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GENERAL

INTERNATIONAL TROPICALTIMBER COUNCIL

ITTC(XLVII)/926 September 2011
Original: ENGLISHFORTY SEVENTH SESSION
14-19 November 2011
Antigua, Guatemala

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE ITTO THEMATIC PROGRAMMES(Item 14(a) of the Provisional Agenda)

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List of Acronyms
BWP
CBD
CFME
FFPRI
FLEGT
IDE
ITTC
ITTO
IUFRO
JICA
MP
NOL
NTFP
OLMS
PSC
PTC
REDD
REDDES
TFLET
TLAS
TMT
TP
TPAC
TPD
TPP
UNFCCCUNFF
YPOBiennial Work Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity
Community Forest Management and Enterprises
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade of the European Union
Industrial Development and Efficiency
International Tropical Timber Council
International Tropical Timber Organization
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Monitoring Protocol
No Objection Letter
Non Timber Forest Products
Online Monitoring System
Project Steering Committee
Project Technical Committee
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Timber Legality Assurance System
Trade and Market Transparency
Thematic Programme
Thematic Programme Advisory Committee
Thematic Programme Document
Thematic Programme Profile
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Forum on Forests
Yearly Plan of Operation/...

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1.

Introduction
This document is prepared pursuant to Decisions 8 (XLIV) on the Thematic Programmes (TP)subaccount under the Special Account, 9 (XLIV) on the Operational Procedures and Guidelines of
the Thematic Programmes on a Pilot Basis and 10 (XLIV) on the Thematic Programme Profiles(TPP), requesting the Executive Director to prepare annual progress reports on the implementation of
the ITTO Thematic Programmes for Council’s review.
The Thematic Programmes approved by the Council are:
 Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET) Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services inTropical Forests (REDDES) Community Forest Management and Enterprises (CFME)
 Trade and Market Transparency (TMT) Industry Development and Efficiency (IDE)
In keeping with the above Decisions, this document reports on the progress made in theimplementation of the ITTO Thematic Programmes since the end of the 46th session of the ITTC heldin Yokohama, Japan, 13-18 December 2010.

2.

Thematic Programme Development
The funding pledged (US$ 5.393.784) to the Thematic Programmes during the 46th session of the
ITTC allowed for the launch of one call for proposals in 2011 under REDDES and TMT. Althoughpledges were also received for CFME and TFLET the total funding remaining under those
programmes was not considered sufficient to launch a call for proposals in 2011. By the third year of
the Thematic Programme pilot phase, four out of the five programmes approved by Council havebeen implemented with partial funding, while the Thematic Programme on Industry Development andEfficiency (IDE) has not received funding yet. Annex 1 of this progress report provides information on
the progress made by each activity, pre-project and project.

3.

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING
The integrated web-based ITTO Online Monitoring System (OLMS) has been developed with the aim
to conduct more efficient monitoring and evaluation and more effective overall project management. It
allows for systematic interaction between the Executing Agency Project Coordinators and the ITTO
Project Managers and establishes an electronic database of projects with a complete dossier ofproject related documentation and information including Project Document, Project Agreement,
Technical Reports, Monitoring Mission Reports, PSC/PTC Reports, NOL requests, Financial
Statements and Cash Flow information. The system has been (and will continue to be) continually
updated and fine-tuned to reflect technical developments and comments received from system users,
including Executing Agencies and Project Managers. Technical assistance is provided by the systemdevelopers (Brainweb Solutions Co., Campinas, Brazil). The use of the OLMS is now mandatory for all
ITTO projects. After translation of the system into Spanish and French, a new layout following thelayout of the ITTO website has been implemented in early 2011 for easier navigation and to enhanceuser-friendliness.
Following the development and completion of the ‘Monitoring Protocols’ (MP) for the four active TPs
on CFME, REDDES, TFLET and TMT in 2010, the format of proposals submitted under the Thematic
Programmes was amended to reflect this development. An additional section was requested from all
proposals submitted under the TP 1st Cycle 2011. Besides a section elaborating on the proposal’s
conformity with the respective Thematic Programme deliverables (referring to the Thematic
Programmes Document, TPD), all proposals had to address the association of the expected project
results with the respective TP Monitoring Protocol including Means of Verification.

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4.

TP Calls for Proposals
The 1st Cycle 2011
The 1st Cycle 2011 Call for Proposals was launched on 25 February 2011 for REDDES and TMT. The
deadline for receipt of proposals under the cycle was 22 April 2011. By the deadline, 42 eligible
proposals were received from 21 member countries and the ITTO Secretariat, seeking a total of US$
15,725,260.
Under REDDES, 37 proposals were received from 19 member countries (Brazil, Cameroon, China,
Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Togo) and the ITTO Secretariat, seeking a total of
USD 14.510.686. The proposals included 23 project proposals, 6 small-project proposals and 8 preproject proposals.
Under TMT, five proposals were received from four member countries (Austria, Ghana, Guatemala,
Guyana) and the ITTO Secretariat, seeking a total of USD 1.214.574. The proposals included 3
project proposals, 1 small-project proposal and 1 pre-project proposal.
All proposals were subject to the established three-step review process applied under the TPs,
including: proposal screening for compliance with the requirements under the Spring Cycle;
 technical pre-appraisal by the ITTO Secretariat;
 expert review by the members of the respective Thematic Programme Advisory Committee(TPAC).
Based on the Secretariat pre-appraisal and the TPAC expert review, the ITTO Executive Director
gave conditional approval for funding to seventeen proposals, that is fourteen under REDDES andthree under TMT. Final approval was given after reviewer comments had been addressed andproperly integrated into revised proposals. The approved proposals are listed in Table 1. The total
funding allocation under the 1st Cycle 2011 is US$ 4,875,003, divided into US$ 4,134,251 under
REDDES and US$ 740,752 under TMT. The activities are currently getting underway.
Table 1. TP 1st Cycle 2011 approved proposals (REDDES, TMT)
REDDES 1st Cycle 2011 Allocation
Project ID
Submitted
by*Togo
Rehabilitation and restoration of residual
RED-PD
031/11 Rev.1 forests and arid savannah lands in the Akpéand Akama valleys(F)
Peru
Value adding to environmental services from
RED-PD
033/11 Rev.2 managed forests belonging to sevencommunities in the Ucayali region(F)
Malaysia
Reducing forest degradation and emissions
RED-PD
037/11 Rev.2 through sustainable forest management(SFM) in peninsular Malaysia(F)
MyanmarCapacity building for developing REDD+
RED-PD038/11 Rev.3 activities in the context of sustainable forest
management(F)
Thailand
Improving the quality and coverage of the
RED-SPD
039/11 Rev.1 estimates of carbon stocks in Thailand's
forests and trees outside forest: Phase I(F)
Honduras/
Designing a Programme for Capacity Building
RED-PPD
Guatemala041/11 Rev.2 and Meaningful Stakeholder Participation in
Forest Governance and REDD+ in Honduras(F)
and Guatemala
MexicoEnvironmental assessment and economic
RED-PD
045/11 Rev.2 valuation of ecosystem services provided bycoastal forests (mangrove forests, flood(M)forests, rain forests and scrub forests on

ITTO
Funding$478,894

Project
Total$773,349$415,384$654,965$590,922$864,622$571,890$645,692$113,373$158,279$144,650$170,320$470,682$871,825/...

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RED-PPD
050/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-PPD
051/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-SPD
055/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-PA
056/11 Rev.1(F)

RED-SPD
058/11 Rev.2(F)
RED-PD
064/11 Rev.2(F)

RED-PA
069/11 Rev.1(F)

dunes) and their agricultural replacement
systems on the central coastal plain of
Veracruz, Mexico
Participatory development, conservation andrehabilitation of degraded forest areas in the
Bamboutos Mountain chain, West Cameroon
Contribution to the implementation of REDD
mechanisms by enhancing the participation of
stakeholders in sustainable forest
management in Cameroon
Integrating sustainable livelihoods,
environmental mortgages, and science-based
reforestation for tangible forest conservation
change in the Ecuadorian Chocó
Strengthening the capacity of ITTO producer
countries in Africa in generating anddisseminating scientific information on
Reducing Deforestation and Forest
Degradation and Enhancing Environmental
Services from Forests
Developing REDD+ES in the Brazilian
Atlantic Rain Forest
Promoting Local Community Initiative on the
Rehabilitation of Mangrove Ecosystem with
Demonstration Activities in Bintan Island to
Reduce further Deforestation and Forest
Degradation
Quantifying the REDD+ effect of ITTO
projects

Cameroon$73,613$93,713

Cameroon$81,864$100,864

Ecuador$149,922$207,744

ITTO$253,120$348,120

Brazil$142,110$164,610

Indonesia$504,317$555,887

ITTO$143,510$143,510

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011 Allocation Total

Project ID
TMT-PD004/11 Rev.2(M)
TMT-PD006/11 Rev.3(M)
TMT-PA
007/11 Rev.1(I)

TMT 1st Cycle 2011 Allocation
Title
Submitted
by*GuatemalaStrengthening of the forest information
system of Guatemala to improve market andtrade transparency and decision-making in
the forest sector.
GuyanaStrengthening market information systems toenhance trade and market intelligence in theforest sector of Guyana
ITTO
Methodological Development for Life Cycle
Analysis of Tropical Wood Products to
Improve their Competitiveness inInternational Markets
TMT 1st Cycle 2011 Allocation Total$4,134,251

ITTO
Funding$359,716

Project
Total$656,562$320,920$420,820$60,116$60,116$740,752* in alphabetical order by submitting country

The activities are currently getting underway.

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5.

Thematic Programme Financing
Subsequent to the pledges made during the 46th ITTC, no further pledges to the Thematic
Programmes were received during 2011. The financing status of the Thematic Programmes by
programme is as follows:
TFLET:The pledges received under TFLET amount to US$ 6,481,711 or 43,21 % of the programme total(US$ 15 million) envisaged for the programme pilot phase, leaving a balance sought of US$
8,518,289 or 56.79 %. TFLET donors include the Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland,
USA, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Norway, Republic of Korea and the Japan Lumber
Importers Association.
TP

TFLET

ITTC approved
indicative
budget$ 15,000,000

Total
PledgesRemaining
Balance

Donors$ 6,481,711$ 8,518,289(100%)(43,21%)(56,79%)Netherlands, Japan, UK,
Switzerland, USA, Germany,
Australia, New Zealand, Finland,
Norway, Republic of Korea.
Japan Lumber Importers
Association

A total of US$ 5,966,652 has been committed under TFLET, leaving an amount available forallocation of US$ 515,059.
a) Pledges$ 6,481,711b) Committed$ 5,966,652c) Available for
Allocation (a – b)
$ 515,059

The amount remaining available for allocation to proposals under TFLET (US$ 515,059) is notconsidered sufficient to launch another call for proposals under the programme before new pledges
have been received.
REDDES:
The pledges received under REDDES amount to US$ 9,232,742 or 51.29 % of the programme total(US$ 18 million) envisaged for the programme pilot phase, leaving a balance sought of US$
8,767,258 US$ or 48.71 %. Programme Donors include Norway, Japan, Switzerland and the USA.
TP

REDDES

ITTC approved
indicative
budget$ 18,000,000

Total
PledgesRemaining
Balance$ 9,232,742$ 8,767,258(100%)(51.29%)(48.71%)

DonorsNorway, Japan, Switzerland,USA

A total of US$ 8,353,616 has been committed under REDDES, leaving an amount available forallocation of US$ 879,126.
a) Pledges$ 9,232,742b) Committed$ 8,353,616c) Available for
Allocation (a – b)
$ 879,126

The amount remaining available for allocation to proposals under REDDES (US$ 879,126) is notconsidered sufficient to launch another call for proposals under the programme before new pledges
have been received.
CFME:

/...

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The pledges received under CFME amount to US$ 1,100,000 or 11.00 % of the programme total(US$ 10 million) envisaged for the programme pilot phase, leaving a balance sought of US$
8,900,000 US$ or 89.00 %. Programme Donors include Japan, USA, Switzerland, Norway andSweden.
TP

CFME

ITTC approved
indicative
budget$ 10,000,000

Total
PledgesRemaining
Balance$ 1,100,000$ 8,900,000(100%)(11,00%)(89,00%)

DonorsJapan, USA, Switzerland,
Norway, Sweden

A total of US$ 1,000,524 has been committed under CFME, leaving an amount available forallocation of US$ 99,476.
a) Pledges$ 1,100,000b) Committed$ 1,000,524c) Available for
Allocation (a – b)
$ 99,476

The amount remaining available for allocation to proposals under CFME (US$ 99,476) is notconsidered sufficient to launch another call for proposals under the programme before new pledges
have been received.
TMT:
The pledges received under TMT amount to US$ 1,200,000 or 24.00 % of the programme total (US$
5 million) envisaged for the programme pilot phase, leaving a balance sought of US$ 3,800,000 US$
or 76.00 %. Programme Donors include Switzerland, USA, Japan and Finland.
TP

TMT

ITTC approved
indicative
budget$ 5,000,000

Total
PledgesRemaining
Balance$ 1,200,000$ 3,800,000(100%)(24,00%)(76,00%)

Donors

Switzerland, USA, Japan and
Finland

A total of US$ 926,752 has been committed under TMT, leaving an amount available for allocation of
US$ 273,248a) Pledges$ 1,200,000b) Committed$ 926,752c) Available for
Allocation (a – b)
$ 273,248

The amount remaining available for allocation to proposals under TMT (US$ 273,248) is notconsidered sufficient to launch another call for proposals under the programme before new pledges
have been received.
IDE:
No pledges or expressions of interest have been received yet under the Thematic Programme on
Industry Development and Efficiency
TP

IDE

ITTC approved
indicative
budget$ 10,000,000(100%)

Total
PledgesRemaining
Balancenone$ 10,000,000

Donorsnone(100%)

Recalling Decision 9(XLIV) to urge members to contribute to the Thematic Programmes
Sub-Account to initiate implementation of the thematic programmes, the Council may wish
to re-emphasize the urgent need for additional financial pledges to initiate and implement
ALL thematic programmes.

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6.

Outreach Activities
General information on the Thematic Progamme is available through the ITTO website(http://www.itto.int/en/thematic_programme_general/). The site provides general information on the
ITTO Thematic Programmes including the Thematic Programme Profiles (TPP), Thematic
Programme Documents (TPD), Monitoring Protocols (MP), summary information on approved
projects, information on calls for proposals as well as links to relevant ITTO Manuals and otherdocumentation relevant for the preparation of proposals. The Thematic Programme Brochureproduced in 2010 has been published in English, French and Spanish and is distributed atworkshops, meetings and/or conferences. Furthermore a poster on the TPs has been produced.
ITTO staff members routinely refer to the Thematic Programmes during meetings and inpresentations and provide TP information and/or updates as appropriate. Visits to (potential) TP
donors included the Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Environment), UK (Department of International Development, DFID), Germany (BMELV)and Spain (Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Climate Change Bureau)
Information on the Thematic Programmes was presented at various meetings and conferences,including (among others):
 International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: Experienced andOpportunities for Asia in a Changing Context, Lombok, Indonesia, 11-15 July 2011
 Tropical Forest Summit, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 31 May – 1 June 2011
 5th International Wildland Fire Conference, Sun City, South Africa, 9-13 May 2011 International Technical Seminar on REDD+ (FFPRI), Tokyo, Japan, 16-17 February 2011
 UNFF-9 / Side Event Workshop on Community-based Approaches to Sustainable Forest
Management (SFM), New York City, USA, 3 February 2011
 UNFCCC COP16 (ITTO side event on ‘REDD+: Environmental services and private sector
participation’) Cancun, Mexico, 2 December 2010
 CBD COP10 (ITTO side event on Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Forests), Nagoya, Japan,
22 October 20107.

Concluding Remarks
The Thematic Programmes continue to receive a very positive feedback from the ITTO member
countries, which is reflected in the numbers of member country inquiries and proposals received. The
TP pilot phase will now enter its third and final year, by which four out of the five approved Thematic
Programmes approved by the Council have been launched and had at least one call for proposals.
The Thematic Programme on Industry Development and Efficiency (IDE) has not received any
pledges yet. Out of the estimated total funding envisaged for the pilot phase (US$ 58 million), theamount of US$ 18,014,453 or 31.06% has been pledged across all TPs. The pledges have allowed
for the launch of four calls for proposal cycles, that is: 1) the Spring Cycle 2009 under REDDES and
TFLET and formally launching the TP pilot phase; 2) the Autumn Cycle 2009 under REDDES and
TFLET; 3) the Spring Cycle 2010 under CFME, TFLET and TMT; and 4) the 1st Cycle 2011 under
REDDES and TMT. The four calls have attracted 100 proposals (REDDES: 60; TFLET: 24; CFME: 9;
TMT: 7) out of which 43 have been approved for funding, representing a financial commitment of
US$12,946,475. Divided by region and country this results in nine projects in four African countries,
fourteen projects in six Asia-Pacific countries, thirteen projects in eight Latin America countries andseven others (ITTO Secretariat, Germany) as shown in Table 2. Furthermore 8 proposals with afinancial commitment of US$ 2,858,149 receive funding under the TFLET pre-cursor. This results in
51 projects with a total commitment of US$ 15,804,624. Table 3 provides an overview of the TP
funded projects by proposal cycle.
The funding pledged so far for the TP pilot phase has allowed to already address a substantial
spectrum of Thematic Programme Outputs, albeit partially, as defined in the Thematic Programme/...

ITTC(XLVII)/9Page 8Documents. However, the funds remaining for allocation under CFME, REDDES, TFLET and TMT do
not permit the launch of another call for proposals. New funding is needed to more comprehensively
address the defined outputs in pursuit of achieving the programmatic objectives and to enable ITTO
to launch the fifth approved Thematic Programme on Industry Development and Efficiency (IDE).
Pursuant to Decision 9(XLIV) the effectiveness of the pilot operation of the Thematic Programmes is
expected to be reviewed and evaluated in 2012 and an activity has been included into the Draft
Biennial Work Programme for 2012-2013 [Decision 9(XXXIV), Item 13(b) of the Provisional Agenda,
Activity 12]

Table 2. Number of TP funded proposals by programme, region and country

Country/Region
Cameroon
DRC
Ghana
Togo
Africa Total
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
PNG
ThailandAsia Pacific Total
BrazilColombia
EcuadorGuatemala
GuyanaHonduras/Guatemala
MexicoPeru
Latin America Total
TFLET pre-cursor
Germany
ITTO Secretariat
Others Total

TFLET
2
1
3
1
2

1
4

REDDES
2
1
1
1
5
1
3
1
1
1
7
2

CFME

TMT

1
1
1

1
1
3

1
1

2
8
1
1 (+8)
10 (+8)

1
1
1
1
1
2
9

3
3
24

1
1

2

1
1
5

2
2
4

Fundedproposals
4
1
3
1
9
2
6
1
1
1
3
14
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
13
8
1
6
7 (+8)
43 (+8)FundingUS$823,565
476,820
970,984
478,894
2,750,263
471,096
2,536,865
590,922571,890122,040
201,447
4,494,260
1,266,894
91.498
149,922
1,005,135
721,600
144,650
470,682
771,9034,622,284
2,858,149
175,742903,926
3,937,817
15,804,624

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Table 3: TP approved projects by proposal cycle

Project ID
PP-A/43-193
PP-A/43-194

SubmittedbyUnder BWP
2008/2009
Under BWP
2008/2009

TFLET pre-cursor approved projects
Title

ITTO
Funding$ 300,000

Project
Total$ 300,000$ 600,000$ 600,000

Provide technical assistance for selected poor local/indigenous
communities to formulate project proposals for submission to
ITTO for management of forests and sustainable timber
production
Global assessment of the status of tropical forest tenure withidentification of trends and implications for investment andmanagement, and for convening an expert workshop on
Tropical Forest Tenure and Business Models, including
formulation of a project to assist Civil Society Organization(s)to set up and operate on a pilot basis a remote sensing system
to detect illegal logging activities in areas known to be criticallyaffected by such activities
Promotion of Sustainable Management of African Forests(ITTO/ATO)$ 100,000$ 100,000$ 200,000$ 200,000$ 544,070$ 591,070

Peru

Verifying the Legality of Timber Forest Products in Peru

$ 79,844$ 79,844

Enhance capacity of small and medium size enterprises to
produce and trade timber from legally and sustainable source
Promote trade in tropical timber and tropical timber products
from sustainably managed and legally harvested sources

PP-A/43-200

Under BWP
2008/2009

PP-A/43-202

Under BWP
2008/2009

PD 124/01
Rev.2 (M)Phase II –Stage 2
PPD 138/07
Rev.1 (M)PD 449/07
Rev.2 (M,I)

AfricaPNG

Enhancing Forest Law Enforcement in Papua New Guinea$ 473,040$ 473,040

PD 493/07
Rev.1 (F)Cambodia$ 561,195$ 561,195

TFL-PPD
005/09 Rev.1(F)

ThailandStrengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement andGovernance (Cambodia)
TFLET Spring Cycle 2009 approved projects
Strengthening the capacity of local communities of Chaiyapum
Province (Thailand) to manage community forest$56,970

78,678

TFL-PPD
001/09 Rev.2(M)
TFL-PD003/09 Rev.2(M)
TFL-SPD
007/09 Rev.1(M)

Colombia$91,498

122,598$365,526

418,626

Ghana

Strengthening the capacity of small-medium enterprises in
Ghana to produce and trade in timber products from legal andsustainable sources$163,039

180,704

TFL-PD
010/09 Rev.1(M)

Indonesia

Strengthening the capacity of related stakeholders in Java on
implementing new Indonesian TLAS

$474,163

555,163

TFL-PD
014/09 Rev.1(M)

Cameroon

Reduction of illegal logging through better governance ofcommunity forests in the Lom et Djerem Division, East region,
Cameroon
TFLET Spring Cycle 2010 approved projects$302,562

355,562

TFL-PD
017/09 Rev.2
(M)

China

Equipping small and medium sized forestry enterprises in
China for procurement of tropical timber from legal andsustainably managed forests$322,056$505,036

TFL-PD019/10 Rev.2(M)
TFL-PPD
023/10 Rev.1(F)
TFL-PPD
024/10 Rev.2(M)

Indonesia

Developing collaborative management in the Cibodas
Biosphere Reserve, West Java Indonesia$496,670$591,278

Germany

Development and implementation of a species identificationand timber tracking system in Africa with DNA fingerprints andstable isotopes
Improvement of forest law enforcement at the national level topromote forest governance in Guatemala$175,742$198,242$563,339$804,419

Cameroon

Guatemala

TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009 approved projects
Implementing and promoting sustainable forest management
through formulation of an action plan for improved forest law
enforcement and governance in Colombia
Improving governance and transparency of timber harvests
and trade in Cameroon/...

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Project ID
RED-A 004/09
Rev.1 (F)

Submitted
by
ITTO

RED-PD 005/09
Rev.2 (F)GuyanaRED-PPD
006/09 Rev.2(F)
RED-PD 007/09
Rev.2 (F)

Guatemala

RED-SPD009/09 Rev.2(F)

Indonesia

RED-PD 018/09
Rev.1 (F)Peru

RED-SPD
020/09 Rev.1(F)
RED-A 023/09
Rev.1 (F)

China

RED-PD 026/09
Rev.1 (F)

Ghana

RED-PD 029/09
Rev.1 (F)BrazilIndonesia

DRC

REDDES Spring Cycle 2009 approved projects
Title
Building a voluntary carbon marketing scheme to promotesustainable forest management
REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009 approved projects
Strengthening Guyana's capacity to manage forest resourcesand environmental services through resources assessmentand monitoring changes in deforestation and degradation
Local REDDES programme for development and addressing
climate change in Guatemala: Building social processes frorsustainability
Enhancing forest carbon stock to reduce emission fromdeforestation and degradation through sustainable forest
management (SFM) initiatives in Indonesia
Promoting the partnership efforts to reduce emission fromdeforestation and forest degradation of tropical peatland insouth Sumatra through the enhancement of conservation andrestoration activities
Sustainable forest management and utilization of ecosystemservices in forests managed by the Ese'Eja naïve community inInfierno, Peru
Development and demonstration on scheme of payment forenvironmental services (PES) derived from degraded andsecondary tropical production forests in China.
Technical Support for the Development of a National Forest
Inventory in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assess
carbon stocks and changes in carbon stocks of forest land
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
through collaborative management with local communities
Monitoring deforestation, logging and land use change in the
Pan Amazonian Forest - PANAMAZON II

ITTO
Funding$97,180

Project
Total$97,180$400,680$540,880$82,080$177,660$447,071$539,617$149,493$181,287$356,519$523,319$149,040$203,040$476,820$510,220$658,716$760,408$1,124,784$6,262,784$478,894$773,349

st

REDDES 1 Cycle 2011 approved projects
Rehabilitation and restoration of residual forests and arid
savannah lands in the Akpé and Akama valleys

RED-PD 031/11
Rev.1 (F)

Togo

RED-PD 033/11
Rev.2 (F)

Peru

Value adding to environmental services from managed forests
belonging to seven communities in the Ucayali region$415,384$654,965

RED-PD 037/11
Rev.2 (F)Malaysia

Reducing forest degradation and emissions throughsustainable forest management (SFM) in peninsular Malaysia$590,922$864,622

RED-PD 038/11
Rev.3 (F)

MyanmarCapacity building for developing REDD+ activities in thecontext of sustainable forest management$571,890$645,692

RED-SPD
039/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-PPD
041/11 Rev.2(F)
RED-PD 045/11
Rev.2 (M)Thailand

Improving the quality and coverage of the estimates of carbon
stocks in Thailand's forests and trees outside forest: Phase I$113,373$158,279

Honduras/
Guatemala$144,650$170,320$470,682$871,825

RED-PPD
050/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-PPD
051/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-SPD
055/11 Rev.1(F)

Cameroon

Designing a Programme for Capacity Building and Meaningful
Stakeholder Participation in Forest Governance and REDD+ in
Honduras and Guatemala
Environmental assessment and economic valuation of
ecosystem services provided by coastal forests (mangrove
forests, flood forests, rain forests and scrub forests on dunes)
and their agricultural replacement systems on the central
coastal plain of Veracruz, Mexico
Participatory development, conservation and rehabilitation of
degraded forest areas in the Bamboutos Mountain chain, West
CameroonContribution to the implementation of REDD mechanisms byenhancing the participation of stakeholders in sustainable
forest management in Cameroon
Integrating sustainable livelihoods, environmental mortgages,
and science-based reforestation for tangible forest
conservation change in the Ecuadorian Chocó$73,613$93,713$81,864$100,864$149,922$207,744

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Project ID
RED-PA 056/11
Rev.1 (F)

Submitted
by
ITTO

RED-SPD
058/11 Rev.2(F)
RED-PD 064/11
Rev.2 (F)Brazil

RED-PA 069/11
Rev.1 (F)ITTO

Project ID
CFM-PD 001/10
Rev.1 (F)Indonesia

SubmittedbyIndonesia

REDDES 1 Cycle 2011 approved projects (cont.)
Title
Strengthening the capacity of ITTO producer countries in Africa
in generating and disseminating scientific information on
Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation andEnhancing Environmental Services from Forests
Developing REDD+ES in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Promoting Local Community Initiative on the Rehabilitation ofMangrove Ecosystem with Demonstration Activities in Bintan
Island to Reduce further Deforestation and Forest Degradation
Quantifying the REDD+ effect of ITTO projects

CFME Spring Cycle 2010 approved projects
Title
Strengthening capacity of stakeholders for the development ofcommunity-based plantation forest at 3 selected areas inIndonesia

ITTO
Funding$253,120

Project
Total$348,120$142,110$146,610$504,317$555,887$143,510$143,510

ITTO
Funding$465,151

Project
Total$553,711

CFM-PPD
005/10 Rev.1(M)
CFM-PPD
006/10 Rev.1(F)
CFM-SPD
007/10 Rev.1(F)

Thailand

Increasing access to markets and capital for teak plantation
smallholders in Thailand$31,104$53,904

PNG

Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in
CFM and REDD schemes within four pilot areas of PNG$122,040$156,040

Ghana$149,229$290,079

CFM-PA 009/10
Rev.2 (F)ITTO

Enrichment of young forest plantations with selected NTFPs forlivelihood improvement and support of forest fringe
communities in Atwima Mponua District of Ghana, in order tosecure and protect the resources on a sustainable forest
management basis
International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance andSmall and Medium Forest Enterprises with Focus in the Asia
Pacific$ 200,000$ 200.000

ITTO
Funding$150,000

Project
Total$150,000$359,716$656,562

Project ID
TMT-SPD
002/10 Rev.1(M)

Submitted
by
ITTO

TMT Spring Cycle 2010 approved projects
Title
Improving resilience of the tropical timber sector to the impactsof global and regional economic and financial crises
TMT 1st Cycle 2011 approved projects
Strengthening of the forest information system of Guatemala toimprove market and trade transparency and decision-making in
the forest sector.

TMT-PD 004/11
Rev.2 (M)

Guatemala

TMT-PD 006/11
Rev.3 (M)GuyanaStrengthening market information systems to enhance tradeand market intelligence in the forest sector of Guyana$320,920$420,820

TMT-PA 007/11
Rev.1 (I)ITTO

Methodological Development for Life Cycle Analysis of Tropical
Wood Products to Improve their Competitiveness inInternational Markets$60,116$60,116/...

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Enhance capacity of small and medium size enterprises to produce and trade timber from legally andsustainable source
Project number: Activity PP-A/43-193
Project country: Global
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 300,000
US$ 300,000

Submitted by: Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity ref. 12
Implementing
ITTO
agencies:
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:
Assist countries in developing initiatives that will enhance capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises to
produce and trade timber from legal and sustainable sources with the aim of promoting progress towards
sustainable forest management, verifiable legality and certification.
Progress:

Review and updating of the procedures, guidelines and criteria for selecting civil society/private sector
partnership proposals previously applied to include the new element of verifiable legality.



Five (5) partnership proposals were received and duly assessed by the ITTO Secretariat. Subsequently,
three (3) proposals were selected and approved by the Executive Director for funding and implementation
as follows:

Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF)/PT Suka Jaya Makmur (PTSJM)[Indonesia]
29.05.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and partnership.
05.06.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$45,000.00 disbursed to partnership.
20.12.2009
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
06.01.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$40,000.00 disbursed to partnership.
22.11.2010
Final report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
16.12.2010
Presentation on the partnership made at Forty-sixth Session of ITTC.
01.04.2011
Third and final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$3,200.00 disbursed to partnership;
activity completed.
The Forest Trust (TFT)/Manejo Florestal e Pretacão de Servicos Ltda (MAFLOPS)[Brazil]
25.09.2009
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
09.10.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and partnership.
30.10.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$45,000.00 disbursed to partnership.
03.12.2010
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
17.03.2011
Submission of report including financial report and request for termination of activity.
14.04.2011
TFT requested to return unspent ITTO funds of US$43,298.00.
The Foundation for People and Community Development (FPCD)/Innovision (PNG) Ltd (IPNGL)[Papua New
Guinea].
25.09.2009
07.10.2009
14.10.2009
25.04.2010
30.04.2010
16.12.2010

Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and partnership.
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$45,000.00 disbursed to partnership.
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$40,000.00 disbursed to partnership.
Presentation on partnership made at Forty-sixth Session of ITTC.

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17.01.2011
23.02.2011

Final report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
Third and final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$3,495.00 disbursed to partnership;
activity completed.

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Promote trade in tropical timber and tropical timber products from sustainably managed and legally
harvested sources
Project number: Activity PP-A/43-194
Project country: Global
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 600,000
US$ 600,000

Submitted by: Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme for 2008-2009, Activity ref. 13
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:This activity is divided into two components namely (a) establishment and operation of a web-based
information system and (b) development of timber tracking systems. It is included in the ITTO Biennial Work
Programme 2008-2009 in a reverse sequence of the two components and a planned commencement of
implementation during the second half of 2008. The objectives of the activity are to be achieved principally
through the establishment and maintenance of a website containing relevant information on legally andsustainably produced timber and providing ITTO funding of approved proposals from private sector forest
companies operating in ITTO producer and developing consumer member countries to develop innovative(paperless) timber tracking systems using commercially available hardware and software, building upon theexperience gained from previous work on ITTO pilot schemes on the feasibility of adopting timber tracking
systems under the ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2006-2007. The approved funding of US$300,000.00 forcomponent (b) of the activity at the Forty-third Session of the ITTC in November 2007 will enable ITTO to
support six proposals, two for each of the three producing regions at a maximum amount of US$44,247.00 foreach approved proposal.

Progress:
Component (a)
1.
2.
3.

Conceptualization, determination of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of options to be finalized for
implementation in 2009.
Invitations sent out in March 2009 to relevant NGOs to submit proposals for consideration by the ITTO
Secretariat.
Selection of the proposal from The Forest Trust (TFT) by the Executive Director in May 2009.

The Forest Trust
18.06.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by TFT and ITTO.
24.06.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$135,000.00 disbursed by TFT.
08.09.2009
First progress report submitted by TFT to the Secretariat.
19.02.2010
Submission of mid-term progress report by TFT to the Secretariat.
12.05.2010
Submission of Interim Financial Report by TFT to the Secretariat.
04.06.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$110,000.00 disbursed to TFT.
14.07.2011
Draft final report submitted by TFT to the Secretariat.
Component (b)4.
5.

Review and updating of procedures, guidelines and criteria for selecting proposals previously applied
under the ITTO pilot schemes on the feasibility of adopting timber tracking systems.
Posting an invitation for the submission of proposals on innovative timber tracking systems to private
sector forest companies operating in ITTO producer and developing consumer member countries on
ITTO website on 23 October 2008. The invitation indicates a maximum amount of ITTO funding of
US$44,247.00 for each approved proposal and requests proposals not exceeding five pages containing
the purpose and goals, methodology, intended outputs and impacts, key activities to be carried out,

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7.

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duration, budget by activity and sources including counterpart funding if it exceeds US$44,247.00 andworkplan
Similar invitations have been disseminated to the ITTO official contact points in member countries on 27
October 2008 and through the Tropical Timber Market Report, the Tropical Forest Update, the ITTO
Trade Advisory Group (TAG) and the ITTO Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG)
As of 31 December 2009, eight (8) proposals were received and assessed by the ITTO Secretariat

Green Gold Forestry Ltd. (GGF)[Peru]
11.05.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
20.05.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
16.04.2010
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
22.04.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
15.12.2010
Presentation made at the Forty-fourth Session of CEM, 2010.
P.T. Seng Fong Moulding Perkasa (PTSFMP)[Indonesia]
28.08.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
02.09.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
22.12.2009
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
05.01.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
06.04.2010
Final report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
15.12.2010
Presentation made at the Forty-fourth Session of CEM 2010.
Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL)[Guyana]
28.06.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
01.07.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
Industries forestières de Batalimo (IFB)[Central African Republic]
08.03.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
11.03.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
Furniture Exports (PNG) Ltd. (FEL)[Papua New Guinea]
22.04.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
26.04.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
23.08.2011
Mid-term progress report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
25.08.2011
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
John Bitar & Co. Ltd. (JBCL)[Ghana]26.11.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
06.12.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.
23.07.2011
Final report submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
15.08.2011
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000.00 disbursed to company.

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Provide technical assistance for selected poor local/indigenous communities to formulate project
proposals for submission to ITTO for management of forests and sustainable timber production
Project number: PP-A/43-200
Project country: Global
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 100,000
US$ 100,000

Submitted by: Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity ref. 15 (a)Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 12 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:This activity is included in the ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009 with a planned commencement of
implementation during the first half of 2008.
The activity will provide a maximum of US$20,000.00 to up to five communities to prepare, in collaboration
with relevant national agencies, project proposals to improve forest management and the marketing of forest
goods for submission to ITTO or other relevant funding bodies. As part of this activity, project proposals will
be submitted to ITTO and other funding agencies by forest-dependent communities.
Consultants have been engaged in early 2009, in order to assist the forest-based communities to develop up
to five project proposals.
Progress:
A consultant was engaged in the preparation of a pre-project proposal in Thailand, a small project proposal in
Guatemala and a project proposal in Cameroon. The pre-project proposal in Thailand was submitted to the
ITTO Secretariat and subsequently approved by the Executive Director for funding and implementation underthe ITTO TFLET Thematic Programme. The small project proposal in Guatemala was submitted to the ITTO
Secretariat and had been returned to the submitter for revision. The project proposal in Cameroon has notbeen submitted to the ITTO Secretariat for approval and funding under the ITTO TFLET Thematic
Programme.
The Secretariat has yet to receive the submission of the revised small project proposal from Guatemala aswell as the project proposal from Cameroon.

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Global assessment of the status of tropical forest tenure with identification of trends and implications
for investment and management, and for convening an expert workshop on Tropical Forest Tenure
and Business Models, including formulation of a project to assist Civil Society Organization(s) to set
up and operate on a pilot basis a remote sensing system to detect illegal logging activities in areas
known to be critically affected by such activities
Project number: PP-A/43-202
Project country: Global
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 200,000
US$ 200,000

Submitted by: Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity 15c
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: Activity under the 2008/2009 BWP
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:
The task refers to Activity 15c of ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009.
Progress:
The workshop was successfully held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 25-29 May 2009 co-organized with various
partners including the Government of Cameroon, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), FAO, IUCN, CIFOR,
InterCooperation, the Global Alliance for Community Forestry and ICRAF. ITTO sponsored two participantsfrom each of its member countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, being one from Government and one from Civil
Society or Local Community Organizations.
The Conference results were presented during the 45th ITTC held in Yokohama in 9-14 November 2009.
The Government of Netherlands put as a condition for financing that “... serious efforts are being made that as
an outcome of the Conference one or more NGO's will be supported in a project to set up and operate on apilot basis a remote sensing system to detect illegal logging activities in areas know to be critically affected bysuch activities". In this regard, an expert in remote sensing with previous experience in Africa was hired andsupported interested civil society organization(s) in the region in the development of a project proposal toenhance their activities in forest law compliance in critical areas of West Africa.
The project proposal has been prepared and submitted by Ghana, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire to the ITTO 39th
Expert Panel which convened in February 2010 for appraisal. After comments from the Expert Panel, theproposing countries submitted a revised proposal for assessment of the 41st EP on February 2011, and it will
be open for funding thereafter.
The Activity can be considered as successfully completed.

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Promotion of Sustainable Management of African Forests (ITTO/ATO)
Project number: Pd 124/01 Rev.2 (M) Phase II Stage 2
Project country: Africa
Budget: Total:

US$ 544,070

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 544,070

ATO

US$ 47,000

Submitted by: ITTO/ATO
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:This project is designed to assist ten ITTO African member countries (all of which are also members of theAfrican Timber Organization - ATO) to implement the harmonized ITTO/ATO Principles, Criteria and Indicators(PCI) for the Sustainable Management of African Tropical Forests. The specific objectives of the Project areto establish key elements of adequate capacity to implement ATO/ITTO PCI at national level in the African
member countries of ITTO and for effective regional-level cooperation through ATO to support individual
Member countries to implement the ATO/ITTO PCI. It involves extensive capacity building in ten member
countries and within ATO itself. The project has been divided into three phases, with the first and second
phases split again into two stages each to facilitate funding.
Progress:
The project was reported as completed to the Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence(Document CEM-CFI(XLIV)/2).
Funding (US$500,000) for Stage 1 of Phase III was approved at the Forty-sixth ITTC Session. The revised
workplan and budget for Phase III Stage 1 incorporating the above aspects are available on request from theSecretariat (French only).

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Verifying the Legality of Timber Forest Products in Peru
Project number: PPD 138/07 Rev.1 (M)Project country: Peru
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 79,844
US$ 79,844

Submitted by: Government of Peru
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 9 months (planned)
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:This pre-project was approved and financed by the ITTC at its Forty-fourth Session in November 2008. The
development objective of the pre-project is to contribute to the consolidation of the system of forest
concessions for timber production purposes in Peru by establishing favourable conditions to ensure that the
Peruvian products that reach the international market can demonstrate their legal origin from sustainably
managed forests. The specific objective of the pre-project is to design and test a pilot system for the
traceability of Peruvian export timber, while assessing the status of the export chain and identifying therequirements for the implementation of the traceability system as well as institutional and budgetaryrequirements for the voluntary implementation of the system by national companies, to be reflected in a
project proposal.
Progress:
The aim of the pre-project was to promote voluntary chain-of-custody networks and generate competitive
forest products on the basis of socially and environmentally sound practices. To this end, the pre-projectassessed and validated instruments that will help develop trust among producers towards ensuring thesustainability and legality of tropical timber products from Peru.
According to the Completion Report, submitted to ITTO in January 2011, outputs were achieved as follows:

Pilot scheme for timber traceability to guarantee sustainability and legality: output has achieved. The pilot
scheme was implemented involving the tracking of a timber consignment from the Peruvian Amazon to its
destination in the USA. The pilot scheme covered all steps from the authorization of management plans to,harvesting, transportation, primary transformation, issuance of CITES certificates, shipping, and delivery
to the port of destination in USA. The implementation of the pilot scheme also produced the following
results, which have been documented in technical reports:ooooAssessment of Government capabilities in operating a timber traceability scheme (from control
points to issuance of CITES certificates, infrastructure and, technology);
Policy proposals for the promotion of timber traceability systems;
Technological options for traceability systems for tropical forests;
Implementation of experimental timber tracking systems.

The cost-benefit analysis of the pilot scheme indicated that the market was not paying any premium forcertified legal timber and that there is still skepticism about timber tracking systems: Nevertheless,traceability systems could improve productivity and save time in obtaining approvals from the government
for management plans, verification, and issuance of certificates.
The actual cost of developing a pilot timber traceability scheme exceeded the approved budget of the
pre-project. There was a significant increase in counterpart contribution, in particular from the private
sector for items such as duty travel and utilization of technologies.
Relevant reports and presentations concerning the pre-project can be accessed from the pre-project
website www.trazabilidadforestal.com

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A project proposal for the development of feasible timber traceability options in Peru: output achieved, aproject proposal was developed in August 2010 and later submitted by the Government of Peru, to the
ITTO project cycle for the assessment of the 42nd Expert Panel, the proposal entitled PD 621/11 (I)“Traceability of timber produced by forest concessions and native communities in Madre de Dios andUcayali”, received category 2.

The Executing Agency has submitted Technical Reports, Completion Report, Final Financial Audit, and anarticle for TFU.

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Enhancing Forest Law Enforcement in Papua New Guinea
Project number: PD 449/07 Rev.2 (M,I)
Project country: Papua New Guinea
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contributions:

US$ 473,040
US$ 473,040

Submitted by: PNG
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
Summary:This project was approved and financed by the Council at its Forty-third Session in November 2007.
The development objective of this project is to further improve PNG’s sustainable forest management regime
by enhancing forest law enforcement and governance in the forestry sector. The specific objective is toenhance a forest law enforcement regime including products tracking and chain of custody verification
systems, complemented by enhanced training and monitoring, to further support sustainable forest
management in PNG’s forestry sector.
Progress:
19.05.2008
16.12.2009
July 201001.08.2010
01.10.2011
25.02.2011
11.03.2011
15.04.2011
11.05.2011

Project agreement signed by ITTO and Executing Agency.
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$103,000.00 disbursed to Executing Agency.
Problems related to the replacement of project staff and consultants have delayed theimplementation of the project.
After the submission of revised workplan and first Yearly Plan of Operation, theimplementation of project activities commenced.
The first progress report was received but only refleted one month of implementation
The second progress report was received
The first PTC meeting was held in Port Moresby of PNG
The revised second progress report was received
The second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$103,000.00 was disbursed to EA

The following activities have been carried out in the reporting period:









Meetings of the Project Coordinating Committee were held in the Forestry Authority and field trips
were made to inspect project sites of the Cloudy Bay forest operations and work proceeded on the
preparation of the tracking system software, and liaison with stakeholders;
The stakeholder consultation tools, techniques and milestones have been finalized with PNGFA
counterparts for inclusion in the detailed Project Implementation Plan and the Roles &Responsibilities Matrix;
The design of a database to capture timber products flow information has commenced;
The software system to be used for the system under development was prepared to a beta stage.
Field visits were carried out to test the prototype software with the two partner companies, Cloud
Bay Sustainable Forestry Ltd, and Stetten Bay Logging Company Ltd;The field trials of the software assisted greatly, and several enhancements were identified.
Subsequent to the field trials, the software was further developed to a pre-release version;
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) was carried out on the pre-release version of the software. Thiswas done by SGS, PNG FA, CBSF, and SBLC staff. The UAT was carried out on PDA units
purchased as part of the project funding, and also on web versions of the software;
Feedback from the UAT was sent to Helveta Ltd to assist in the refinement of the pre-releasesoftware. A final version of the software was developed, and manuals prepared for release during
the training period to commence in September 2011;
The initial stakeholder consultations were also undertaken leading to the preparation of a Findings
Report. This document provides a sound basis for the drafting of the PNG Timber Legality
Standard, Industry Code-of-Conduct and Stakeholder Monitoring Module.
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Strengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (Cambodia)
Project number: PD 493/07 Rev.1 (F)Project country: Cambodia
Budget: Total:

US$ 561,195

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 561,195

Submitted by: Cambodia
Implementing agencies: ITTO
Duration: 36 months
Financed at: TFLET pre-cursor
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 been completed in December 2007. In order to control
illegal logging, forest clearing an encroachment in Cambodia, the pre-project recommended that appropriate
facilities and equipment should be in place with well qualified trained staff 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 andthe 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 trained in how an effective FLEG operation can benefit the community by protecting their interests,
promote legal forest activities and ensure their legal access to timber and non-timber forest products andservices.
The expected outputs of the project are: improved facilities and staff capabilities, effective monitoring anddocumentation of illegal forest activities, effective judicial processing, and effective extension of measures toall stakeholders. These outputs will contribute directly to the on-going capacity building program of theForestry Administration of Cambodia as a high priority.
Progress:
The project will be reported as completed
Management.(Document CRF (XLV/3))

to

the

Committee

on

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Strengthening the capacity of local communities of the Chaiyaphum Province (Thailand) to manage
community forests
Project number: TFL-PPD 005/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country: Thailand
Budget: Total:

US$ 78,678

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 56,970

Government of Thailand:

US$ 21,708

Submitted by: Government of Thailand
Implementing agencies: Bureau of Community Forest Management of the Royal Forest
Department, Thailand
Duration: 6 months
Financed at: TFLET Spring Cycle 2009
Summary:
The pre-project will develop a project proposal aimed at enhancing forest law enforcement and governanceand strengthening communities’ capacities to use their forests for poverty alleviation in the Chaiyaphum
Province. To ensure an adequate project design, the pre-project will collect necessary baseline informationon community forestry and define clear strategies on how to solve problems inhibiting sound community
forestry development. The development objective of the pre-project is to contribute to the sustainable
development of rural communities of the Chaiyaphum Province through the promotion of law enforcement,
good governance and sustainable management and use of community forests. The specific objective is todevelop a comprehensive project proposal aimed at strengthening the capacity of communities of
Chaiyaphum Province to sustainably manage their forests.
Progress:
There has been a substantial delay in concluding the agreement regulating the implementation of the preproject due to complicated internal procedures of the government of Thailand which requires theendorsement of the Thai Cabinet. It is expected that the pre-project agreement will be duly signed in
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Implementing and promoting sustainable forest management through formulation of an action planfor improved forest law enforcement and governance in Colombia
Project number: TFL-PPD 001/09 Rev.2 (M)Project country: Colombia
Budget: Total:

US$ 122,598

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 91,498

Government of Colombia:

US$ 31,100

Submitted by: Government of Colombia
Implementing agency: Asociación de Corporaciones Autónomas Regionales y de Desarrollo
Sostenible (ASOCARS)[Association of Regional Autonomous Corporations and Sustainable
Development]
Duration: 12 months
Financed at: TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009
Summary:
The pre-project will develop a full project proposal to specify and integrate the problems related to illegal
logging as well as the weaknesses of the forest legislation and the forest management capacity of therelevant institutions, so as to facilitate the future formulation of a strategic action plan for the improvement offorest law enforcement and governance in Colombia.
The pre-project is specifically aimed at analyzing and evaluating policies, programs, management capacity
and the national forest legislation and their compatibility with the policies and sectoral programs andstandards of the agricultural and mining sectors, through a participatory process with relevant stakeholders.
The output of the pre-project will be a sound project proposal developed in cooperation with forest sector
stakeholders.
Progress:
The signing of the pre-project agreement governing the implementation of the pre-project was completed in
September 2010. Subsequently, the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the implementing
agency and the Ministry of Environment, Colombia on the implementation of the pre-project was signed on 14
October 2010.
As of 30 June 2011, eight regional workshops on forest law enforcement have been carried out with a total of259 participants, in the regions of Nariño, Caquetá, Guaviare, Chocó, Antioquia, and Cesar as well asinterviews with 18 Regional Autonomous Corporations. With the input from the workshops and the interviews
an analysis of the current forest legislation has been done. The analysis includes the revision of 36 national
laws; 53 regional laws; 5 national policies, and 12 international treaties. The analysis points out the gapsthat need to be filled for the enforcement of the current forest laws, and highlights the critical points of illegal
activities in terms of harvesting, transportation and surveillance.
At the time of reporting the full project proposal was under preparation.
As for pre-project finances, ITTO has disbursed US$80,000.00, while counterpart contribution is reported at
US$24,350.00
The pre-project is on-track and it is expected that pre-project activities will be concluded by 30 September
2011.

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Improving governance and transparency of timber harvests and trade in Cameroon
Project number: TFL-PD 003/09 Rev.2 (M)Project country: Cameroon
Budget: Total:

US$ 418,626

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 365,526

Traffic International:

US$ 53,100

Submitted by: Government of Cameroon
Implementing agency: Traffic International
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009
Summary:
The project is designed to contribute to the improvement of governance and transparency of timber harvest
and traded in Cameroon and internationally by strengthening the national process for controlling illegal
logging and associated trade in Cameroon in order to contribute to transparency of timber trade in Cameroon
with a view to address the problems of unsustainable timber harvesting, weak forest law enforcement andillegal trade of the country’s timber.
Progress:
The signing of the project agreement governing the implementation of the project was completed on 22
March 2010. Traffic International as the project EA has been working on the preparation of the inception
report, including discussions with its collaborating counterpart, the MINFOF of Cameroon. The first draft ofinception report and a detailed workplan were received on 8 October 2010. Although several revisions havebeen carried out, a number of sections still need improvement and the inception report and the detailed
workplan could not yet be approved. The EA is currently revising the inception report and the detailed
workplan, following the comments and suggestions provided by the ITTO Secretariat. Consequently, no funds
have been transferred yet.

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Strengthening the capacity of small-medium enterprises in Ghana to produce and trade in timber
products from legal and sustainable sources
Project number: TFL-SPD 007/09 Rev.1 (M)Project country: Ghana
Budget: Total:

US$ 180,704

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 163,039

Government of Ghana:

US$ 17,665

Submitted by: Government of Ghana
Implementing agency: Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWC)
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009
Summary:
The project will address the weak capacity of Small Medium Forest Enterprises in forest law enforcement andgovernance in Ghana. The main objective is to strengthen the capacity of SMFEs to produce and trade inlegal timber through the development and implementation of internal wood control system (IWCS) consistent
with legal and sustainable timber trade requirements. At the completion of the project, SMFEs will
demonstrate understanding of the various standards covering Chain of Custody and wood tracking by
documenting and implementing procedures to comply with and monitor compliance with legal timber traderequirements enabling an appreciable number of them to begin efforts towards CoC certification. Activities
and approaches include training selected SMFEs on proper record capturing and storage practices,
information management, how to use and implement IWCS; assisting SMFEs to set up their own IWCS andliaising with stakeholder institutions to audit SMFEs interested in certification. In order to ensure thesustainability of the project, SMFEs will be encouraged to join the Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWC)
or form similar network(s) or association(s) to encourage and promote trade in legal and sustainable timber.
Progress:
The signing of the project agreement governing the implementation of the project was completed on 5 April
2010. The project inception report including the detailed work plan had been submitted to and approved by
the ITTO Secretariat and the disbursement of the first installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$70,000.00
to the implementing agency (KWC) was effected on 8 July 2010, marking the commencement in theimplementation of the project. Following the selection and appointment of the project team and consultants,
the implementation of a number of project activities has begun. The first meeting of the project technicalcommittee (PTC) and project monitoring mission were conducted in Kumasi, Ghana on 21 September 2010.
The meeting noted that the implementation of the project was on track and on schedule. The second meetingof the PTC is scheduled for 8 September 2011.

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Strengthening the capacity of related stakeholders in Java on implementing new Indonesian Timber
Legality Assurance System (TLAS)
Project number: TFL-PD 010/09 Rev.1 (M)Project country: Indonesia
Budget: Total:

US$ 555,163

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 474,163

Government of Indonesia:

US$ 81,000

Submitted by: Government of Indonesia
Implementing agency: Secretariat Directorate General of Forest Production
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009
Summary:
The Timber Legality and Verification System (Sistim Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu - SVLK) was developed toprovide legal assurance on timber products from Indonesia. In June 2009 the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry
issued a ministerial decree on sustainable forest management and timber legality verification through the
Minister of Forestry decree No. P.38/Menhut-II/2009 concerning Standard and Guidelines on Assessment
and Performance of Sustainable Production Forest Management and Verification of Timber Legality whichapplies to state and private forests. Additionally, with regard to the standard, an assessment guideline isstipulated under a decree of the Director General of Production Forest Management No. P.6/VI-Set/2009.
The effective implementation of the regulation requires capacity building of relevant stakeholders andorganizations, in particular for the owners of community forests. The project will focus on the dissemination of
information on the new TLAS standard to communities and relevant stakeholders through workshops. It will
support the establishment of institutions for independent monitoring of TLAS for timber resources from
community forests and community plantation forests, conduct a series of training events to introduce andimplement the standard to license holders of community forests and community plantation forest as well as
local government officers and representatives of small/medium wood processing industries.
Progress:
The signing of the project agreement governing the implementation of the project was completed on
14 April 2010. The project inception report including the Yearly Plan of Operation (YPO) 1 had been
submitted to and approved by the ITTO Secretariat and the disbursement of the first installment of ITTO funds
amounting to US$100,000.00 to the implementing agency was effected on 8 July 2010, marking thecommencement in the implementation of the project. Following the selection and appointment of the project
team and consultants, the implementation of initial project activities has begun in accordance with YPO 1.
The first meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) was held on 11 May 2011 which, inter alia,
approved YPO2. The second and third installments of ITTO funds amounting to US$74,470.00 and
US$151,628.00 were disbursed on 8 March and 23 August 2011 respectively and the implementation of the
project is progressing satisfactorily.

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Reduction of illegal logging through better governance of community forests in the Lom et Djerem
Division, East region, Cameroon
Project number: TFL-PD 014/09 Rev.1 (M)Project country: Cameroon
Budget: Total:

US$ 355,062

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 302,562

Government of Cameroon:

US$ 52,500

Submitted by: Government of Cameroon
Implementing agency: Forestry Department, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF)
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET Autumn Cycle 2009
Summary:This project seeks to reduce illegal logging and poverty in the Lom and Djerem Division through better
governance and development of community forestry. The specific objectives include to sufficiently satisfy thedemand of wood in the north and neighboring countries through better organization of timber markets andpromotion of the creation and implementation of legal timber titles; and to reduce poverty at the community
level through good governance in managing existing community forest and micro-development projects in the
Lom and Djerem Division. The expected outputs are:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

to assist 6 communities in obtaining and managing community forests;
to sensitize the Lom and Djerem councils on the creation of council forests;
to supply the Northern markets with sawmill residues;
to better understand and disseminate the timber market chain from Lom and Djerem to the Northern
regions;
to put in place a wood tracking system from the Koundi community forest;
to reinforce the capacities of members of the Koundi community in increasing and better managing
revenues from their forest; andto sensitize all actors on legal wood trade; andto install and have a functional Coordination Unit in place

Progress:

22.03.2010

August 201030.11.2010
22.01.2011
10.03.2011

The project agreement was signed and consultations between the implementing agency,(MINFOF) and its collaborating agencies, FORUM VERT and TTRECED (NGOs) have been
conducted.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the implementing agency and thecollaborating agencies has been signed
The final revised inception report and the detailed workplan were received
The EA confirmed the receipt of the first installation of ITTO fund and the project
implementation was commenced
The project was launched by the National Technical Committee

No progress report has yet been received

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Equipping small and medium sized forestry enterprises in China for procurement of tropical timberfrom legal and sustainably managed forests
Project number: TFL-PD 017/09 Rev.2 (M)Project country: China
Budget: Total:

US$ 505,036

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 322.056

Government of China:

US$ 112.820

Industry Association (China):

US$ 70.160

Submitted by: Government of China
Implementing agency: Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry(CAF)
Duration: 36 months
Financed at: TFLET Spring Cycle 2010
Summary:
Small and medium sized wood processing enterprises (SMFEs) in China play a vital role in the domestic andinternational markets for processing wood products as they account for around 90% of the total output valueof China’s timber enterprises. The project will provide the means for SMFEs to become equipped for
procurement of timber from legal and sustainably managed tropical forests. SMFEs in Zhangjiagang in the
Jiangsu Province, Huzhou and Jiashan in the Zhejiang province and in Shanghai will be surveyed to assess
the status of their procurement management. Training and advice will be delivered to enterprises along withinformation (via a technical bulletin) on marketing, trade, procurement and corporate social responsibility.
Policy suggestions will be made and selected SMFEs will be guided through COC certification. A web-based
platform for better communication between SMFEs, government and other stakeholders will be established.
Progress:
14.01.2011
14.02.2011
11.04.2011
01.05.2011
26.08.2011

The Project agreement was signed
The first draft of inception report with YPO was received
The final revised inception report and the YPO1 were received
The first installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$100,000.00 was received by the
Executing Agency and the project commenced
The first progress report was received from the EA

The project is in the final stages of the ‘Start-up Phase’ with necessary arrangements for project
implementation about to be concluded. The start-up phase mainly comprises of desk works such as materials
review, trade data procurement, materials references collection, questionnaires design and establishment of
the project coordination. Up to 20 of August, the implementation activities were well on track according to theworkplan. The relevant activities were carried out as follows:Collecting and procuring relevant data and information. The following data and materials have beencollected and/or reviewed. Tropical log and lumber imports through ports servicing the project areao2000 and 2010 tropical log imports(source countries, volumes, and value)o2000 and 2010 tropical lumber imports(source countries, volumes, and value)o2010 company names and addresses of the importers of the above-mentioned tropical timberCollecting and reviewing relevant materialsorelated policies and institutions on forest enterprises, specifically SMFEso
Forest certificationoProcurement policy and regulationsoTropical forestry products trade and marketoWood industry
Questionnaires for mail or telephone survey were designed/...

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

Coordination of the project was establishedoInformation exchange with supporting organizations and stakeholders was established inproject area, including associations located at Jiashan, Huzhou of Zhejiang provinces，forest
bureau at HuZhou of Forestry Department of Forestry of Zhejiang province.
oThree coordination meetings were held with different stakeholders such as SFA, Ministry ofCommerce, General Custom Administration.
o
The International consultant has been selected and TOR has been signed.

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Developing collaborative management in the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, West Java Indonesia
Project number: TFL-PD 019/10 Rev.2 (M)Project country: Indonesia
Budget: Total:

US$ 591,278

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 496,670

Government of Indonesia:

US$ 94,608

Submitted by: Government of Indonesia
Implementing agency: Balai Besar Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango Mountain Gede
Pangrango National Park, Directorate General Forest Protection andNatural Conservation, Ministry of Forestry
Duration: 24 months
Financed at: TFLET Spring Cycle 2010
Summary:
The project will support the implementation of a collaborative management activity as the key tool for theeffective management of the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve. The specific objective of the project is tostrengthen forest law enforcement and governance, conservation, and the sustainable use of biodiversity andenvironmental services rendered by the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve. The expected outputs of the project are:1) increased stakeholders commitment to the effective management of the Cibodas Bioshpere Reserve; 2)
Development of an integrated management plan for the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve; and 3) Enhanced
community awareness on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and environmental services,and on forest law enforcement and governance.
Progress:
The signing of the project agreement governing the implementation of the project was completed on
25 May 2011 and the Inception Report incorporating YPO1 and appointment of the Project Coordinator wasapproved on 19 August 2011. The first installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$100,000.00 was disbursed
to the Executing Agency on 23 August 2011, paving the way for the commencement in project
implementation in September 2011.

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Pre-project to develop a proposal on ‘Development and implementation of a species identification andtimber tracking system in Africa with DNA fingerprints and stable isotopes’
Project number: TFL-PPD 023/10 Rev.1 (F)Project country: Germany, Cameroon, CAR, DRC, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya
Budget: Total:

US$ 198,242

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 175,742

vTI:

US$ 22,500

Submitted by: Government of Germany
Implementing agency: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI), Federal Research Institute for
Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
Duration: 7 months
Financed at: TFLET Spring Cycle 2010
Summary:
Based on experiences from pilot-studies in Cameroon and Latin-America the pre-project will develop a fullproject proposal on “Development and implementation of a species identification and timber tracking system
in Africa with DNA fingerprints and stable isotopes” with regional focus on the timber producing countries
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Dem. Rep, Congo Rep. and Gabon, Ghana, and Kenya as animportant timber transit country. The pre-project will (a) define the role and contribution of collaborating
agencies (b) seek support and agreements with the governments of African countries involved in the project;(c) draw conclusions from former pilot studies and to define the technical work plan, (d) identify the
stakeholders and define their roles in the full project; and (f) seek additional financial support for the fullproject. Expected outputs of the full project to be developed include (a) a timber tracking system with DNA
and stable isotopes working for 5 important timber species in Africa, (b) reference databases on genetic andisotopic spatial patterns ready for control uses, and (c) facilities for DNA-fingerprinting and stable isotopes
with trained staff in timber producer and timber consumer countries.
Progress:
The pre-project has been successfully completed and a full proposal for a regional ITTO project on tree
species identification and timber tracking system with DNA fingerprints and stable isotopes was developed.
Seven African timber producer countries will be involved in the project: Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Congo Dem. Rep, Congo Rep., Gabon, Ghana and Kenya. The work-programme, the contribution andparticipation of the different partners from Europe, Australia and Africa as well as the stakeholder involvementin the project have worked out as foreseen in the proposal in two workshops: one in Hamburg, Germany 1-3
March 2011 and one in Yaoundé, Cameroon 23-24 March 2011. At the workshop in Hamburg 31 persons
mostly from Europe but also from USA, Australia, Singapore and Cameroon participated. The workshop in
Yaoundé was organized by the collaborating agency The Forest Trust (TFT). At this workshop 50 persons
participated. Each of the 7 target countries of the project was represented by at least one participant from theforest ministry or forest administration and one participant from the research sector. Very helpful was theinvolvement of the ITTO’s regional co-ordinator Ms Celestine Ntsame Okwo. At both workshops specificsessions for potential stakeholders were organized. TFT successfully communicated the project concept andthe advantages of a participation to the ITTO focal points in the six involved African ITTO member countries
and to the forest administration and forest research sector of Kenya. All seven countries confirmed theirintention to participate in the full project through endorsement letters. The full proposal was prepared with a
total financial volume of US$2,786,299 including US$1,695,342 requested from ITTO. Due to the fact that
there was no open call for proposals under TFLET in 2011, the proposal was submitted in July 2011 underthe ITTO regular cycle and was rated Category 1. Following the incorporation of Expert Panel comments, arevised proposal was submitted in September 2011 and project implementation is expected in January 2011.
One expected output of the pre-project was the search for additional funding. For this purpose two satellite
projects covering complementary parts of the ITTO project have been submitted by the University of Adelaide
and the vTI at the Australian Research Council (requested additional budget US$723,000) and by the Ghana
Forestry Commission to the ACP-FLEGT call (requested additional budget US$134,000). The requested

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ITTO contribution will be covered by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer
Protection (BMELV).
The project will focus primarily on three target species chosen by timber producing countries representatives:
iroko (Milicia excelsa, M. regia), sapelli (Entandrophragma cylindricum) and ayou (Triplochiton scleroxylon).
The Institute of Forest Genetics at the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI) in Germany will be the
Executing Agency and coordinator of the project, supported by 14 Collaborative Agencies from Europe, Africa
and Australia.

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Improvement of forest law enforcement at the national level to promote forest governance in
Guatemala
Project number: TFL-PPD 024/10 Rev.2 (M)Project country: Guatemala
Budget: Total:

US$ 804.419

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 563.339

Government of Guatemala:US$ 200.880

IUCN:

US$ 40.200

Submitted by: Government of Guatemala
Implementing agency: National Institute of Forests (INAB)
Duration: 36 months
Financed at: TFLET Spring Cycle 2010
Summary:
The project will improve the effective implementation of sustainable forest management plans in Guatemala,through strengthening the capacity of forest institutions to enforce the forest management legislation andrelevant regulations, as well as through the provision of better services and instruments for the promotion ofsustainable forest management. It will strengthen the capacity of INAB to control forest law enforcement
through improvement of observation systems and inter-institutional coordination at the national, regional andlocal levels. The project will increase the involvement of civil society, institutions and local governments in theimplementation of activities aimed at strengthening actions to reduce illegal activities and ensure compliancewith current forest laws and regulations, among other activities focused on improving forest governance.
Progress:
The Project Agreement was signed by all parties on May 2011, and at the time of preparation of this report,
the EA was finalizing the signature of the MoU with the Collaborative Agency in order to fulfill the conditions
for the release of the advance of funds.

ITTC(XLVII)/9Page IREDDES
Building a Voluntary Carbon Marketing Scheme to Promote Sustainable Forest Management
Project number: RED-A 004/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country: Global
Budget: Total:
ITTO Contribution:

US$ 97,180
US$ 97,180

Submitted by: ITTO Secretariat
Implementing
ITTO Secretariat
agencies:
Duration: 9 months
Financed at: REDDES Spring Cycle 2009
Summary:
The Activity will develop a feasibility study for the establishment of a mechanism in ITTO to capture funds
from private sector and other potential contributors, to fund voluntary forest related carbon offsetting schemes,
including REDD and PES projects. The Activity shall also generate a design and strategy for the
implementation of the proposed scheme.
Progress:
The activity was reported completed to the 46th ITTC in December 2010. The report is available from the
ITTO website at http://www.itto.int/direct/topics/topics_pdf_download/topics_id=2137&no=0/...

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Strengthening Guyana’s capacity to manage forest resources and environmental services throughresources assessment and monitoring changes in deforestation and degradation
Project number:

RED-PD 005/09 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

GuyanaBudget:Total:

US$ 540,880

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 400,680

Government of Guyana:

US$ 140,200

Submitted by:

Government of Guyana

Implementing agency: Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC)
Duration

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:This project seeks to address two main areas: conducting, at a demonstration level, an assessment of forest
resources and environmental services including the completion of a feasibility study of targeting remuneration
systems for environmental services; and secondly, by supporting sustainable forest management andresources utilization at the community level to maintain forest resources and prevent deforestation anddegradation. The outcome of the project will be the strengthening of Guyana’s capacity to manage forest
resources and environmental services through resources assessment and monitoring changes indeforestation and degradation. This will allow for planning and management of these resources to besignificantly enhanced as will management of deforestation and forest degradation. Also, capacity building
exercise will see improved management of forest and environmental resources by target communities andstronger compliance with sustainable forest management practices. These immediate benefits of these will beenhanced ability at the national and community level to manage forest and environmental services in Guyana.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 5 April 2010. The
Project Inception Report and the Detailed Work Programme have been received and approved by the ITTO
Secretariat and the first disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on 30 August 2010.
Project activities have commenced in September 2010 and to date all project funds have been disbursed to
the Executing Agency. Progress can be described by outputs and activities as follows:
Output 1- Demonstrate the execution of a resources assessment of forest and environmental services
in selected forested areas of Guyana
This output has been 100% successfully achieved by activities, i.e.:
1.1 Remote sensing images were acquired and imagery analysis of selected forest areas were conducted;
1.2 Existing forest inventory data was assessed to evaluate forest and environmental services and groundverification and aerial surveys were conducted to verify results of remote sensing and forest inventorydata;
1.3 An evaluation on forest and environmental services in selected areas of Guyana was completed;
1.4 Images for identification of areas for hotspot monitoring and assess compliance with legality anddeforestation & degradation from analysis of images were also acquired and analyzed.
Output 2- Assess the potential and feasibility of market based and other remuneration systems forcompensating environmental services
90% of the activities required to achieve this output have been completed and it is expected to be
successfully completed shortly. Activity implementation is currently as follows:
2.1 Available market mechanisms, incentives programmes and remuneration systems for environmental
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2.2 The necessary requirements to access identified markets and remuneration systems have been
evaluated and are currently being documented.
Output 3- Support SFM at the community level to help maintain low level of deforestation and forest
degradation
70% of the activities required to achieve this output have been carried out to date, as follows:
3.1 A manual and other training materials were produced for the sensitization workshop organized to share
information on resource assessment and environmental services in Guyana. This workshop was conducted
on 19-20 May, 2011. As part of the workshop, several group discussion sessions were held and key
areas/approaches of training and sensitization were examined.
3.2 The workshops aimed at improving enforcement of regulations of sustainable forestry management (SFM)
practices are currently in progress.
A Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting was held in June 2011 in Georgetown, Guyana. The Committee
verified the aforementioned progress in the project’s activities and further noted that the project is expected tobe completed shortly, as originally scheduled.

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Local REDDES programme for development and addressing climate change in Guatemala: Building
social processes for sustainability
Project number:

RED-PPD 006/09 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget:Total:

US$ 177,660

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 82,080

Government of Guatemala

US$ 95,580

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala

Implementing
agencies:

Foundation of Integrated Development of Men and Environment,
CALMECAC

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
In order to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, INAB and Calmecac are seeking to develop
sustainable forest management and establish financial mechanisms derived from the management andconservation of resources and environmental services in 16 municipalities of the Departments of
Huehuetenago and Quiché, while at the same time providing a climate change adaptation mechanism. Thus,
this project is aimed at consolidating information and agreements with local communities on the managementof natural resources, while generating quantitative and qualitative data on forest resources and environmental
services potential in the area. Given the importance of the participation of local social stakeholders and theneed to raise awareness on the significance of forests and climate change impacts on the implementation of
a REDD project, the establishment of a local stakeholder network is also envisaged to create effective social
processes geared to poverty and vulnerability reduction. This pre-project links and creates social dynamics
between different sectors based on new models of participatory management of natural resources andsharing of benefits at the local level.
Progress:
The Pre-project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 5 April 2010. The
Pre-project Inception Report and the Detailed Work Programme have been received and approved by the
ITTO Secretariat and the first disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on 16
September 2010.
Pre-project activities have commenced in September 2010 and to date all project funds have been disbursed
to the Executing Agency. Progress can be described by outputs as follows:
Output 1: Stakeholders’ social factors and interests relating to forest resource management identified
in a participatory manner for 15 municipalities of Huehuetenango and QuichéThis output has been 100% successfully achieved by activities, i.e.:
1.1: 15 municipal workshops were conducted for consultation and consensus-building among communities on
the collective use and management of local forest resources. Baseline information discussed at theseworkshops was extracted from 205 individual surveys previously executed and analyzed;
1.2: The information gathered was systematized and digitized and consensus-based alternatives andmechanisms on REDD, forest harvesting and climate change were elaborated; and1.3: A participatory diagnosis document on the collective use and management of local forest resources wasdeveloped.
Output 2: Potential environmental services identified and quantified in 6 localities of the region in
relation to timber and non-timber resources, carbon sequestration and watersheds

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2.1: The forest regions of the 15 municipalities have been stratified. 4 medium-scale forest inventories forcommunity and municipal forests and for estimation of carbon stocks are in the planning process andcompiled data is currently being verified in the field (60% progress); and2.2: GIS information is being compiled on the following 4 watersheds: Pojom, Ixcan, Copon y Xalbal. Water
flow measurements in these 4 watersheds will follow later (30% progress).
Output 3: Analysis of forest cover dynamics in 15 municipalities and identification of risks andvulnerability to climate change in the poorest 5 municipalities
3.1: A methodology have been developed in collaboration with INAB so as to analyze the current forest coverand estimate the projected deforestation rates for the 15 municipalities of the northern region of
Huehuetenango and Quiché and is to be applied soon (30% progress); and3.2: In order to initiate the analysis of risks and vulnerability to climate change in the 5 poorest municipalities,
the EA to date has compiled GIS information of disaster events occurring over the last 5 years from MAGA,SEGEPLAN and the European Union (30% progress).
Output 4: A local REDD project document formulated with wide-based participation of local
stakeholders, exploring the feasibility of developing a municipal and community program for theconservation of the forests of Huehuetenango and Quiche, Guatemala
4.1: Information on ideas and proposals has been assembled from the municipalities as inputs for theplanned regional workshop to present and discuss the results of the participatory diagnosis document on thecollective use and management of local forest resources and the collection of information for the design of a
local REDD program. This workshop is currently in the process of being organized and is to be held on thenear future (30% progress); and4.2: Once the local REDD project proposal has been elaborated by CALMECAC, an open-ended workshop
will be organized for its presentation and participatory discussion and consensual approval by themunicipalities and communities (0% progress).
Output 5: Networks linking municipalities, communities, civil society organizations, and private
sector and institutions organized
5.1: A database on relevant stakeholders at the state, municipal, community and private sector levels has
been developed (100% completed);
5.2: Six workshops focused on the consolidation of the coordination set-up at the regional level for thedevelopment of a REDD program have been organized and documented (100% completed?); and5.3: A draft action plan focused on the development and consensus-building of a REDD program, forest
harvesting and climate change is under development and is to be finalized in the near future (80% progress).
Output 6: Dissemination and awareness program on climate change and REDD initiatives
6.1: Local dissemination and awareness-raising tools on climate change and REDD initiatives are currently
being designed. One radial spot has already been aired and three more informational materials are being
prepared (60% progress);
6.2: The regional gathering on REDD initiatives and climate change is to be organized once all other preproject activities have been completed (0% progress); and6.3: Reproduction and distribution of dissemination and awareness-raising materials on REDD initiatives andclimate change (0% progress).
A Pre-project Technical Committee Meeting and field visits were held in June 2011 in Guatemala City,
Huehuetenango and Quiche, Guatemala. The Committee took note of the aforementioned progress in the
project’s activities in the communities themselves and further noted observed that, while the social
components of the project are being extremely well implemented, the EA is having difficulties in implementing
some technical aspects of the pre-project, particularly as regards those activities related to Outputs 2, 3 and4. Moreover, these are currently creating delays and may require the EA to request an extension in time
without additional funds in order to able to successfully be completed.

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Enhancing Forest Carbon Stock to Reduce Emission from Degradation through Sustainable Forest
Management (SFM) Initiatives in Indonesia
Project number:

RED-PD 007/09 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 539,616

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 447,071

Government of Indonesia:

US$ 92,545

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing
agencies:

Director General of Forest Production Development & Directorate ofPlanning Development for Forest Utilization, Ministry of Forestry ofIndonesia

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
The project will promote SFM as an important option for forest based climate change mitigation to reduce
emission from and by tropical forest. As a first priority it will focus on initiating multi-stakeholder processes fordevelopment of a national strategy to maintain and increase forest carbon stock through implementation of
SFM. The expected outputs of the project are:(1) Information on SFM forest based carbon, C stock, CO2
sequestration, and green products; (2) Supporting infrastructure and mechanism to bring additional incentives
in implementing SFM as important option in reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradationassessed; (3) Outreach activities to promote public awareness among relevant stakeholders on SFM
initiatives in enhancing forest based carbon stock, sequestration, and carbon storage in green products inorder to reduce GHG CO2 developed. After project completion it is expected that the strategy will beinstitutionalized. The successful implementation of the project will generate awareness among local people
and other related stakeholders to participate in managing forestland in a sustainable way. Local government,
communities and private sector will get incentives from the ongoing effort in implementing conservation andforest management in reducing emission from deforestation and degradation.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was signed on 28 May 2010. The first
installment of funds was sent on 11 August 2010 following receipt of the project inception report and approvalof the project coordinator. No objection letters were issued for relevant ITTO-supported project staff and thefirst project steering committee was convened in November 2010.
During 2011 to date numerous activities have occurred consistent with the project workplan. Terms ofreference developed in January for Activities 1.1 (Study/analyze regulations on SFM and forest carbon), 2.1(Review framework/mechanism for SFM to serve as an important option in REDD), 2.2 (Analyze economic
incentive framework for SFM to serve as an important option in REDD), 3.1.1 (Collect/analyze data from SFM
and REDD projects in Indonesia) and 3.1.2 (Develop forest carbon standard and carbon accounting system
for small scale plantations) were approved by ITTO shortly after. An expert meeting was then convened in
February with the consultants assigned to undertake these activities and other relevant experts to finalize
arrangements for implementation of these activities. The project also published various information leaflets on
its work in Bahasa and English in February.
Field activities took place from February to June 2011, with reports on the above activities submitted andforwarded to ITTO in July. Training workshops on forest-based climate change and climate-relevant lessons
from certified forest concessions were convened by the Implementing Agencies in March, April, May andJune for representatives of various government departments/ministries and other stakeholders. CDs
containing the results of these workshops have been distributed to all participants and ITTO.
The Implementing Agencies have submitted a detailed project progress report covering the period JanuaryJune 2011. The YPO for the second year of project implementation has also been submitted and approved by

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ITTO. These documents (English only) are available from the Secretariat. The activities to be carried out overthe next 12 months are 1.2 (Develop public consultations on SFM and forest carbon), 2.3 (Conduct focus
group discussions to formulate a strategy for maintaining/increasing forest carbon stocks through SFM), 3.2(Strengthen information sharing/networking on forest-based climate initiatives in Indonesia) and 4(International consultancy on SFM-REDD linkages in Indonesia). The second PSC meeting is scheduled forJakarta in late November 2011 with an associated visit to project field sites in Riau province.

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Promoting the partnership efforts to reduce emission from deforestation and forest degradation oftropical peatland in south Sumatra through the enhancement of conservation and restoration
activities
Project number:

RED-SPD 009/09 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 181,287

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,493

Government of Indonesia:

US$ 31,794

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing agency:

Regional Research Center of South Sumatra

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary
The project is intended to enhance sustainable management and conservation of tropical PSF to reduce
emissions and to increase carbon stocking through the involvement of stakeholders and local community inthe conservation and rehabilitation of degraded PSF in South Sumatra. It is part of Reduced Emission from
Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)-Indonesia, on the context of PSF. There are two major issues
addressed in the project:
1) resolving the conflict of interest between authorities in the management of PSF and2) reducing the emission from deforestation and forest degradation through the promotion ofconservation and restoration of PSF ecosystem.
Five options for strategic management intervention specific to peatland, under REDO in Indonesia (Indonesia
Forum on Climate Change Alliance-IFCA, Consolidation report 2008) will also be addressed, namely (1)Regulate and restore water table, (2) Prevent peatland from fire, (3) Build coordination and consistency
across government jurisdiction and sectors to control cross boundary impacts of fire by controlling its sources
and spread, (4) Regulate further conversion of peatlands and revise and reinforce rules for management ofexisting peatlands plantation sites and (5) Implement land swaps where possible to retain high carbon value
forest and peat while allocating alternative land for new plantation. The project intervention will put the priority
on the third and fourth option for strategic management intervention through awareness raising, capacity
building and coordination and field implementation of restoring ecosystem function in the degraded peatland
through plantation. Local-indigenous species, which have been identified earlier, will be used in thisrestoration of ecosystem.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed in May 2010. The project
activities have been initiated from November 2010 after the completion of necessary administrative
arrangements for the implementation of the project.
Review on existing schemes to prevent deforestation and forest degradation and lessons learned from thesurrounding areas has been carried out and the preparation of a technical report is under way. Further
discussion and analyses will be carried out in conjunction with a stakeholder consultation meeting to be heldin Palembang in September 2011. Four indigenous local forest tree species have been collected andpropagated to increase farmers’ income. The four tree species are: Jelutung (Dyera lowii), Meranti (Shorea
belangeran), Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron) and Punak (Tetramerista glabra). To facilitate thedemonstration activity, several partners have been identified and a large number of community members are
expected to directly involve in plantation activities. Facilitators from local NGOs have been also invited toenhance the influence of this activity to other areas.

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Sustainable forest management and utilization of ecosystem services in forests managed by the
Ese'Eja native community in Infierno, Peru
Project number:

RED-PD 018/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Peru

Budget:Total:

US$ 523,319

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 356,519

Government of Peru

US$ 166,800

Submitted by:

Government of Peru

Implementing
agencies:

Association for Investigation and Development, AIDER

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
The project is aimed at strengthening the management of forests over which the community has acquired
utilization rights, so as to penetrate the emerging ecosystem services markets and thus generate additional
income to allow the community to obtain resources for the adequate management of their territory andecotourism concession. It will be implemented in the Ese’Eja native community of Infierno where a forest
concession was granted by the Peruvian Government to the community for ecotourism purposes in areas
located in the Madre de Dios region (Peru), within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve andthe Bahuaje Sonene National Park. Community capacities will be developed for the planning andestablishment of agreements approved by all community members for the use of forest resources andservices, thus establishing the basis for the development of a project for the reduction of emissions fromdeforestation and degradation (REDD). Recognizing that well-defined utilization and marketing rights are avital prerequisite for access to these markets, the project will facilitate the formalization of rights to trade
ecosystem services and to resolve existing land tenure conflicts in the concession area. These objectives will
be met with support from the Peruvian government, which will allow the community to progress towards
sustainable development.
Progress
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 8 June 2010. The
Project Inception Report and the Detailed Work Programme have been received and approved by the ITTO
Secretariat and the first disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on 13 September
2010. Progress by outputs and activities can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: There is community consensus on the priority actions for the management of forest
resources
1.1 A socio-economic assessment of the community was completed and further documented. This study iscurrently being used by the Executing Agency as a baseline assessment of the community’s socio-economic
status and to ensure that all members of the community are involved in the execution of the project and thatany benefits resulting from it are distributed fairly (100% completed);
1.2 Several community consultations and participatory workshops have been organized so as to define future
strategies for community forest management and forest economic activities, including a REDD scheme being
promoted among community members, and further develop an action plan. Strategies have been devised in aparticipatory manner within the community and the action plan is currently being finalized (50% progress);and1.3 Community infrastructure to develop local capacities to support ongoing management activity of theirforests has not been established yet, although an office has already been built in the community centre and iscurrently being furbished (10% progress).
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Output 2: Legal rights for the use of forest resources in the community territory and ecotourism
concession area are endorsed and secured
2.1 A legal review of the community’s land and resource use rights on its’ ecotourism concession is currently
being conducted by a lawyer and is to finalized shortly (60% progress); and2.2 Implement actions identified in legal review to ensure the community’s land and resource rights areprotected (0% progress).
Output 3: Community forest management incorporated as part of a REDD scheme
3.1 A regional baseline emissions model and and the related regulatory REDD mechanisms for the Madre deDios region is currently being determined by the project team. However, this activity is taking longer thaninitially estimated, due mainly to the need of achieving political acceptance in the region (60% progress);
3.2 Stratified vegetation maps have been developed for the community lands and its conservation concession.
These also served as inputs for the planning and execution of the carbon inventory, which is currently
underway (50% progress);
3.3 Develop REDD project design document (PDD) (0% progress); and3.4 Obtain validation and offer carbon credits (0% progress).
A Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting and field visit were held in June 2011 in both Lima and the
Ese'Eja native community in Infierno, Madre de Dios, Peru. The Committee verified the aforementioned
progress in the project’s activities at the field itself and further noted that the project to date is being
implemented as scheduled, albeit some minor delays due to the participatory and political nature of the
project.

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Development and demonstration on scheme of payment for environmental services (PES) derived
from degraded and secondary tropical production forests in China
Project number:

RED-SPD 020/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

People’s Republic of China

Budget:Total:

US$ 203,040

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,040

Government of China:

US$ 54,000

Submitted by:

Government of the People’s Republic of China

Implementing
agencies:

InstituteofForestResource
Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF)

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Information

Technique,

Summary:
The project attempts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, enhance environmental services andhelp improve forest dependent livelihoods in the tropics of China. The Lingshui Li Autonomous County of the
Hainan Province has been selected as project area and one typical forest-dependent community (village) will
be chosen in the demonstration area. The project will develop an assessment report on environmental
services derived from degraded and secondary tropical production forests in the selected area. A scheme of
PES derived from degraded and secondary tropical production forests in demonstration areas based oncommunity and other stakeholders' participation will be discussed, consulted, optimized, identified andimplemented. Policy suggestions on the scheme of PES will be developed and submitted to local
governments.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed in March 2010. The first
installment of project funds was transferred from ITTO to the Executing Agency in May 2010 after the receiptof the first Yearly Plan of Operation (YPO).
A review of relevant literature and cases on PES derived from production and protection forests has been
conducted. In addition, Chinese schemes of the Forest Ecological Benefit Compensation Funds in noncommercial forests operated by the central and local governments have been reviewed. The project
demonstration site has been changed from Dagan village in the town of Qunying, Lingshui Li autonomouscounty, South China to Maohui community of Maoyang Town in Wuzhishan City in Hainan as the latter has aclear forest tenure system. The collection of baseline information and data for socioeconomic andenvironmental aspects of the new demonstration area is underway. An assessment report on environmental
services derived from degraded and secondary tropical production forests in the demonstration site has been
prepared.
A workshop on scheme of PES derived from degraded and secondary tropical production forests was held
and the scheme of PES derived from production secondary forests in Maohui community based oncommunity and other stakeholders participatory was discussed. A draft scheme of PES from production
secondary forests in Maohui community has been developed and will be finalized in consultation with relevant
stakeholders, including the local government.

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Technical Support for the National Forest Inventory Development in the Democratic Republic ofCongo for the Evaluation of the Carbon Stock Changes in Forest Lands
Project number:

RED-A 023/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Budget:Total:

US$ 510,220

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 476,820

Government of D.R. Congo:

US$ 33,400

Submitted by:

Government of D.R. Congo

Implementing agency:

Directorate of Forest Inventory and Planning (DIAF)

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
The project will operate as support to the UN-REDD Programme in the DRC and complement the work of
FAO in this exercise by ensuring that technical and logistical capacity exists in the DRC to carry out thisactivity. The objective of this Activity is to lay the strong foundations required for supporting a carbon
inventory on national forest land in the DRC by providing national institutions:

Qualified personnel to undertake field measurements and manage the information generated;
Office equipment (e.g., laboratory with computers and printers) and field operations equipment.

The main beneficiaries of the activity are the DRC government and more specifically the Directorate of Forest
Inventory and Planning (DIAF) and the Directorate for Sustainable Development (DDD) working within the
Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Nature Conservation (MECNT) and the University of Kisangani(UNIKIS). Eventually the three institutions will have developed a productive working relationship. DIAF will
have trained personnel to do field measurements and DDD will be staffed by trained personnel to manage theinformation generated through its Environmental Services Division and Carbon Stocks Management Bureau.
UNIKIS will have developed expertise in training personnel for the measurement of ground-level carbon
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the Activity implementation was duly signed on 19 March 2010. The project
inception report (required for the release of the first installment of project funds) and related first Yearly Planof Operation were submitted on 28 April 2010 and approved. The activity began implementation with the
disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 13 May 2010
The implementation of this 12-months Activity-project was extended until August 2011, and contributed to get
90 technicians trained on the forest carbon stock inventory techniques through training sessions organized in
the Yoko Gazetted Forest (Orientale Province) and in the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Forest Reserve of Luki
(Province of Bas-Congo). The vehicles (5) and appropriate equipment and materials were purchased for the
carbon forest inventory operations in five sites selected in the five main forest ecosystems of D. R. Congo.
These operations were supposed to be supported by funds to be channeled through FAO, which has notbeen able to get the funds on time. FAO was contacted and informed about the time lag between the training
provided by ITTO through the implementation of this Activity-project and the full-scale implementation of theforest carbon inventory in the ground, with those technicians already trained, due to the delay in securing thefunds as promised by FAO. The executing agency is preparing the completion report to be submitted shortly,
as well as the final financial audit report.

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation through Collaborative Managementwith Local Communities
Project number:

RED-PD 026/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 760,408

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 658,716

Government of Ghana

US$ 101,692

Submitted by:

Government of Ghana

Implementing
agencies:

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)

Duration:

48 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
The project aims to contribute to sustainable management and conservation of Ankasa Conservation area toimprove the provision of environmental services and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Ankasa
Conservation area incorporates the Nini-Suhien National Park and the Ankasa Resource Reserve and isconsidered as the most biologically diverse forest ecosystem in Ghana. The project specifically intends todevelop and implement participatory, good governance and management system for the Ankasa conservationarea, determine the financial value of the environmental services as well as methods for measurement,
assessment reporting and verification (MARV) for forest carbon. The project will be participatory and thus willbuild on a high level community involvement and capacity building.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 05 March 2010. An
Inception Report and related first Yearly Plan of Operation were submitted on 15 April 2010 and approved.
The activity began implementation with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 20 April 2010.
The project work has been focusing on the following main activities:

Development of management plans through a participatory process (identification of management options
for different areas, selection of appropriate management strategy, preparation of draft management
plans, and validation of draft management plans) in close collaboration with local communities;
Development of framework for good governance and benefit sharing based on three basic pillars(assessing the clear coherence of policy, legal, institutional and regulatory frameworks with thesesystems; considering the degree of transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of key forest
governance processes and institution while exploring their characteristics on the planning and decisionmaking; and examining the extent of the implementation, enforcement and compliance related to thepolicy, legal, institutional and regulatory frameworks while considering the level of effectiveness,
efficiency and equitability of implementation);
Determination of baseline forest carbon stocks and development of verifiable method for forest carbon
estimation and monitoring (reviewing existing methodologies for forest carbon inventory; preparaing thestandard guidelines for field measurements of forest biomass; and undertaking pilot surveys of biomass
stocks in selected forest lands).

These plans and documents have been developed through a participatory process involving relevant
stakeholders including the following nine (9) communities: Amokwaw, Fia, Nungua-Cocoatown, Tweakor
Navrongo, Aiyinasi-Ayawora, Ohiamadwen-Fiasoro, Asomasi, Naptoma and New Adiembra of the project
area (Ankasa Conservation Area).

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Monitoring deforestation, logging and land use change in the Pan Amazonian Forest –PANAMAZON II
Project number:

RED-PD 029/09 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

PanAmazonian

Budget:Total:

US$ 6,262,784

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 1,124,784

ACTO Contribution:

US$ 1,389,600

ACTO Member Countries:

US$ 3,748,400

Submitted by:

Government of Brazil

Implementing
agencies:

Amazon Cooperation Treaty Agency (ACTO)

Duration:

48 months

Financed at:

REDDES Autumn Cycle 2009

Summary:
The project will address constrains that are limiting the use of the Indicator of the Forest Cover byimplementing national monitoring systems as a key element so as to increase the governance in the Amazon.
In order to facilitate countries interaction and integrated action in boundary zones the project will strengthen
the dialogue and coordination platforms linked to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). The
project is divided in three components:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Coordination of participatory processes for the development of Forest Cover National Monitoring
Systems;
Implementation of Forest Cover National Monitoring Systems; andStrengthening of the existing platforms for regional dialogue and coordination on forest
management, with focus on forest cover monitoring with the possibility to include other criteria
and indicators for sustainable forest management.

The systems will make use of the technology platform developed by the Government of Brazil and themethodology already adopted in this country will be considered for the implementation of the National
Systems. Furthermore, the project will contribute to the improvement of knowledge in the sector, to share newtechnologies, to prioritize lines of action for the regional cooperation and to share experiences on theenforcement of forest laws.
Progress:
Following the approval of the Inception Report, the first installment was transferred to the Executing Agency
in July 2011. Subsequently, in August 2011 the project Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) has been
established at ACTO in Brasilia, with the hiring of the Regional Administrative Manager and the Regional
Technical Coordinator, supported by funds from the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment (BMZ) and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). National Focal Points havebeen designated by all participating countries (except Suriname).
Each country is in the process of assembling a National Technical Support Team composed of a National
Technical Coordinator, Technical Assistant and a GIS Specialist. In parallel the location (host institution) forthe country observation rooms is identified, with Bolivia (Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba)
and Venezuela (Dirección General de la Oficina de Bosques del MinAmb, Caracas) having completed theprocess. The RCU is providing support for the purchase and installation of necessary equipment for theobservation rooms.
The Executing Agency (ACTO) has informed all participating countries (through the Ministries of Foreign
Affairs) that two training courses will be held at INPE in Belem in November 2011 (Spanish) and December
2011 (English) with a request to nominate participants.

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Two meetings were held with representatives of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), Brazilian Ministryof Environment (MMA), Brazilian Agency for Cooperation, INPE, ACTO and representatives from BMZ/GIZ on
30 August 2011 (videoconference) and 20 September 2011 (at MMA) to discuss the project proposal
submitted in November 2009 to the BNDES for funding within the framework of the Amazon Fund. The
proposal is seeking funding to support a 2nd phase of the current project. The proposal will need updating toinclude recent progress made under RED-PD 029/09 Rev.1 (F) and will then be re-submitted.

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Rehabilitation and restoration of residual forests and arid savannah lands in the Akpé and Akama
valleys
Project number:

RED-PD 031/11 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Togo

Budget:Total:

US$ 773,349

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 478,894

Government of Togo

US$ 294,455

Submitted by:

Government of Togo

Implementing
agencies:

Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The Project is the result of Pre-Project PPD 7/98 Rev. 2 (F) and simultaneously aims to implement therehabilitation and restoration of residual forests and the conversion of arid savannah lands in the AkpossoAkébou landscape for timber production with the involvement of local communities in order to improve thesocio-economic conditions of local communities.
It provides for the enrichment planting of natural forests (200 ha), agro-forestry lots (50 ha), gallery forests(50 ha) and the establishment of 300-ha new forest plantations. To secure the sustainability of thisrehabilitation: i) A co-ordination mechanism will be established between stakeholders; ii) local
communities will be effectively trained in participatory management; iii) and most of all, a management
plan will be established and implemented by a management unit to be created.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Value adding to environmental services from managed forests belonging to seven communities in the
Ucayali region
Project number:

RED-PD 033/11 Rev.3 (F)Project country:

Peru

Budget:Total:

US$ 654,965

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 415,384

Government of Peru

US$ 239,581

Submitted by:

Government of Peru

Implementing
agencies:

Asociación para la Investigación y el Desarrollo Integral – AIDER

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The project will be implemented in the territories of 7 native communities of the Ucayali Region. It is aimed atstrengthening the management of community forests and enhancing the capacities of indigenous
communities to incorporate the marketing of carbon and other environmental services into integrated forest
management practices in order to penetrate carbon markets. This will allow the communities to generate
additional income, providing them with the resources required for the adequate administration of theirterritories and management of their forests. The project will develop community skills for the planning andconclusion of agreements among all members regarding the use of forest goods and services, thus
establishing the basis for the development of a project to reduce emissions from deforestation anddegradation (REDD) and for the adjustment of forest production processes to the PES (payment forenvironmental services) scheme. The proposal is based on the premise that clearly defined use andmarketing rights are an essential pre-requisite to access these markets. These objectives will be achieved
with the support of the Peruvian government, which will ensure the progress of the communities towards
sustainable development
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Reducing forest degradation and emissions through sustainable forest management (SFM) in
peninsular Malaysia
Project number:

RED-PD 037/11 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Malaysia

Budget:Total:

US$ 864,622

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 590,922,

Government of Malaysia

US$ 273,700

Submitted by:

Government of Malaysia

Implementing
agencies:

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
Forest management in Malaysia is based on the Selective Management System (SMS) which involves theselection of a management regime to optimize not only the objectives of efficient and economic harvestingand sustained yield but, more importantly, to ensure that forest development is ecologically andenvironmentally sustainable. However, forest degradation in terms of carbon stocks is occurring in production
forests as a result of logging operations. Logging operations in Malaysia in the past have also been reported
to be damaging, but significant improvements have been made. The extent of current forest degradation interms of carbon stocks needs to be further studied as it is still not well understood in Malaysia. Reports haveindicated that improved forest management could reduce degradation and reduce carbon emission. However,
all these studies are confined to specific areas and with limited information for scaling up activities.
Consequently, this project is implemented to assess enhancement of climate change mitigation throughreduced emissions from forest degradation in Malaysia. Specifically, the project will determine emissions fromforest degradation in logged forests and assess the value of enhancing forest management practices toreduce emissions from forest degradation. Financial evaluations of the improved management practices will
be undertaken to provide avenues for assessing payment for ecosystem services.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Capacity building for developing REDD+ activities in the context of sustainable forest management
Project number:

RED-PD 038/11 Rev.3 (F)Project country:

Myanmar

Budget:Total:

US$ 645,692

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 571,890

Government of Myanmar

US$ 73,802

Submitted by:

Government of Myanmar

Implementing
agencies:

Forest Department/Forest Research Institute. Ministry of Environmental
Conservation and Forestry (MOECAF), Myanmar.

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
Forests in Myanmar have contributed to the provision of abundant benefits to local, regional and global
communities especially in reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and enhancing forest carbon stocks
and environmental services. The Toungoo District in the Bago Yoma region of Myanmar is approximately
1,064,939 ha and it will be used as project site. Implementation on Reducing Emissions from Deforestationand forest Degradation and Enhancing Forest Carbon Stocks (REDD-plus) through sustainable forest
management requires understanding and participation by all stakeholders. As the concept and methodologies
of REDD-plus are new to Myanmar, capacity building and awareness raising for all levels of stakeholders areof crucial importance, and urgently needed. Accordingly, the development objective of this project is tocontribute to sustainable forest management in the Bago Yoma region to improve the provision ofenvironmental services and reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhancement ofcarbon stocks. The specific objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Forestry in
REDD-plus initiatives. The expected outputs are: (i) REDD-plus national strategies prepared, (ii) Institutionalsetting for capacity building on REDD-plus strengthened and (iii) Capacity built to conduct MRV of the carbon
stock
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Improving the quality and coverage of the estimates of carbon stocks in Thailand's forests and trees
outside forest: Phase I
Project number:

RED-SPD 039/11 rev.1 (F)Project country:

Thailand

Budget:Total:

US$ 158,279

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 113,373

Government of Thailand

US$ 44,906

Submitted by:

Government of Thailand

Implementing
agencies:

Kasetsart University, Faculty of Forestry

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The small project aims to develop and pilot-test methodology to construct new equations to estimate carbon
stocks in Thailand’s natural forests and tree resources outside forest (TROF). The existing tree carbon
equations are inaccurate, the national reporting of carbon stocks is incomplete especially in TROF areas, andthere is limited knowledge of the methods and benefits of carbon stock assessment among the potential
stakeholders. This project shall contribute to well-informed policy decision-making and balanced publicdebate on climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration by trees. The project strategy is toconstruct tree carbon estimation equations for selected major tree species groups in a pilot project area
(Ngao Demonstration Forest, Lampang province), and to promote carbon stock assessment methods andbenefits through a national workshop. The Phase I project outputs are 1) methodology for constructing newtree carbon equations, and 2) an action plan to develop and promote new national equations for the major
tree species groups in Thailand. The project main target beneficiaries are the various national agencies
reporting on carbon stocks and a number of universities interested in the information for research andeducation.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Designing a Programme for Capacity Building and Meaningful Stakeholder Participation in Forest
Governance and REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala
Project number:

RED-PPD 041/11 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Guatemala, Honduras

Budget:Total:

US$ 170,320

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 144,650

Client Earth

US$ 25,670

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala; Government of Honduras

Implementing
agencies:

Client Earth

Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The pre-project will specifically assist in the formulation of a comprehensive and appropriate programme ofwork that will build the capacity of stakeholders to effectively participate in forest governance and thesuccessful implementation of REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala. It will lay the groundwork for the intended
project by assessing and reporting on existing stakeholder capacity and the need for further capacity building,as well as the desired processes and means necessary for effective multi-stakeholder processes for REDD.
The major outputs include: (1) Information on stakeholders‘ capacity constraints and needs has beengathered and assessed, and comprehensive understanding of the processes and means necessary for
effective stakeholder participation in forest governance has been established and documented; (2) The
specific context and dynamics related to capacity building and participation in Honduras and Guatemala havebeen analyzed and reported on; and (3) A full project proposal for work on capacity building and participationof stakeholders in REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala has been produced and is fully supported by all
stakeholders.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Environmental assessment and economic valuation of ecosystem services provided by coastal
forests (mangrove forests, flood forests, rain forests and scrub forests on dunes) and theiragricultural replacement systems on the central coastal plain of Veracruz, Mexico
Project number:

RED-PD 045/11 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

MexicoBudget:Total:

US$ 871,825

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 470,682

Institute of Ecology (INECOL), Mexico

US$ 401,143

Submitted by:

Government of Mexico

Implementing
agencies:

Institute of Ecology (INECOL)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The project aims at a quantitative assessment of the goods and services provided by the various types oftropical forests and coastal forests (mangrove forests, tropical flood forests, rain forests and scrub forests ondunes), on the coastal plains of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. Services to be evaluated will include flood
containment, carbon sequestration, improved water quality, and accelerated regeneration). These services
will also be assessed from the economic point of view, and criteria will be developed jointly with local
communities for monitoring and valuing these benefits, thus encouraging sustainable use of theseecosystems. A comparison will be drawn between technical data and local community perceptions ofpotential benefits and products from these tropical forests, and the evaluation of services gained for paddocks
and agricultural fields created by cutting down these ecosystems. Material will be developed to publicize
valuation and assessment of environmental services outcomes among the population, and workshops will beorganised with government sectors to transfer information and seek their inclusion in payment forenvironmental services schemes. The project will contribute to sustainable forest management and to thevaluation of coastal forests with similar conditions throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican PacificRegion.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Participatory development, conservation and rehabilitation of degraded forest areas in the
Bamboutos Mountain chain, West Cameroon
Project number:

RED-PPD 050/11 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Cameroon

Budget:Total:

US$ 93,713

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 73,613

Government of Cameroon

US$ 20,100

Submitted by:

Government of Cameroon

Implementing
agencies:

MINFOF

Duration:

8 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The degradation of the mountain ecosystem in the Bamboutos Range – the ‘water tower’ of the West
Cameroon region, an area with high cultural tourism potentials which acts as a climate-control system – hasreached a critical threshold during past twenty years. The cause of this degradation process has been
ascribed to a combination of three main factors, which are: climate variability, the fragility of this particular
ecosystem and population pressure. The pre-project aims to provide for the development of a strategic
framework for sustainable management of the regional forests on the basis of a consensus that takes into
account the interests of all stakeholders in generating an integrated management plan that includes a priority
action plan. Such action plan will contribute to improving the welfare of communities, mitigate the degradationof the ecosystem and implement the restoration process. The implementation of this pre- project will also
remove the constraints hindering the process of classification as Integral Reserve, currently under way in theregionProgress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Contribution to the implementation of REDD mechanisms by enhancing the participation of
stakeholders in sustainable forest management in Cameroon
Project number:

RED-PPD 051/11 Rev.1

Project country:

Cameroon

Budget:Total:

US$ 100,864

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 81,864

Government of Cameroon

US$

IUCN

US$ 10,000

9,000

Submitted by:

Government of Cameroon

Implementing
agencies:

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
Since the early 90s, Cameroon has embarked on a series of initiatives aimed at placing its forest resources
under sustainable management. Despite a substantial body of legal and institutional framework, it has been
noted that deforestation and ecosystem degradation continue abated together with persistent poverty. Thissituation could be explained partly by the lack of involvement of all stakeholders, including the local
communities, in efforts to achieve the sustainable management of forest resources, which could be causedby the inadequate dissemination of relevant information in the sector, the low conspicuity of the beneficial
impacts the sustainable management of these resources can achieve and the lack of adequate stakeholders’capacity. The pre-project will develop a project proposal for strengthening the participation of all stakeholders
in the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Cameroon. It will contribute to poverty reduction
through minimizing the effects of deforestation and forest degradation through the enhanced participation andinvolvement of communities and all other stakeholders.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Integrating sustainable livelihoods, environmental mortgages, and science-based reforestation for
tangible forest conservation change in the Ecuadorian Chocó
Project number:

RED-SPD 055/11 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

EcuadorBudget:Total:

US$ 207,744

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,922

Government of Ecuador

US$ 25,222

OthersUS$ 32,600

Submitted by:

Government of Ecuador

Implementing
agencies:

Pinchot Institute for Conservation

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
In one of Ecuador’s two remaining Chocó forest expanses, a new economic incentives program will be pilot
tested, aimed at permanently reversing deforestation by facilitating livelihood improvements that are
intrinsically linked to environmental stewardship. Toward creating a viable economic alternative for the
reserve’s 50-some rural communities, the current cacao market system will be revamped. Required funding
for achieving this aim will be run through the new “environmental mortgages” microfinance model, in whichlines of credit are calculated against the conservation value of a community’s surrounding de facto
environmental assets. The rural poor typically have no access to globally perceived existence values (e.g.
carbon offsets, biodiversity) of these assets, which are often their most valuable. Tying the capital in a lending
trust to that value creates incentives for sustainability, while providing the financial resources needed to climb
out of poverty. The two year initiative will focus on developing and implementing the environmental
mortgages framework in three reserve communities. Year one will focus on necessary due diligence (sociopolitical analyses, asset monitoring/evaluation protocols, microfinance details, market development) andcommunity organization. Year two we will pilot the program.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Strengthening the capacity of ITTO producer countries in Africa in generating and disseminating
scientific information on Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing
Environmental Services from Forests
Project number:

RED-PA 056/11 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria

Budget:Total:

US$ 348,120

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 253,120

International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO)

US$ 95,000

Submitted by:

ITTO (Secretariat)

Implementing
agencies:

ITTO

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The project will support ITTO producer countries in Africa in dealing with the challenges of reducing
deforestation and enhancing the rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests. The project will generate scientificinformation on specific REDDES pilot areas in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and disseminate theinformation to policy makers and forest practitioners at the national and regional level through science-policy
interactions in close cooperation with the African Forest Forum (AFF). Regional networking and capacity
building is further strengthened by jointly organizing a regional forest congress for forest scientists, policy
makers and other forest stakeholders. The congress will mainstream project results, foster regional
cooperation and strengthen the role of ITTO in the region and in networks such as FORNESSA and AFF.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Developing REDD+ES in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest
Project number:

RED-SPD 058/11 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

BrazilBudget:Total:

US$ 164,610

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 142,110

Instituto BioAtlantica (IBio)

US$

Fibria, Brazil

US$ 18,750

Submitted by:

Government of Brazil

Implementing
agencies:

Instituto Bio Atlantica (IBio)

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

3,750

Summary:
Due to its exceptional biological diversity, the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest is among the five top priority
conservation areas in the world. The biome hosts 80% of the Brazilian GNP and is home to more than 110
million people (or 60% of the Brazilian population), who depend on key environmental services produced byforests, such as fresh water, clean air, and climate stability. Due to deforestation activities, only 7% of theAtlantic Forest original vegetation is left. To further protect and recover the forest, additional incentives andfinancial resources, including sales of carbon credits, must be identified and channeled to landowners andlocal communities. REDD+ is a promising mechanism with the potential to assist the conservation andrecovery of forests, however requirements for the development of on-the-ground projects are very technicaland complex. This proposal aims to identify the potential of using the REDD+ mechanism to help restore andpreserve the Atlantic Forest.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Promoting local community initiatives on the rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems withdemonstration activities in Bintan Island to reduce further deforestation and forest degradation.
Project number:

RED-PD 064/11 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 555,887

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 504,317

Government of Indonesia

US$ 51,570

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing
agencies:

Directorate General of Watershed Development and Social Forestry,
Indonesia

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:This project aims at the improvement of mangrove ecosystem quality in Indonesia through local community
participation, using a demonstration area on Bintan Island. The specific objective is to control, through local
communities, the further exploitation of mangrove areas in order to reduce further forest degradation. The
expected outputs of the project are: (1) A Draft Policy Legislation on Mangrove Forest Management
formulated; (2) Improved capacity of communities to rehabilitate degraded mangrove forest area. It is
expected that after project completion, national strategies on mangrove forest management will beinstitutionalized and adopted at various levels for an action program to improve mangrove ecosystems by
local communities and thus also promote the reduction of deforestation and degradation. The successful
implementation of the project will generate awareness among local people and stakeholders to participate inmanaging mangrove forest in a sustainable way. Local governments, communities and private sector will get
incentives from the ongoing effort in implementing conservation and forest management in reducing
deforestation and forest degradation.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Quantifying the carbon benefits of ITTO projects
Project number:

RED-PA 069/11 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 143,510

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 143,510

Submitted by:

ITTO (Secretariat)

Implementing
agencies:

ITTO Secretariat in collaboration with Intercooperation

Duration:

14 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
Taking into account the large ITTO operational experience forest management at the project level – which
covers a wide range of activities such as sustainable forest management, restoration of secondary forest,
conservation efforts and the management of plantations and newer experiences gained through the REDDES
Thematic Programme, the proposed review will be an important input helping bridge the remaining gap
between policies and implementation about how REDD+ can be implemented at the operational level. The
purpose of this study looking into the carbon effects of ITTO projects is to show the extent to which theoperational work of ITTO has already been contributing to the reduction of emission from deforestation andforest degradation, to come up with methods how to estimate carbon stock baselines and climate mitigation
services of operational activities, and how to screen for co-benefits of forestry activities. Systematicallyassessing the costs and benefits of forest management activities and the relation to changes in carbon stocks
in a number of selected projects will help to understand the challenges and opportunities, and will show theco-benefits of different alternatives. The study will allow developing concrete guidance how future ITTO
projects can best be developed to achieve maximum effects. The new knowledge is not only valuable forparties interested in submitting a project proposal, but for demonstrating the value of the ITTO as a key
partner for institutions and countries interested in operationalizing REDD strategies.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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CFME
Strengthening capacity of stakeholders for the development of community-based plantation forest at
3 selected areas in Indonesia
Project number:

CFM-PD 001/10 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 553,711

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 465,151

Government of Indonesia:

US$ 88,560

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing
agencies:

Directorate of Plantation Forest Development, Directorate General of
Production Forest Development

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
The government of Indonesia has initiated new policies and legislation allowing local communities to be
actively involved in forest management especially in the state production forest. Community-based plantation
forest (HTR) is offered as a priority program in Indonesia to achieve SFM mission. HTR was launched in2007. Constraints to the development of HTR include limited managerial and technical capacity. The projectwill improve the knowledge and skills of CBPF owners in managing their forest. It will enhance the capacity ofcommunities to plan, utilize, monitor and manage their forest resources, which is critical to reduce illegal
logging and associated trade. Expected outputs of the project include: 1) Improved capacity of community
group in developing community based production forest (CBPF) management plan and in forest cultivation; 2)Increased number of facilitators and technical persons in the field of forestry at the district level, provincial
and central to guide the community in managing their plantation forest; 3) Improved market access for forest
products from CBPF and other plantation business.
Progress:
The Agreement regulating the project implementation was duly signed on 15 February 2011. The project
inception report (required for the release of the first installment of project funds) and related first Yearly Planof Operation were submitted on 07 July 2011 and approved. The project implementation began with the
disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 12 July 2011.
The first monitoring mission undertaken in July 2011 was an opportunity to conduct the training on the project
on-line monitoring system (POLMS) for the key project implementing team members (project coordinator,
secretary and finance officer), for a continuous monitoring in compliance with rules and procedures applying
to ITTO projects.

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Increasing access to markets and capital for teak plantation smallholders in Thailand
Project number:

CFM-PD 005/10 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

Thailand

Budget:Total:

US$ 53,904

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 31,104

Government of Thailand:

US$ 22,800

Submitted by:

Government of Thailand

Implementing
agencies:

Forest Resource Management Office 3 (Lampang), Royal Forest
Department of Thailand

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
Smallholder tree plantations are contributing significantly to income generation in rural households. Many
countries have developed conclusive policies and regulations to establish such plantations, involving in manycases various forms of government subsidy schemes. However, there are still considerable barriers ingovernment legislation to create a supportive environment for enabling smallholder’s easy access to markets.
The main objective of this pre-project is development of a full proposal to improve both the quality andquantity of the supply base for high value timber plantations, at the same time increasing income andcontributing to poverty reduction through smallholder forestry in rural areas of Thailand.
Progress:
The agreement for the implementation of the pre-project is under consideration by the submitting government.

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Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM and REDD schemes within four pilot
areas of PNG
Project number:

CFM-PPD 006/10 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

PNG

Budget:Total:

US$ 156,040

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 122,040

Government of PNG:

US$ 34,000

Submitted by:

Government of PNG

Implementing
agencies:

PNG Forest Authority

Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
The Pre-Project Proposal is a direct outcome of the “PNG Forestry and Climate Change Policy Framework for
Action”, highlighting the need for engaging customary landowners at the local level and enhancing thecapacity of government institutions at the national level. Forest communities in the four pilot areas are
dependent upon forest products and services for subsistence and commercial purposes. The Pre-Project will
enable the PNG Forest Authority to formulate a Full-Project Proposal to support CFM and REDD schemes in
PNG through the establishment of a model platform for collecting and managing data and other information
related to customary land ownership and forest quality. The Pre-Project will enable participating communities,
the PNG Forest Authority and other stakeholders to systematically gather and consolidate forest and land
tenure information using a single platform to jointly address the interrelated challenges of CFM and REDD.
Progress:
The Pre-project Agreement regulating the implementation of the pre-project was duly signed in April 2011.
The Executing Agency is in the process of finalizing a detailed work plan in consultation with key stakeholders
and administrative arrangements with the selection of competent project personnel.

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Enrichment of young forest plantations with selected NTFPs for livelihood improvement and support
of forest fringe communities in Atwima Mponua District of Ghana, in order to secure and protect theresources on a sustainable forest management basis
Project number:

CFM-SPD 007/10 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 290,079

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,229

Government of Ghana:

US$ 140,850

Submitted by:

Government of Ghana

Implementing
agencies:

Rural Development and Youth Association (RUDEYA)

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
The development goal of the small project is to establish sustainable Community Forest Management andEnterprises (CFME) to reduce rural poverty through improved livelihood options, reduced land degradation,and soil fertility management in young reforestation area in the Atwima Mponua District of Ghana. The projectwill use a participatory approach to initiate and establish pilot forest enterprises for short to long-term
management of young forest plantations for 150 farmers using beekeeping, grains of paradise and black
pepper. It is envisaged that at the end of the project business management groups are established and the
150 forest dwellers will have between the parties agreed legal rights to the land and forest resource they are
managing. This will help improve community participation in sustainable forest management, enhance
livelihoods, promote community based forest enterprises and reduce poverty among Taungya farmers andforest communities.
Progress:
The Agreement regulating the small project implementation was duly signed on 05 January 2011. The small
project inception report (required for the release of the first installment of project funds) and related first
Yearly Plan of Operation were submitted on 25 January 2011 and approved. The project implementation
began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 03 February 2011.
The first monitoring mission was carried out in February 2011 and was utilized as an opportunity to provide
clear guidance and advice to the key staff members of the project executing agency on rules and procedures
applying to ITTO projects.
Three workshops have been organized, for 150 modified taungya farmers, local chiefs, landowners andtechnicians from Resource Management Support Centre (RMSC) of Ghana Forestry Commission (FC),regarding the procedures leading to agreements on ownership of land, use of forest resources and tree
ownership in forest lands rehabilitated with the modified taungya agroforestry system. Around 600 modified
taungya farmers have been registered by the RMSC/FC data centre for the process leading to the legal
benefit sharing agreements from Ghana Forestry Commission. In addition, 50 modified taungya farmers havebeen trained in bee-keeping and best practices in honey production to be installed in degraded forest lands
they have contributed to rehabilitate with the modified taungya agroforestry systems.

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International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Small and Medium Forest Enterprises
with Focus in the Asia PacificProject number:

CFM-PA-009/10 Rev.2 (F)Project country:

Asia Pacific

Budget:Total:

US$ 200,000

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 200,000

Submitted by:

ITTO Secretariat

Implementing
agencies:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
The Activity focuses on Activities 32 and 47 of the ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2010-2011; approved by
the 45th Session of the ITTC (Decision 2/XLV), requiring ITTO to organize an International Conference on
Forest Tenure, Governance and Small and Medium Forest Enterprises with focus in the Asia-Pacific; as wellas to develop a global study on gender in relation to tropical forests, to assess the status of gender equity inforest ownership and forest enterprises in the tropics. The Conference will complete a series of similar
conferences organized by ITTO and partners with previous focus in Latin America (Brazil, 2007) and Africa(Cameroon, 2009).
Progress:
The International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: Experiences and Opportunities
for Asia in a Changing Context was held on 11-15 July 2011 in Lombok, Indonesia. The Conference was
jointly organized by ITTO, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry,
with the support of 20 other organizations, including the Global Alliance of Forest Communities. The
Conference was attended by about 300 participants from Indonesia and other countries in the Asia-Pacificregion, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Participants comprised representatives of governments, civilsociety, local communities, traditional authorities, regional and global organizations, and donors. Conference
participants identified key issues, challenges and lessons and made recommendations for governments,
donors and international organizations, communities, and civil-society organizations. They noted that 2011 is
the International Year of Forests and acknowledged the Ministerial Declaration at the 9th Session of theUnited Nations Forum on Forests, in which ministers committed to “improving the livelihoods of people andcommunities by creating the conditions needed for them to sustainably manage forests, including throughstrengthening cooperation in the areas of finance, trade, technology transfer, capacity-building andgovernance, as well as by promoting secure land tenure, participatory decision-making and benefit-sharing”.
The Conference also noted that all parties – governments, institutions, industry, communities, NGOs andinternational organizations – must employ the principles of good governance: accountability, transparency,
efficiency and effectiveness, responsiveness, forward vision and rule of law. Forest-tenure reform requires aclear policy that should be set before laws are drafted. The policy must be developed in an inclusive andparticipatory way. The Conference further noted that the time has come in Asia to move community forestry to
a new level in order to unlock the potential of forests to make a significant, consistent and sustainable
contribution to community and national development.
The outcomes of the Conference will be presented at the Forty-fifth Session of Committee on Reforestation
and Forest Management.

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TMT
Improving resilience of the tropical timber sector to the impacts of global and regional economic andfinancial crises
Project number:

TMT-SPD 002/10 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 150,000

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 150,000

Submitted by:

ITTO Secretariat

Implementing
agencies:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

CFME Spring Cycle 2010

Summary:
The proposal is a response towards the lack of resilience of the tropical forestry sector to the impacts of therecent global financial and economic crisis. It will particularly address the concern of ITTO producer member
countries that detailed analyses of the impacts of the crisis and policy responses were required to enable
them to be better prepared for future economic and financial downturns. In addition, the study will address theconcern of ITTO consumer member countries that the analyses will improve the understanding of theunderlying factors impacting demand for tropical wood products in consumer markets. The proposal focuseson increasing the resilience of the tropical timber sector to the threats arising from global economic andfinancial shocks by increasing the capacity of ITTO producer member countries to manage, adapt, recoverfrom and anticipate such crises. The study will develop a knowledge base for informed decision-making at
international, regional and national levels on strategies for minimizing the risks to the tropical timber sector
from global economic and financial shocks.
Progress:
The appointment of the lead consultant to undertake the conduct of the study was made on 15 March 2011,
followed by the appointment of national consultants to conduct national case studies in Brazil, Ghana andMalaysia. Reports on the national case studies have been submitted in September 2011 to be incorporated
into the overall project report by the lead consultant.

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Strengthening of the forest information system of Guatemala to improve market and tradetransparency and decision-making in the forest sector
Project number:

TMT-PD 004/11 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget:Total:

US$ 656,562

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 359,716

Government of Guatemala

US$ 270,278

IUCN

US$ 26,568

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala

Implementing
agencies:

Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

TMT 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
Guatemala has launched the implementation of a national forest statistics information system. In this second
system enhancement phase, the project will strengthen strategic information access and availability with aview to increasing the sustainable management of the country's forest resources. To this end, processing
tools need to be developed to link the various systems and to automate technical procedures. The project
also aims at fostering a pro-forest and environment culture by developing and implementing a plan to build
awareness on the system. Simultaneously, the project will compile and analyse the strategic information
required to support forest product monitoring and tracking, thus contributing to the reduction of illegal
activities in this sector.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the TMT 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Strengthening market information systems to enhance trade and market intelligence in the forest
sector of Guyana
Project number:

TMT-PD 006/11 Rev.3 (M)Project country:

GuyanaBudget:Total:

US$ 420,820

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 320,920

Government of Guyana

US$ 99,900

Submitted by:

Government of Guyana

Implementing
agencies:

Guyana Forestry Commission

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

TMT 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The specific project objective is to improve the Guyana market information systems, and the capacity topromote trade and especially to develop an integrated market and trade information system that will benefit
the regulatory agency and those directly or indirectly involved in the production, processing or trade of timber.
Ultimately, through greater foreign exchange and domestic earnings, the benefits will filter to the wider
population of Guyana through increased revenue, employment opportunities and service provision.
Additionally, the main advantage of enhancing market information system will be to allow for a more diverse
market and trade environment to be developed in Guyana’s forest sector which then will allow for a more
dynamic and sustainable forest industry. A major change envisaged will be a more thorough and rational
approach to tropical timber trade issues and marketing based on greater knowledge and capacity. By
involving stakeholders – including local communities – during the development of the activities, target groups
will have a sense of ownership of the outcomes. The project will establish the technical capacity (hardware,
software and human resource) to sustain the outcomes and GFC will provide the labor and finance tocontinue the utilization of the technology/systems developed.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the TMT 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Methodological Development for Life Cycle Analysis of Tropical Wood Products to Improve theirCompetitiveness in International Markets
Project number:

TMT-PA 007/11 Rev.1 (I)Project country:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 60,116

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 60,116

Submitted by:

ITTO Secretariat

Implementing
agencies:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

TMT 1st Cycle 2011

Summary:
The amount of wood going into the long-term product pool (and therefore carbon sequestered in this pool) is
relevant to almost all forest-related activities eligible for the voluntary carbon market including
Afforestation/Reforestation (AR), Improved Forest Management (IFM) and Reduced Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). Thus, as the voluntary market develops, it is important that themethodologies and emission factors used are based on the most up-to-date understanding and scientificknowledge. Currently, under the voluntary market a single method dominates for wood products accounting
and it is therefore in ITTO’s and its member countries’ best interest to revise and up-date the methodology inorder to have accurate estimates of the carbon stocks stored in tropical wood products by species, producttype, and end-use. This activity focuses on the development of methodologies for life cycle analysis of tropicalwood product and will address apparent problems in the figures used for tropical timber products in theapproved voluntary market methodology for improved forest management, reducing emissions fromdeforestation and degradation and afforestation/reforestation. The outcome will be a methodology to produce
more accurate information on the estimation of carbon stocks in the long-term tropical wood products pool,which will improve the products’ competitiveness in international markets, especially in the context of avoluntary carbon marketing scheme.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the TMT 1st Cycle 2011. The project is in the inception phase andarrangements for project implementation are in progress.

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Annex 2: Monitoring Protocols of operational Thematic Programmes

TFLET MONITORING PROTOCOLTFLET General objective
The general objective of the Thematic Programme is to improve national forest law enforcement and governance in tropical ITTO member countries in order to enhance and diversify international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed forests, and help alleviate poverty in those countries.
Specific Objectivea) Strengthen
forest law
compliance andgovernancethrough improved
national policy andlegal frameworks,
strengthened
enforcement andother institutions,improved data andknowledge,
strengthened
partnerships andimproved
cooperation among
the private sector,
civil society
organizations andother stakeholders

Outputs
Improved access to forest resources by forest
communities and other forest-dependent people

Output Indicator
Laws and legal instruments ontenure and user rights
established, reviewed or
improved

Multi-stakeholder platforms for policy dialogue on
forest governance

Establishment and operation ofmulti-stakeholder consultation
mechanism

Evidence on establishment of committees
Reports of Multi-stakeholder committees

National action plans for strengthening forest
governance and law compliance

National Action Plan
formulated and under
implementation

Evidence on approval of National Action Plans
Periodic reports on implementation of National Action
Plans

Improved data and knowledge on illegal logging
and trade

Establishment andstrengthening of law
enforcement units

Number of personnel trained in forest law
enforcement; Evidence on establishment of LEU
Law Enforcement Units operational

National studies on timber
flows carried out

Reports on studies; Database(s) on interventions onforest crime, illegal logging and trade

Improved verification and monitoring procedures
for legal compliance

Reconciliation Mechanism forresolving trade flow
discrepancies

Reconciliation mechanism established and related
reports

Assessment of appropriate technologies forchain of custody, tracking and tracing

Cost-effective and non-paper
based timber tracking systems
developed and implemented

Report on the implementation of the systems,
certification of verification of legality, chain of custodycertification reports

Compendium on tracking andtracing technologies prepared

Target Value
5 countries

Compendium

Means of Verification
Improved laws and regulations published in thenational gazette (where applicable)

Compendium of tracking and tracing technologies
and evidence on dissemination

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Specific Objectiveb) Improvetransparency andeffective
management of
supply chains andincreased domestic
and international
trade in legally
produced tropicaltimberOutputs
Ensured market access for competitive tropicaltimber products from legal/sustainable sources

Output Indicator
Increased volumes of tradedtropical timber and timber
products from legal andsustainable sources

Target Value
TBD

Means of Verification
Number of Certificates of COC, legality, etc.

Appropriate public procurement policies related
to timber

Development of Procurement
policies in ITTO producing
countries

5 countries

Number of countries with public procurement policies
and legislation formulated and/or implemented

Increased opportunities in the public sector
markets for legally produced tropical timber andtimber products

Public timber procurement
policies and legislation
formulated and/or under
implementation

Functioning partnerships established among civilsociety organizations, the private sector andgovernment agencies in monitoring of timber
flows and legal compliance and origin of tropicaltimber supplies

Civil society / private sector /governmental agency
partnerships established

Capacity building activities undertaken among
civil society organizations

Training Courses on forest law
compliance implemented

Approved codes of conduct of trade associations
and demonstration of commitments to theirimplementation

Codes of conduct from theprivate sector)

Dissemination of public timber procurement policies
in producer countries
Increased trade volumes of tropical timber and timber
products
5 partnerships

Progress/Completion Reports; MOUs of partnerships

Number of Training modules; Reports on training
programmes; Participants evaluation reports
5 Codes ofConduct

Reports on the implementation of Codes of Conduct
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Specific Objectivec) Improve capacityof community andsmall and mediumsized enterprises toimplement anddemonstrate thattimber produced
and traded comesfrom legal sources
contributing tosustainable
livelihoodsd) Improve
international
cooperation inforest law
enforcement andgovernance among
ITTO member
countries and otherrelatedinternational
initiatives

Outputs
Increased production of tropical timber from legal
and sustainable sources (from community
forests)

Output Indicator
Value and volume of timber
produced and traded by forest
dependant and local
communities

Target Value
5 communities

Means of Verification
Production and Trading records from the communities
Certification of community based SFM

Capacity building activities undertaken incommunities

Relevant training modules
developed and disseminated inforest communities

5 communities

Training modules, reports on training

Increased production of tropical timber from legal
and sustainable sources by SMEs

Value and volume of timbertraded by SMEs

5 SMEs

Production and Trading records from the SMEs

Capacity building activities undertaken for SMEs

Relevant training modules
developed and disseminated toSMEs

5 SMEsTraining modules, reports on training

Increased number of SMEs operating in theformal sector
International policy development activities
undertaken

Increased number of registered
SMEs
Increase in the number of ITTO
member countries participating
in international and regional
initiatives to improve forest law
enforcement and governance

Percentage
increase
TBD

Database on registered SMEs

Regional and international cooperation initiatives
implemented

Information sharing and knowledge management
activities undertaken

Reports of the international and regional initiatives

Increase of ITTO member
countries in trans-boundary
timber control processes

Number of bilateral initiatives on forest law
enforcement

Increased number of ITTO
member countries engaged inregional and international
cooperation initiatives
FAO/ITTO best practices onforest law compliance policy
briefs disseminatedNumber of initiatives to facilitate country engagement
in regional and international cooperation initiatives
such as VPA/FLEGT etc

Information on timber
procurement and due diligencerequirements disseminated

All ITTO
membercountries

Distribution list of FAO/ITTO best practices on forest
law compliance policy briefs

Due Diligence Report and reports on dissemination
mechanism/...

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REDDES MONITORING PROTOCOLREDDES General objective
Reduce deforestation and forest degradation, enhance environmental services and help improve forest dependant livelihoods through sustainable management of tropical forests,
forest restoration and other related activities.
Specific Objective
The specific objective of
the Programme is tostrengthen the capacity of
ITTO developing member
countries
andtheirstakeholders to:

Outputs
Avoided deforestation, restorationor conservation initiatives
established to combat
deforestation and degradation;a) Reduce unplanned
deforestationd) Contribute to the socialand economic
sustainability and wellbeing of forest-dependentcommunities by increasing
forest values through forest
restoration andrehabilitation, as well as
payments for forest-based
environmental servicese) Enhance adaptation andresilience of tropical forests
to negative effects ofTarget Value
6 countries (2 perregion)Means of Verification
Projects funded
Reports on initiatives

Number of initiatives on avoided deforestation:
Delineated land and forest tenure and user rights
Monitor forest cover and landuse change
Establishment of permanent forest estate
Number of initiatives addressing restoration:
Forest landscape restoration
Demonstration projects on restorationb) Reduce forest
degradationc) Maintain and enhance
climate change mitigationand other environmental
services of tropical forests

Output Indicator
Increased area under SFM, restoration orconservation

Integration of climate change
mitigation/adaptation and otherenvironmental services in the
ITTO guidelines on C&I, SFM,
certification, valuation, as
appropriate to manage forest area
sustainably
Income generation based onforest related environmental
services and other forest outputs
by local communities

Number of initiatives on conservation
Trans-boundary Conservation Area (TBCA)
Buffer zone management
Revised/updated versions of ITTO guidelines andother relevant policy documents incorporating new
approaches on climate change and environmental
services2 guidelines/policy
documents
reviewed/updated

New/updated versions of ITTO
guidelines

Increased income resulting from forest-related
environmental services and other forest products by
local communities of participating countries

10% increase fromthebaseline
information
inincome in at least
30 communities

Reports on the demographic andsocio-economic situation in thearea of influence of the projects
supported by the Thematic
Programme

Increase of women participation in the community
forest-related environmental services of participating
countries

Increase of womenparticipation in at
least
30
communitiesofparticipating

Specific Objective
climate change andhuman-induced impacts

Outputs

Output Indicator

Increased recognition of thevalues of tropical forests and theirenvironmental services

Increased public awarenessTarget Value
countries
2 countries

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Means of Verification
Number of awareness campaigns
at community/country level

Existence of appropriate methodology to value
Environmental Services and ability to apply

1 country

Report on appropriate valuationand methodology available

Increased forest value and market opportunities forforest products and services

2 countries

National accounting reports

Incorporation of the value of forest environmental
services in national accounting

2 countries

Quantification of carbon stocks
performed using reliable
monitoring and assessment
technologies and/or valuation
techniques

National forest carbon assessment and monitoring
systems

2 national forest
carbon inventories
supported by the
programme

Report on study on actual
payments
forenvironmental
services
National forest carbon inventory
reports

Value of biodiversity assessedand surveys conducted on landwith potential for biodiversity PES
schemes
Assessments are made in an
attempt to ‘bundle’ environmental
services, to maximize forest
related revenues
Community initiatives taken to
identify opportunities to increase
productive capacity of forests,
including by implementing SFM
schemesCapacity building initiatives
undertaken to implement policy
reforms and/or clarify land/forest
tenure arrangement

National/regional studies conducted on assessmentof value of biodiversity on land with potential forbiodiversity PES schemes.

3 studies

Report of the national/regional
studies

Assessment of National forest finance strategies

1 country

Assessment reports

Increased area of community forest protectedagainst fire, pest and disease

30 communities

Fire, pests and disease incident
reports

Improved silvicultural systems in community forests

3 countries

Project reports

National policy reforms and clear forest and land
tenure arrangements in place, integrating climatechange mitigation/adaptation and otherenvironmental services

3 countries

Learning network on forest landscape restoration
focusing on benefits of environmental services

Establishmentofone global network
supported

Evidence on policy and legislativereforms processes on forest andland tenure in at least three
countries
coveredbytheprogramme
Website and links to the network;
information made available

Information sharing andknowledge management systems
operational

National
systems

forestmonitoring/...

Specific Objective

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Means of Verification

Outputs

Output Indicator

Target ValuePES incentive mechanisms
assessed and established

Information on REDDES results available on ITTO
websitePES incentive mechanisms developed or undergoing
implementation

Regularly updated
website3 countries

Studies on the assessment of willingness to pay forenvironmental services
Forestry stakeholders trained in the implementationof restoration and rehabilitation activities, PES
schemes and the implementation of policy reforms
and/or land/forest tenure arrangements

3 studies

Reports

300
forestry
stakeholders in 3
countries
(100
each)

Training Reports

National criteria and indicators for SFM, forest
restoration and rehabilitation developed
Demonstration projects on community involvement inavoided deforestation and degradation, developmentof environmental services, SFM, restoration andrehabilitation of secondary and degraded forest
areas.

3 countries (oneper region)3
demonstration
projects

National C& I reports

Communities trained and assisted in development
and implementation of PES mechanisms

Communities in 3
countries trained

Communities directly involved in PES mechanisms
developed and /or undergoing implementation withthe support of the programmeParticipatory systematization of lessons learned

Communities in 3
countries involvedin PES mechanism
30 communities(Sub-) National working groups

3 countries

Forest dependent communities sensitized on
adaptation options to climate change.

3 countries

Countries with improved capacity
to implement SFM, forest
restoration and rehabilitation.

Demonstration areas established

Operational
community
development
services

practicesforinvolvement
inof environmental

Stakeholder
consultations/dialogues
undertaken for awareness raisingand to encourage cooperation
among interested parties

Evidence on PES mechanisms
developedorundergoing
implementation

Project reports. Visit reports ofdemonstration projects.

Report of the training workshops

Activity Report

Report of the multi-stakeholder
partnerships

Workshop and training Reports

Specific Objective

Outputs
Information sharing mechanisms
in place

Output Indicator
Issues of the TFU and number of hits on the ITTO
website for the information sharing and knowledge
management systems

Target Value
3 issues of TFU(one per year) andmore than 5,000
hits on the ITTO
web
page
for
REDDES
information sharing

International seminar on REDDES
experiences and lessons learned

1internationalseminarto share

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Means of Verification
Report of the establishment of
network and the operation of thewebsite including usage matrix

Proceedings of the internationalseminar on REDDES and PES.

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CFME MONITORING PROTOCOL
CFME General objective
The general objective of the Thematic Programme is to contribute to poverty reduction in tropical forest areas by:(i)strengthening the ability of forest communities and smallholders to sustainably manage their tropical forest resources; and(ii)
assisting CFEs to add value to and market the products and services obtained from these resources.
Specific
objective
Strengthencommunity level
capacity in SFM
and adding value
to the forest
resource.

Outputs

Output indicators

Target value

Improved operational practices forcommunity forest management andenterprises
Trained human resources in
implementation of community forestry
in the programme impact area

Number of communities involved in SFM
implementation
Training materials on community based
SFM produced and activities implemented
Community leaders and members trained
and assisted in development andimplementation of SFM
Sustainably managed pilot anddemonstration areas on SFM establishedin community forests

At least 9 communities
in at least 3 countries(3/country)

Community internal records
Training packages
Training event reports

At least 3 areas
established (at least
1/region)

FMPs, monitoring reports

Sustainably managed pilot anddemonstration areas on Environmental
Services established in community forests
Training materials for awareness raisingand improved management systems andpractices of community organizations
produced and training activities
implemented
Associations, networks and/or alliances
established and functional

At least 3 areas
established (at least
1/region)
Training packages,
Workshops, training
courses in at least 3
countries

FMPs, monitoring reports

Associations, networks
and/or alliances in atleast 3 countries

Reports of associations, networks and/or
alliances
MoUs

Pilot communities empowered at local level

At least 9 communities
in at least 3 countries(3/country)

Community level records

Increased area of community lands
under SFM; including both naturalforests, and plantations for fuelwood,
agroforestry and other purposes, aswell as restored and rehabilitatedforests.
Enhanced conservation of biodiversity,soil, water, carbon storage and othernatural resources in community forests
Improved consensus building,management systems and practices incommunity organizations

Associations, networking and alliances
established and strengthened among
forest communities, indigenous
peoples and smallholders, and theirenterprises
Local communities empowered toadvance sustainable forest
management and forest based
enterprises in their areas of influence

Means of verification

Training packages
Workshop and course reports

Specific
objective

Outputs

Target value

Improved knowledge on technology
and financing possibilities among
forest communities, indigenous
peoples, smallholders and service
providers
Improved knowledge among thefinancial community and technology
providers on the opportunities andneeds of CFEs

Improved information availability on
financing sources, and appropriatetechnologies among CFEs

promotional material atcommunity level in atleast 9 communities

Documentation produced
Dissemination records

Facilitate communications between
financial community/technology providers
and CFEs
Promotional material produced

Records on loans and service agreements
extended to communities

Improved mechanisms for financing
and technology transfer for CFEs
identified and piloted

Analytical studies on the design offinancing mechanisms and technologicalimprovements as well as dissemination
activities
Pilot projects implemented
Technical and business management
training activities on value added
production
Pilot and demonstration initiatives
implemented in CFE development
Improved market information on thedomestic and export markets for CFEs
Pilot and demonstration initiatives
implemented in marketing
Increased production and exports by CFEs
Commercial partnerships establishedbetween CFEs and private or public
enterprises/investors
Increased revenues of CFEs
Increased employment opportunities andincreased income

Information on theopportunities and needsof CFEs to at least 3
financial
institutions/technology
providers
3 studies3 pilot projects

3 training activities
3 pilot CFEs and/or
business plans

Training Course reports
Project progress reports
Business Plan documents

3 market survey reports
At least 3 pilot initiatives

Market studies and reports
Project progress reports

Increased revenues inat least 3 CFEs

CFE records

Employment andincome increased in atleast 9 CFEs

CFE records on labour force and payroll

At least 3 countries

Reports on meetings and workshops,
Survey reports on CFEs

Improved technical and business
management capability among CFEs

Improved marketing arrangements andfacilitated access to markets by CFEs

Expanded sales by CFEs

Strengthen country
capacity andenabling conditions
for community
forest management

Output indicators

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Means of verification

Improved family employment andincome among communities directly
involved in community forestry andenterprises
Participatory processes established for
promoting community forestry

Stakeholder consultations/dialogues
undertaken for awareness raising andpolicy development for community forest
management and enterprises
Improved information on the status andStudy reports
Project progress reports/...

Specific
objectiveand enterprises

Outputs

Strengthening of land tenure andresource rights of forest communities,
indigenous peoples and smallholders
Policy, legal and institutional reforms
designed and initiated to promote
community forest management andenterprises

Strengthen
knowledge
management at
all levels

Integration of development ofcommunity forestry and enterprises innational forest programmes and similar
planning frameworks
Information sharing and knowledge
management systems operational

Improved availability of traditional
knowledge on community forest
management

Output indicators
potential of community forest management
and enterprises at sub-national andnational levels
Analytical studies on constraints in land
tenure and resource rights
Local communities tenure and access toforest resources clarified and facilitated
Awareness raising events anddissemination
Policy, institutional and legislative reforms
initiated
Policy revision plans produced
NFPs incorporating and promoting
community-based forest management andenterprises
Compilation, assessment, analysis anddissemination of lessons learned at local,
national, regional and international levels.
Events for sharing experience at
local/national/regional and international
levels
ITTO web portal developed
Compilation of traditional knowledge on
community forest management

Target value

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Means of verification

At least 1study

Study report

3 countries

Study reports
Event reports
Revision plans
Reports on the progress of policy revision

3 countries

NFP documentation

Manuals and guidelines
Synthesis reports on
lessons
Web portal

Manual and guideline documents
Dissemination records
Reports on lessons
Records on web portal users

Compilation in at least 3
communities

Compendium reports

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TMT MONITORING PROTOCOLTMT General objective
The general objective of the Thematic Programme is to :(iii)
Promote the trade of tropical timber products and NTFPs by increasing the capacity of producer member countries in market intelligence and marketing skills, and(iv)
Improve market transparency through improved data and knowledge
Specific
Objectives
Strengthen
information
systems onmarkets and theforest sector

Outputs

Output Indicators

Countries with improved information
systems on markets and forest sector

Information Systems on markets and forest
sector improved

National strategies to strengthen
information systems
Improved quality of data and analysis

Trained decision-makers, staff andspecialists

Private sector organizations withimproved systems and skills

Fill gaps in themarkettransparency oftropical timber andtimber products.

Networks between producers andusers of information
Identified gaps/weaknesses in existing
trade statistics
Improved trade statistics

Appropriate HS codes for tropicaltimber and timber products

National strategies to strengthen
information systems developed or quality
improved
Improved statistical information andanalyses on trade and markets in
producing countries
Training courses, workshops and othercapacity building initiatives undertaken

Target ValueAt least 3 countries withimproved systems
At least 3 countries with national
strategies

Means of verification
Project progress reports
Descriptions of information
systems
National strategy/plandocuments

At least 3 countries withimproved statistics and analyses

Statistical and analytical reports

At least 3 countries with trained
decision makers, staff andspecialists

Training packages
Workshop/meeting/training
reports

Organizations with improved
systems in at least 3 countries

Working group reports;
System descriptions

At least 3 countries with networks

Networks and reports

Review and analytical studies in atleast 3 countries

Review and analytical reports

Improved Forest Sector Joint
Questionnaire for data Collection
Improved responses to JQ

Improved JQ

JQ document

All member countries

Improved trade codes and conversion
factors

Proposals for HS code
improvement

Timely, complete and accurate
submission of JQ
Proposal documentation
Meeting reports

Decision makers trained in development
and use of information systems
Training and information-sharing working
groups established and operational
Number of organizations with improved
systemSpecialized networks on sector/market
information established and operational
Review and analyses of existing trade
statistics/...

Specific
Objectives

Enhanced market
access and tradepromotion oftropical timber

Outputs

Output Indicators

Target Value

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Means of verification

Specific information on production anduse of tropical timber, demand andsupply outlook, bioenergy, emerging
markets
Strengthened capacities to utilize
market information for marketingstrategies and improvement of policy,
legal and institutional frameworks

Updated information

At least 3 reports

Study reports

Improved capacity of traders and policy
makers to utilize market information

At least 3 countries

Workshop/seminar/conference
reports
Improved marketingstrategies/policies/institutionalframeworks

Improved information on intra-regional
trade

Updated information

At least one study

Study report (Asia, Africa andLatin America)

Market information on Lesser Used
Species (LUS) and new materials

Survey and study reports on markets for
LUS and new materials

At least one study

Study reports

Information on market outlook forindividual plantation species
Improved information on the structureof the value chain of tropical timber andtimber products

Survey and study reports on market trends
for tropical timber plantation species
Surveys and study reports on developmentof the value chain of tropical timber andtimber products

At least one study

Study reports

At least one study

Study reports

Periodic systematic information on
factors affecting markets (tariffs, nontariff barriers, etc.)

Reports on trends and factors affecting
tropical timber markets

At least one study

Study reports

Monitoring and analysis of emerging
market requirements for tropical timber
and timber products

Reports on emerging market requirementsof tropical timber and timber products trade
and trends

At least one study

Study reports

Periodic systematic information andresearch on the life cycle impacts oftropical timber vs. substitutes

Monitoring, research reports andawareness raising activities on life-cycle
impacts of tropical timber vs. substitutes

At least one study

Study reportMarketing strategies in pilot enterprises

Model companies with marketing strategies

At least 3 enterprises (1/region)

Project progress reports

Specific
Objectives

Target Value

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Means of verification

Outputs

Output Indicators

Trained staff and specialists in market
intelligence and marketing skills
Policies and legal frameworks
facilitating tropical timber trade inexporting countries
Trade promotion strategies and action
plans

Training course on market intelligence andmarketing skills
Improved policy and legal frameworks
related to timber trade in exporting
countries and dissemination activities
Strategies and action plans formulated andunder implementation

At least one training course

Training course reports

At least one exporting country

Approved policy documents,
proposals for adjustment oflegislation and regulations,
Strategy/plan documents

Improved access by buyers, users andproducers on information on tropicaltimber species characteristics anduses
Promotional materials on SFM andtropical timber for generic marketing
Market promotion activities for tropicaltimberWeb portal on timber species, trade andmarket information

1 web portal operational

Web portal and its species
coverage
Visitor records

Promotional documentation produced

1 promotional material package

Trade promotion activities implemented
Advocacy and market promotion activities
for legally and sustainably produced timber
and timber products

1 campaign

Documentation/ITTO website
Dissemination records
Records on campaign

Effective networking among trading
partners

Information sharing networks operational

At least one network

At least one country

ITTO website
Network reports and surveys/...