About ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation
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About ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) The ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) is a regional cooperation mechanism in the forestry sector between the governments of ASEAN Member State (AMS) and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The AFoCo aims to promote rehabilitation of degraded forest and lands and sustainable forest management focusing on action-oriented field activities while ensuring synergies and complementation of existing cooperation, as well as to broaden the scope to other Asian countries towards the establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. The AFoCo was formalized by the “Agreement between the Governments of the Member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Republic of Korea on Forest Cooperation,” also known as “AFoCo Agreement.” The AFoCo Agreement was finalized in 2011 after five sessions of working group meetings which was formulated in 2009 after ROK’s proposal for the establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) at the ASEAN- ROK Commemorative Summit held in Jeju, ROK in June 2009. The AFoCo Agreement was signed at the 14th ASEAN-ROK Summit held in Bali, Indonesia on 18 November 2011 and came into force on 5 August 2012. Upon the completion of the effective period of the AFoCo Agreement on 4 August 2016, transitional arrangements approved by the Governing Council will ensure proper transition into the next phase of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization. The key areas of cooperation of AFoCo include: - Promoting sustainable forest management; - Addressing deforestation and forest degradation; - Strengthening capacity-building, public awareness, and research & development in forest sector; and - Enhancing forest carbon stocks and supporting initiatives. The AFoCo has an institutional arrangement with two (2) organs, namely the “Governing Council,” and the “Secretariat.” The Governing Council is responsible for the timely implementation of the agreement and will act as a decision- All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this publication for making body. The secretariat is responsible for the implementation, coordination, non-commercial uses will be authorized free of charge, upon request. Reproduction monitoring and reporting of activities under AFoCo. The Secretariat is headed for resale or other commercial purposes may incur fees. Application for permission by the Executive Director operating with two teams: Planning, Budget & Human to reproduce or disseminate AFoCo copyright materials and all queries concerning Resource (HR) and Management Team, and the International Cooperation Team. rights should be addressed by email to [email protected]. The Annual Report 2016 covers the period from 1 January 2016 until the Printed and published in March 2017. completion of the effective period of the AFoCo Agreement on 4 August 2016. Table of Contents About ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) 3 2.3 Facilitating the Participatory Planning of Community-Based 36 Forest Management Using Geographic Information System 6 2016 AFoCo Calendar of Activities and Remote Sensing Technologies in Forest Resources Management in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand I. Governing Council 2.4 Developing High Valuable Species in Viet Nam and Thailand 38 1. Eighth Session of the Governing Council 9 as a Mechanism for Sustainable Forest Management and 2. Special Session of the Governing Council 11 Livelihood Improvement for Local Communities 2.5 Domestication of Endangered, Endemic and Threatened II. Secretariat 39 Plant Species in Disturbed Terrestrial Ecosystems in 1. Meetings in 2016 (1 January - 4 August 2016) 13 Malaysia and Thailand 2. Exhibitions and Promotional Activities 14 3. Cooperation with Relevant Agencies and Organizations 18 2.6 Capacity Building on the Application of Landscape 40 Approach to Support the Sustainable Forest Management III. Cooperation Projects under the Agreement of the Natural Resources Management in the Participating 1. AFoCo Landmark Program ASEAN Member States 1.1 Component 1: Establishment of Regional Education and 23 3. Fellowship Program for Officials from ASEAN Member States 41 Training Center 1.2 Component 2: Development of Education and Training 25 IV. Transitional Arrangements and Establishment of 45 Programs for Capacity Building 1.3 Component 3: Restoration of Degraded Forest Regions 26 Asian Forest Cooperation Organization 1.4 Component 4: Development of Advocacy Activities 28 V. Publication 49 2. Regional Projects 2.1 Capacity Building on Improving Forest Resources Assessment 29 Appendix and Enhancing the Involvement of Local Communities to Members of the Governing Council Address the Adverse Impact of Climate Change 54 2.2 Promotion of Forest Rehabilitation in Cambodia and Viet Nam 33 Acronyms 56 Through Demonstration Models and Improvement of Seed Supply System 6 7 AFoCo Calendar of Activities (1 January ~ 4 August 2016) DATE TITLE VENUE DATE TITLE VENUE Bangkok, Signing of the MOU for joint production 18 January 2016 Technical Meetings for Regional Projects 25 April 2016 Seoul, ROK Thailand of documentary film First Project Steering Committee Meeting Bangkok, Third Working Group Meeting for the 19 January 2016 for Restoration of Degraded Forest Regions Hmawbi, Thailand 6 May 2016 Establishment of Regional Education under the Landmark Program Myanmar and Training Center (Landmark Program) Third Steering Committee Meeting for Bangkok, AFoCo Landmark Program Training Course 20 January 2016 Regional Education and Training Center Bangkok, Thailand 23-27 May 2016 on Forest Fire Sciences and Management (Landmark Program) Thailand in 21st century for Training of Trainers Regional Workshop on Alternative Chiang Mai, Inception Workshop for Restoration 21-23 January 2016 Livelihood for Local Community to Address Siem Reap, Thailand 27 May 2016 of Major Timber Species in Cambodia the Adverse Impact of Climate Change Cambodia (Landmark Program) Signing of the MOU between AFoCo 27 January 2016 Cheongju, ROK Inception Workshop for Village-based and Cheongju MBC Vientiane, 30 May 2016 Forest Rehabilitation in Lao PDR Lao PDR Inception Meeting for the Conduct of (Landmark Program) Regional Workshop on Comparative Clark, 22 February 2016 Assessment of In-Country Community AFoCo Landmark Scholarship Awarding Philippines 17 June 2016 Seoul, ROK Forest Management (CFM) Planning in the Ceremony Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Signing of AFoCO Agreement 20 June 2016 Seoul, ROK Third Asia Pacific Forestry Week by Timor-Leste Clark, 23-26 February 2016 - Stream 5-Our Green Future: green Philippines investment and growing natural assets AFoCo Regional Workshop on Comparative Davao City, 12-14 July 2016 Assessment of In-Country Community Workshop on Forest Spatial Information Clark, Philippines 24 February 2016 Forest Management (CFM) Planning and User-oriented Service System Philippines Special Session of the Governing Council AFoCo Landmark Program Training Course Yogyakarta, Bangkok, 14-18 March 2016 26 July 2016 of the Agreement on ASEAN-ROK Forest on Sustainable Forest Management Policy Indonesia Thailand Cooperation Inception Workshop for Rehabilitation Thai Binh, 18 March 2016 of Mangrove Forest in Viet Nam Viet Nam 2 August 2016 Signing of AFoCO Agreement by Indonesia Seoul, ROK (Landmark Program) Eighth Session of the Governing Council Bandar Seri Bandar Seri 30 March 2016 of the Agreement on ASEAN-ROK Forest Begawan, Brunei 3-5 August 2016 Asia Pacific Rainforest Summit Begawan, Brunei Cooperation Darussalam Darussalam 8 9 1. Eighth Session of the Governing Council, 30 March 2016, I. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam The 8th session of the GC was held on 30 March 2016 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Governing Darussalam. After the Session of the Governing Council, the host country arranged a field excursion to the Selirong Forest Recreation Park where over 2,500 ha of mangrove forest Council is growing. Dr. Hj Abdul Manaf Hj Metussin, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism of Brunei Darussalam officially welcomed the delegates and at the opening introduction reiterated the commitment of all AMS to the common objectives for greener Asia and support for AFoCo and continued cooperation through Asian Forest Cooperation Organization in the future. As AFoCo entered its final year, the Governing Council agreed on the administrative procedure to follow after termination of the AFoCo Agreement. Each country also shared respective progress on the domestic procedures to become a party to AFoCO. After finalizing long preparatory processes among participating countries, the GC approved two new projects: Domestication of Endangered, Endemic and Threatened Plant Species in Disturbed Terrestrial Ecosystem in Malaysia and Thailand; and Capacity Building for Landscape Approach to support the Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. The Governing Council (GC) of the "Agreement between the Governments of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Forest Cooperation," represented by senior officials on forestry from each party, is the decision making, coordinating, and implementing body of AFoCo. The session of the GC meets at least once a year and takes decisions on the program for implementation of activities and other actions necessary to achieve the objective of the Agreement. Nine sessions have been convened since the entry into force of the Agreement on 5 August 2012. <Group Photo at the Eighth