacional de Bosques – INAB) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This conference provided a regional forum for the exchange of ideas and building of consensus regarding trends in and perspectives of the Latin American forestry sector.
Sustainable collaborative forest management: meeting the challenges of decentralization in the Bulungan Model Forest
| Project number : | PD 39/00 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Indonesia |
| budget : | ITTO: $892,559 Government of Indonesia: $417,000 CIFOR $572,984 IRD $410,000 DFID $53,780 Total: $2,346,323 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Indonesia |
| Implementing agencies : | Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Switzerland, USA, Bali Partnership Fund |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This project constitutes the second phase of ITTO project PD 12/97 Rev.1 (F). It is supporting the long-term goals of sustainable forestry in the Malinau District in East Kalimantan by improving the district-level (kabupaten) coordination of forest management in the model forest through improved stakeholder participation, conflict management, land-use planning and monitoring, and implementing sustainable forest management in the Inhutani II Malinau concession.
Implementation of a permanent network of stand dynamics monitoring plots for the gazetted forests of Côte d'Ivoire
| Project number : | PD 53/00 Rev.3 (F) |
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| Project country : | Côte d'Ivoire |
| budget : | ITTO: $342,795 Government of Côte d'Ivoire: $81,582 Total: $424,377 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Implementing agencies : | Forest Development Corporation (Société de Développement des Forêts – SODEFOR) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 32 |
Summary
This project is establishing a network of 326 permanent monitoring plots to improve knowledge of the dynamics of typical natural forest stands in Côte d'Ivoire, with a view to establishing sustainable forest management practices adapted to the local socioeconomic context.
Integrated evaluation and strategy for the sustainable management of secondary forests in the Central Forest Region of Peru
| Project number : | PD 138/02 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | Peru |
| budget : | ITTO: $466,400 INRENA: $180,000 Total: $646,400 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Peru |
| Implementing agencies : | National Institute for Natural Resources (INRENA) |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Netherlands |
| Financed at session No : | 33 |
Summary
This project is developing a sustainable management plan and strategy for the use of secondary forests in the Central Forest Region of Peru for the benefit of local communities and the conservation of the region's natural resources. The project will use the ITTO Guidelines for the restoration, rehabilitation and management of degraded and secondary tropical forests as a starting point for the development of the management plan and strategy. Among other things it will produce: a map detailing the current status and evolution of secondary forests in the Central Forest Region over the last ten years; a methodological manual for the evaluation of secondary forests; a database and website on secondary forests; a proposal for an action plan and regional strategy; and an ecological-economic zoning proposal for the management of secondary forests.
Formulating a proposal on demonstration of integrated models for sustainable tropical forestry development
| Project number : | PPD 28/01 Rev.2 (F) |
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| Project country : | China |
| budget : | ITTO: $54,166 Government of China: $3,800 Total: $57,966 |
| Submitted by : | Government of China |
| Implementing agencies : | Chinese Academy of Forestry |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan, Australia |
| Financed at session No : | 33 |
Summary
This pre-project is compiling existing integrated forest management models in China based on an intensive survey and carrying out a diagnosis of local potentials and environmental constraints. Among the main outputs will be a report on the current status of the tropical forest zones in China and a project proposal.
Development of a strategy and planning of measures for the sustainable management by local communities of the Assoukoko Natural Reserved Forest and Adele Community Forest
| Project number : | PPD 60/02 Rev.1 (F) |
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| Project country : | Togo |
| budget : | ITTO: $50,286 Government of Togo: $18,156 Total: $68,442 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Togo |
| Implementing agencies : | Defi Environnement Developpement in collaboration with Direction de la Protection et du Contrôle de l'Exploitation de la Flore |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 33 |
Summary
This pre-project is developing a draft strategy and management plan for the sustainable management of natural forests in the Adele region of Togo with the participation of local communities and based on the ITTO criteria and indicators. One output will be a project proposal to support the finalisation and implementation of the strategy and management plan.
Establishment of a national system of collection, entry, processing and dissemination of forestry and timber statistics in Togo
| Project number : | PD 168/02 Rev.1 (M) |
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| Project country : | Togo |
| budget : | ITTO: $243,594 Government of Togo: $97,096 Total: $340,690 |
| Submitted by : | Government of Togo |
| Implementing agencies : | Office National de Developpement et d'Exploitation des Forêts |
| ITTO funding sources : | Japan |
| Financed at session No : | 33 |
Summary
This project is developing and establishing a fully operational forestry and timber statistical data collection, processing and dissemination system, managed by local personnel and enabling the development of a permanent data bank, which will serve as an operational control panel for rational decision-making in sustainable forest management.
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