Asia-Pacific Forestry Week : Growing Our Future
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Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016 was a large and dynamic event that attracted unprecedented interest and enthusiasm from a mix of stakeholders representing a wide spectrum of backgrounds and perspectives. It brought together many of the most outstanding forestry leaders, some of the most eloquent and knowledgeable forestry advocates and many of the finest forestry minds, available to the Asia-Pacific region, and indeed the world. More than 1 300 participants assembled to share a rich diversity of experiences, knowledge and information, to discuss forestry issues around the theme Growing Our Future!, and to develop tangible action plans to carry the region through to 2030 and beyond. ASIA Key decisions with long-lasting impacts on forestry have been made in new and evolving contexts on P A the world stage. The development of the post-2015 agenda, the SDGs and the Paris Agreement have set CIFI C new directions for forestry and featured strongly in more than 70 events, arranged by more than 90 FORESTR agencies, during the APFW 2016. This publication covers the wide range of events held during Forestry Week and bears testament to the diversity of forestry activities in the region. Y WEE K Clark “Growing Our Future!, APFW 2016’s theme, underscores the seriousness and urgency of embracing F forestry as an inseparable sector in the overall context of the sustainable development efforts r eepo of a nation.” r Marcial C. Amaro, Jr., DENR, the Philippines t , P h i “For forestry, the challenge is to convert political attention to action with true impacts l ippi on the ground.” n Eva Müller, FAO e s , 2 2-26 “Forests are not only trees, but we have to take into account the wisdom, knowledge and role of the people who know how to ensure the health of forests.” F Sagita Arhidani, ASEAN Social Forestry Network Indonesia ebrua r y “We should design a sustainable and equitable forestry system that will generate better living 2 0 standards for people in this region.” 1 6 Neil Byron, Alluvium Consulting, IFA − The Institute of Foresters of Australia, University of Canberra ASIAPACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK Clark F r eepo r t , Ph ilippin e s , 22- 26 F ebruar y 201 6 ISBN 978-92-5-109655-0 Growing Our Future! A summary of Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016 9 789251 096550 I6871EN/1/02.17 ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK GROWING OUR FUTURE! A summary of Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016 Clark Freeport, Philippines, 22-26 February 2016 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 2017 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. 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Brown, Sarinna Sunkphayung, Patrick B. Durst, Yurdi Yasmi, Natsuki Fujiwara and Kenichi Shono Photo credits: FAO, unless specified otherwise For copies write to: Patrick B. Durst Senior Forestry Officer FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 39 Phra Athit Road Bangkok 10200 Thailand E-mail: [email protected] Printed and published in Bangkok, Thailand C CONTENTS CONTENTS iii FOREWORD vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xii THE FOREST OF LIFE xix INTRODUCTION 2 WELCOME ADDRESS 6 OPENING REMARKS 8 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 11 VOTE OF THANKS 13 OPENING CEREMONY 15 OPENING PLENARY SESSION 17 C Report of the 26th session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission 23 STREAM 1 - PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY: FUTURE TRADE AND MARKETS 33 Situation and trends in world forest product trade 34 Partnerships for positive change: Towards new Chinese overseas forest investment and trade 36 Innovative NWFP marketing channels and mechanisms 38 Opportunities and challenges for market access 40 Small forest enterprises: Barriers and opportunities in participating in responsible wood product trade 42 Global significance of teak – present and future 49 Public/government procurement policies for certified forest products in the Asia-Pacific region 51 Updates on timber trade and timber legality 53 Legal and logic sciences for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) 55 Forests and beauty: Regional assessment of NWFPs related to the cosmetics and fragrances sector 57 Challenges and opportunities for the development of timber legality definition with special emphasis on sustainable forest management in the early stage of the FLEGT/VPA process in Lao PDR 60 STREAM 2 - TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 62 Tackling climate change: Opportunities and challenges (opening plenary) 63 Sharing first experiences on REDD+ safeguards and related benefit-sharing mechanisms from Pacific Island Countries 67 ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK iii Fire and haze: Politics, economics and landscape transformation 69 REDD+: What do we know and what comes next? Relevant insights from the CIFOR Global Comparative Study (GCS) REDD+ research for the tropical forests of the Asia-Pacific region 70 Forest development planning for climate change resilience and poverty reduction 72 Overcoming deforestation and forest fires in Indonesia 75 Climate smart landscapes: Addressing trade-offs and delivering multiple benefits at scale 76 Enhancing the resilience of coastal wetlands to promote sustainable livelihoods in a changing climate 78 REDD+, is it really so difficult? 80 Innovative tools for sustainable forest management under climate change 82 Promoting transparency on national forest monitoring for REDD+ in Papua New Guinea 84 STREAM 3 - SERVING SOCIETY: FORESTRY AND PEOPLE 87 Role of forests in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (opening plenary) 88 Sustainable Development Goals and community forestry C – a symbiotic relationship for people and forests of the Asia-Pacific region 90 The importance of agroforestry in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 93 “We benefit from the forest…” Getting a fair share in the benefits derived from forests: Approaches and tools 95 Forests and water in action 98 Gender-inclusive communications for the achievement of SDGs 100 Way forward for people and forests of the Asia-Pacific region in the context of SDGs 102 Community-based sustainable forest management and food security (Our forest, our life) 104 STREAM 4 - NEW INSTITUTIONS, NEW GOVERNANCE 105 New institutions, new governance (opening plenary) 106 Why forest policies and governance are important for tenure reform and improved livelihoods? Cases from Cambodia, Nepal and Viet Nam 109 Young Foresters’ Summit 111 Emerging governance mechanisms in ASEAN: Supporting improved standards and conformance infrastructure for forest sector legality and sustainability initiatives 113 Improving forest communication for people and forests 123 Mobilizing the full potential of C&I for SFM in the Asia-Pacific region 126 Raising governance standards: Developing capacity for cross-sectoral investments in forests, climate change and livelihoods 128 Tenure/land rights and food security: ‘Our rights, our forests’ 130 Drivers affecting forest change in the Greater Mekong subregion 133 Ongoing work with FFPOs facilitated by We Effect and iv Growing Our Future ! FAO/FFF in Yen Bai, Viet Nam 136 The research agenda for forested landscapes in 2017-2022: Partnership opportunities 144 Evidence-based forestry: Approaches and results in the Asia-Pacific region 146 Scaling-up communities and indigenous peoples’ forest resource rights 147 STREAM 5 - OUR GREEN FUTURE: GREEN INVESTMENT AND GROWING OUR NATURAL ASSETS 149 Our green future: Green investment and growing our natural assets (opening plenary) 150 APFISN workshop on transboundary cases of forest invasive species management 153 A high-level regional consultation to develop an action plan for forest and landscape restoration in the Asia-Pacific region 155 Community forestry experiences 157 Fourth Asia-Pacific forestry education coordination mechanism meeting 160 Forest landscape restoration –challenges and opportunities for ecological resilience, economic development and enhancing livelihoods in Asia