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Original: ENGLISHFIFTIETH SESSION
3-8 November 2014
Yokohama, JapanPROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE ITTO THEMATIC PROGRAMMES(Item 14 of the Provisional Agenda)

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List of Acronyms
ATIBT
BWP
CBD
CFME
CFPI
CIRAD
CORPIAA
CTFT
DDD
DIAF
FFPRI
FLEGT
IDE
INAB
ITTC
ITTO
IUFRO
IWCS
JICA
MECNT
MoU
MP
NOL
NTFP
OLMS
PSC
PTC
REDD
REDDESREFACOF
TFLET
TLAS
TMT
TP
TPAC
TPD
TPP
TWNA
UNFCCCUNFF
YPOInternational Association for Tropical Timber Technologies
Biennial Work Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity
Community Forest Management and Enterprises
Chinese Forest Products Index Mechanism
International Agronomic Research Cooperation Centre for Development
Regional Indigenous Peoples Coordinating Council
Technical Centre for Tropical Forestry
Directorate for Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo
Directorate of Forest Inventory and Management, Democratic Republic of Congo
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade of the European Union
Industrial Development and Efficiency
National Institute of Forests, GuatemalaInternational Tropical Timber Council
International Tropical Timber Organization
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Internal Wood Control System
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Democratic Republic of Congo
Memorandum of Understanding
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
Network of African Women for Community Forest Management
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
The Wood News Agency
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:
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Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET)
Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services
in Tropical 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 current status of Thematic Programme
implementation and the progress made since the 49th Session of the ITTC held in Libreville, Gabon, 25-30
November 2013.
Under the Thematic Programmes 74 projects have been approved for funding, i.e. 29 under TFLET, 31 under
REDDES, 5 under CFME and 9 under TMT. Tables 4 and 5 provide an overview of the projects funded undereach programme. 30 projects have been completed, 33 projects are ongoing, 8 projects are 'pending agreement'
and 3 (all from Thailand) have gone into ‘sunset’. Chapter 4 of this report highlights selected achievements andimpacts during the reporting period. Annex I provides an overview on the status of each project.
2.

Thematic Programme Financing

During the reporting period, the ITTO – EU/CITES program has contributed US$ 324,288.58 to TMT to be used
for projects with objectives relevant to both programs (TMT and CITES). No pledges have been received for
TFLET, REDDES, CFME or IDE. Table 1 shows the funding status by programme. Table 2 provides an overview
of the pledges to the Thematic Programmes by programme and donor, divided into pledges received during the
TP pilot phase (2009-2012) and pledges received under the SAP 2013-2018 (starting with the 48th ITTC).
Table 1. TP Funding Status by Programme
TP
TFLET
REDDES
CFME
TMT
IDE

a) Pledges$9,079,307$9,532,742$1,100,000$2,251,400n/ab) Committed$8,655,493$9,361,604$1,054,720$1,639,933
n/ac) Available for
Allocation (a – b)$423,814$171,138$45,280$611,467
n/a

The thematic programme on Industry Development and Enterprises (IDE) has not yet received any pledges fromdonors. Also, the thematic programme on Community Forest Management and Enterprises (CFME) has notreceived any new pledges since the 46th ITTC in December 2010 and only one call for proposals was launchedunder that programme in 2010. Recalling Decision 4(XLVIII) on ‘Strengthening the Thematic Programmes’,
Operative Clause 4 to ‘urge members to contribute to the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account in order to fully
implement ongoing Thematic Programmes as soon as possible’, the Council may wish to re-emphasize theurgent need for additional financial pledges for the implementation of all thematic programmes.

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Table 2: Pledges to the Thematic Programmes
TP pledges Pilot Phase

3.

Donor

Total

TFLET

REDDES

CFME

TMT

NorwayNetherlands
Japan
Australia
Switzerland
USA
UK
EU/CITES
FinlandGermanyJLIA
New ZealandSweden
Korea
Sub-Total

8,228,960
3,000,000
2,275,953
280,608
1,883,040
1,532,456
949,380
356,356
132,888
77,76150,00037,53025,00010,00018,839,932

15,0003,000,000
991,235
280,608
683,040
757,456
949,380

8,173,960

40,000483,782

635,000

165,936

400,000
175,000

100,000
300,000

700,000
300,000

Australia
EU/CITES
Switzerland
Japan
USA
Sub-Total

1,942,098
631,419300,000
200,000
50,0003,123,517

Total

21,963,449

IDE

356,356
97,68935,19977,76150,00037,53025,00010,0006,887,209
9,232,742
1,100,000
TP pledges SAP 2013-2018
1,942,098

1,619,981

631,419300,000
200,000
50,0002,192,098

300,000
Total
9,079,307
9,532,742

631,419
1,100,000

2,251,400

Thematic Programme proposals approved in 2014

In February 2014 eight proposals were approved for funding, i.e. seven under the 6th TFLET Cycle and one underthe 4th TMT Cycle (see Table 3). Approved proposals are from Australia (in close collaboration with Indonesia),
Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Mali, Panama and PNG. Summaries of the newly approved proposals areincluded in Annex I of this report.
The limited funding available for projects under the Thematic Programmes did not allow the launch of any new
calls for proposals in 2014.
Table 3: Projects approved for funding under the 6th TFLET Cycle and 4th TMT Cycle
6th TFLET Cycle Approvals
Country
Australia

GuatemalaIndonesia

ID #TFL-PD 037/13
Rev.2(M)
TFL-PPD 045/13
Rev.2(M)
TFL-PD 032/13
Rev.2(M)

Title

Implementing a DNA timber tracking system in Indonesia
Improving forest product monitoring and efficiency throughthe development of a program to enhance the performanceof the primary forest processing industry
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Institutions to
Sustainably Manage community Forestry in Sanggau for

ITTO Funding$518,833$66,942$456,680

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Improving Livelihood

TFL-PD 044/13
Rev.2(M)
TFL-SPD 043/13
Rev.1(M)Strengthening the governance of community forest throughimproved capacity to adequately perform timberadministration in Java and Nusa Tenggara region inIndonesia
Capacity-building programme to foster law enforcement andlocal governance over timber use and marketing activities in
the Segou region, MaliStrengthening of ANAM’s management capacity to reduce
illegal logging and trade in the eastern region of Panama(Bayano and Darien) through monitoring and control
mechanisms
Chain of Custody Verification for Timber Processors in
Papua New Guinea

TMT-SPD 014/13
Rev.1 (M)

Enhancing the sustainable management and commercial
utilization of the CITES-listed species Cedrela Odorata (red cedar)in Guyana

Indonesia

TFL-PD 033/13
Rev.2(M)Mali

TFL-SPD 038/13
Rev.3(M)PanamaPNG$495,880$149,707$412,556$147,280

4th TMT Cycle Approvals
Guyana4.

$136,640

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned

Main achievements of projects completed during the reporting period and projects about to complete aresummarized below, for more details please refer to Annex I. Detailed information on all projects, including project
document, completion report, technical reports, ex-post evaluation report or any other materials produced by aproject, i.e., flyers, poster or brochures are also available from the ITTO online project search tool at
http://www.itto.int/project_search/. Documents are posted as they become available in the original language ofsubmission.
TFLET:
TFL-SPD 028/12 Rev.1 (M), Ghana - Empowering civil society organizations and other non-state actors toeffectively contribute to forest law compliance in Ghana (ongoing)
A two-day training was organized for 30 identified participants, majority of which are from community basedorganizations and individuals active in forest forums around the country. The training was focused on introducing
participants to theoretical understanding of legality in the context of Ghana’s forestry business process and how it
relates to the EU-FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement and other international market legislative instruments.
An online community of practice, 'Forum for Forest Governance Ghana' (FFGG) has been created on yammer, asocial network, to facilitate information flow and continuous learning on the project and other related issues. The
platform allows members to share ideas and discuss issues on the forestry sector. A two-day training on the useof modern tools to engage forest authorities and managers was organized using developed materials designed forsuch purpose. Again, Knowledge levels of participating CSOs & NSAs on tools of engagement were establishedthrough the administration of questionnaires on the first day of the training. The analysis of questionnaires
administered before and after the training revealed that, participants on the average have increased by 138%
points in their self-assessment ratings. That suggests a higher satisfaction in their knowledge and skills level,
which has moved from generally Fair-Average to a confident High-Very High. Technical reports on the training
conducted are available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/
TFL-SPD 029/12 Rev.1 (M), Peru - Marketing of timber from legal and sustainable sources by indigenous
communities in Ucayali, Peru for the fair trade market (ongoing)
The project is about to complete. At this stage the achievements include a Manual of chain of custody procedures
updated and disseminated; 21 operators from 7 communities and the city of Pucallpa trained on proper sawing
and timber drying techniques; a Manual of administrative and accounting procedures developed andimplemented; 70 community members trained in applying business management tools; a business plan has beendeveloped; participation in a world forest Fairtrade event; the company CITEINDIGENA SRL, representing 7
communities operating as Communal Producers Association-Certified Wood (PROMACER) has established astrategic alliance to access the Fairtrade market for certified wood products; the Operations plan of

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CITEINDIGENA SRL has been adapted to Fairtrade standards and CITEINDIGENA SRL has applied for the
Fairtrade certification. The sustainability of project outputs is ensured by the agreement between the communities
and CITEINDIGENA SRL, which is mutually beneficial. The contribution of AIDER (the executing agency of the
project) is primarily directed to providing support and capacity building to community members to be able toundertake the required forest management plans and to engage with the Fairtrade process, thereby ensuring thatthey will continue with their engagement with Fairtrade markets for certified forest products after projectcompletion.
TFL-SPD 030/12 Rev.1 (M), Peru - Improved governance and implementation of transparent negotiation
mechanisms for indigenous community forestry in Atalaya (Ucayali) (ongoing)
The project is about to complete. The project has organized Community Forestry Oversight Atalaya within
CORPIAA and developed its rules. CORPIAA has developed the VFC Act which involved all CORPIAA partners
who agreed to form the VFC, all of whom signed the act. The VFC Act has been enrolled/registered in the Public
Records Act. The definition of the structure of the VFC has been prepared and approved at a meeting of
CORPIAA. The sustainability of project outputs is ensured by the inclusion of the VFC Act in Peru’s Public
Records, ensuring government recognition of community control over affected forest areas. The strong
involvement and engagement of local communities through CORPIAA will continue beyond project completion, as
will the inputs and assistance of the implementing agency (HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation). A number oftechnical reports and manuals is available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/
REDDES
RED-SPD 009/09 Rev.2 (F), Indonesia - Promoting the partnership efforts to reduce emission fromdeforestation and forest degradation of tropical peatland in south Sumatra through the enhancement ofconservation and restoration activities (completed)
The main achievements of the project have provided important lessons for the restoration of degraded PSF in
South Sumatra which could be replicated in other parts of Sumatra. In particular, the project has compiled andrefined restoration technology in degraded PSF in South Sumatra with the establishment of a demonstration plot
with around 70 ha. The project has scaled up key stakeholders’ understanding of the opportunities and challenges
facing the sustainable management of PSF through a series of expert and consultative meetings. The project
noted and recognized the importance of enhancing strong support from partners in the establishment ofplantation/rehabilitation trials in an effort to reduce emission, enhance sequestration and generate income forforest-dependent local communities.
Key lessons learned from the experience and challenges of implementing the project include: The inability to
implement a system of sustainable PSF under the roles and responsibilities of the concerned agencies in South
Sumatra opened an opportunity to design a new consultation mechanism and contributed to improved policy
development for restoration of degraded PSF and their sustainable management; Income generation is high on
the agenda at the community level, provision of agro-forestry is in dire need by the communities; All possible risks
need to be identified to manage the risk. Details of project outcome have to be specified to minimize
misconceptions and to address high expectations; and Partnership between key stakeholders is an important tool
for the effective achievements of the development objectives through sharing of the practical and real outcomes.
It increases the resources, and also improves the capacity that are lacking.
The sustainability of the project will be enhanced with the extended commitment from key partners to contribute to
the improved sustainable management of PSF and improved livelihoods of communities living surrounding the
PSF. Key partners’ commitments include: The District Forest Service of OKI has granted 20 ha for plantation trial in Kedaton, OKI with thearrangement of financial supports for maintenance. This site is expected to be a show window for the
rehabilitation activities using local indigenous species. They challenged the use of Restricted Production
Forest (HPT) of 10,000 ha with the possibility of establishing a research and development site or any
other demonstration sites for sustainable forest management with the active participation of local
communities.
 Sinarmas Forestry (Industrial Forest Plantation Company) holding a large area for rehabilitation willcontinue and maintain the initiative of about 25 ha restoration under this project and to scale up to 150 hain 2013 and more after this. Further restoration cooperation with this company is expected. PT AndiraAgro (Palm Oil Plantation Company) has initiated the cooperation to plant/rehabilitate about 20 ha along
a riverside for maintaining this area for conservation. More restoration efforts with indigenous species
have been encouraged in collaboration with the Forest Regional Research Center of South Sumatra.

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Under the project facilitation, community groups of Kedaton in OKI District, South Sumatra hasdeveloped a 15 ha-agroforestry system between Jelutung and palm oil. This farming system aims toenhance carbon sequestration and generate incomes from non-wood forest product (latex of Jelutung)for local people. This success story has been disseminated in South Sumatra for advancement of such
agroforestry systems.

The results and findings of the project have been available through simple technical guidelines, posters and shortvideos to interested parties in South Sumatra. The Forestry Regional Research Center of South Sumatra has
played a very important role in implementing this project and mobilizing various local resources.
Several REDDES deliverables derived from this project provided benefits to the environment, social andeconomic aspects of PSF. These include: a) increase the area restored and rehabilitated; b) reduced
deforestation in the project implementation areas; c) communities trained and assisted in the development andimplementation of rehabilitation and restoration techniques; d) improved networking among various stakeholders
in the target areas; e) potential for income generation activities realized from plantation of local species; f) better
understanding of the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the management of PSF in South Sumatra.
RED-PPD 041/11 Rev.2 (F), Honduras/Guatemala - Designing a Programme for Capacity Building andMeaningful Stakeholder Participation in Forest Governance and REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala(completed)
The first phases of the pre-project were orientated towards gathering information on the gaps and constraints ofstakeholders on forest governance. The workshops, meetings and communications with key stakeholders in
Honduras and Guatemala allowed for the compilation of quantitative and qualitative data on the necessary
elements to include in a work programme to build capacities and strengthen participation. The key capacity
constraints identified in both countries were a strong lack of knowledge at all levels about forest governanceissues and mechanisms such as REDD+. The identification of these constraints was one of the key projectpriorities. Stakeholders also highlighted a lack of resources and will to enforce existing forest governanceregulations and mechanisms. Gaps were identified at institutional level, notably a lack of coordination between
government institutions. Along with weak legal frameworks, these constraints have translated into a lack ofparticipatory mechanisms for full and effective participation in decision-making. The needs identified bystakeholders include capacity building activities (including workshops and tailored learning materials), and thedissemination of information at all levels, from local to national, in order to facilitate the understanding andparticipation of all stakeholders. The pre-project further provided a space for national stakeholders to discuss
forest governance issues surrounding REDD+ and FLEGT. In Honduras it provided a space for government andindigenous actors to renew dialogue, leading to advances in discussions and agreement over the national R-PP
and FLEGT negotiations. In Guatemala, the pre-project also fed into REDD+ discussions, bringing key
stakeholders to the table and guiding the work of the National Social and Environmental Safeguards Committee(CNSA). The crucial longer-term achievement of the pre-project is the implementation of the yet-to-be-approved
full project proposal, entitled PD 748/14 (F) Building Capacities and Meaningful Stakeholder Participation in
Forest Governance and REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala, which consists of the programme to build
capacities and meaningful stakeholder participation in forest governance and REDD+ in Honduras andGuatemala. Most importantly, the target beneficiaries of the project have been consistently involved throughout
the pre-project in building the work plan and the full final proposal.
RED-PPD 051/11 Rev.1 (F), Cameroon - Contribution to the implementation of REDD mechanisms byenhancing the participation of stakeholders in sustainable forest management in Cameroon (completed)
A project proposal, dealing with the implementation of REDD mechanisms by enhancing the participation of key
relevant stakeholders in sustainable forest management in Cameroon, was submitted to ITTO for its regularproject cycle and assessed by the 46th expert panel meeting. The main pre-project achievement and impact wasincreased awareness of key stakeholders on the importance of implementing the REDD+ process in the southernpart of Cameroon.
RED-PA 056/11 Rev.1 (F), ITTO - Strengthening the capacity of ITTO producer countries in Africa ingenerating and disseminating scientific information on Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradationand Enhancing Environmental Services from Forests (completed)
The assessments on socio-economic, ecological and institutional issues in each REDDES pilot site wereconducted in four African countries (Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria) with the expert group establishedunder the implementation of this Activity. These assessments were an opportunity for stakeholder consultations,

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REDDES approaches that could be considered workable under prevailing local circumstances. The consultations
involved local level actors (mainly comprising farmers, landowners, community opinion leaders, gatherers of nontimber forest products (NTFP), taungya agro-forestry plantation workers, indigenous people, and migrants, etc.).
ITTO and AFF (African Forest Forum) presented a Forest Policy Day event under the theme “The Policy/Scienceinterface for sustainable forest management in Africa” on 28 June 2012. The event was attended by 134
participants from governments/organizations/institutions based in 33 countries of five continents. The holding of
the First IUFRO Regional Congress in Africa, which took place from 25 to 29 June 2012, in Nairobi (Kenya), wasan opportunity for the visibility of ITTO achievements in the areas of sustainable management of tropical forests in
its member countries around the world.
The main results and findings of RED-PA 056/11 Rev.1 (F) had been compiled and analyzed by four scientists, infour countries: Mr. Louis Bernard CHETEU for Cameroon, Mr. Ernest FOLI for Ghana, Mr. Blamah S. GOLL for
Liberia and Mr. Olajide ADEJOBA for Nigeria, under the supervision of Mr. Michael KLEIN. The main results of
the assessment of selected REDDES sites will be presented at the 24th IUFRO World Congress (during
appropriate technical sessions and at the ITTO-IUFRO joint side event). A number of technical documents
including factsheets are available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/
RED-PA 069/11 Rev.1 (F), ITTO - Quantifying the carbon benefits of ITTO projects (completed)
The main outcomes of the Activity included: (i) results of quantifying carbon benefits generated from three ITTO
projects (Colombia: Alternative financing model for sustainable forest management in San Nicolas, Ghana:
Women and Tropical Forestry Development Program (Phase1), and Malaysia: Development of Lanjak Entimau
Wildlife Sanctuary as a totally protected area); and a technical guidance for the quantification of carbon benefits inthe design and implementation of ITTO projects. In addition, the activity introduced a concept of developing a fast
track estimation tool (sCreen) for estimating the contribution of forestry activities to climate change mitigation,
including carbon sequestration, carbon enhancement, greenhouse gas emissions reduction from deforestationand forest degradation and quantification of timber and wood products. The study leader, Dr Carmenza Robledo
made a presentation at the 49th ITTC on the draft ‘Technical Guidance for the Quantification of Carbon Benefits inthe Design and Implementation of ITTO Projects’ as contained in document JC(XLVII)/3. The delegations of
Malaysia, Switzerland, Brazil, the EU, Congo and Indonesia acknowledged the value and usefulness of thetechnical guidance. Taking into account the comments made by ITTO member countries (Colombia, Mexico, New
Zealand, Philippines and India), the Draft Technical Guidance has been revised. It also updated new
developments of REDD+ (e.g. ‘Warsaw framework for REDD+” adopted at COP 19) and relevant standards andmethodologies developed by Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) to accurately quantify carbon which will enhancethe effective use of the Technical Guidance in ITTO member countries. A technical report entitled “Technical
Guidance for the Quantification of Carbon Benefits in the Design and Implementation of ITTO Projects” is inpreparation to be published as a technical series to ensure effective forest carbon measurement and monitoringof ITTO projects. The report will be posted on the ITTO website and in the ITTO database/search tool. The
implementation of this Activity has revealed the importance of continuously enhancing capacity building of themeasuring, reporting and verifying of carbon benefits of ITTO projects. Capacity available at FMU levels is limited
and hence capacity building at local level needs to be enhanced with the help of more technical guidance towards
the effective assessment of carbon benefits in the context of SFM.
RED-PPD 074/12 Rev.1 (F), Cameroon - Identification of a project on gender mainstreaming in thedevelopment of actions to control deforestation and forest degradation, to improve the well-being ofcommunities dependent on forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa (completed)
The main pre-project achievement and impact was dealing with the awareness of key stakeholders on theimportance and the role of women groups, in charge of actions regarding the control of deforestation and forest
degradation. Those stakeholders have been sensitized on the impact of women groups on the well-being ofcommunities dependent on forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa, when they are involved in
the implementations of activities and actions contributing to combat deforestation and forest degradation. A
project proposal, dealing with the project on gender mainstreaming in the development of actions to control
deforestation and forest degradation, to improve the well-being of communities dependent on forests and otherecosystems in Central and West Africa, was developed and validated by stakeholders. The proposal titled ‘projecton gender mainstreaming in the development of actions to control deforestation and forest degradation, toimprove the well-being of communities dependent on forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa’
will be submitted to ITTO under the next REDDES Cycle or under the Regular Project Cycle.

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CFM-PD 001/10 Rev.1 (F), Indonesia - Strengthening capacity of stakeholders for the development ofcommunity-based plantation forest at 3 selected areas in Indonesia (completed)
The primary beneficiaries of the project include Provincial and District Forestry Offices, the Ministry of Forestry ofIndonesia through the Directorate of Forest Plantation and Forestry Research and Development Agency(FORDA), Universities and Local NGOs involved in the project implementation. Training modules on theestablishment and management of community-based forest plantations have been endorsed by the Governmentof Indonesia through two decrees signed for that purpose. Simplified management plans (SMP) and operational
management plans (OMP) of community-based forest plantations (CBFP) have been finalized and approved by
the Forestry Districts for selected communities involved in the project implementation, allowing them to become
eligible for the financial credit (loan) process operated by Centre of Public Service (BLU). The financing process
has been launched for three communities (one in each of the three districts involved in the project
implementation) with the approved SMP and OMP, under the technical guidance/coaching of the Project
Executing Agency, for the funding process (loan) with the Centre of Public Service (BLU). In terms of contribution
to the monitoring protocol of the Community Forest Management and Enterprise (CFME) thematic programme(TP), the project contributed to improved consensus building, management systems, and practices in community
organizations; participatory processes established for promoting community forestry with the fulfillment of local
communities tenure and access to forest resource has been clarified and facilitated; strengthening communitylevel capacity in sustainable forest management and adding value to forest resources; and strengthening country
capacity and enabling conditions in the development of community forest management and community forest
enterprises.
TMT
TMT-PD 006/11 Rev.3 (M), Guyana – Strengthening market information systems to enhance trade andmarket intelligence in the forest sector of Guyana (ongoing)
The project is in its final stage and about to complete. A framework as well as a methodology for strengthening
data collection efforts was developed. This builds on the existing system which is available and improves onareas where there were evident data gaps and inefficiencies in data process and management time. The
completion of three main reports on Critical Data gaps, review of the market framework for trade development inGuyana, and the assessment of factors affecting markets and measures impacting on tropical timber use and,were completed. The Marketing Strategy document and the Report on Competitiveness were completed. The
forestry sector of Guyana now has an integrated market information system in place with more detailed reporting
capabilities on prices, market demand, export trends, and quality requirements for different regions, which canenhance forecasting in prices levels and demand; and provide a more integrated reporting on the wood products
supply chain. There is now better planning and allocation of state forest resources; more strategic marketing
efforts in pursuit of expansion of key markets for added value products; macro-economic benefits throughimproved planning and strategic decision in relation to employment, and increased export earnings. Several
strategic areas of the sector: marketing, forest management and planning, and resources allocation, have been
receiving positive impact from this project activities.
5.

Follow-up on the Decision 4 (XLVIII), Strengthening the ITTO Thematic Programmes

The Secretariat has continued a number of actions taken in response to Decision 4 (XLVIII), Strengthening the
ITTO Thematic Programmes. The Thematic Programme website has been revised and is now directly linked to
the ITTO online project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/
The tool allows searching for information on all ITTO projects completed, operational or pending finance,
providing a brief summary and allowing to download relevant documents including project document, completion
report, technical reports, ex-post evaluation report or any other materials produced by a project, i.e., flyers, posteror brochures. Documents are posted as they become available in the original language of submission. Search
options include by keyword, country, donor, implementation status, area of work (ITTO division), thematic
programme or a combination of several options. The tool has been launched in September 2014.
Under Activity 22 of the Biennial Workplan 2013-2014 to ‘Develop an ITTO knowledge management strategy andknowledge management guidelines’, the Secretariat is conducting a study synthesizing the aggregatedachievements of the (completed) projects under the ITTO Thematic Programmes on a) Reducing Deforestation
and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services (REDDES) and b) Forest Law Enforcement,
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Programme Documents (TPD) and Monitoring Protocols (MP) including the identification of potential gaps; tosynthesize the aggregated achievements of the completed projects under the ITTO Thematic Programmes on
REDDES and TFLET towards the respective programmatic achievements; to assess the complementarity of
REDDES and TFLET with other related initiatives at international level and identify the TP added value; and toassess lessons learned and effectiveness of knowledge sharing (incl. replicability, innovation, communication,etc.). The study will also provide key conclusions and recommendations on strengthening the programmatic
approach and as appropriate provide suggestions for adjustments to the programme strategy. The synthesis
report of the consultant is expected in December 2014.

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Table 4: Approved projects by Thematic Programme (by country in alphabetical order)
TFLET approved projects
Submitted
byBWP
2008/2009
BWP
2008/2009
BWP
2008/2009

Project ID
PP-A/43-193
PP-A/43-194
PP-A/43-200

BWP
2008/2009

PP-A/43-202

AfricaPD 124/01 Rev.
2 (M) Phase II –Stage 2
TFL-PD 037/13
Rev. 2 (M)Australia

Cambodia
Cameroon
Cameroon
China

PD 493/07 Rev.1(F)
TFL-PD 003/09
Rev.2 (M)
TFL-PD 014/09
Rev.1 (M)
TFL-PD 017/09
Rev.2 (M)

Title

ITTO
Funding$ 300,000

Completed$ 600,000

Completed$ 100,000

Completed$ 200,000

Completed$ 544,070

Completed

Implementing a DNA timber tracking system in Indonesia$518,833

Pending
Agreement

Strengthening Capacity of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance(Cambodia)
Improving governance and transparency of timber harvests andtrade in Cameroon
Reduction of illegal logging through better governance of community
forests in the Lom et Djerem Division, East region, Cameroon
Equipping small and medium sized forestry enterprises in China for
procurement of tropical timber from legal and sustainably managed
forests
Implementing and promoting sustainable forest management
through formulation of an action plan for improved forest law
enforcement and governance in Colombia
Development and implementation of a species identification and timbertracking system in Africa with DNA fingerprints and stable isotopes$561,195

Completed$365,526

Ongoing$302,562

Ongoing$322,056

Ongoing$91,498

Completed$155,522

Completed$163,039

Completed$147,701

Ongoing$563,339

Ongoing$74,586

Ongoing$66,942Pending
Agreement$474,163

Completed$496,670

Completed$456,680

Pending
Agreement$495,880

Pending
Agreement$149,707

OngoingEnhance 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 fromsustainably managed and legally harvested sources
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 critically affected by such activities
Promotion of Sustainable Management of African Forests(ITTO/ATO)

Colombia

TFL-PPD 001/09
Rev.2 (M)Germany

TFL-PPD 023/10
Rev.1 (F)Ghana

TFL-SPD 007/09
Rev.1 (M)

Ghana

TFL-SPD 028/12
Rev.1 (M)
TFL-PD 024/10
Rev.2 (M)
TFL-SPD 040/13
Rev.2 (M)Strengthening the capacity of small-medium enterprises in Ghana to
produce and trade in timber products from legal and sustainablesources
Empowering civil society organizations and other non-state actors toeffectively contribute to forest law compliance in Ghana
Improvement of forest law enforcement at the national level topromote forest governance in Guatemala
Development of a program to strengthen the traceability of legallysourced forest products in Guatemala

TFL-PPD
045/13 Rev. 2(M)
TFL-PD 010/09
Rev.1 (M)
TFL-PD 019/10
Rev.2 (M)
TFL-PD 032/13
Rev. 2 (M)Improving forest product monitoring and efficiency through thedevelopment of a program to enhance the performance of the
primary forest processing industry
Strengthening the capacity of related stakeholders in Java on
implementing new Indonesian TLAS
Developing collaborative management in the Cibodas Biosphere
Reserve, West Java Indonesia
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Institutions to Sustainably
Manage community Forestry in Sanggau for Improving Livelihood

Indonesia

TFL-PD 033/13
Rev. 2 (M)

Mali

TFL-SPD
038/13 Rev.3(M)

Strengthening the governance of community forest throughimproved capacity to adequately perform timber administration inJava and Nusa Tenggara region in Indonesia
Capacity-building programme to foster law enforcement and local
governance over timber use and marketing activities in the Segou
region, Mali

Guatemala
Guatemala

GuatemalaIndonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia

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TFLET approved projects
Panama

TFL-PD 044/13
Rev.2 (M)Peru

PPD 138/07
Rev.1 (M)
TFL-SPD 029/12
Rev.1 (M)
TFL-SPD 030/12
Rev.1 (M)

Peru
Peru

PNG
PNG

ThailandPD 449/07 Rev.2(M,I)
TFL-SPD
043/13 Rev. 1(M)
TFL-PPD 005/09
Rev.1 (F)Strengthening of ANAM’s management capacity to reduce illegal
logging and trade in the eastern region of Panama (Bayano andDarien) through monitoring and control mechanisms
Verifying the Legality of Timber Forest Products in Peru

$412,556

Pending
Agreement$79,844

Completed

Marketing of timber from legal and sustainable sources byindigenous communities in Ucayali, Peru for the fair trade market
Improved governance and implementation of transparent negotiation
mechanisms for indigenous community forestry in Atalaya (Ucayali),Peru
Enhancing Forest Law Enforcement in Papua New Guinea$137,941

Ongoing$131,236

Ongoing$ 473,040

Ongoing

Chain of Custody Verification for Timber Processors in Papua New
Guinea$147,280

Pending
Agreement

Strengthening the capacity of local communities of Chaiyapum
Province (Thailand) to manage community forest$56,970

SunsetREDDES approved projects
Submitted
byBrazilProject ID

Title

ITTO
Funding$1,124,784

Status

RED-PD 029/09
Rev.1 (F)Monitoring deforestation, logging and land use change in the Pan
Amazonian Forest - PANAMAZON II

RED-SPD 058/11
Rev.2 (F)
RED-PPD
050/11 Rev.1(F)
RED-PPD
051/11 Rev.1(F)

Developing REDD+ES in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest$142,110

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$73,613Pending
Agreement
Ongoing$81,864

Completed

RED-PPD 074/12 Identification of a project on gender mainstreaming in theRev.1 (F)development of actions to control deforestation and forest
degradation, to improve the well-being of communities dependent on
forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa
RED-SPD 020/09 Development and demonstration on scheme of payment forRev.1 (F)environmental services (PES) derived from degraded and secondary
tropical production forests in China.
RED-SPD 075/12 Demonstration on investigation and assessment of typical forest
Rev.1 (F)ecotourism resources in Hainan province, China$101,117

Completed$149,040

Completed$145,800

Ongoing

DRC

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

$476,820

Completed

Ecuador

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

Integrating sustainable livelihoods, environmental mortgages, andscience-based reforestation for tangible forest conservation change
in the Ecuadorian Chocó$149,922

Ongoing

Ghana

RED-PD 026/09
Rev.1 (F)RED-SPD 077/12
Rev.1 (F)$658,716

Ongoing$121,662

Ongoing

Ghana

RED-PD 093/12
Rev.3 (F)

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
through collaborative management with local communities
Rehabilitation of degraded forests for sustainable wood fuelproduction and climate change mitigation in the forest-savannatransition zone of Ghana
Advancing REDD+ in Ghana: preparation of redd+ pilot schemes in
off-reserve forests and agro-forests$297,205

Ongoing

Guatemala

RED-PPD 006/09 Local REDDES programme for development and addressing climate
Rev.2 (F)change in Guatemala: Building social processes fror sustainability$82,080

Completed

Guatemala

RED-SPD 079/12 Strengthening of governance and sustainable management of
Rev.1 (F)mangrove ecosystems in Guatemala as a climate change adaptation
measure$146,751

OngoingBrazilCameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon

China

China

Ghana

Ongoing

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GuyanaHonduras/
GuatemalaIndonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia

ITTO
ITTO

ITTO

RED-PD 005/09
Rev.2 (F)Strengthening Guyana's capacity to manage forest resources andenvironmental services through resources assessment andmonitoring changes in deforestation and degradation
RED-PPD 041/11 Designing a Programme for Capacity Building and Meaningful
Rev.2 (F)Stakeholder Participation in Forest Governance and REDD+ in
Honduras and Guatemala$400,680

Completed$144,650

Completed

RED-PD 007/09
Rev.2 (F)$447,071

Completed$149,493

Completed$504,317

Ongoing$97,180

Completed$253,120

Completed$143,510

Completed

Enhancing forest carbon stock to reduce emission fromdeforestation and degradation through sustainable forest
management (SFM) initiatives in Indonesia
RED-SPD 009/09 Promoting the partnership efforts to reduce emission from
Rev.2 (F)deforestation and forest degradation of tropical peatland in south
Sumatra through the enhancement of conservation and restoration
activities
RED-PD 064/11
Promoting Local Community Initiative on the Rehabilitation of
Rev.2 (F)Mangrove Ecosystem with Demonstration Activities in Bintan Island
to Reduce further Deforestation and Forest Degradation
RED-A 004/09
Building a voluntary carbon marketing scheme to promote
Rev.1 (F)sustainable forest management
RED-PA 056/11
Strengthening the capacity of ITTO producer countries in Africa in
Rev.1 (F)generating and disseminating scientific information on Reducing
Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental
Services from Forests
RED-PA 069/11
Quantifying the REDD+ effect of ITTO projects
Rev.1 (F)Liberia

RED-SPD 084/12 Improving efficacy of forestry policies and activities in Liberia
Rev.1 (F)through REDD+ demonstration projects$149,922

Ongoing

Malaysia

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

Reducing forest degradation and emissions through sustainable
forest management (SFM) in peninsular Malaysia$590,922

Ongoing

MexicoRED-PD 045/11
Rev.2 (M)$470,682

Ongoing

Myanmar

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

Environmental assessment and economic valuation of ecosystemservices 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
Capacity building for developing REDD+ activities in the context ofsustainable forest management$571,890

Ongoing

Peru

RED-PD 018/09
Rev.1 (F)$356,519

Ongoing

Peru

RED-PD 033/11
Rev.2 (F)Sustainable forest management and utilization of ecosystemservices in forests managed by the Ese'Eja naïve community inInfierno, Peru
Value adding to environmental services from managed forests
belonging to seven communities in the Ucayali region$415,384

Ongoing

Thailand

RED-SPD 039/11 Improving the quality and coverage of the estimates of carbon
Rev.1 (F)stocks in Thailand's forests and trees outside forest: Phase I$113,373

SunsetTogo

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

Rehabilitation and restoration of residual forests and arid savannahlands in the Akpé and Akama valleys$478,894

Ongoing

Togo

RED-SPD 092/12 Reducing deforestation and forest degradation in the Natchambonga
Rev.1 (F)and Djiyega community forests by promoting participatory forest
management actions$149,904

Ongoing

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CFME approved projects
Submitted
byGhana

Project ID

Title

CFM-SPD
007/10 Rev.1 (F)CFM-PD 001/10
Rev.1 (F)CFM-PA 009/10
Rev.2 (F)

Enrichment of young forest plantations with selected NTFPs forlivelihood 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
Strengthening capacity of stakeholders for the development ofcommunity-based plantation forest at 3 selected areas in Indonesia
International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Smalland Medium Forest Enterprises with Focus in the Asia Pacific

PNG

CFM-PPD
006/10 Rev.1 (F)Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM and
REDD schemes within four pilot areas of PNG

Thailand

CFM-PPD
Increasing access to markets and capital for teak plantation
005/10 Rev.1 (M) smallholders in Thailand

Indonesia
ITTO

ITTO
Funding$149,229

StatusCompleted$465,151

Completed$200,000

Completed$122,040

Ongoing$31,104

Sunset

TMT approved projects
Project ID

Title
st

ITTO
Funding$138,033

StatusFranceTMT-SPD
Preparation of the publication “atlas of tropical timber species – 1
010/12 Rev.1 (M) Edition: Technological characteristics and uses of 273 tropicaltimber species (and 17 temperate species)

Gabon

TMT-SPD
Adaptation and application at the national scale of the Trace Bois011/12 Rev.2 (M) Gabon (Gabon timber tracking) for the collection and processing offorest and timber statistics in Gabon$138,996

Pending
Agreement

Ghana

TMT-SPD
012/12 Rev.1 (M)
TMT-PD 004/11
Rev.2 (M)

Improving intra-African trade and market transparency in timber andtimber products
Strengthening of the forest information system of Guatemala toimprove market and trade transparency and decision-making in theforest sector.
TMT-PD 006/11
Strengthening market information systems to enhance trade andRev.3 (M)market intelligence in the forest sector of Guyana
TMT-SPD
Enhancing the Sustainable Management and Commercial Utilisation
014/13 Rev.1 (M) of the CITES-listed Species Cedrela Odorata (Red Cedar) in
GuyanaTMT-SPD
Improving resilience of the tropical timber sector to the impacts of
002/10 Rev.1 (M) global and regional economic and financial crises
TMT-PA 007/11
Methodological Development for Life Cycle Analysis of Tropical
Rev.1 (I)
Wood Products to Improve their Competitiveness in International
Markets$111,931

Ongoing$359,716

Ongoing$320,920

Ongoing$136,640

Ongoing$150,000

Completed$60,116

Completed

TMT-SPD
Analysis of the Economic Impact of Governmental Procurement013/12 Rev.1 (M) Policies on Tropical Timber Markets$150,000

Completed

Guatemala

GuyanaGuyana

ITTO
ITTO

ITTO

Ongoing

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Table 5: TP projects by country/region and funding commitments

Country/Region
Cameroon
DRC
Gabon
Ghana
Liberia
Mali
Togo
Africa Total
Australia
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
PNG
ThailandAsia Pacific Total
BrazilColombia
EcuadorGuatemala
GuyanaHonduras/Guatemala
MexicoPanamaPeru
Latin America Total
TFLET pre-cursor
FranceGermany
ITTO Secretariat
Others Total

TFLET
2

REDDES
3
1

CFME

TMT

2

3
1

1

1
1

1

2

1
5
1
1
4

1
(1)*
7(1)

2
10
2
3
1
1
(1)*
7(1)
2

1

1
(1)*
2(1)

1
3

1
2
7
8

1
2
1
1
1
2
10

1
2

3
1

1

3
1
9
3
1
28(1)
30(1)
4(1)
* projects gone into sunset (not counted in the totals)

34
9

Fundedprojects
5
1
1
7
1
1
2
18
1
3
8
1
1
2
(3)*
16(3)
2
1
1
6
3
1
1
1
4
20
8
1
1
7
17
71(3)

Funding
US$924,682
476,820
138,996
1,649,483
149,922
149,707628,798
4,118,408
518,833
616,8963,489,425
590,922571,890
269,320(201,447)*
6,057,286
1,266,894
91,498
149,922
1,293,414
858,240
144,650
470,682
412,556
1,041,080
5,728,936
2,792,998
138,033
155,522
1,053,926
4,140,479
20,045,109

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ANNEX I:STATUS OF APPROVED ACTIVITIES, PRE-PROJECTS, SMALL PROJECTS AND PROJECTS
TFLET
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:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 300,000

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 300,000

Submitted by:

Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity ref. 12

Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

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:
The Activity has been reported as completed in the TP report to the 48th ITTC

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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:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 600,000

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 600,000

Submitted by:

Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme for 2008-2009, Activity ref. 13

Implementing agency:

ITTO

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

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. The objectives of the activity were to be achievedprincipally 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 for component (b)of the activity enabled ITTO to support six proposals, two for each of the three producing regions.
Steps undertaken in the implementation of the activity included:(a)Web-based information system
1. Conceptualization, determination of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of options to be finalized for
implementation in 2009.
2. Invitations to relevant NGOs to submit proposals for consideration by the ITTO Secretariat.
3. Selection of proposal by the Executive Director
4. Monitoring implementation of the web-based information by selected NGO.
(b)

Development of timber tracking systems
1. Reviewing 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.
2. 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
for each approved proposal and requests proposals not exceeding five pages containing the purpose andgoals, methodology, intended outputs and impacts, key activities to be carried out, duration, budget by
activity and sources including counterpart funding if it exceeds US$44,247 and workplan.
3. Disseminating similar invitations 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).
4. Assessing eleven (11) proposals received as of 31 December 2010 by the ITTO Secretariat.
5. ITTO approval and financing given to 6 (six) selected proposals:
 Green Gold Forestry Ltd. (GGF)(Peru)
 P.T. Seng Fong Moulding Perkasa (PTSFMP)(Indonesia)
 Industries Forestiere de Batalimo (IFB)(Central African Republic) Furniture Exports (PNG) Ltd. (FEL)(Papua New Guinea)
 John Bitar & Co. Ltd. (JBCL)(Ghana) Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL)(Guyana)
6. Monitoring the implementation of the six approved and funded proposals.

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A synopsis of progress in implementation for each component of the activity is as follows:(a)Web-based information system
Jan/Feb 2009 Conceptualization, determination of feasibility and cost-effectiveness of options finalized.
17.3.2009
Invitations to relevant international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to submit proposals
to the ITTO Secretariat sent out.
21.5.2009
Proposal submitted by the Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) approved by the Executive Director for
funding and implementation.
18.6.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and TFT.
24.6.2009First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$135,000 disbursed by TFT.
19.2.2010
Mid-term report on the implementation of the proposal submitted by TFT to the ITTO Secretariat
31.5.2010
Submission of interim financial report and updated workplan for the proposal submitted by TFT to
the ITTO Secretariat.
04.6.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$110,000 disbursed to TFT.
28.09.2011
Final report on the implementation of the proposal submitted by TFT to the ITTO Secretariat
16.11.2011
Presentation on the implementation of the proposal made at Forty-fifth Session of the Committee
on Economic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM).
05.12.2011
Final financial report submitted by TFT to the ITTO Secretariat.

(b)
Development of timber tracking systems
Altogether eleven (11) proposals were received and duly assessed by the ITTO Secretariat. Subsequently, six (6)proposals were selected and approved by the Executive Director for funding and implementation as follows:
1.
Green Gold Forestry Ltd. (GGF) [Peru]
14.4.2009
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
11.5.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and company.
20.5.2009First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
16.4.2010
Mid-term Report on the implementation of the proposal submitted to ITTO Secretariat.
22.4.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
16.12.2010
Presentation on the implementation of the proposal made at the Forty-fourth Session of theCommittee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM).
19.08.2011
Request for final report and outstanding deliverables sent to the company.
19.12.2011
Reminder on final report and outstanding deliverables sent to the company
14.03.2012
Reminder on final report and outstanding deliverables sent to the company.
18.07.2012
Reminder on final report and outstanding deliverables sent to the company.
06.12.2012
Submission of final report by the company, indicting the completion of the main activities
Final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,247 was not required for successful completion of thecomponent.
2.
P.T. Seng Fong Moulding Perkasa (PTSFMP)[Indonesia]
7.7.2009
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
28.8.2009
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and the company.
2.9.2009
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
22.12.2009
Mid-term progress report submitted by the company to the ITTO Secretariat
5.1.2010
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
6.4.2010
Final Report on the implementation of the proposal submitted to the ITTO Secretariat.
16.12.2010
Presentation on the implementation of the proposal made at the Forty-fourth Session of theCommittee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM).
22.09.2011
Third and final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,257 disbursed to the company.
21.12.2011
Submission of statement of account to the ITTO Secretariat
Component successfully completed
3.
Industries Forestiere de Batalimo (IFB)[Central African Republic (CAR)]
15.9.2009
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director
8.3.2010
MOU signed by ITTO and the company.
11.3.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to company.
20.12.2011
Mid-term progress report submitted by the company to the ITTO Secretariat
10.02.2012
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
18.12.2012
Draft final report accepted; civil war in CAR led to IFB suspending operations in CAR.
Final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,247 not required for completion of component.

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4.
Furniture Exports (PNG) Ltd. (FEL)[Papua New Guinea (PNG)]
30.3.2010
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
30.3.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and the company.
26.4.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
23.08.2011
Mid-term progress report submitted by the company to the ITTO Secretariat.
25.08.2011
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
21.12.2011
Final report on the implementation of the proposal submitted to the ITTO Secretariat
08.11.2012
Presentation on the implementation of the proposal made at the Forty-sixth Session of theCommittee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM).
15.11.2012
Third and final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,247 disbursed to the company.
07.12.2012
Submission of statement of account to the Secretariat
Implementation of the component has been completed.
5.
John Bitar & Co. Ltd. (JBCL)[Ghana]26.4.2010
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
26.11.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and the company.
6.12.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
23.07.2011
Final report submitted by the company to the ITTO Secretariat
15.08.2011
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
16.11.2011
Presentation on the implementation of the proposal made at the Forty-fifth Session of theCommittee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence (CEM).
23.04.2012
Third and final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,247 disbursed to the company.
25.08.2012
Submission of statement of account to the ITTO Secretariat.
Implementation of this component has been successfully completed
6.
Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL)[Guyana]
26.5.2010
Proposal approved for funding and implementation by the Executive Director.
26.6.2010
MOU governing the implementation of the proposal signed by ITTO and the company.
5.7.2010
First installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
6.10.2011
Mid-term progress report submitted by the company to the ITTO Secretariat
12.10.2011
Second installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$20,000 disbursed to the company.
28.11.2013
Final report presented at the 47th session of the Committee on Economics, Statistics and Markets(CEM).
Final installment of ITTO funds amounting to US$4,247 not required for completion of component.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The web-based information system has been designed and is ready to be launched. The ‘Wood News Agency’(TWNA) is a web-based system to support sustainable tropical timber trade. The system has been developed by
TFT and has generated interest among companies and the trade. However, the launch of the system has notoccurred as the follow-up activity to fund the launch and operation of the system under activity 25 of the ITTO
Biennial Work Programme (BWP) 2013-2014 was not financed. The website (TWNA) remains online and isaccessed by users regularly. However the lack of follow-up funding to maintain and update the site has impacted
its long-term sustainability. Efforts were undertaken to attract advertisers from the industry and other sectors withno success to date. During the 49th ITTC Session the European Union announced a grant to ITTO of 4 million
euros to implement an independent market monitoring system for FLEGT-licensed timber being placed on the EU
market. Due to the similarities between the objectives of these activities, the new EU funding is being channeledthrough this BWP activity. Work on the IMM, which will continue through 2017, will take into account the webbased information system already developed under this activity which was partially funded under the TFLET
thematic program.
All of the proposed 6 pilot tracking systems to be developed under this activity have also been completed. Five of
the six companies that implemented tracking systems under this activity are still using them in their regular
operations. Several of these have been added to or otherwise enhanced using company resources.

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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:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 100,000

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 100,000

Submitted by:

Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity ref. 15 (a)Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

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 from Thailand proposal TFL-PPD
005/09 Rev.1 (F) was submitted to the ITTO Secretariat and subsequently approved by the Executive Director for
funding and implementation under the ITTO TFLET Thematic Programme. The small project proposal from
Guatemala was submitted to the ITTO Secretariat and had been returned to the submitter for revision. The project
proposal in Cameroon has not been 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 as well as
the project proposal from Cameroon.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Three proposals were developed and submitted to ITTO, with one approved for funding and two to be revised.

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Global assessment of the status of tropical forest tenure with identification of trends and implications forinvestment and management, and for convening an expert workshop on Tropical Forest Tenure andBusiness Models, including formulation of a project to assist Civil Society Organization(s) to set up andoperate 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:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 200,000

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 200,000

Submitted by:

Included in ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009: Activity 15c

Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

Activity under the 2008/2009 BWP

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

Summary:
The task refers to Activity 15c of ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009 ‘Global assessment of the status oftropical forest tenure with identification of trends and implications for investment and management, and forconvening 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’
The main activity was an international conference on forest tenure, governance and enterprises 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.
Progress:
The Activity has been reported as completed in the TP report to the 48th ITTC

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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:

AfricaBudget:Total:

US$ 544,070

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 544,070

ATO

US$ 47,000

Submitted by:

ITTO/ATO

Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

Summary:This project is designed to assist ten ITTO African member countries (all of which are also members of the African
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 are to establish
key elements of adequate capacity to implement ATO/ITTO PCI at national level in the African member countriesof ITTO and for effective regional-level cooperation through ATO to support individual Member countries toimplement 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 the Secretariat(French only).

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Implementing a DNA timber tracking system in Indonesia
Project number:

TFL-PD 037/13 Rev. 2 (M)Project country:

Australia

Budget:Total:

US$ 549,763

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 518,833

INAB

US$ 30,793

Submitted by:

Government of Australia

Implementing agency: University of Adelaide, Australia
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending agreement

Summary:
Illegal logging and associated trade are the cause of many economic and ecological problems both in timber
producer and timber consumer countries. The key problem to be addressed by this project is the weak capacity inforest law enforcement. DNA marker methods use characters inherent in the timber (i.e. impossible to falsify) andguarantee a method, which is cost effective and statistically robust, for controlling the origin of wood and wood
products. The project will develop a species identification and timber tracking system using DNA methods forimportant Indonesian timber tree species, the red meranti group; and light red Meranti. For two of these species
leaf, cambium and wood samples will be collected from across their distribution area and gene markers will be
developed that differentiate genetically between trees of different locations and also work for processed timber.
The samples will be screened for DNA markers and provide a genetic reference data base to control the region oforigin. Using DNA-fingerprints a tree by tree approach to control the chain of custody will also be applied for light
red meranti in cooperation with timber companies in Indonesia. As measures of capacity building and technology
transfer, staff from the Indonesian partners will be trained to apply DNA-techniques to perform simple DNA tests tocheck origin. The University of Adelaide in Australia is the executive agency and will work closely with CFBTI in
FORDA and other institutes from Indonesia, Germany and USA.
Progress:
The project agreement has been signed in September 2014 and the Executing Agency is in the process of
preparing the inception report at the time of preparation of this report.
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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 agency: ITTO
Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

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 andequipment 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 and theupgrading 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 and services.
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 to all
stakeholders. These outputs contribute directly to the on-going capacity building program of the Forestry
Administration of Cambodia as a high priority topic.
Progress:
The project has been reported as completed in the TP report to the 48th ITTC.

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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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project is designed to contribute to the improvement of governance and transparency of timber harvest andtraded in Cameroon and internationally by strengthening the national process for controlling illegal logging andassociated trade in Cameroon in order to contribute to transparency of timber trade in Cameroon with a view toaddress the problems of unsustainable timber harvesting, weak forest law enforcement and illegal trade of thecountry’s timber.
Progress:
The project has initially experienced a substantial delay. Although the project agreement has been signed on 22
March 2010, the project implementation only commenced on 12 October 2011. The delay was due to the need forrevisions to the work plan and the inception report, and arrangements between the Executing Agency and thecollaborating counterparts at MINFOF, Cameroon.
Activities carried out over the reporting period include:
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A total of 22 MINFOF officials benefited from two training of trainer’s workshops organized by the project.
Part of the workshop involved the review of the training modules on law enforcement developed by aconsultant recruited by the project Inputs from workshop have been incorporated in the final version of themanual.
Forty three (43) officials from Finance (Customs and Tax), Justice, Police and Gendarmerie were trainedin three training of trainer’s workshops.
Train forest logging companies in relevant FLE aspects of their work completed with the participation of
six logging companies including representative of logging companies and Douala sea port timber’s parks
in the first training of trainer’s workshop.
A study to gather information on timber routes was carried out, a report is available with maps identifying
new timber routes.
A draft report on the interagency national coordination committee workplan was prepared.
Establishment of an interagency coordination committee for FLE was not completed. However, the termsof reference were prepared with strong recommendation that it should be managed by the prime minster
office since it involves several ministries.
A draft code of conduct and professional ethics for forest controllers in Cameroon has also been
produced.
A draft report on status of the traceability systems in Cameroon produced and available.
An information system for the monitoring of forest products trade was developed and report prepared.
Actual field work focused on the update of the IT data management system at MINFOF for communication
to public and transparency promotion.

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Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
As the project is entering into the final implementation stage, a total of four training of trainer’s workshops on forest
law enforcement, forest regulation and control were conducted that befitted more than one hundred participants ofwhom sixty-five were direct beneficiaries and the rest indirect stakeholders.
The project developed a manual on forest legislation and control with five modules based on the various capacity
building workshops organized by the project. Five studies were conducted and are annexed to this report on thefollowing i) to update timber trade routes in the country; ii) to evaluate the status FLE monitoring in Cameroon; iii)
to review the timber traceability system in Cameroon; iv) to develop a work plan for FLE and v) to develop an
information management and communication to the public on illegal timber trade activities to foster transparency.
The project has also produced 2 maps of the main timber trade roads as part of the study and a code of conduct
and professional ethics has also been prepared as an annex to the study to the monitoring of FLW in Cameroon.
In order to foster relations between relevant stakeholders, an agreement has been reached to put in place a
National Coordination Unit on forest law enforcement under the auspices of the Prime Minister Offices.
Those significant achievements have resulted in the improvements in improved capacity and forest law
enforcement as compared to the period before the project. Stakeholders were trained, informed and sensitized onforestry law and the fight against illegal logging and associated trade. The various government stakeholders in theagencies now know their roles and responsibilities of better, and how and where and when they should collaboratebased on their mandate and legal frameworks.

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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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:This project seeks to reduce illegal logging and poverty in the Lom and Djerem Division through better governanceand development of community forestry. The specific objectives include to sufficiently satisfy the demand of woodin the north and neighboring countries through better organization of timber markets and promotion of the creationand implementation of legal timber titles; and to reduce poverty at the community level through good governancein managing existing community forest and micro-development projects in the Lom and Djerem Division. The
expected outputs are:
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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:
Following the project implementation in January 2011, the project has experienced a delay in project Year 2 duevarious factors, including the transfer/re-assignment of several officials (in charge of the project) within the Ministryof Forestry and Wildlife and difficulties to comply with reporting requirements. In addition some negative impacts ofbad weather particularly at the project site in the Eastern Region.
The following project activities have been carried out:
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Two sensitization meetings held with strong representation and very active participation of the local
communities, organized by both MINFOF and Forum in Diang and Belabo respectively.
The six local communities selected to participate in the project include: Moundi, Mbeth II and Kanda (inthe Diang Sub-Division); Ndjangané-Adiah, Belabo -Ekak-Yoa village and Mambaya (in the Belabo SubDivision).
Six management entities were created by the selected local communities. These include the TANG BALACIG in Moundi, the BWOK CIG in Mbeth II, the FOFFA CIG in Kanda, the NA CIG in Ndjangané-Adiah,the BEY CIG in Ekak-Yoa Village (Belabo) and the NYALODJO’O CIG in Mambaya. These groupings
have to date, all gained legal recognition under the adopted appellation of ‘Community Initiative Group’(CIG).
The species inventory of the community forest allocated to the FOFFA CIG in Kanda has been completed.

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The communes/counties of Lom and Djerem are sensitized for the creation commune’s/county’s forests;
Northern regions are supplied with residues of sawmills;
The trade channel of timber products from Lom and Djerem to northern regions is identified anddisseminated/publicized;
The chain-of-custody system for timber products from the existing community forest of the village ofKoundi is established;
The capacity of the member of the advisory committee of the village of Koundi is reinforced for the
management of revenue from their community forest;
All stakeholders are sensitized on legal timber trade
A coordination structure is established
Assist 06 communities (FOFA GIC, GIC BWOK of MBETH II, TANG GIC, GIC NYIALODJO'O, GIC and
GIC NA BEY) to develop simple management plan for the forest;
Organized training workshops on economic opportunities to use wood waste plants;
Facilitated collaboration between communities and logging companies on the recovery of wood residues
from plants;
Sensitized communities and traders on the results of the detailed study of marketing channels between
Lom and Djerem and the Region;
Established an information system on the timber market;
A system of traceability of wood from the community forest Koundi is established;
Created a database for the community forest Koundi;
Established a system of traceability of the community forest Koundi;
Trained communities on better utilization of non-timber forest products;
Strengthened the capacity of members of the management office of the community forest Koundi,financial management and management of micro-projects;

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Government of Cameroon will get information for the formulation elaboration of the appropriate policy aiming
to mitigate the problem of illegal logging in Cameroon in compliance with international regulations.
Regions and Departments near Lom and Djerem will benefit from the chain-of-custody system established fortimber products trade to address similar problems.
Local communities will have fair access and rights to forest resources, for poverty reduction Lom and Djerem
through good governance and good management of community forests with a significant impact on local
development.
Communities have their capacity to negotiate with timber traders improved. Northern regions and neigboring
countries will be supplied with legal timber products
During the implementation of the project, training workshops on economic opportunities to use wood waste plants,
better utilization of non-timber forest products, and capacity of members of the management office of thecommunity forest were carried out. In the meantime, the information system on the timber market, the system oftraceability of wood from the community forest Koundi, the database for the community forest Koundi, and thesystem of traceability of the community forest Koundi were established. These achievements will contribute toaddressing the problem of illegal logging in this country.

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Equipping small and medium sized forestry enterprises in China for procurement of tropical timber fromlegal 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 3rd Cycle (2010)

Status:Ongoing

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 value ofChina’s timber enterprises. The project will provide the means for SMFEs to become equipped for procurement oftimber 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 theirprocurement management. Training and advice will be delivered to enterprises along with information (via atechnical bulletin) on marketing, trade, procurement and corporate social responsibility. Policy suggestions will bemade 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:
The project implementation formally commenced on 1 May 2011 and the project is well on track in accordancewith the work plan. The following activities have been carried out:
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The new SMFEs-Government stakeholder Information exchange platform has been set up under thename ‘Forest Products Index Mechanism’.
The periodical information exchange activities between SMFEs and Government officials based onmonthly data and policy exchange had been set up.
Web structure and function designed, and website information updates are in execution.
Reports on “China’s tropical timber processing SMFEs and their opportunities for procurement of timberfrom legal and sustainable managed forest” and “Policy suggestions for promoting procurement of timberfrom legal and sustainable managed forest in SMFEs” have been completed and translated.
Disseminate information on issues related to procurement of tropical timber from legal and sustainably
managed forest and technology for China’s SMFEs has been carried out through Shanghai Timber
Newsletter was released periodically every two month.
The training course on Policies, Regulations and Technology about procurement of timber from legal andsustainably managed forest seminar was held on 10th July 2013 in Beijing and more than 20 participants
including officials from SFA, experts from Universities, NGOs and Associations and enterprises.
The specific proposal for the International Workshop on “procurement of timber from legal and sustainably
managed forest and trade of international tropical forest products: challenges and opportunities for
SFMEs” was confirmed. The international representatives from tropical timber producing countries, thedomestic representatives and other participants will be invited.
The monthly policy and information exchange platform between SMFEs and stakeholders-the Chinese
Forest Product Index Mechanism(FPI) continued to support the online forum.

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A bulletin on issues related to international market demands and trends on procurement of timber
products from legal and sustainably managed forest and US, EU and Japan timber market reports on
legal and sustainably managed forest were disseminated to China’s SMFEs every month for 17 issues (6issues in this period).
Website information updates are in execution
The Workshop on “New environment for the timber industry: change, responsibility, challenges andopportunity” was held. 150 participants, including the international representatives from tropical timber
producing countries and domestic representatives attended the workshop on 23-25 October 2013.
The monthly timber products index, FPI Index, has been released since April 2012, totally there were 27
indexes reports (6 issues in this period) has been issued to the public every month, many public medium
and website transfer it every month.
The ITTO Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report, an output of the ITTO Market Information Service (MIS),
has been translated into Chinese and disseminated for China’s SMFEs every month for 7 issues since
December 2013.
Taking the advantage of mobile internet, “We-Chat” as a famous and influential Chinese social mobile
network which has more than 600 million user has been incorporated into FPI system. We launched a FPI“We-Chat Public Account” network which both spread the information and gather readers feedback insupporting the more efficient information exchange between SMFEs and Government officials.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
This project has provided the means for a close look at Chinese SMFEs especially in the wood flooring
manufacture area in Yangzi River Delta and for finding the gaps in understanding between the EU and US market
demand and the capability of Chinese SMFEs to satisfy these demands.
In terms of filling gaps and helping improve Chinese SMFEs understanding of legality issues and in ensuring only
legal timber is processed this project has made a valuable contribution in the following aspects:
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The establishment of the Forest Products Index Mechanism (FPI)-the Government-Enterprises forum,
which involves government agencies, associations, research institutes and timber product enterprises, isthe first timber information exchange mechanism and online forum in China. The FPI was launched in
March 2012 and well operated and attracted attentions from across the timber sector and the press.
The project has received recognition by both the US and Chinese sides through the China-USA Strategic
Economic Dialogue held in 2012 and 2013. The project was briefed to the dialogue by introducing thebackground, objectives, implementation status and impact.
The project provided a basic ‘platform’ (FPI) and channel for Chinese SMFEs, especially flooringprocessing SMFEs located in Yangtze River Delta area to better appreciate international timber
regulations. The project also identified SMFEs weaknesses and helped improve Government
communication channels as well as the flow of market information. An increasing number of SMFEs is
receiving the periodic bulletin information to obtain market information as well as sustainable informationand policies of EU and US and global timber trade situation.
An increasing number of SMFEs is receiving periodic information through website to obtain market
information as well as sustainable information and policies of EU and US. An increasing number of
SMFEs have made certain communications through the channel bulletin and website to communication
with the government. Beside these, the ‘platform’ also provides a channel for stakeholder communication.
Some associations have connected to this project through the FPI ‘platform and these associations havehelped the EA to connect with SMFEs and timber enterprises.
As the trends of using mobile internet is becoming more and more common and has changed
communication patterns in China particularly since the end of 2013, the EA tried to incorporate the mobileinternet into the activities in order to maximize the coverage and impacts of the project output. The FPI“We-Chat” public account was launched in April 2014 in the mobile internet and was connected to the FPI
website. Through the public account on the mobile internet, FPI data and information have been timely
exchanged and widely spread with an increasing number of users.

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Implementing and promoting sustainable forest management through formulation of an action plan forimproved 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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Completed

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 the relevant institutions,so as to facilitate the future formulation of a strategic action plan for the improvement of forest law enforcement
and governance in Colombia.
The pre-project is specifically aimed at analyzing and evaluating policies, programs, management capacity and thenational forest legislation and their compatibility with the policies and sectoral programs and standards of the
agricultural and mining sectors, through a participatory process with relevant stakeholders. The output of the preproject will be a sound project proposal developed in cooperation with forest sector stakeholders.
Progress:
The project has been reported as completed in the TP report to the 48th ITTC.
A full project proposal was developed and submitted to ITTO under the title “Implementing and Promoting
Sustainable Forest Management through Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Colombia” [PD 640/12 (F)],which received category 2 from the 43rd Expert Panel for Technical Appraisal of ITTO Project Proposals. A revised
proposal submitted in June 2012 to the 44th Expert Panel was again ranked Category 2 and further refinement will
be required.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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 gaps that need to be filled for the enforcement of the current forest laws, andhighlights the critical points of illegal activities in terms of harvesting, transportation and surveillance. Aftercompletion of the pre-project, Colombia counts on reliable information of its reality in the forestry sector, as well aswith a database of relevant stakeholders directly involved in forest law enforcement and governance.
As a result of the workshops held, most of the primary stakeholders expressed their commitment to improve theirharvesting operation and comply with the forest legislation. Main recommendations provided by the primary
stakeholders are the creation of dissemination materials which should be easy to understand, as well as closer
interaction with the authorities enforcing the forest legislation.

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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 3rd Cycle (2010)

Status:Completed

Summary:
Based on experiences from pilot-studies in Cameroon and Latin-America the pre-project will develop a full project
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 an important timber transit
country. The pre-project will (a) define the role and contribution of collaborating agencies (b) seek support andagreements 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 fullproject; and (f) seek additional financial support for the full project. 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 and isotopic 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 reported as completed to the 47th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The full project developed is funded under the regular cycle, PD 620/11 Rev.1 (M) with funding from Germany,
USA and Australia.

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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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Completed

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 in legal
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 demonstrateunderstanding of the various standards covering Chain of Custody and wood tracking by documenting andimplementing procedures to comply with and monitor compliance with legal timber trade requirements enabling anappreciable 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 andimplement IWCS; assisting SMFEs to set up their own IWCS and liaising with stakeholder institutions to audit
SMFEs interested in certification. In order to ensure the sustainability of the project, SMFEs will be encouraged tojoin the Kumasi Wood Cluster Association (KWC) or form similar network(s) or association(s) to encourage andpromote trade in legal and sustainable timber.
Progress:
The implementation of the project commenced in July 2010 and was completed satisfactorily in June 2013,
involving an extension of its duration by twelve months without additional ITTO funding. The extended duration ofproject implementation was principally due to the delay by the Timber Validation Department of the Ghanaian
Forestry Commission (GFC) in completing its pilot work on the Ghanaian Wood Tracking System (WTS) being
developed in the context of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) which Ghana signed with the European
Union under its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. As a result of thisexternality, more time was required to ensure that the key project outputs would be based on the specifications of
the national WTS. As the development and finalization of the national protocols took longer than planned, delay
was encountered in the development and application of the project’s software for tracking flows. It took further
time for the software to be readied for training and application by the SMFES.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Despite the delays encountered, the implementation of the project has been completed with the satisfactoryattainment of its planned outputs and corresponding impacts:Efficient management of wood flow information adopted by stakeholders. This involved the conduct of a
tracking study, development of templates for recording flow of materials, testing of the templates andtraining on data collection using the templates.
Improved human capacity to implement IWCS, adopting ICT tools. This covered awareness creation
through the conduct of workshops, trainings of SMFEs on the use of ICT in IWCS, training of SMFEs on
how to implement IWCS and development of IWCS software: The KWC Tim Tracker (TT).
Standard guides and brochures for implementing IWCS in SMFEs developed. Wood Tracking Manual ofProcedure for SMFEs, brochures and implementation guides for wood tracking, and brochures on chain of

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custody schemes and wood tracking systems were produced, disseminated and utilized in the trainings
conducted.
KWC capacity in WTS, CoC and ICT strengthened. This included training of KWC staff members andimprovement to the KWC website.
Capacity of SMFEs to pursue WTS and CoC certificate improved. This was undertaken through the
project as well as parallel projects implemented by KWC. Two of its members were awarded with
controlled wood certificate and CoC certificate by Smartwood.

Collectively these outputs and impacts have contributed directly to the realization of the project’s main objective ofstrengthening the capacity of SMFEs in Ghana to produce and trade in legal timber by improving theunderstanding of stakeholders of IWCS requirements, developing standard guides and brochures for implementing
IWCS, developing computerized wood tracking software for SMFEs, building capacity of KWC to further support
SMFEs in IWCS and CoC and supporting SMFEs to obtain WTS/CoC certificates. This, in turn, contributes
towards the achievement of the stated objectives of TFLET, particularly specific objectives (b) and (c).
In ensuring the sustainability of the project beyond its completion, a number of steps are being undertaken by
KWC including identifying 9 enterprises to be equipped with the Tim Tracker, networking with stakeholders toprovide support to their sensitization and monitoring roles under the Ghana TLAS, enhancing its website as
platform for information sharing among SMFEs, continuing building capacity of SMFEs in certification, continuing
providing support and coaching to SMFEs and sharing of knowledge and lessons learned for the project with TVD
and GFC in support of national action on the implementation of VPA with the EU.

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Empowering civil society organizations and other non-state actors to effectively contribute to forest law
compliance in Ghana
Project number:

TFL-SPD 028/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 188.456

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 147.701

Government of Ghana:

US$ 40.355

Others:US$

Submitted by:

400

Government of Ghana

Implementing agency: WWF West Africa Forest Programme
Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

TFLET 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
Ineffective forest law enforcement and the consequent non-compliance undermine the rule of law, reinforce forest
level corruption and represent major threats to the forest ecosystems and the associated biodiversity in Ghana.
Ineffective forest law enforcement also threatens the livelihoods of local communities and undermines the efforts
of both private and public sector organizations to develop sustainable approaches to forest management. It is
acknowledged that civil society organizations and other non-state actors can play a critical role in ensuring
effective forest law enforcement in Ghana. However, civil society and other non-state actors in the country haveinsufficient knowledge of the established models of legality and sustainability requirements as well as practicalforest operations along the timber supply chain. In addition, civil society organizations’ knowledge of modern toolsof engagement with forest authorities leaves much to be desired. This makes it nearly impossible for civil society
and other non-state actors to play the watchdog role effectively. This intervention is intended to build capacity ofcivil society organizations and other non-state actors on established models of legality and sustainability
requirements, modern tools of engagement and to raise interest of the general public in forest law enforcement so
as to widen compliance with and enforcement of forest laws in the country. The intervention which will be
implemented in the forest zone of Ghana will emphasize a paradigm shift to a proactive civil society that is ready to
defend the rights of the poor and to ensure that responsible forest management is not unduly sacrificed
Progress:
Output 1 (Knowledge of 30 CSOs and other NSAs on established models of legal and sustainable requirements aswell as on practical forest operations strengthened) has almost been achieved. The only outstanding activity under
output 1 is the proposed creation of an online interactive platform for civil societies and industry. This activity is
aimed at sharing knowledge and issues in general on timber legality and sustainable in Ghana and thus, influence
the subject of forest law compliance.
Output 2 (Capacity of at least 50 personnel of CSOs built on modern tools to engage forest authorities andmanager in Ghana) has almost been achieved. The only outstanding activity is the organization of two dayrefresher training scheduled for September this year.
Also work have progressed steadily on activity one of Output 3 (Public awareness and interest in forest law
enforcement is raised) to produce and distribute banners and stickers on forest law compliance. Consultation with
the Forestry Commission and ITTO were carried in respect of the messages on the stickers. This was approved
and as much as 3000 pieces of the stickers have been printed for distribution to target audiences.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
A two-day training was organized for 30 identified participants, majority of which are from community basedorganizations and individuals active in forest forums around the country. The training was focused on introducing

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participants to theoretical understanding of legality in the context of Ghana’s forestry business process and how it
relates to the EU-FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement and other international market legislative instruments.
An online community of practice, 'Forum for Forest Governance Ghana' (FFGG) has been created on yammer, asocial network, to facilitate information flow and continuous learning on the project and other related issues. The
platform allows members to share ideas and discuss issues on the forestry sector.
A two-day training on the use of modern tools to engage forest authorities and managers was organized usingdeveloped materials designed for such purpose. Again, Knowledge levels of participating CSOs & NSAs on toolsof engagement were established through the administration of questionnaires on the first day of the training.
Analysis of questionnaires administered before and after the training revealed that, participants on the average
have increased by 138% points in their self-assessment ratings. That suggests a higher satisfaction in theirknowledge and skills level, which has moved from generally Fair-Average to a confident High-Very High. The
project activities are on course. An adaptive management of the project is adopted to overcome emerging
challenges which are normal in project implementation.

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Improvement of forest law enforcement at the national level to promote forest governance in Guatemala
Project number:

TFL-PD 024/10 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget: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 3rd Cycle (2010)

Status:Ongoing

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 and relevant
regulations, as well as through the provision of better services and instruments for the promotion of sustainable
forest management. It will strengthen the capacity of INAB to control forest law enforcement through improvementof observation systems and inter-institutional coordination at the national, regional and local levels. The project will
increase the involvement of civil society, institutions and local governments in the implementation of activities
aimed at strengthening actions to reduce illegal activities and ensure compliance with current forest laws andregulations, among other activities focused on improving forest governance.
Progress:
Project activities have commenced in February 2012, since then progress has been made as follows:
Output 1: The National Forest Service has been strengthened in the promotion and monitoring of sustainable
forest management system for law compliance and up-dating the legal framework
 20 workshops were carried out under activities 1.1, 1.2 to review and updated the forest-related
regulations and processes.
 As a result of the implementation of activities mentioned above, plus a comprehensive review of all piecesof legislation related to harvesting and transportation of timber and timber products, an ‘updated forestry
law’ was promulgated under decree No. 101-96. The updated forestry law it is currently being distributed
among relevant stakeholders. Translation of the forest law into 3 Mayan languages is underway. The
forestry law can also be downloaded at http://www.inab.gob.gt/Documentos/Legislacion/ley_forestal.PDF
 On 28 February 2014, entered into force the ‘regulation for control of forest enterprises’. The regulation
has established an electronic registry for forest enterprises called ‘electronic system of forest enterprises’.
Through this system, all forest enterprises in Guatemala can now submit their reports of timber stocks online to the forest authority and expedite all related approvals. As 7 September 2014 a total of 1,269 forest
enterprises have been registered The system is available at http://seinef.inab.gob.gt/
 On 28 April 2014, entered into force the ‘regulation for the transport of forest products and their legal
sourcing’.
 Remaining training activities on forest management and forest monitoring are under schedule.
Output 2: Community and institutional participation mechanisms generated to promote forest governance Activity 2.1 is being carried out since year 1 (instead of year 2 as foreseeing the project document) The project has participated in discussion forums against illegal logging in three regions of the country.
 As part of inter-institutional coordination activities, road inspection of timber consignments and monitoring
visits to forest enterprises were implemented in nine regions of Guatemala. As a result, illegal timber has
been confiscated.
 A comprehensive review of all pieces of legislation related to harvesting and transportation of timber andtimber products has also being carried out and finalized.

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Output 3: Information and experiences on sustainable forest management are available to society The extension materials on SFM by forest communities are under preparation.
 A total of 6 workshops on SFM by forest communities have been carried out.
 A total of 7 workshops on forest law enforcement by local communities have been also carried out.
Output 4: Improved availability of information on forest practices and their impact
 Activities under this output are ongoing, nonetheless some visible progress can be seeing at the websiteof the national forest authority (INAB) www.inab.gob.gt
The systems and tools foreseen in the project will be incorporated into SIFGUA (National Forest Information
System of Guatemala available at www.sifgua.org.gt). SIFGUA is the direct output of a former ITTO financed
project PD340/05 Rev.2 (M), expansion of the current SIFGUA is on-going under another ITTO project, TMT-PD
004/11 Rev.2 (M), thus linking the two projects.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Guatemala has now an updated legal framework for the forestry sector, in particular with a new forest law andregulations for transportation of forest products and for forest enterprises. The project has also established anelectronic platform for the electronic registry of forest enterprises, which will not only benefit forest stakeholders(as they may be to expedite forest-related approvals on-line), but it will also promote better information to theforest authorities and will therefore promote better governance.
Participation of the forest communities and stakeholders has been crucial for the execution of the project. The
Executing Agency is creating synergies with TMT-PD 004/11 Rev.2 (M) particularly in areas of information
systems, which will be beneficial for both projects.

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Development of a program to strengthen the traceability of legally sourced forest products in Guatemala
Project number:

TFL-PPD 040/13 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget:Total:

US$ 94,350

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 74,586

INAB

US$ 19,764

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala

Implementing agency: National Institute of Forests - INAB
Duration:

11 months

Financed at:

5th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
It is estimated that more than 95% of forest product flows in Guatemala, or approximately 28.6 million m3 out of the
30.7 million m3 harvested in 2006, are extracted out of the control of the government (URL, IARNA, 2009.
Integrated Forest Accounting). The lack of information on the domestic market for forest products is widespreadand leads to a lack of transparency. The domestic market for forest products is not very developed and the generalpublic has a limited knowledge of timber uses, which is reflected in low product quality and a lack of coordinationin the secondary processing industry (FAO, 2003. Forest Sector Trends to 2020). This pre-project is expected toachieve the following objectives:

Improve the traceability and legality of forest products from Guatemalan forests;
Analyze the traceability and legality conditions of forest products in Guatemala and develop a project
proposal to establish effective monitoring and control mechanisms.

Progress:
The inception report for this project was approved in May 2014 following which the first disbursement of funds wassent. Stakeholder meetings have been held to clarify the duties and responsibilities which each of the actors isgoing to play in the framework of this project. A cooperation agreement between INAB (national forestry agency)
and CONESFORGUA (an agency that will assist in project implementation) has been signed. ITTO received the
proposal to subcontract the development of the traceability system to the consultancy IARNA in July 2014 andapproved IARNA’s selection in August 2014 following clarifications provided by the implementing agency. The
project was therefore just beginning actual implementation at the time of preparation of this report.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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Improving forest product monitoring and efficiency through the development of a program to enhance
the performance of the primary forest processing industry
Project number:

TFL-PPD 045/13 Rev. 2 (M)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget:Total:

US$ 87,030

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 66,942

INAB

US$ 20,088

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala

Implementing agency: National Institute of Forests - INAB
Duration:

8 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending agreement

Summary:
In Guatemala, it is widely recognized that illegal activities in the forest sector lead to significant loss not only for thesector but also for Guatemalan society as a whole. Uncontrolled harvesting of firewood and timber is one of themain causes of the reduction in forest resource volumes. In order to improve forest industry efficiency, skilled
personnel is also needed to develop efficient production lines for existing and innovative products, to conduct
studies on yield, timelines and flows, to optimize processing techniques based on optimal wood cutting and feed
speeds, and to develop work programs. The pre-project is expected to achieve the following objectives:Contribute to improving forest product monitoring and efficiency and enhancing sustainable forest
management in Guatemala.
Provide a standardized methodology to establish primary sawmilling yield levels in the processing ofmajor forest species in Guatemala so as to develop a project proposal aimed at improving primarysawmilling monitoring and control and enhancing processing efficiency and legal marketing of timber.

Progress:
The pre-project has been approved under the 6th TFLET Cycle (2013). The project agreement has been signed
and the inception report has been received by the Secretariat in September 2014.
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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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The Timber Legality and Verification System (Sistim Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu - SVLK) was developed to provide
legal assurance on timber products from Indonesia. In June 2009 the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry issued aministerial decree on sustainable forest management and timber legality verification through the Minister ofForestry decree No. P.38/Menhut-II/2009 concerning Standard and Guidelines on Assessment and Performanceof Sustainable Production Forest Management and Verification of Timber Legality which applies to state andprivate forests. Additionally, with regard to the standard, an assessment guideline is stipulated under a decree of
the Director General of Production Forest Management No. P.6/VI-Set/2009. The effective implementation of theregulation requires capacity building of relevant stakeholders and organizations, in particular for the owners ofcommunity forests. The project will focus on the dissemination of information on the new TLAS standard tocommunities and relevant stakeholders through workshops. It will support the establishment of institutions forindependent monitoring of TLAS for timber resources from community forests and community plantation forests,
conduct a series of training events to introduce and implement 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 implementation of the project commenced in July 2010 and was completed satisfactorily in September 2012,
involving and extension of its duration by three months without additional ITTO funding, to enable theimplementing agency to conclude the implementation of a few project activities.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The implementing agency was able to implement all planned project activities with few approved modifications andtwo additional activities aimed at strengthening the project outcome, resulting in the realization of its three planned
outputs:Information on TLAS for community and relevant stakeholders disseminated. This was undertaken
through the conduct of stakeholder meetings, intensive consultation with forest community groups and theconvening of two national workshops on the application of TLAS to community forests.
Institutions for monitoring the implementation of TLAS for community forests and plantations assessed.
Independent institutions assessed during consultative meetings held and guidelines for monitoring havebeen developed.
Training on standard for assessment of performance of sustainable forest management and verification oflegality for community forests conducted. A series of training for relevant stakeholders on TLAS
application to community forests were conducted in several districts and provinces involving some 200
trainees.

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improving the capacity of relevant stakeholders in implementing the Indonesian TLAS specifically in respect ofcommunity forests and community plantations forests. In turn, this achievement constitutes a direct contribution to
the stated objectives of TFLET particularly specific objectives (a) and (c) on strengthening forest law complianceand governance through improved national policy and legal frameworks, strengthened enforcement andinstitutions, improved data and knowledge, strengthened enforcement and institutions, improved data andknowledge, strengthened partnerships and improved cooperation among relevant stakeholders as well as
improved capacity of community and small and medium-sized enterprises to implement and demonstrate thattimber produced and trade comes from legal sources, contributing to sustainable livelihoods.
To ensure the sustainability of the project beyond its completion, a list of critical activities to be implemented
following project completion, institutions to be responsible for implementing these activities and the resources
required have been drawn up by the implementing agency.

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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 and Natural
Conservation, Ministry of Forestry
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TFLET 3rd Cycle (2010)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The project will support the implementation of a collaborative management activity as the key tool for the effective
management of the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve. The specific objective of the project is to strengthen forest law
enforcement and governance, conservation, and the sustainable use of biodiversity and environmental 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 theconservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and environmental services, and on forest law enforcement andgovernance.
Progress:
The project has been successfully implemented and completed to achieve its defined specific objectives. The
project has delivered all of its outputs and produced three technical reports, namely: 1) Enhancing Stakeholders
Commitment to an Effective Management of Cibodas Biosphere Reserve; 2) Developing and adopting an
integrated Strategic Management Plan for Cibodas Biosphere Reserve; 3) Promoting Community Awareness on
the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Environmental Services to Enhance Forest Law
Enforcement and Governance.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Among the important lessons learned from the project implementation process include: The ever growing participation of the project beneficiaries during the project duration, especially of the
district governments and local communities was found as strongly induced by the potential economic
incentives, directly and indirectly, promised by the project through the sustainable livelihood activities
introduced;
 Support of the local stakeholders, especially the local communities, on CBR conservation efforts can beobtained without major difficulty because the project included livelihood activities as its major component,
indicating the fact that conservation efforts would very likely be successful when combined with poverty
alleviation actions; The critical determining factors of the smooth project operation included the strong commitment of thegovernment at different levels to conservation of the reserve and active participation of the local
communities, private firms and competent local partners.
Sustainability of the project after its completion is expected to continue due to several conditions that have been
established and prevail at project completion as follows: The primary stakeholders of the project are now aware of the existence of CBR and long term potential
benefits the reserve can generate by balancing the ecological, social, and economic activities of the
management;

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The government authorities at the central, provincial, and district levels responsible for natural resource
conservation and socio-economic development are now well-informed of the underlying concepts of CBRdevelopment and have indicated willingness to accommodate the concepts in development planning
process, as appropriate;
The district governments of Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi, where the CBR area is located have now
gained deep understanding on the CBR management objectives and thus expressed interest in
supporting management operations.
The local communities now are well informed of the potential income that can be generated throughapplication of environment –based livelihood activities in the buffer and transition zones without having toenter into the core area of CBR
The local communities have been trained on appropriate techniques for the production of different
marketable goods and services using village available raw materials to improve livelihood;
The skills for practicing livelihood activities acquired by the local communities from the project are a
powerful income generating means that can be used over time at an increasing productivity on the lands
outside the CBR core area;
The arrangements for sustaining the project that have been made by the GGPNP authority are:
A commitment by the primary stakeholders to supporting CBR management has been formally signed on
17 December 2013 by representatives of the respective stakeholders;
The GGPNP authority is applying for state funds through the established budgeting procedure to financethe crucial activities that have been initiated under the project focusing on livelihood and law enforcement
aspects;
The district governments have convincingly expressed their plan to allocate resources for implementationof certain rural development activities that are supportive to conservation of the CBR core area.

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Strengthening the Capacity of Local Institutions to Sustainably Manage Community Forestry in Sanggau
for Improving Livelihood
Project number:

TFL-PD 032/13 Rev. 2 (M)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 511,730

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 456,680

Government of Indonesia

US$ 55,050

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing agency: Center for Climate Change and Policy Research, Forestry Research andDevelopment Agency (FORDA)
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending agreement

Summary:
Institutional strengthening of Community Forestry is a program dedicated to empower communities who are livingin the surroundings of forest areas. The scheme is aimed at strengthening community institutions. In the Sanggau
district, West Kalimantan, three units of Community Forestry attained permits (IUPHKm) from the District Leader
allowing communities to utilize state forest areas under the production forest function and covering 3,790 hectares,
under the condition of applying sustainable forest management principles. The program progress is however slow
and so far only 5% of the total target area have been met, which delays the HKm development program inIndonesia. The project is expected to facilitate the empowerment of local communities in the context of sustainablecommunity forestry management. The beneficiaries of the project will be forest communities and other forest
dependent people through improved capacity of community organizations to manage community forests in
Sanggau, which is expected to accelerate the development of HKm program implementation in Indonesia. The
project will contribute to reduced rural poverty, better access to forest resources, increased employment andincome for forest communities, less social conflict and improved social capital among forest communities.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the 6th TFLET Cycle (2013) and is ‘pending agreement’.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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Strengthening the governance of community forest through improved capacity to adequately perform
timber administration in Java and Nusa Tenggara region in Indonesia
Project number:

TFL-PD 033/13 Rev. 2 (M)Project country:

Indonesia

Budget:Total:

US$ 545,230

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 495,880

Government of Indonesia

US$ 49,350

Submitted by:

Government of Indonesia

Implementing agency: Directorate of Forest Revenues and Forest Product Distribution, Ministry ofForestry
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending agreement

Summary:
The role of timber produced from community forests is increasingly important due mainly to the dwindling supply ofwood from natural forests. The Ministry of Forestry is strengthening forest governance and reducing leakage ofstate tax revenues through the issuance of the Ministerial Decree number No 30/Menhut-II/2012 (June 2012)
outlining a timber administration system from community forestry to primary industry. It regulates the usage of
documents of origin (Surat Keterangan Asal Usul, SKAU) as a tracking system to ensure timber legality. The spiritof these regulations is to simplify the administrative requirements for wood originating from community forests bymaking village heads eligible to issue transport documents, which also legalize the harvested timber. The projectwill improve the administration of timber produced from community forest in the Java and Nusa Tenggara regions.
The expected outputs of the project are: 1) Ministerial Regulation (Permenhut) No. 30/Menhut-II/2012 is properly
implemented; 2) Support of beneficiaries (land owners/farmers, traders and users of timber produced, local
government) by timber administration increased.
The effective implementation of the new regulation will help to sustain the forest while at the same time increase
collection of forest revenues. The long-term goal of the project intervention is to improve local economies of forest
dependent communities in Java and Nusa Tenggara and to reduce illegal logging and illegal timber in Indonesia.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the 6th TFLET Cycle (2013) and is ‘pending agreement’. The core personnelof the project management have been appointed and approved.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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Capacity-building programme to foster law enforcement and local governance over timber use andmarketing activities in the Segou region, Mali
Project number:

TFL-SPD 038/13 Rev.3 (M)Project country:

Mali

Budget:Total:

US$ 178,893

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,707

Government of Mali

US$ 29,186

Submitted by:

Government of Mali

Implementing agency: Association for development and self-governance in Mali, ADAM
Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
In the Segou region logging is conducted in the forestlands and the timber industry is based on two major supply
basins, i.e. Niono and San. Trends in rural and urban wood consumption and specifically wood energy, on the one
hand and the findings made at field level on the rapid degradation of forest ecosystems on the other hand, haveprovided the basis for identifying intervention strategies and priority actions tailored to each area. Strict adherence
to this strategy is to ensure the sustainability of the forest resource base supplying the main large cities of theregion and the timber and fuel wood trade to the capital Bamako and its area. For this purpose, rural markets havebeen designed and implemented as a tool to achieve the sustainable management of forest resources. The use
and marketing of timber and fuel wood are regulated by the national legislation, but the sector suffers frominadequate law enforcement, due among other things to the low enforcement capacity of the forestry
administration and the uncontrolled nature of these timber and fuel wood industries. Illegal logging on community
land poses a major challenge for the sustainable management of forest resources, the establishment andmaintenance of efficient markets and sustainable forestry practices in the region. The project is part of thestrategic priorities of the National Forest Policy of Mali; and is aimed at strengthening the capacity of local
communities to enforce forestry legislation and local governance in the area of logging operations and timber andwood marketing, through outreach and education work targeting the stakeholders of the timber industry.
Progress:
The Agreement regulating the project implementation was signed on 14 April 2014. The project inception report
and the Yearly Plan of Operation were approved on 29 April 2014. The project implementation began with the
disbursement of the first instalment on 8 May 2014. The project will provide support to the Regional Directorate of
Water and Forests and Regional Chamber of Agriculture for the establishment of a database on the wood industry
in the Ségou sub-national region. This database will include socio-economic data on stakeholders, and the placesof business and wood sales outlets in the area. The consultant for creating this database was hired in August
2014.
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Strengthening of ANAM’s management capacity to reduce illegal logging and trade in the eastern regionof Panama (Bayano and Darien) through monitoring and control mechanisms
Project number:

TFL-PD 044/13 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

PanamaBudget:Total:

US$ 730,309

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 412,556

WWF Panama

US$ 132,403

ANAM

US$ 185,350

Submitted by:

Government of Panama

Implementing agency: WWF Panama
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending Agreement

Summary:
The aim of this project is to follow up on one of the outputs of the ITTO-financed project PD 405/06 Rev.3 (F):“Extending the area under sustainable forest management in the forest lands of the Emberá-Wounaan Comarca,
Darien, Panama”, which conducted an analysis and described the institutional, administrative and socio-economic
factors leading to illegal logging in the Eastern Region of Panama (Bayano and Darien) and produced a framework
document on guidelines and strategies which require immediate institutional action to arrest incremental forest
degradation caused by illegal logging practices and other unsustainable activities. Therefore, the main purpose ofthis project is to contribute to the prevention and control of illegal logging and trade in the Eastern Region of
Panama (Bayano and Darien) by strengthening ANAM’s capacity to ensure efficient and effective forest sector
management and increased community awareness on forest degradation as a result of illegal logging and related
illegal trade in forest products. The project is also complementary to ITTO project ‘Tropical Forest Governance in
the Region of Darien, Panama’ PD 602/11 Rev.3 (F), which was approved at the 49th ITTC and will commence in2014.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the 6th TFLET Cycle (2013). The agreement regulating the implementationof the project is pending. Delays occurred in this regard as there has been a change in the Government ofPanama in July, 2014.
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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:

US$ 79,844

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 79,844

Submitted by:

Government of Peru

Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Completed

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 productsthat 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 the requirements for the implementation of
the traceability system as well as institutional and budgetary requirements for the voluntary implementation of thesystem by national companies, to be reflected in a project proposal.
Progress:
The pre-project was reported as completed in the TP report to the 48th ITTC.
The full proposal developed (PD 621/11 Rev.2 (M)) has been rated Category 1 by the 44th Expert Panel.
Relevant reports and presentations concerning the pre-project can be accessed from the pre-project website
www.trazabilidadforestal.com

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Marketing of timber from legal and sustainable sources by indigenous communities in Ucayali, Peru forthe fair trade market
Project number:

TFL-SPD 029/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

Peru

Budget:Total:

US$ 230,291

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 137,941

AIDER:

US$ 92.350

Submitted by:

Government of Peru

Implementing agency: AIDER
Duration:

15 months

Financed at:

TFLET 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The local native communities (NCs) currently have FSC certification for the management of their forests, which
produce timber at a small scale and in less than optimal conditions to meet market requirements. The FSC market
demands the same quantity and quality standards as ordinary markets, a requirement the communities cannot
meet as they operate with low production capacity and low environmental impact equipment and machinery. In
this context, it is necessary to assist the native communities to penetrate specific markets that pay a fair price forthe timber they produce so as to improve their income levels. The fair trade market does not demand highproduction volumes and pays a higher price for timber of demonstrated legal and sustainable origin. This project,
to be implemented in the Department of Ucayali, located in the Peruvian Amazon Region, is aimed at enabling
seven Shipibo Conibo indigenous communities to improve their marketing of timber from legal and sustainablesources with a view to penetrating the fair trade market. The forest enterprise management capacity of community
members will be improved and an innovative joint production and marketing strategy will be implemented on thebasis of strategic partnerships with private companies. Improved CoC procedures will be established andadjusted to fair trade production standards. By the end of the project, there will be a validated community forest
enterprise model that will contribute to improved forest governance in the Department of Ucayali. It should be
stressed that the innovative approach of this project lies in the enterprise-community partnership to be developed
as this type of alliance has so far been successful in the timber sector of Peru. In addition, this would represent
the first Fair Trade Market experience in the country's forest sector.
The outputs and activities of the project are:Output 1: Chain of custody established for value-added timber production by native communities. Activities
include:Activity 1.1: Design of chain-of-custody procedures for the timber storage and processing center
Activity 1.2: Provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of a chain-of-custody system
Activity 1.3: Provide training and technical assistance in sawing techniques, kiln drying and classification of timberthat does not meet international standards
Output 2: Marketing structure for the production of timber from their sustainable sources established andoperational. Activities include:
Activity 2.1: Technical support for the development of an enterprise managed by native communities
Activity 2.2: Design of administrative and accounting procedures for the enterprise
Activity 2.3: Training on business management addressed to enterprise partners
Activity 2.4: Provision of technical assistance for the management of the forest enterprise
Activity 2.5: Elaboration and implementation of business & marketing development plan and sales plan
Output 3: Timber produced by native communities supplied to the Fair Trade market. Activities include:
Activity 3.1: Implementation of Fair Trade business meetings
Activity 3.2: Promote strategic partnerships for fair trade practices
Activity 3.3: Provision of training and technical assistance to native communities on Fair Trade standards
Activity 3.4: Implementation of pre-assessment for Fair Trade certification

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Activity 3.5: Signing of Fair Trade marketing agreements
Activity 3.6: Systematizing and disseminating the Fair Trade experience
Progress:
The implementation of this 15 month project commenced in August 2013. The latest progress report was receivedon schedule in February 2014 and is available in Spanish. All activities listed above are underway (with somealready completed) and the project is expected to be completed on schedule by the end of 2014.
The project aims to contribute to sustainable production and legal timber trade in the Peruvian Amazon ,strengthening inclusive forest governance. The project has been providing technical assistance to the beneficiarycommunities in the use of chain of custody, preparation and presentation of management plans before theForestry and Wildlife Directorate, and timber production, as a first step to supply certified timber company
CITEINDIGENA SRL and subsequent processing and marketing The chain of custody system has beendeveloped based on standards for certified forests. The project has developed forest management plans for thecommunity controlled forests which are pending before the forest authority. The re-design of administrative
procedures of the company experienced some delays because the hiring of a new manager took two months later
than planned. Updating the website of the company has been done with the inclusion of information from
community members.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The following achievements have been recorded during project implementation to date: Manual of chain of custody procedures updated and disseminated.
 21 operators from 7 communities and the city of Pucallpa trained on proper sawing and timber drying
techniques
 Manual of administrative and accounting procedures developed and implemented
 70 community members trained in applying business management tools
 Business plan developed Participation in world forest Fairtrade event
 The company CITEINDIGENA SRL, representing 7 communities operating as Communal Producers
Association-Certified Wood (PROMACER) has established a strategic alliance to access the Fairtrade
market for certified wood products
 Operations plan of CITEINDIGENA SRL has been adapted to Fairtrade standards
 CITEINDIGENA SRL has applied for the Fairtrade certification
The sustainability of project outputs is ensured by the agreement between the communities and CITEINDIGENA
SRL, which is mutually beneficial. The contribution of AIDER (the executing agency of the project) is primarily
directed to providing support and capacity building to community members to be able to undertake the required
forest management plans and to engage with the Fairtrade process, thereby ensuring that they will continue with
their engagement with Fairtrade markets for certified forest products after project completion.

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Improved governance and implementation of transparent negotiation mechanisms for indigenous
community forestry in Atalaya (Ucayali)
Project number:

TFL-SPD 030/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

Peru

Budget:Total:

US$ 191,263

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 131,236

Government of Peru:

US$ 10,800

Atalaya Local Government

US$

Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation

US$ 40,227

Submitted by:

9,000

Government of Peru

Implementing agency: Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

TFLET 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The province of Atalaya, in the Department of Ucayali (Peru) covers 3,892,443 ha of tropical forests, including
more than a million hectares of forests rich in high commercial value species, which are home to more than
50 indigenous communities. Illegal timber logging and trade represents one of the most serious threats to theindigenous communities’ forests and to their socio-economic development expectations, maintaining andexacerbating their situation of poverty and extreme poverty (Veeduria 2011)1. This situation is perpetuatedbecause the community leaders that negotiate timber logging contracts do not have the tools required to assess
the value of the forest resources harvested from their lands and do not have sufficient knowledge about thelegislation to establish fair and transparent contracts with third parties. Furthermore, the indigenous organizationsof Atalaya do not have the necessary capacity to assist their member communities and do not have acommunications system in place to help them be informed. Thus, the project will contribute to improve community
forest governance by promoting the implementation of the Community Forest Watch mechanism in the provinceof Atalaya so as to provide technical assistance to indigenous communities and enable them to negotiate withthird parties in a transparent, equitable and legal manner for the harvesting of their forest resources. This will inturn help to curb illegal logging in the territories of the communities. In addition, an integrated communications/outreach program will be implemented in support of forest governance in the Atalaya area. The primary
beneficiaries of this project will be 20 indigenous communities and the indigenous organization CORPIAA.
Progress:
The outputs and activities of the project are:Output 1: Veeduría Community Forest established in Atalaya (VFC-Watchtower)
 Activity 1.1: Organization of Atalaya Community Forestry oversight within CORPIAA and development of
its rules of procedure Activity 1.2: Training of 80 community leaders (40 women) in practical tools of utilization of forest
resources in community forests
 Activity 1.3: Training of 80 community leaders (40 women) in trade negotiations with parties
 Activity 1.4: Technical support to 20 communities in their negotiations with third parties
Output 2: At least 10 products on governance of forest resources are available and executed utilizing different
media, including radio, videos, workshops, etc.
 Activity 2.1: Capitalization and ownership of experience on governance, management and fair trade offorest products
 Activity 2.2: Development of at least 10 participatory communication materials on governance of forest
resources

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

Activity 2.3: Participatory development of action on communication of experiences and materials
developed on governance through various media: radio, videos, workshops, etc.

The implementation of this 12 month project commenced in November 2013. The latest progress report wasreceived on schedule in March 2014. Several of the activities listed above are now underway (with some underOutput 1 already completed) and the project is expected to be completed on schedule by the end of 2014. Most of
the preparatory work to establish the VFC and to formally register this with the Peruvian authorities has now been
completed. Envisioned training and outreach activities have commenced and will continue throughout 2014.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The following achievements have been recorded during project implementation to date: Organization of Community Forestry Oversight Atalaya within CORPIAA and development of its rules
 CORPIAA has developed the VFC Act; this involved all CORPIAA partners who agreed to form the VFC,
all of whom signed the act Enrollment/registration of the VFC Act in the Public Records Act
 Definition of the structure of the VFC prepared and approved at a meeting of CORPIAA
The sustainability of project outputs is ensured by the inclusion of the VFC Act in Peru’s Public Records,
ensuring government recognition of community control over affected forest areas. The strong involvement andengagement of local communities through CORPIAA will continue beyond project completion, as will the inputs
and assistance of the implementing agency (HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation).

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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:

US$ 473,040

ITTO Contributions:

US$ 473,040

Submitted by:

PNG

Implementing agency: ITTO
Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TFLET pre-cursor

Status:Ongoing

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 byenhancing forest law enforcement and governance in the forestry sector. The specific objective is to enhance aforest 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’sforestry sector.
Progress:
Following the signature of the project agreement on 19.05.2008 and the disbursement of the first installment offunds, the project experienced some delay due to the need to replace some project staff and consultants. After
necessary adjustments/revisions to the work plan and YPO, the implantation of on the ground activities
commenced on 1 August 2010.
The implementation of this project has experienced a substantial delay due to the replacement of project
personnel and the preparation for the Project Completion Report and the Technical Reports. The Implementing
Agency has finalized and re-submitted the Project Completion Report and the Technical Reports in July 2014 but
is still working on the Final Financial Audit Report.
According to the Completion Report outputs were achieved as follows:






A pilot log and timber tracking and chain of custody verification system was designed and built to meetthe needs of the PNGFA. Field testing was carried out to trial the system and test implementation of thesystem;A database to capture and store log and timber products flow information developed and tested for
implementation. An integrated system was prepared which included a database to store timber productinformation. The database was developed and tested as a component of the system developed;
A legality standard based on FLEGT/ITTO Best Practices guidelines and principles, and industry code of
conduct has been developed for implementation in PNG in collaboration with key stakeholders. This
output will be fully realized when the final versions have been approved by the National Forest Board
towards the end of 2013;
A training module for enhancing the skills and expertise of key stakeholders particularly the PNGFA andforestry industry participants in the monitoring of forestry activities to deter and detect illegal practices has
been developed and implemented. This output will be fully realized when the final versions have been
approved by the National Forest Board towards the end of 2013.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Project has given Papua New Guinea (PNG) the opportunity to further enhance its forest law enforcement.
The project has provided the PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) with a sound basis for implementing a Legality
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Identification and implementation of the project was adequate and timely for the PNG Forest Industry sector to
realign and enhance its operating mechanisms to meet market demands. A timber tracking and chain of custodysystem including a timber products database has been developed and pilot-tested in PNG proving that this can beachieved.
The system developed shows the manner in which a system can be implemented in PNG when a suitable sourceof implementation funding has been developed and has to run in parallel to the existing system to be successful.
A legality standard based on FLEGT guidelines and principles, together with an industry code of conduct“template”, has been prepared for future implementation in PNG. A set of monitoring tools incorporating theexisting PNGFA Logging Code of Practice as reference points in the monitoring forms to enable independent
verification. This has also been developed and pilot-tested for assessing forest industry participant compliancewith PNG’s Timber Legality Standard.

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Chain of Custody Verification for Timber Processors in Papua New Guinea
Project number:

TFL-SPD 043/13 Rev. 1 (M)Project country:

Papua New Guinea

Budget:Total:

US$ 163,160

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 147,280

PNGFIA

US$ 15,880

Submitted by:

Government of Papua New Guinea

Implementing agency: Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Associaton (PNGFIA)
Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

6th TFLET Cycle (2013)

Status:Pending Agreement

Summary:
The project will develop and pilot a Chain of Custody (CoC) system based on the international standard managed
by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), customised for use by PNG timber
processors. This customised standard will facilitate access to international markets for PNG timber processors.
The project will build on the outputs of ITTO project PD 449/07 Rev.2 (M) (“Enhancing Forest Law Enforcement in
PNG”). PD 449/07 Rev.2 (M) has established a generic legality standard for PNG; however this standard does notincorporate a Chain of Custody component. The project will provide a CoC component, such that together the
outputs of the two projects will provide PNG timber companies with the tools needed to meet regulatory
requirements of key international export markets
Progress:
The project has been approved under the 6th TFLET Cycle (2013) and is ‘pending agreement’.
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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 agency: Bureau of Community Forest Management of the Royal Forest
Department, Thailand
Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

TFLET 1st Cycle (2009)

Status:SunsetSummary:
The pre-project will develop a project proposal aimed at enhancing forest law enforcement and governance andstrengthening 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 information on 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 communitiesof the Chaiyaphum Province through the promotion of law enforcement, good governance and sustainable
management and use of community forests. The specific objective is to develop a comprehensive project
proposal aimed at strengthening the capacity of communities of Chaiyaphum Province to sustainably manage
their forests.
Progress:
Council Decision on Sunset which specifies that approved projects for which funds have been committed, but for
which implementation has not yet begun, shall be valid for a period of 26 months [Decision 2(X), Annex 2]. In
accordance with that decision and after granting an additional no-cost extension of 3 months requested by the
Director General, Royal Forest Department of Thailand, the implementation of the pre-project has been withdrawn
on 1 July 2012 since the validity period has expired and the Thai Government internal procedure for the signatureof the pre-project agreement had not been completed. ITTO has withdrawn its financial commitment under the
pre-project and the funding will be re-allocated under the future TFLET proposal cycles.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Project sunset

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REDDES
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 agency:

Amazon Cooperation Treaty Agency (ACTO)

Duration:

48 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Ongoing

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

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 forsustainable 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 new technologies,
to prioritize lines of action for the regional cooperation and to share experiences on the enforcement of forest
laws.
Progress:
The installation of the Observation Rooms (ORs) in each country has been completed and the Observation
Rooms are operational. The preparation and validation of national plans to monitor forest cover is in progress.
The capacity building components (training courses) have been completed, while the technical assistanceprovided to system users is a permanent activity. The monitoring of regional activities and promotion of
information exchange is a permanent activity initialized and supported by the project. The production of regional
deforestation maps is ongoing with input from the participating countries, depending on availability of images. At
the national level countries are evaluating the causes of deforestation and forest degradation. With the approvalof the additional resources from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), for thecontinuation of the project activities initialized under this project, the operation of the established national
observation rooms has become a permanent activity. That funding also provides for adequate regional forums fortechnical discussions among technical staff of the ORs and regular ‘Regional Encounters’ are held. The Project
Regional Coordination Unit, together with the national coordination agencies is permanently coordinating andsupporting regional discussions

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Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
In May 2013, the Board of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), through the
Amazon Fund approved an amount of Brazilian Reais R$ 23 million or approximately US$ 11.8 million to ACTO to
ensure the continuation and expansion of the activities initialized under RED-PD 029/09 Rev.1 (F). Over a five
year period, the new ACTO project on ‘Monitoring of forest cover in the Amazon Region’ will continue thestructuring and implementation of the established observation rooms, provide access to forest cover monitoring
technology, support the development of national monitoring plans, and foster the improvement, harmonizationand standardization of institutional capacities to assess land use changes in the participating countries.
Continuing the efforts under RED-PD 029/09 Rev.1 (F) and utilizing the infrastructure established under the ITTO
project, it will support regional cooperation to combat illegal logging and exchange of experiences related to public
policy instruments to reduce deforestation. The expected project results are a direct contribution to the objectivesof the UN-REDD programme through improved control of deforestation and forest degradation, and through thestrengthening of monitoring systems and provision of data from all participating countries. The importance of
RED-PD 029/09 Rev 1 (F) and is impact on the forest conservation on the Amazon Region has been highlighted
by the Governments of Germany and the Netherlands to the extent that the results of its technical cooperation
with ACTO in the implementation of the Regional Project to Monitoring Deforestation encouraged the German
Technical Cooperation GIZ to conduct, with technical input from INPE, a regional meeting about monitoring
deforestation where similar experiences, to ACTO´s in the Amazon region, like others in Latin America, Africa,
Asia and Eastern Europe were shared and discussed (INPE-PRA/GIZ International Workshop, Sao Jose dos
Campos, Brazil, 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2013). The importance and relevance of the project and its continuation under
BNDES/ACTO has also been highlighted by the meeting of the ACTO Foreign Relations Ministers (e.g. in
Ecuador, May 2013).

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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 agency:

Instituto Terra

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Pending agreement

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 by forests, suchas fresh water, clean air, and climate stability. Due to deforestation activities, only 7% of the Atlantic Forest
original vegetation is left. To further protect and recover the forest, additional incentives and financial resources,
including sales of carbon credits, must be identified and channeled to landowners and local communities. REDD+
is a promising mechanism with the potential to assist the conservation and recovery of forests, howeverrequirements for the development of on-the-ground projects are very technical and complex. This proposal aims
to identify the potential of using the REDD+ mechanism to help restore and preserve the Atlantic Forest.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011). The project has been facing difficulties as
the key collaborating agency had unexpectedly declined to participate in the project. Instituto Terra has now been
identified and agreed as Executing Agency for the project and the project agreement has been prepared anddispatched for signature.
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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 agency:

MINFOF

Duration:

8 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

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, has reached a criticalthreshold during past twenty years. The cause of this degradation process has been ascribed to a combination of
three main factors, i.e. 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 theregional 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 degradation of 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 the region
Progress:
The Agreement regulating the implementation of the pre-project was signed on 17 April 2012. An acceptable
Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan, as well as the selection of experts and subcontractors requiredat the beginning of the pre-project implementation, were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The
pre-project implementation started with the disbursement of the first installment of ITTO TP funds on 23 January
2014. In accordance with the pre-project’s most recent progress report, progress in pre-project implementation
can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Socio-economic and environmental surveys have been implemented and data made available.
1.1. To hold a meeting to raise awareness of stakeholders present in the area on the issues at stake The launching workshop, which was held in February 2014, was an opportunity to gather key
stakeholders to be involved in the pre-project implementation and to sensitize them on the purpose of the
future project to be derived from the implementation of this pre-project.
1.2. To conduct a socioeconomic study in the area of the Bamboutos mountain range
 A national consultant had been selected for the socioeconomic study in the target area of the future
project to be derived from the implementation of this pre-project.
 A draft report on the socio-economic aspects of the areas of the Bamboutos Mountain has been
circulated for comments.
1.3. To establish a diagnosis / environmental audit of the study area
 A national consultant had been selected for the environmental study in the target area of the future
project to be derived from the implementation of this pre-project.
 A draft report on the environmental aspects of the areas of the Bamboutos Mountain has been circulated
for comments.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
No achievements, impacts or lessons learned to be reported yet.

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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 (F)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 agency:

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Completed

Summary:
Since the early 90s, Cameroon has embarked on a series of initiatives aimed at placing its forest resources undersustainable 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. This situation could
be explained partly by the lack of involvement of all stakeholders, including the local communities, in efforts toachieve the sustainable management of forest resources, which could be caused by 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 willdevelop a project proposal for strengthening the participation of all stakeholders in the sustainable managementof forest ecosystems in Cameroon. It will contribute to poverty reduction through minimizing the effects ofdeforestation and forest degradation through the enhanced participation and involvement of communities and allother stakeholders.
Progress:
The pre-project has been reported completed to the 49th ITTC.
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The consultant reports had been finalized for the collection of data and information on environmental,social and economic aspects required for the formulation of a project proposal which could contribute to
the implementation of REDD mechanisms leading to poverty reduction through minimizing the effects ofdeforestation and forest degradation and also through the enhanced participation and involvement ofcommunities and all other relevant stakeholders;

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:

The project proposal, dealing with the implementation of REDD mechanisms by enhancing theparticipation of key relevant stakeholders in sustainable forest management in Cameroon, was submitted
to ITTO for its regular project cycle and assessed by the 46th expert panel meeting.
The main pre-project achievement and impact was dealing with and increasing the awareness of key
stakeholders on the importance of implementing the REDD+ process in the southern part of Cameroon.

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Identification of a project on gender mainstreaming in the development of actions to control deforestationand forest degradation, to improve the well-being of communities dependent on forests and otherecosystems in Central and West Africa
Project number:

RED-PPD 074/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Cameroon

Budget:Total:

US$ 126,739

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 101,117

REFACOFUS$ 25,622

Submitted by:

Government of Cameroon

Implementing agency:

Network of African Women for Community Forest Management REFACOF

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Completed

Summary:
In Central and West Africa, women are recognized as being among major players responsible for such causes as
deforestation and forest degradation. The pre-project proposal places special emphasis on REFACOF Member
Countries which are also ITTO Members given their achievements through their respective activities. Women inthese organizations’ member countries are also identified at once as agents of some major causes of climatechange and victims of the negative impacts climate change is having on their environment. Combating andmitigating these climate change phenomena calls for a new awareness of their causes and consequences and tobuild the capacities required, especially in technical, managerial and financial aspects, while contributing tosocioeconomic development of relevant communities in Central and West Africa. The implementation of such an
initiative has a number of prerequisites including the implementation of a baseline study, analyzing existing
opportunities and establishing a programme relating thereto. This is the purpose of this pre-project aimed at theimplementation of studies to develop a project enhancing the inclusion of gender in the development of actions
against deforestation and forest degradation, and the improved well-being of forest-dependent communities who
also depend on other ecosystems in Central and West Africa.
Progress:
The Agreement regulating the implementation of the pre-project was signed on 23 April 2013. An acceptable
Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan, as well as the selection of experts required at the beginning of
the pre-project implementation, were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The pre-project
implementation started with the disbursement of the first installment of ITTO TP funds on 18 July 2013. As an
acceptable pre-project completion report was received in September 2014, the duration of the pre-project
implementation had lasted 17 months instead of 6 initially designed by the Executing Agency. The delay incompleting the pre-project activities was mainly due to the socio-political turmoil that the Central African Republic(CAR) has been facing during the second semester of 2013. In accordance with the elements of the pre-project
document, technical reports prepared by consultants and completion report, all pre-project activities were carriedout and contributed to the achievement of the two following planned outputs:
Output 1: Baseline study with a gender approach relating to deforestation and forest degradation implemented
and resulting data made available.
A baseline study was prepared by the pre-project implementing team from the compilation of the findings andrecommendations of national reports prepared as follows: A national consultant had compiled information and data on deforestation and forest degradation in
relation to gender involvement in Cameroon. The draft report was finalized with the comments fromselected experts who are members of the network REFACOF.
 A national consultant had compiled information and data on deforestation and forest degradation in
relation to gender involvement in Gabon. The draft report was finalized with the comments from selected
experts who are members of the network REFACOF.
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A national consultant had compiled information and data on deforestation and forest degradation in
relation to gender involvement in Liberia. The draft report was finalized with the comments from selected
experts who are members of the network REFACOF.

Output 2: A full project proposal on training formulated and validated and subsequently submitted to ITTO
Secretariat.
 The project proposal, dealing with the project on gender mainstreaming in the development of actions tocontrol deforestation and forest degradation, to improve the well-being of communities dependent on
forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa, was developed and validated by stakeholders.
The project proposal, titled “project on gender mainstreaming in the development of actions to control
deforestation and forest degradation, to improve the well-being of communities dependent on forests andother ecosystems in Central and West Africa”, will be submitted to ITTO, in order to be assessed for the
next REDDES Cycle or Regular Project Cycle.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:

The main pre-project achievement and impact was dealing with the awareness of key stakeholders on
the importance and the role of women groups, in charge of actions regarding the control of deforestationand forest degradation.
Those stakeholders have been sensitized on the impact of women groups on the well-being ofcommunities dependent on forests and other ecosystems in Central and West Africa, when they are
involved in the implementations of activities and actions contributing to combat deforestation and forest
degradation.

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Development and demonstration on scheme of payment for environmental services (PES) derived fromdegraded 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 agency:

InstituteofForestResource
Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF)

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

Information

Technique,

Summary:
The project attempts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, enhance environmental services and help
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 fromdegraded and secondary tropical production forests in the selected area. A scheme of PES derived fromdegraded and secondary tropical production forests in demonstration areas based on community and otherstakeholders' participation will be discussed, consulted, optimized, identified and implemented. Policy suggestions
on the scheme of PES will be developed and submitted to local governments.
Progress:
The project has been reported as completed to the 48th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The project has contributed to the capacity of local stakeholders in designing and implementing PES schemes forsecondary tropical production forests in southern China. The key stakeholders benefitted by the project include
the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Wuzhishan Forestry Bureau and Hainan Forestry Department, and villagers ofthe demonstration site (Maohui community). It furthermore provided an excellent learning opportunity andexperience on PES for young researchers of the Chinese Academy of Forestry engaged in the project, as well as
young government officers from Wuzhishan Forestry Bureau and Hainan Forestry Department. Local villagers,
indigenous groups and communities in the demonstration site have benefited from the project directly because
the project helped them to get the PES for tropical natural production forests. Villagers of the demonstration site
have better understood the importance of the natural production forests in providing various goods and services
including cultural value. The implementation of a PES scheme, commits the villagers to preserve the ecosystemin the demonstration site and prevent degradation.
The impacts of the project include improved capacity to develop supportive policies and measures towards theeffective design and implementation of PES schemes in the Hainan Province, southern China. With suchsupportive policy development through PES schemes, the conversion of national production forests to plantations
is expected to be reduced. This is in contrast to the past common practice of forest owners (collective
organizations or villagers) who received forests’ property rights after the Reform of Collective Forest Tenure
System in China, to have forests converted into plantations by clear cutting.
Lessons learned and sustainability:
The project was widely recognized in Hainan Province, southern China and has contributed to policy development
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Payments for Environmental Services (PES) could be an effective economic incentive to encourage
forest-owners to maintain and sustainably manage their forests in southern China. Designing andimplementing an effective payment mechanism for environmental services provided by natural production
forests in southern China will be a counting challenge.
For further development of PES schemes in the Hainan Province, it is necessary that the Hainan Forest
Department continues to strengthen policy development through capacity building and training. It is also
important to continue to work with local communities to bring mutual benefits to the people and provisionof environmental services.
For smooth operation of any project activities in the future, promoting better understanding andcooperation among key stakeholders especially in the minority communities will be vital. Consultative
meetings with local communities in particular with motivated community leaders, taking into account local
customs and culture, were instrumental to generate a common vision for the conservation andsustainable management of natural production forests of the demonstration site.
It was essential that the roles and responsibilities of the institutions involved in the project implementation
are clearly defined and documented by subcontracts in the beginning and throughout the project
implementation.
A separate management system must be ensured to keep project files and documents. Relevant
documents and information on the project in different stages needs to be added and presented in thesystem. Monitoring and evaluating mechanism should be effectively implemented by projects.

Sustainability of the project has been ensured with the creation of a special management organization and related
mechanism to take charge of the protection and management of the demonstration site by the local government(Wuzhishan Forestry Bureau). The local government is entrusted with the responsibility of continuing andextending the work of the project. PES schemes of tropical natural production forests in the project area throughdemonstration work in Maohui community are likely to be extended to many parts of southern China, in particularin the Hainan province. It is also vital that the Hainan Forest Department continues to strengthen policy
development to address the issues of establishing sustainable and equitable payment mechanisms forenvironmental services rendered by natural production forests in southern China.
Technical reports are available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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Demonstration on investigation and assessment of typical forest ecotourism resources in Hainan
province, China
Project number:

RED-SPD 075/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

China

Budget:Total:

US$ 199,000

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 145,800

Government of China:

US$ 53,200

Submitted by:

Government of China

Implementing agency:

Chinese Academy of Forestry, Division of Forest Resource Information
Techniques

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
Forest ecotourism is an important part of the construction of the Hainan International Tourism Island. Forest
ecotourism is an important and effective way to enhance environmental services and local livelihoods in theprovince and investigation and assessment of tropical forest ecotourism resources is the most important step for
implementing and promoting ecotourism. Six typical tropical forest ecotourism resources at the forest landscapeand/or forest community level will be selected as demonstration objects to assess the potential of developing
tropical forest ecotourism. A sound methodology for investigating and assessing tropical forest ecotourism
resources in the Hainan Province will be developed through reviewing relevant knowledge and best practices andparticipatory multi-stakeholders consultation process. A comprehensive assessment report on the six typicalforest ecotourism resources will be published and circulated to interested parties in China.
Progress:
The project implementation commenced in May 2013 and the progress since the 49th ITTC can be summarized asfollows:
Output 1: Methodology for investigating and assessing tropical forest ecotourism resources based on
stakeholders’ participation
 Collected and analyzed the relevant international and national literature and cases on tropical forest
ecotourism developments to identify their strengths and challenges
 A draft methodology for investigating and assessing tropical forest ecotourism resources in Hainan
Province has been developed to support the development of forest ecotourism programmes
 The draft methodology for investigating and assessing tropical forest ecotourism resources in Hainan
Province has been discussed with key stakeholders in the Province through consultative meetings.
Output 2: Investigation and assessment report on 6 typical forest ecotourism resources in Hainan Province basedon stakeholders’ participation
 6 typical ecosystems of forest ecotourism resources (2 at forest landscape level, 3 at forest community
level, 1 at individual level) in Diaoluoshan National Forest Park in Hainan Province were chosen.
 An investigation of the 6 typical ecosystems has been carried out to improve the design andimplementation of forest ecotourism programmes in Hainan Province.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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Technical Support for the National Forest Inventory Development in the Democratic Republic of Congofor 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 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The activity was implemented in support to the UN-REDD Programme in the DRC, in order to complement thework of FAO in this exercise by ensuring the existence of a technical and logistical capacity in the DRC to carryout this Activity. The objective of this Activity was to lay the strong foundations required for supporting a forest
carbon inventory on national forest lands 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 aim of this activity was to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in developing a system ofmeasurement, reporting and verification (MRV) for the REDD mechanism under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The goal of this Activity was to establish cooperation with between
ITTO, FAO and the DRC to support the development of UN-REDD programme in the DRC. The Activity was
funded as a special support to the UN-REDD Programme in the DRC and a complement to the work of FAO
regarding the initiative of carrying out the national forest inventory focusing on forest carbon. The goal of thisActivity was to build the capacities of appropriate institutions and lay the foundation for the development of such afield-level MRV system in the DRC, in order to ensure that the country could be technically and logisticallycapable of performing a national forest carbon inventory. The specific objective was to enable the effective
participation of the DRC in a potential REDD mechanism through the development of a national forest carbon
inventory, which is a prerequisite to operationalize a system of MRV in DRC.
Progress:
The project has been reported as completed to the 48th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The achievements, impacts and lessons learnt deriving from the implementation of this Activity can besummarized as follows:The capacity of national institutions, including the Directorate of Forest Inventory and Management(DIAF) and the Directorate for Sustainable Development (DDD), within the Ministry of Environment,
Nature Conservation and Tourism (MECNT), was substantially strengthened in terms of carbon forest
inventory;
DIAF’s mandate to conduct the national forest inventory on a continual basis was adapted to thetechniques and methods for the forest carbon inventory, and its technical personnel was trained for that
purpose;
DDD has become operational on the techniques and methods for the analysis of information and data on
forest carbon stocks, thanks to the expertise acquired by its selected technical staff members;

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The activity provided (for the first time) the opportunity to the experts at UNIKIS and IFA, as well as thoseof WCS-DRC, to participate in practical training sessions on the carbon forest inventory;
The vehicles, equipment and materials purchased through the implementation of this activity allow the
DIAF technical staff members trained to immediately start the field activities regarding the national forest
carbon inventory. However, the field activities have not been implemented yet due to a delay in therelease of FAO funding promised by the UN-REDD Programme for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The main beneficiaries of the ITTO thematic programme activity are the DRC government and more specificallythe Directorate of Forest Inventory and Planning (DIAF) and the Directorate of Sustainable Development (DDD)
within the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism (MECNT), the University of Kisangani(UNIKIS) associated with the Faculty of Agronomy of Yangambi (IFA) and the environmental non-governmentalorganization WCS-DRC. The Activity has largely contributed to get the DRC technically and logistically capable ofperforming a national forest carbon inventory. It laid the foundation for the development of a field-level systemdealing with monitoring, reporting and validation (MRV) for REDD implementation in the DRC. By doing so, ITTO
has supported the DRC to take the first step towards operationalizing a MRV system for REDD. The strategy to
involve relevant stakeholders, through a partnership between the stakeholders and targeted beneficiaries(Government of DRC through the DIAF and DDD within the ministry in charge of forestry, University of Kisangani,environmental NGO with WCS-DRC Programme), was a key to the achievement of the project’s objective. The
involvement of experts from UNIKIS, IFA and WCS-DRC is an asset for the replication and sustainability andreduces the need for external expertise on forest carbon inventories.

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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 agency:

Pinchot Institute for Conservation

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

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 intrinsicallylinked to environmental stewardship. Toward creating a viable economic alternative for the reserve’s 50-somerural 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 which lines 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 forsustainability, 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 (socio-political analyses, asset monitoring/evaluation protocols,
microfinance details, market development) and community organization. Year two we will pilot the program.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the small project was duly signed on 22 August 2012.
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 24 August 24, 2012,
after project staff and consultants were put in place and the Secretariat was notified that the project was ready tocommence its activities.
Technical Progress:
The Small Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 22 August 2012.
The Project Inception Report and the Detailed Work Programme were further received and approved by the ITTO
Secretariat. The first disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on August 24th, 2012. During
the course of the project, the need for some operational changes was noted. These changes were presented andjustified at the PSC meeting, including to work with only two communities instead of three, and the simplificationof the exchange system, avoiding the financial component.
Technical Progress:
The work implemented during the reporting period focused on the following main activities: 1) GIS mapping andclassification of land uses was achieved through the comprehensive mapping of the territories of all stakeholders
in the communities of Mono Bravo and Guayacán; 2) the formalization of terms for the first exchange between
conservation and livelihoods improvements has progressed through the fixing of 200 and 600 hectares forest
preserved at the communities of Mono Bravo and Guayacán, respectively; 3) the implementation of the firstexchange conservation-improvements to livelihoods, through the contractual formalization with the Mono Bravo
community; 4) continued negotiations with potential buyers of cocoa, including visits of two chocolate companies;

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continued post-pilot project has been undertaken
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
With respect to the design of incentive mechanisms, the EA accomplished the following:

Identified appropriate financial structure for value transfer (i.e. direct trades), following extensive
investigation of potential financial institution partners.
Identified and collected data required for the incentive mechanism structure (e.g., accurate quantificationof maximum forest holdings, current cacao production, future cacao potential, and current cacao +
logging investment requirements and earnings).
Completed a working draft of incentive mechanism design, which consists of 1) a fixed incentive tosecure initial forest conservation commitments, 2) a dynamic incentive to ensure continued enrolment offorest above initial level and provide incentives at the individual level based on environmental
performance. The latter will likely be scaled using some simplistic scheme based on accessibility ofenrolled areas for logging.

With respect to forest conservation, the EA has achieved the following:Both pilot communities have confirmed that they are willing to set aside one quarter of their land holdings
as conserved, untouchable forest in exchange for the first livelihood improvement benefit. This represents
approximately 200 and 1000 hectares of primary Chocó rainforest, respectively, and will be achieved fora program operating cost investment of approximately US$ 3500 for each.

The project has also produced a technical report ‘El cacoa: Una alternativa idonea para apoyar en conjunto
con incentivos para la conservacion de bosque tropical’.

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation through Collaborative Management with
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 agency:

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)

Duration:

48 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle (2009)

Status:Ongoing

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 to develop
and implement participatory, good governance and management system for the Ankasa conservation area,
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 will build on a highlevel community involvement and capacity building.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 05 April 2010. An
Inception Report and related first Yearly Plan of Operation were submitted on 15 April 2010 and approved. The
Project implementation began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 20 April 2010. The
project extension was granted until April 2015 in order to allow the completion of all activities. In accordance withthe project’s most recent progress report and the monthly highlights submitted through the project on-line
monitoring system, progress in project implementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Participatory management system developed and implemented
1.1 Identification of management system of areas surrounding conservation area
 The draft report on the reconnaissance surveys, undertaken in the Ankasa Conservation Area (ACA) inorder to identify different management systems being implemented, has been circulated among experts
for review. These reconnaissance surveys covered the following nine (9) local communities: Amokwaw,
Fia, Nungua-Cocoatown, Tweakor Navrongo, Aiyinasi-Ayawora, Ohiamadwen-Fiasoro, Asomasi,
Naptoma and New Adiembra, surrounding the project area (Ankasa Conservation Area).
1.2 Identification of relevant local stakeholders
 Local consultation committees had been either put in place or reactivated in the nine abovementioned
local communities, after the reconnaissance surveys and consultation meetings.
1.3 Strategic analysis of the drivers of forest degradation and deforestation in the Conservation area
 The findings, information and data derived from the questionnaire on drivers of deforestation and forest
degradation, which was used for the reconnaissance surveys and consultation meetings, had been
included in the draft report circulated to experts for review.
1.4 Participatory development of management system
 For the nine abovementioned local communities, the stakeholders’ consultation meetings had led to theimplementation of activities contributing to address their needs, interests and problems in relation to thedeforestation and forest degradation problems: income generating activities for livelihood, non-timber
forest products harvesting and processing, reforestation through modified Taungya agroforestry system,
etc. The Executing Agency had been collaborating with the Wildlife Division of the Ghana Forestry
Commission to provide technical support to the 9 local communities involved in the project
implementation.

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Output 2: Financial value of the environmental services the Conservation Area determined
2.1 Identification of the ecosystem services provided by the Conservation area
 The following main ecosystems services were identified through the reconnaissance surveys andconsultation meetings with stakeholders: timber harvesting, non-timber forest products, fuel-wood energy(firewood and charcoal), carbon stored in biomass and forest soil, biodiversity richness, etc.
2.2 Determination of the financial value of these services
 The estimated financial value of ecosystems services provided by the Ankasa Conservation Area (ACA)
had been determined by an international expert after visiting the ACA and interacting with key
stakeholders. The estimated financial value of the ACA’s ecosystem services shall be subject ofvalidation later on through a technical workshop.
Output 3: Governance and benefit sharing arrangements PES developed
3.1 Development of framework for good governance and benefit sharing for REDD
 In consultation with key stakeholders and with the main findings of the reconnaissance surveys, theExecuting Agency has continued developing a draft framework for forest good governance and benefit
sharing scheme based on the FAO, World Bank and CBD references and adapting it to the particularconditions of the Ankasa Conservation Area. The results of these discussions and interactions had beencollated in two draft reports, being circulated for review, namely, i.e., ‘Tenure and carbon rights in local
REDD+ projects: insights from community-based workshops in South-western Ghana’; and ‘Developing
decision support system for optimizing benefits of agriculture land use in ACA under a REDD+ regime’ Findings of these studies will provide the needed inputs for the final development of best practiceguidelines for forest governance schemes and lessons which would be published through the final
reports to be published later and disseminated in Ghana and in West African countries. A draft report on
good governance and benefit sharing was circulated to selected experts for comments.
3.2 Development of best practice guidelines for forest governance Draft report gathering best practices for forest governance was circulated for comments to selected
experts in the following institutions: Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources (FRNR) of the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology (KNUST), Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission
and Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG).
3.3 Stakeholder consultation to validate best practice guidelines and framework for good governance and benefit
sharing The executing Agency (FORIG) has been gathering comments from experts of different institutions forthe finalization of reports developed under Activities 3.1 and 3.2 which could lead to the validation ofthese both reports.
3.4 Dissemination of good practice schemes and lessons to stakeholder groups
 The Executing Agency was in the process of preparing the holding of workshops and meetings for the
dissemination of good practice schemes and lessons described in the abovementioned reports during the
project extension period.
Output 4: Participatory methods for measurement, assessment reporting and verification (MARV) of
forest carbon developed and implemented
4.1 Participatory development of verifiable method for forest carbon estimation and monitoring (based on a
combination of field surveys and monitoring through satellites images)
 A simplified questionnaire was prepared in order to be used by the project team members for fieldsurveys regarding forest carbon estimation and monitoring. The Executing Agency has been interactingwith a group of experts on the challenging issue of the right and feasible designs regarding the datacollection instrument for field surveys on carbon estimation and monitoring.
4.2 Determination of baseline carbon stocks
 A consultation process, between the Executing Agency and a group of experts, has been launched on
the appropriate methodology for the determination of baseline carbon stocks.
4.3 Establishment of baselines of forest cover changes
 The Executing Agency has started analyzing data and information on the forest cover of the project target
area which could lead to the establishment of baselines.
4.4 Participatory estimation of emissions reduction and enhancement in sequestered carbon under REDD project
scenario Sensitization campaigns have been carried out to explain to local communities how they could be
involved in a participatory process on the estimation of emissions reduction and enhancement insequestered carbon.
Achievements, Impacts and lessons learned:

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The project impacts, at this stage of its implementation, can be summarized as follows:Nine local communities have been sensitized on the issues regarding the deforestation and forest
degradation in Ankasa Conservation Area;
In addition to being sensitized, these nine local communities have shown their commitment to the project
objective by starting to implement pilot activities in relation to the deforestation and forest degradation
issues in Ankasa Conservation Area; and due to the participatory approach used by the project team forthe interaction with local communities, most farmers are requesting for timber trees seedlings to beplanted on their farmlands. For the already planted timber trees, most of these farmers have begun
searching for support to gain sustainable tenure security for their lands and trees

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Rehabilitation of degraded forests for sustainable wood fuel production and climate change mitigation in
the forest-savanna transition zone of Ghana
Project number:

RED-SPD 077/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 169,360

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 121,662

Government of Ghana:

US$ 47,698

Submitted by:

Government of Ghana

Implementing agency:

FORIG

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project aims at contributing to reduction in rural poverty and improved income and employment while
reducing deforestation and degradation and contributing to carbon sequestration in the forest savanna transitionzone of Ghana. This will be achieved through sensitizing and building the capacity of commercial charcoal andfirewood producers in the transition zone to plant and/or manage wood fuel plantations sustainably. Participatory
approaches will be employed at all stages of the project to ensure that stakeholder needs are adequately
incorporated in the choice and design of plantation regimes. Management plans will also be produced to guidecommunities for efficient utilization of wood fuel resources. The government of Ghana will benefit throughimproved resource base and sectoral information for policy decisions. Other benefits to be derived include
building up of the capacity of resource managers to support forest communities to sustainably utilize and manage
wood fuel resources and to reduce pressure on the natural forest estate.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of this small project was duly signed on 06 February 2013.
An Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The
24-month project implementation began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 14 May
2013. In accordance with the project’s most recent progress report and the monthly highlights submitted throughthe project on-line monitoring system, progress in project implementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Baseline information on wood fuel production-consumption, climate change vulnerability and species
stocks produced

Activities 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 have been completed for the preparation of baseline studies and related
reports had been circulated for review and comments. For the Activity 1.4, which is nearing completion,
the finalization of the report on inventory of wood fuel species was in progress.

Output 2: Demonstration/test plots of highly productive wood fuel species established on degraded lands withsmallholder and large scale charcoal producers
Activities 2.1 and 2.2 have been completed with a series of consultation meetings which allowed
sensitizing key stakeholders and getting them involved in the project implementation.
Activity 2.3: Preparatory meetings to discuss and enroll interested volunteer wood fuel farmers
Meetings were held with project communities (Attakura, Babatokuma, Golumpke, Potor, Nkranka andDromakese villages) to recruit 100 people (mainly farmers with 97% men and 3% women) who voluntarily
expressed the desire to establish wood fuel demonstration plots.
Activity 2.4: Acquisition of planting materials and propagation studies on priority wood fuel species
Seeds of Anogeissus leioccarpus (Kane), Pterocarpus erinaceus (Rose wood- Krayie), Khaya
senegalense, Azadrachta indica (Neem), Senna siamea, Acacia mangium, and Acacia cracicarpa (exotic
species) to be planted in demonstration trials were collected, processed and germinated at the nurseries,
for seedling production.

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Activity 2.5: Training of local communities in tree nursery establishment and management
Selected local community members (Nkranka, Babatokuma and Attakura villages) were trained in tree
nursery establishment and management including propagation techniques, seedling care andtransplanting. They have produced approximately 20,000 seedlings.
Activity 2 .6: Inspect and assess the suitability of degraded lands including farmlands owned by individual
volunteer experimenters prepared for the establishment of wood fuel test/trial plots.
Farmers recruited have been encouraged to prepare their own lands for the establishment of wood fueldemonstration plots, combining trees with crops (mainly yam and maize).

Output 3: Scientific information on wood fuel test plots management, biomass and carbon production potential,
economic viability, energy characteristics of species, and potential impact on environment and livelihoods
producedActivities 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 have been fully completed and their results have been gathered in anintermediary technical report by the project implementing team.
Activity 3.5: Studies on carbonization and charcoal yield potential of wood fuel species on test plots.
Carbonization studies on samples of wood from 10 wood fuel species is in progress at the FORIG
laboratory.
Activity 3.6: Economic assessment of wood fuel test plots to establish their viability in the long term
An ex-ante financial analysis of the viability of wood fuel plantations based on species selected forplanting in the test plots is in progress.
Activity 3.7: Initiate studies on how communities and individuals establishing wood fuel test plots can beorganized for PES schemes. A literature review has been done to develop a framework for analyzing the
PES-related feasibility of wood fuel plantation in the forest-savanna transition zone of Ghana.

Output 4: Stakeholders engaged to discuss and plan for sustainable wood fuel resources development andmanagement


Activity 4.1: Desktop study to analyze stakeholders and institutions, arrangements /governancemechanisms for utilization and management of wood fuel resources
A desk study analyzing key stakeholders and institutions related to wood fuel resources utilization andmanagement in Ghana has been done. A draft report is under preparation.
Activity 4.2: District level stakeholder discussions on sustainable wood fuel resource development plan
Meetings have been held with communities and officials in the Kintampo Forest District to initiate
discussions on a plan for the development of wood fuel resources in that part of Ghana.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned can be summarized as follows:

Biodiversity surveys or other ecosystem assessment through field work have contributed to monitorchanges in biological and physical characteristics of forests in the target project area;
Sensitization of key stakeholders, during the biodiversity surveys or other field work for ecosystemassessment, on the payment for environmental services;
Project activities have contributed to generating baseline information that could serve as basis to guidethe establishment of test plots of wood fuel species and guide designing options for sustainable
management of wood fuel resources; andAwareness of key stakeholders on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable wood fuel resource
utilization and management in the transition zone of Ghana.

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Advancing REDD+ in Ghana: preparation of REDD+ pilot schemes in off-reserve forests and agroforests
Project number:

RED-PD 093/12 Rev.3 (F)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 366,954

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 297,205

Government of Togo:

US$ 69,749

Submitted by:

Government of Ghana

Implementing agency:

Ghanaian National REDD+ Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project is preparing a major support component to Ghana’s Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP) and aims
at strengthening Ghana’s capacities to prevent and reduce deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing
carbon stocks (REDD+). The specific objective of the REDDES project is to lay out the ground work for thedevelopment or enhancement of off-reserve production systems under REDD+ schemes, in line with its efforts to
reduce GHG emissions in forests. The project is a preparatory step for an additional support component for the
implementation of Ghana’s R-PP and is mainly concerned with developing a number of analytical works and thedefinition of REDD+ pilots in off-reserve areas. It is also aimed at developing a framework to guide theimplementation of REDD+ from the national to the local level. This shall allow Ghana to take stock of existing
initiatives that have the potential to be considered under REDD+, as well as to concretely analyze promising
REDD+ activities, which will be an integral part of the RPP. The information produced through this project shallprepare the further implementation of agricultural and secondary forest production schemes that feature climate
smart practices.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of this project was duly signed on 07 January 2013. An
Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The 12month project implementation began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 29 March 2013.
The project extension was granted until July 2014. In accordance with the project’s most recent progress report
and the monthly highlights submitted through the project on-line monitoring system, progress in project
implementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Analysis of possible pilots for REDD+ activities in agricultural and secondary forest systems.


1.1: The draft report of the study classifying potential REDD project types in Ghana based on the forest
ecosystem type, deforestation/degradation (DD) drivers and the tenure basis had been circulated forreview and comments.
1.2: A set of criteria for ‘successful’ REDD projects, focusing on economic and technical viability, as well
as allowing for co-benefits and policy priorities, had been developed and circulated for review.
1.3: High potential project types, based both on the scores and a more qualitative analysis of key
constraints, had been selected and being subject to field work for technical analysis of strengths andweakness.
1.4: Analytical studies for the development of REDD+ pilot projects have been carried out on thefollowing fields:
 Cost-benefit analyses along the value chain of selected forest products.
 Potential of sheanut production in the transition zone of Ghana and its relevance to the REDD+
strategy.
 Analysis of secondary forest succession in off-reserve areas in Ghana and their REDD+
potential.
 Considering carbon rights in Ghana.

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Analysis of incentives and mechanisms to support communities to be involved in REDD+
activities.
Analysis of potential livelihood for communities in relation to REDD+

Output 2: Identification of effective REDD+ implementation mechanisms in management and governance.
 2.1: Report on the study regarding the potential effects of REDD+ implementation on local people’s
existing land use practices and their control over natural resources had been finalized and disseminated.
 2.2: Report developing elements to tackle access & benefit sharing mechanisms with a focus onopportunities to benefit from REDD+ for key stakeholders, including fringe communities, had been
finalized and disseminated.
 2.3: Report on the development of options for incentive mechanisms that reward farmers and ruralcommunities for adopting sustainable land use practices had been finalized and disseminatedOutput 3: Capacity building in view of improving the institutional capacities needed for effective resource
management and the enforcement of regulatory policies.
 3.1: Capacity building training workshops for community groups about the potential of forest/tree
protection were organized in North-Kintampo, Bedum and Nkoranzaman villages, in Ashanti Region.
 3.2: Workshops for the sharing of results and conclusions of analytical studies had been conducted inthree project sites, namely: Breman Asikuma, Enchi, and Kintampo. The participants were mainly
farmers, community opinion leaders (traditional rulers, District Assembly members, Unit Committee
members, heads of farmer associations), as well as staff of Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Forest
Services Division of the Forestry Commission, COCOBOD (Cocoa and Coffee Board of Ghana), andproduce buying companies.
 3.3: Publication of studies’ results and dissemination through ITTO Draft publications have been circulated for review and the final reports have been being put together inorder to be shared with ITTO, SECO, Ghana Forestry Commission and other relevant institutions.
Output 4: Design of a project document to support REDD+ pilots in the RPP framework.


4.1: A technical report on the analysis of the actual REDD+ pilots and of possible off-reserve schemes
had been circulated for review.
4.2: The Executing Agency has started the formulation of support elements for the design of a bilateralproject proposal, including a detailed log frame that fits into the RPP implementation process, incollaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Ghana and in consultation with the Government of Switzerland(SECO: Swiss State Secretariat of Economics). The Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences andTechnology (KNUST) and School of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences of the Bern University of
Sciences (HAFL) had been regularly providing technical assistance for the project implementation.
4.3: Validation workshop of the project proposal (based on RPP stakeholder consultation process) was
under preparation for its holding in September 2014 in Kumasi (Ghana).

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned can be summarized as follows: This project has contributed to build the capacity of stakeholders (especially farmers and communities)
through the production and dissemination of the findings of the following reports: (1) a Guide to
implement REDD+ activities in Ghana, (2) a policy brief on carbon rights in Ghana, and (3) an informationnote on potential of different land use systems for maintaining and enhancing carbon stocks in Ghana.
 Key stakeholders sensitized on the potential of using commercial agriculture products (cocoa, sheanut,
essential oils, etc.) to reverse deforestation and forest degradation.
 A number of technical reports have been produced and are available from the ITTO project search tool
http://www.itto.int/project_search/ A publication titled “REDD+ in agricultural landscapes: evidence from Ghana’s REDD+ process” wasunder preparation in order to summarize the key findings of the studies and surveys carried in the target
project area.

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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 agency:

Foundation of Integrated Development of Men and Environment,
CALMECAC

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

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 Huehuetenango
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 management of natural resources,
while generating quantitative and qualitative data on forest resources and environmental services potential in thearea. Given the importance of the participation of local social stakeholders and the need to raise awareness on
the significance of forests and climate change impacts on the implementation of a REDD project, theestablishment of a local stakeholder network is also envisaged to create effective social processes geared topoverty and vulnerability reduction. This pre-project links and creates social dynamics between different sectors
based on new models of participatory management of natural resources and sharing of benefits at the local level.
Progress:
The project has been reported completed to the 49th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Pre-Project, has produced several outputs, among them a project proposal, studies, maps and technicaldocuments including:
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Forest inventory of the Sumal Cerro Grande communal lands;
Watershed characterization of the Amelco river;
Characterization of the upper watershed of the Xacbal river;Analysis of the forest cover dynamics in the north of Huehuetenango and Quiche;
Vulnerability and risk analysis to climate change in the Municipalities of Nebaj, Chajul and Barillas;
Diagnostic study on the use and management of the forest resources in northern Huehuetenango andQuiche;Strategy and action plan for the prevention and reduction of illegal logging in Huehuetenango andQuiché, Guatemala;A project proposal entitled PD 721/13 (F) “Building a participatory and inclusive sustainable forest
management process for the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation in the Ixil forest areas of
the Municipality of Nebaj, Quiché, Guatemala”

Outputs of this project are available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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Strengthening of governance and sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems in Guatemala as aclimate change adaptation measure
Project number:

RED-SPD 079/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

GuatemalaBudget:Total:

US$ 215,223

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 146,751

INAB:

US$ 58,320

ARCAS:

US$ 10.152

Submitted by:

Government of Guatemala

Implementing agency:

INAB

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The lack of actions aimed at mangrove forest protection and management has led to the loss and degradation ofmangrove ecosystems outside of protected areas; weak mangrove forest management and governance; foodinsecurity; and limited economic opportunities for the local communities. This project on mangrove forest
protection, restoration and conservation as a climate change adaptation measure will help address these
problems. It will produce increased knowledge about the dynamics and contribution of mangrove forests so as toimprove their management and rehabilitation and it will strengthen and consolidate a sustainable community
forest management model. At least 15 sites directly linked to the protection and management of mangrove
ecosystems in the seven prioritized departments will be actively promoting the restoration, management andspecial protection of at least 700 hectares of mangrove forests, with the effective participation of local partners. It
is expected that the development and systematization of the project experience will help strengthen andconsolidate the Mangrove Forest Regulations, which include agreed guidelines for the prioritization of mangrove
forests, and the management, restoration and conservation mechanisms to be implemented through the effective
participation of local and government stakeholders. Through improvement of mangrove forest management andrestoration, the project will create new economic opportunities and improved food security for the local
communities, while contributing to the conservation of mangrove ecosystems.
Progress:
Administrative Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 10 March 2013. The
Project Inception Report and the YPO have been received and approved by the ITTO Secretariat and the first
disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on 1 August 2013 and project activities
commenced shortly after that. The second installment was executed in early February 2014, based on the priorsubmission and approval of the corresponding required 6-monthly progress report and updated OLMS reporting.
Technical Progress:
Based on the documentation submitted by the EA in August 2014 and their presentations given at the second
PTCM in September 2014, and the discussions which ensued thereafter, it was noted that all project activities
were underway, and that several outputs were already being achieved. Progress in implementation of the project
can be summarized by major outputs as follows:
Output 1: Mangrove Ecosystem Management and Conservation Program for the local communities with afocus on climate change adaptation.
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Data is being compiled to develop a community forest management model with a focus on practices thatwill contribute to climate change adaptation (60% progress);

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The 3 pilot areas for the implementation of a community forest management plan for mangrove forest
conservation and management are currently being established (70% progress);
Materials for the training modules on mangrove management have been developed (100% progress);andTraining to raise awareness of the local communities on the use and conservation of mangrove areas, aswell as on the significance of practices focused on improving local capacities for climate change
adaptation, is underway (50% progress).

Output 2: Conservation and management strategy for Guatemala's mangrove ecosystem with theeffective participation of key stakeholders.
A methodology has been designed with the effective participation of both local and national stakeholder
groups for the establishment of a national strategy for mangrove ecosystem conservation, management
and restoration, and the draft strategy itself has been developed (100% progress);
The strengthening the National Mangrove Forest Roundtable with the participation of the institutions
involved in mangrove conservation, management and restoration is underway (30% progress);
9, rather than the original 3, local roundtables have been established with the participation of key local
stakeholders to develop local actions focused on mangrove conservation, management and restoration
within the framework of the national strategy (0% progress); andThe activity related to the strengthening, consolidation and implementation of the new mangrove forest
regulations is still pending (0% progress).

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Nothing yet to report.

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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 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

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 and resources
utilization at the community level to maintain forest resources and prevent deforestation and degradation. The
outcome of the project will be the strengthening of Guyana’s capacity to manage forest resources andenvironmental services through resources assessment and monitoring changes in deforestation and degradation.
This will allow for planning and management of these resources to be significantly enhanced as will managementof deforestation and forest degradation. Also, capacity building exercise will see improved management of forestand environmental resources by target communities and stronger compliance with sustainable forest
management practices. These immediate benefits of these will be enhanced ability at the national and community
level to manage forest and environmental services in Guyana.
Progress
The project has been reported as completed to the 48th ITTC.
The Executing Agency has produced several products, among them studies, maps and technical documents,
including:Guyana’s Forest Resources and Environmental Services
Requirements Necessary for Guyana to Access Identified Payments for Ecosystems Services Markets
Guyana Forestry Commission: Reddes Monitoring – Guyana’s National Forest Estate Model

The technical reports are available from the ITTO online project search tool at: http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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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 agency:

Client Earth

Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The pre-project is to specifically assist in the formulation of a comprehensive and appropriate programme of workthat will build the capacity of stakeholders to effectively participate in forest governance and the successful
implementation of REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala. It will lay the groundwork for the intended project byassessing and reporting on existing stakeholder capacity and the need for further capacity building, as well as thedesired processes and means necessary for effective multi-stakeholder processes for REDD. The major outputs
include: (1) Information on stakeholders‘ capacity constraints and needs to be gathered and assessed, andcomprehensive understanding of the processes and means necessary for effective stakeholder participation inforest governance to be established and documented; (2) The specific context and dynamics related to capacity
building and participation in Honduras and Guatemala to be analyzed and reported on; and (3) A full project
proposal for work on capacity building and participation of stakeholders in REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala
has been produced and is fully supported by all stakeholders.
Progress:
Administrative Progress:
The Pre-project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 13 June 2012. The
Project Inception Report and the Detailed Work Programme were further received and approved by the ITTO
Secretariat. The first disbursement of funds was transferred to the Executing Agency on September 18th, 2012,
after project staff and consultants were put in place and the Secretariat was notified that the project was ready tocommence its activities. Moreover, the second and last disbursement of funds for the implementation of the preproject was made on April 22nd, 2013, after the Executing Agency submitted the required documentation and the
ITTO Secretariat evaluated and approved them. The project’s first and only Technical Committee met on May
21st, 2013. At this meeting, the Committee assessed the current situation in the implementation of activities andits problems, and further provided recommendations to complete the pre-project’s activities by November 2013. It
further appraised all technical documents and other products finalized to date, and discussed with the EA thecritical pending issues, such as the project proposal which is the main output, prior to reporting the pre-project ascompleted before the end of this year. Last but not least, it took note that the current executing Agency,
ClientEarth, would not be able to act as the Executing Agency in the implementation of the project proposal, if
approved and financed, as it did not receive expected collateral funds to continue its REDD Latin America
Programme.
Technical Progress:
The Pre-project’s completion report was submitted in September 2013, together with other technical documents
and a draft Project Proposal, to be implemented by Rainforest Alliance. Overall, Information on stakeholders'
capacity constraints and needs has been gathered and assessed, and comprehensive understanding of theprocesses and means necessary for effective stakeholder participation in forest governance has been establishedand documented. Furthermore, the specific context and dynamics related to capacity building and participatory
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the latter two outputs are covered in detail in two technical reports submitted to ITTO. These documents are to be
uploaded onto the ITTO website for further dissemination to all our member countries and other interested parties.
Last but not least, the pre-project’s final output, a project proposal, has been submitted for appraisal by the Expert
Panel.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The first phases of the pre-project were orientated towards gathering information on the gaps and constraints ofstakeholders on forest governance. The workshops, meetings and communications with key stakeholders in
Honduras and Guatemala allowed for the compilation of quantitative and qualitative data on the necessary
elements to include in a work programme to build capacities and strengthen participation. The key capacity
constraints identified in both countries were a strong lack of knowledge at all levels about forest governanceissues and mechanisms such as REDD+. The identification of these constraints was one of the key projectpriorities. Stakeholders also highlighted a lack of resources and will to enforce existing forest governanceregulations and mechanisms. Gaps were identified at institutional level, notably a lack of coordination between
government institutions. Along with weak legal frameworks, these constraints have translated into a lack ofparticipatory mechanisms for full and effective participation in decision-making. The needs identified bystakeholders include capacity building activities (including workshops and tailored learning materials), and thedissemination of information at all levels, from local to national, in order to facilitate the understanding andparticipation of all stakeholders.
The pre-project further provided a space for national stakeholders to discuss forest governance issues
surrounding REDD+ and FLEGT. In Honduras it provided a space for government and indigenous actors to renew
dialogue, leading to advances in discussions and agreement over the national R-PP and FLEGT negotiations. In
Guatemala, the pre-project also fed into REDD+ discussions, bringing key stakeholders to the table and guiding
the work of the National Social and Environmental Safeguards Committee (CNSA).
The crucial longer-term achievement of the pre-project is the implementation of the yet-to-be-approved full project
proposal, entitled PD 748/14 (F) Building Capacities and Meaningful Stakeholder Participation in Forest
Governance and REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala, which consists of the programme to build capacities andmeaningful stakeholder participation in forest governance and REDD+ in Honduras and Guatemala. Perhaps
most importantly, the target beneficiaries of the project have been consistently involved throughout the pre-projectin building the work plan and the full final proposal. From the creation of the pre-project, the governments of
Honduras and Guatemala had to approve and support the project.

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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 agency:

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

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

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 degradation assessed; (3) Outreachactivities to promote public awareness among relevant stakeholders on SFM initiatives in enhancing forest basedcarbon stock, sequestration, and carbon storage in green products in order to reduce GHG CO2 developed. After
project completion it is expected that the strategy will be institutionalized. 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 theongoing effort in implementing conservation and forest management in reducing emission from deforestation anddegradation.
Progress:
The project was reported as completed to the 48th ITTC.
Achievement, impacts and lessons learned:

A database of all REDD+ and forest carbon related projects in Indonesia established
Methodologies for establishing forest carbon baselines and for estimating the contribution of SFM
activities to reducing GHG emissions established and disseminated widely Over 500 representatives of national/local government and a diverse range of other stakeholders awareof the importance of SFM to achieving Indonesia’s REDD+ goals
Outputs of this project are available from project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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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 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

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 in theconservation 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:

resolving the conflict of interest between authorities in the management of PSF andreducing the emission from deforestation and forest degradation through the promotion of conservation
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 of existing 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 andfield implementation of restoring ecosystem function in the degraded peatland through plantation. Localindigenous species, which have been identified earlier, will be used in this restoration of ecosystem.
Progress:
The Executing Agency has initiated its activities since November 2010. All the project activities had been
implemented with an eight-month extension of the project duration until June 2013. The Executing Agency has
submitted Project Completion Report with a satisfactory Financial Audit Report in accordance with the rules andguidelines of ITTO.
Main outputs achieved from the project include:
Output 1.1. Institutional setting to prevent further deforestation and forest degradation enhanced.
Collection and review of data and information on existing schemes relating to prevention of deforestationand forest degradation in Indonesia was carried out. A technical report on this review was presented at a
stakeholder consultation meeting in July 2012 which was attended by relevant stakeholders, such as
Provincial Forest Service of South Sumatra, District Forest Service of OKI, Musi Banyuasin andBanyuasin (private companies).
Stakeholders’ consultations, awareness rising, and capacity building activities had been intensively
carried out. This activity includes: presentation of the fact findings on the existing programs, schemes andactivities related to reducing the rate of deforestation and forest degradation in South Sumatra; andITTC(L)/11
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presentation on current situation of implementing the government policies, rules and regulations on the
management of PSF and REDD in South Sumatra. The second stakeholder consultation meeting held in
Palembang on 17 July 2012 provided various recommendations including a need to observe: a long-term
effect of peat utilization on soil subsidence; carbon sink in various land covers on landuse and landusechanges on forestry (LULUCF); trade-off between economic returns and retaining forest status; andefficient management systems for PSF in concession areas
Output 1.2. Sound and applicable technology in restoration and rehabilitation of PSF improved, disseminated andapplied degraded PSF


A technical review on sound and applicable technology in restoration and rehabilitation of PSF was
carried out in 2011. This activity includes literature review and collection of rehabilitation, restoration andconservation knowledge on PSF.
More understating of technical restoration guidelines produced by Wetland International, WWF-Indonesia
Program and others. Those data and materials were compiled with a comparative study with Kalimantan.

Output 1.3. Demonstration activities with the plantation of indigenous species initiated and enhanced

About 8,000 seedlings for 4-5 pre-selected species (appr. 40,000 seedlings) were produced anddistributed for the establishment of demonstration activities. These species were pre-selected based on
its potential use to generate income and other conservation needs.
Five indigenous local forest tree species were collected and propagated. The five indigenous local forest
tree species are: Jelutung (Dyera lowii); Meranti (Shorea belangeran); Gelam (Melaleuca leucadendron);
Punak (Tetramerista glabra); and Gemor (Alseodhapne sp.).
Field rehabilitation activities involving local communities had been promoted as local community forestry
activities to directly involve in plantation activities. This was followed with the signing of a MoU. The
partners established a MoU are: (1). District Forest Service of OKI, (2). PT. Bumi Mekar Hijau (Industrial
Forest Plantation) – South Sumatra, and (3). Andira Agro (Palm Oil Plantation Company) – South
Sumatra. Other partners invited by the project include a local NGO, Wahana Bumi Hijau – South
Sumatra, and local communities in OKI – South Sumatra.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The main achievements of the project have provided important lessons for the restoration of degraded PSF in
South Sumatra which could be replicated in other parts of Sumatra. In particular, the project has compiled andrefined restoration technology in degraded PSF in South Sumatra with the establishment of a demonstration plot
with around 70 ha. The project has scaled up key stakeholders’ understanding of the opportunities and challenges
facing the sustainable management of PSF through a series of expert and consultative meetings. The project
noted and recognized the importance of enhancing strong support from partners in the establishment ofplantation/rehabilitation trials in an effort to reduce emission, enhance sequestration and generate income forforest-dependent local communities.
Key lessons learned from the experience and challenges of implementing the project include: The inability to
implement a system of sustainable PSF under the roles and responsibilities of the concerned agencies in South
Sumatra opened an opportunity to design a new consultation mechanism and contributed to improved policy
development for restoration of degraded PSF and their sustainable management; Income generation is high on
the agenda at the community level, provision of agro-forestry is in dire need by the communities; All possible risks
need to be identified to manage the risk. Details of project outcome have to be specified to minimize
misconceptions and to address high expectations; and Partnership between key stakeholders is an important tool
for the effective achievements of the development objectives through sharing of the practical and real outcomes.
It increases the resources, and also improves the capacity that are lacking.
The sustainability of the project will be enhanced with the extended commitment from key partners to contribute to
the improved sustainable management of PSF and improved livelihoods of communities living surrounding the
PSF. Key partners’ commitments include:

The District Forest Service of OKI has granted 20 ha for plantation trial in Kedaton, OKI with thearrangement of financial supports for maintenance. This site is expected to be a show window for the
rehabilitation activities using local indigenous species. They challenged the use of Restricted Production
Forest (HPT) of 10,000 ha with the possibility of establishing a research and development site or any

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communities.
Sinarmas Forestry (Industrial Forest Plantation Company) holding a large area for rehabilitation willcontinue and maintain the initiative of about 25 ha restoration under this project and to scale up to 150 hain 2013 and more after this. Further restoration cooperation with this company is expected. PT AndiraAgro (Palm Oil Plantation Company) has initiated the cooperation to plant/rehabilitate about 20 ha along
a riverside for maintaining this area for conservation. More restoration efforts with indigenous species
have been encouraged in collaboration with the Forest Regional Research Center of South Sumatra.
Under the project facilitation, community groups of Kedaton in OKI District, South Sumatra hasdeveloped a 15 ha-agroforestry system between Jelutung and palm oil. This farming system aims toenhance carbon sequestration and generate incomes from non-wood forest product (latex of Jelutung) for
local people. This success story has been disseminated in South Sumatra for advancement of such
agroforestry systems.

The results and findings of the project have been available through simple technical guidelines, posters and shortvideos to interested parties in South Sumatra. The Forestry Regional Research Center of South Sumatra has
played a very important role in implementing this project and mobilizing various local resources.
Several REDDES deliverables derived from this project provided benefits to the environment, social andeconomic aspects of PSF. These include: a) increase the area restored and rehabilitated; b) reduced
deforestation in the project implementation areas; c) communities trained and assisted in the development andimplementation of rehabilitation and restoration techniques; d) improved networking among various stakeholders
in the target areas; e) potential for income generation activities realized from plantation of local species; f) better
understanding of the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the management of PSF in South Sumatra.

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Promoting local community initiatives on the rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystems with demonstration
activities in Bintan Island to reduce further deforestation and forest degradation.
Project number:
Project country:
Budget:Submitted by:
Implementing agency:
Duration:
Financed at:
Status:RED-PD 064/11 Rev.2 (F)Indonesia
Total:
US$ 555,887
ITTO Contribution:
US$ 504,317
Government of Indonesia
US$ 51,570
Government of Indonesia
Directorate General of Watershed Development and Social Forestry,
Indonesia
24 months
REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)
Ongoing

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, Bintan’s strategy on mangrove forest management will be institutionalized and adopted atvarious 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 in managing mangrove forest in asustainable 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 was approved under the REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011). The project commenced implementation in March2013 and the first project steering committee meeting occurred in January 2014.
Project progress reports were received on schedule in August 2013 and 2014, respectively. Both are available on
request from the Secretariat, as are the minutes of the first PSC meeting. The government of Indonesia
introduced new forest legislation relevant to mangroves in 2012 prior to the start of project implementation, so
activities and relevant budget lines were adjusted with the approval of ITTO to take this into account. All project
staff and experts have now been recruited and work has been completed to establish baseline data on theextent/condition of Bintan’s mangroves, including studies on carbon emissions and sequestration potential. A
study on the social and economic condition of Bintan communities living in or near mangroves has been carriedout and existing mangrove-related policies and regulations in Bintan have been reviewed. Activities to facilitate
stakeholder coordination in development of Bintan’s mangrove policies/regulations are now underway, as isdevelopment of a mangrove education center. The project has made good progress and is on track tosuccessfully achieve planned outputs and objectives within the planned 24 month duration. A second PSC
meeting will be convened in early 2015 to review project achievements and possible follow-up activities prior to
project completion.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:

Report received from consultants on the socio-economic condition of Bintan mangrove communities
Report received from consultants on Bintan’s existing mangrove regulations/policies

A number of technical reports are available from the ITTO database through the ITTO project search tool at
http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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Building a Voluntary Carbon Marketing Scheme to Promote Sustainable Forest Management
Project number:

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

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 97,180

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 97,180

Submitted by:

ITTO Secretariat

Implementing
agency:ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

REDDES 1st Cycle 2009

Status:Completed

Summary:
The Activity will develop a feasibility study for the establishment of a mechanism in ITTO to capture funds fromprivate 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 implementationof the proposed scheme.
Progress:
The activity was reported completed to the 46th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The report is available from the ITTO online project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/

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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 agency:

ITTO

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle 2011

Status:Completed

Summary:
The project will support ITTO producer countries in Africa in dealing with the challenges of reducing deforestationand enhancing the rehabilitation of degraded tropical forests. The project will generate scientific information on
specific REDDES pilot areas in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and disseminate the information 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 Agreement regulating the implementation of this Activity was duly signed on 26 January 2012. With
the receipt of the Inception Report and related acceptable detailed work plan of the Activity, in February 2012, thefirst disbursement of ITTO funds was disbursed for the starting of the Activity’s implementation. The Activity
extension was granted until July 2014 by the ITTO Secretariat. As an acceptable Activity completion report wasreceived in September 2014, the duration of the Activity implementation had lasted 32 months instead of 24
initially designed by the Executing Agency (IUFRO). In accordance with the elements of the Activity document,
technical reports prepared by national consultants and completion report, all expected outputs have achieved assummarized hereafter:
Output 1: REDDES Pilot Areas assessed and strategies for their implementation developed
1.1. Select pilot areas for REDDES (one per country)
 Pilot areas selected for REDDES were the following: Dimako (Cameroon), Offinso District (Ghana),
Akure Forest Reserve (Nigeria), and Yorma National Forest (Liberia).
1.2. Conduct assessments on socio-economic, ecological and institutional issues
 The profiles for these four REDDES pilot areas were compiled with information and data about theecological and socio-economic situation found in each of them.
1.3. Organize stakeholder meetings
 Stakeholder consultation meetings were held in all four selected REDDES pilot areas: at Dimako(Cameroon) in June 2012, at Akomadan and Abofour villages located in the District of Offinso (Ghana) inAugust 2012, at Tubmanburg near Yorma National Forest (Liberia) in September 2013, and at Aponmu
and Owena villages in Akure Forest Reserve (Nigeria) in September 2012.
Output 2: Scientific information on REDDES disseminated to and shared with policy makers and forest
stakeholders
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Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) information service: https://www.fornis.net/content/about The
results of this Activity had been regularly uploaded to the site.
2.2 Disseminate project results to local stakeholders and decision makers
 In addition to the above website of the forestry research network for Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA)
information service, the main findings, recommendations, and conclusions of this Activity had been
disseminated during the IUFRO regional Congress in Africa held in 2012 and the 24th IUFRO World
Congress held in 2014.
2.3 Establish close partnership with AFF and inform about the REDDES pilot areas
 The partnership with AFF had contributed to the dissemination of the main findings, recommendations,and conclusions of this Activity through its appropriate networks.
2.4 Publish project information in regional and global journals (e.g. TFU)
 A draft article was under preparation and was to be finalized by the implementing team after the 24th
IUFRO World Congress to be held on 5-11 October 2014 in Salt Lake City, USA. Fact sheets on selected
REDDES sites in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria were prepared for presentation at the 24th
IUFRO World Congress and also to be posted on the ITTO website under Project Search sub-menu, for
information sharing.
Output 3: Research and networking capacity of African forest scientists expanded
3.1. Establish FORNESSA expert groups to work on the REDDES pilot areas
 An expert group was established for each REDDES pilot area and the representatives of key
stakeholders attended the Inception Workshop held in Kumasi (Ghana) in March 2012, for the formal
launching of this Activity.
3.2. Involve young forest scientists in the Regional Congress (ITTO Component) The International Union of Research Organizations (IUFRO) and Forestry Research Network of SubSaharan Africa (FORNESSA) had organized the First IUFRO Regional Congress in Africa which took
place from 25 to 29 June 2012 in Nairobi (Kenya). The Regional Congress, titled “Forests and Trees:
Serving the People of Africa and the World” took place, from 25th to 29th June 2012, in Nairobi (Kenya),
was sponsored by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) along with a number of other
donor organizations and institutions. The ITTO support had been provided through the implementation of
the Thematic Programme Activity RED-A 056/11 Rev.1 (F) by IUFRO Secretariat, under REDDES(Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services in tropicalforests) Thematic Programme. The Congress focused on issues relating to the conservation, sustainable
management, and use of forests and tree resources in the African region, with the overall aim of showing
how forest science impacts livelihoods, environmental management and development in Africa. It
provided an opportunity for forest scientists, forest managers and policymakers from Africa and aroundthe world to share and exchange information and experiences on some of the critical issues affecting
forests and wildlife resources in Africa.
3.3. Involve young forest scientists in the Regional Congress (IUFRO Component) A scientific committee was established for the selection of mid-career scientists younger than 45 years. In
addition, criteria such as contribution to the Regional Congress (paper and/or poster presentation),
gender and country balance were applied for the selection of participants to be sponsored by this Activity.
The ITTO funds were used to sponsor the participation of selected participants from ITTO member
countries in Africa, while funds from other donors were used for selected participants from other Africancountries.
3.4. Organize a scientist assistance program for participation in the Regional Forestry Congress A scientist assistance programme has been organized for a total of 35 participants from five ITTO
member countries in Africa (eight from Benin, eight from Cameroon, 12 from Ghana, one from Mali andsix from Togo). More specifically, arrangements for air travel, accommodation and daily subsistence
allowance were made for each selected participant.
3.5. Organize a one-day ITTO-AFF forest policy event
 ITTO and AFF (African Forest Forum) presented a Forest Policy Day event under the theme “The
Policy/Science interface for sustainable forest management in Africa” on 28th June 2012. The Regional
Congress, including the ITTO/AFF Forest Policy Day, offered a good opportunity for African forest-relatedscientists to share their experience and findings with each other and also with scientists from othercontinents. Substantial discussions were held on how to bridge science/policy results to field level
practice of sustainable forest management in African countries. The Forest Policy Day concluded with thelaunch of two books that aim to inform policymakers, by the Executive Secretary of AFF and Executive
Director of ITTO, titled “World Atlas of Mangroves” in all three ITTO official working languages (English,
French and Spanish) and “Climate Change and African Forest and Wildlife Resources” (in English only).

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Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The assessments on socio-economic, ecological and institutional issues in each REDDES pilot site wereconducted in four African countries (Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria) with the expert group establishedunder the implementation of this Activity. These assessments were an opportunity for stakeholder consultations,in order to obtain their views on major problems faced by local communities and potential best practices on
REDDES approaches that could be considered workable under prevailing local circumstances. These
consultations involved local level actors (mainly comprising farmers, landowners, community opinion leaders,gatherers of non-timber forest products (NTFP), taungya agro-forestry plantation workers, indigenous people, andmigrants, etc.).
ITTO and AFF (African Forest Forum) presented a Forest Policy Day event under the theme “The Policy/Scienceinterface for sustainable forest management in Africa” on 28th June 2012. The event was attended by 134
participants from governments/organizations/institutions based in 33 countries of five continents.
The achievements of some relevant ITTO projects were presented by selected participants (from Benin, Ghana
and Germany) in technical/scientific sessions of the First IUFRO/FORNESSA Regional Congress, such as:

PD 105/01 Rev.3 (F) and PD 528/08 Rev.1 (F), regarding mahogany resistance to pest attacks in forest
plantations, which provided the background information and data for the scientific sessions on Meliaceae
Working Group and Forest Insects Working Group;
TFL-PPD 023/10 Rev.1 (F) and PD 620/12 Rev.1 (M), in relation to the use of DNA fingerprint as a toolfor good governance of tropical forests and forest products, provided the basis for discussions in thescientific sessions of the Meliaceae Working Group; andPD 256/03 Rev.2 (F) contributed to debates in the Invasive Alien Species Working Group.

The holding of the First IUFRO Regional Congress in Africa, which took place from 25 to 29 June 2012, in Nairobi(Kenya), was an opportunity for the visibility of ITTO achievements in the areas of sustainable management of
tropical forests in its member countries around the world.
The main results and findings of RED-PA 056/11 Rev.1 (F) had been compiled and analyzed by four scientists, infour countries: Mr. Louis Bernard CHETEU for Cameroon, Mr. Ernest FOLI for Ghana, Mr. Blamah S. GOLL for
Liberia and Mr. Olajide ADEJOBA for Nigeria, under the supervision of Mr. Michael KLEIN. The main results of
the assessment of selected REDDES sites will be presented at the 24th IUFRO World Congress (during
appropriate technical sessions and at the ITTO-IUFRO joint side event).

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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 agency:

ITTO Secretariat in collaboration with Intercooperation

Duration:

14 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Completed

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 the operational work of ITTO has
already been contributing to the reduction of emission from deforestation and forest degradation, to come up withmethods how to estimate carbon stock baselines and climate mitigation services of operational activities, and how
to screen for co-benefits of forestry activities. Systematically assessing the costs and benefits of forest
management activities and the relation to changes in carbon stocks in a number of selected projects will help tounderstand the challenges and opportunities, and will show the co-benefits of different alternatives. The study willallow developing concrete guidance how future ITTO projects can best be developed to achieve maximum
effects. The new knowledge is not only valuable for parties 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 Activity has been initiated from March 2012 after the conclusion of a service agreement with HELVETAS
Swiss Intercooperation. With the proactive engagement and contribution of the study leader, Dr Carmenza
Robledo, several studies have been completed in 2013 and results of the Activity were presented to the Joint
Committees of the 49th ITTC in Libreville, Gabon.
The main outputs produced by this Activity include:
Output 1: Climate mitigation impacts of selected ITTO projects in conservation, restoration, REDD, andsustainable forest management reviewed and estimated
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A technical review was made to the existing methodological approaches including the Good Practiceguidelines of the IPCC for the Forest sector (GPG-LULUCF, 2003) and carbon standards such as the
Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS), the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the Climate,Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCBS).
Methods for quick carbon assessment were reviewed. This includes requirements for baseline
quantification and qualification, data requirements for changes in C stocks, data requirements forconsidering co-benefits, and description of methodological steps.
Selection of ITTO projects for pilot testing of the draft method was carried out in the area of conservation,
restoration, REDD and sustainable forest management (improved forest management) in the threetropical regions.
Desk analysis of selected ITTO projects was carried out in 2013 by including an estimation of potential
baseline; analysis and description of REDD+ activities; calculation of mitigation services (emission
reductions and/or carbon enhancement); screening of co-benefits. In addition, a validation of results inselected projects was carried out with an estimation of carbon benefits and a method for estimation of

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overall carbon benefits of all ITTO projects.
Output 2: Technical guidance for the quantification of carbon benefits and assuring co-benefits in the design
and implementation of ITTO projects developed and disseminated

A technical review was conducted for existing technical guidance relating to forest carbon stock
measurement and monitoring to demonstrate carbon benefits of forestry projects.
Developed a first draft technical guidance for forest carbon stock measurement and monitoring andassuring co-benefits in the design and implementation of ITTO projects in conservation, restoration,
REDD and sustainable forest management (improved forest management).
A peer-review on the draft technical guidance was made in 2013 with the participation of experts tovalidate the draft technical guidance for forest carbon stock measurement and monitoring.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The main outcomes of the Activity included: (i) results of quantifying carbon benefits generated from three ITTO
projects (Colombia: Alternative financing model for sustainable forest management in San Nicolas, Ghana:
Women and Tropical Forestry Development Program (Phase1), and Malaysia: Development of Lanjak Entimau
Wildlife Sanctuary as a totally protected area); and a technical guidance for the quantification of carbon benefits inthe design and implementation of ITTO projects. In addition, it introduced a concept of developing a fast track
estimation tool (sCreen) for estimating the contribution of forestry activities to climate change mitigation, including
carbon sequestration, carbon enhancement, greenhouse gas emissions reduction from deforestation and forest
degradation and quantification of timber and wood products.
The study leader, Dr Carmenza Robledo made a presentation at the 49th ITTC on the draft ‘Technical Guidance
for the Quantification of Carbon Benefits in the Design and Implementation of ITTO Projects’ as contained in
document JC(XLVII)/3. The delegations of Malaysia, Switzerland, Brazil, the EU, Congo and Indonesia
acknowledged the value and usefulness of the technical guidance. Taking into account the comments made by
ITTO member countries (Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines and India), the Draft Technical Guidancehas been revised. It also updated new developments of REDD+ (e.g. ‘Warsaw framework for REDD+” adopted at
COP 19) and relevant standards and methodologies developed by Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) to accurately
quantify carbon which will enhance the effective use of the Technical Guidance in ITTO member countries. A
technical report entitled “Technical Guidance for the Quantification of Carbon Benefits in the Design and
Implementation of ITTO Projects” is in preparation to be published as a technical series to ensure effective forest
carbon measurement and monitoring of ITTO projects. The report will be posted on the ITTO website.
The implementation of this Activity has revealed the importance of continuously enhancing capacity building of themeasuring, reporting and verifying of carbon benefits of ITTO projects. Capacity available at FMU levels is limited
and hence capacity building at local level needs to be enhanced with the help of more technical guidance towards
the effective assessment of carbon benefits in the context of SFM.

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Improving efficacy of forestry policies and activities in Liberia through REDD+ demonstration projects
Project number:

RED-SPD 084/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Liberia

Budget:Total:

US$ 308,718

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,922

NORAD:

US$ 158,796

Submitted by:

Government of Liberia

Implementing agency:

Forest Development Authority and Flora & Fauna International (FFI)

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
As Liberia emerges from conflict, avoidable threats to its forests remain, including shifting agriculture, illegal andquasi-legal logging, and wide-scale conversion to agro-industrial crops. Underlying these issues are key threats
associated with low national capacity coupled with a lack of large scale livelihood development interventions.
Faced with these challenges, the Government of Liberia has been actively exploring options for REDD+
development- however, a demonstration site is critically lacking. The project proposes to support theestablishment of two on-the-ground demonstration projects for testing pro-poor REDD+ approaches that are
replicable and will feed into improving the efficiency, equity and efficacy of forestry policies and activities in
Liberia. Adopting a grassroots and participatory approach, the project will support the establishment of tenurearrangements and equitable benefit sharing and ensure good governance, with a key focus on community rights
and gender equity. Project activities will support the development of sustainable livelihoods, with a pro-poor
approach underpinning all activities.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of this small project was duly signed on 27 May 2013. An
Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The 12month project implementation began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 12 July 2013.
The project extension was granted until January 2015 due to the delay caused by the Ebola virus outbreak in theimplementation of some project activities. In accordance with the project’s most recent progress report and themonthly highlights submitted through the project on-line monitoring system, progress in project implementation
can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Increased awareness of rights and responsibilities with regard to the community rights law, climatechange, sustainable forest management and REDD amongst stakeholders, with a particular emphasis on therural poor

1.1 A total of 4 episodes of promoting forest sustainable management, good governance, conservationand enrichment planting concepts were produced in English and translated into 4 major local dialects(Vai, Lorma, Kpele and Kru) spoken in the main forest counties of Liberia. The episodes were regularly
aired on national and county radios including Piso and Zorzor radios based at the two demonstrationsites of the REDD project.
1.2 Forest Technical committee of 16 members, formed with representatives from FDA, hostcommunities, local NGOs and local authorities, was created and involved in the project implementation

Output 2: Improved local capacity to engage in monitoring, reporting and verification of forest carbon,
biodiversity degradation and deforestation

2.1 For the two communities Tosor and Sembehun, owning the Wakolor forest (6000 ha), a forest
management committee (FMC) was created for each and put in place.
2.2 Members of FMC and partners (FDA, SADS, FACE and FFI) assessed the training needs of thecommunities to be taken into account on the following issues: team building and leadership, livelihood

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2.3 Communities leaders were trained to show some leadership and ownership with regard to activities
operated in their forests.
2.4 Communities’ needs were assessed and prioritized equipment had been acquired (e.g. cutlasses,
gloves, plastic bags) and provided to support community nurseries.

Output 3: Two community-led REDD demonstration projects developed, including establishment of BSM and
MRV systems with provisions for measuring carbon, forest cover and co-benefits – biodiversity and livelihoods.
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3.1 For review by key stakeholders, the lawyer engaged by the Executing Agency had prepared a draft
contract that outlines carbon rights and the rights of FFI and partners to sell carbon, to would-be buyers(of credits); built on national laws and forestry regulations.
3.2 Current schemes of benefit sharing mechanisms (BSMs) of Liberia were reviewed vertically andhorizontally to explore relevance to the REDD+ scheme.
3.3 The concept Trust fund has been discussed with the Wonegizi communities and a team of nine
members has been selected, for discussion on both vertical and horizontal benefit sharing mechanisms
with partners/communities.
3.4 After a series of discussions with partners/communities the ideas of zoning were considered for
Wonegizi with core forests for community patrols and protection.
3.5 FFI has reengaged the services of Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS) Gmbh to assist in the analysis ofland use change data and forest carbon inventory data.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned could be summarized, so far, as follows:

Increase awareness of rights and responsibilities with regard to the community rights law, climatechange, sustainable forest management and REDD amongst stakeholders, with a particularemphasis on the rural poor;
Improve local capacity to engage in monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of forest carbon,
biodiversity degradation and deforestation; andTwo community-led REDD+ demonstration projects developed, including establishment of BSM(Benefits Sharing Mechanism) and MRV (Monitoring Reporting and Verification) systems with
provisions for measuring carbon, forest cover and co-benefits – biodiversity and livelihoods.
The project extension was granted until January 2015 in order to allow the project implementing team
to complete some field activities which had been delayed due to the Ebola virus outbreak in Liberia.

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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 agency:

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

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 harvesting andsustained yield but, more importantly, to ensure that forest development is ecologically and environmentally
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 in terms of carbon stocks
needs to be further studied as it is still not well understood in Malaysia. Reports have indicated 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 through reduced emissions from forest
degradation in Malaysia. Specifically, the project will determine emissions from forest degradation in logged
forests and assess the value of enhancing forest management practices to reduce 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 Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 18 January 2012. 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 20 December 2012 and the EA
commenced the project from the beginning of February 2013. Since the Forty-ninth Council Session and inaccordance with the most recent project progress report submitted by the Executing Agency, progress in theimplementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: National forest degradation estimated

Analysis on carbon pools of samples and data from a project site in Pahang State are on-going. The
site is located in Ulu Jelai Forest Reserve, Lipis, Pahang where Rimbaka (an improved logging
method - RIL) is taking place.
Methodology for data collection and sampling was developed and practiced in the field andlaboratory. The procedures will be documented as SOPs with the assistance of USAID- funded LEAF
(Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests) programme.

Output 2: Forest degradation reduced at the forest management unitTotal biomass and carbon stocks in monitoring plots were assessed.
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Methodology in conducting an opportunity cost study had been proposed and is in the process of
being finalized.
Based on four main ecosystem services identified by MEA (2005) and in line with the original project
proposal, 3 ecosystem services of the project site are being studied. To date, only two ecosystemservices had been selected and finalized, which is carbon and watershed. The remaining livelihood
aspect as suggested in the original proposal is still under discussion.
A framework and design for PES (carbon and watershed) have been drafted.
Methodologies to conduct economic valuation for selected ecosystem services are under discussion
with the engagement of a local consultant from Universiti Putra Malaysia (Prof. Dr Awang Noor Abd
Ghani, Forest Economics) mainly to conduct training on PES and economic valuation.

Output 4: Capacity of major stakeholders and communities where relevant is strengthened
The following workshops were conducted successfully and had trained 55 participants in total:Regional Technical Training on Carbon Assessment, FRIM, 30 March – 4 April 2014;The training
programme was conducted by two highly experienced experts from Winrock International. It included field
activities to learn field data collection, laboratory treatment of samples collected and data analysis toestimate the amount of forest carbon stocks.
Technical Training on Logging Emissions, FD Training Centre, Kuantan, 7-11 April 2014; Participants
were trained to calculate and anlayse emissions from logging practices with the objective of assessing
impacts of logging in terms of carbon dioxide emissions.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
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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 their agricultural
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 agency:

Institute of Ecology (INECOL)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project aims at a quantitative assessment of the goods and services provided by the various types of tropicalforests and coastal forests (mangrove forests, tropical flood forests, rain forests and scrub forests on dunes), 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 beassessed from the economic point of view, and criteria will be developed jointly with local communities formonitoring and valuing these benefits, thus encouraging sustainable use of these ecosystems. A comparison will
be drawn between technical data and local community perceptions of potential benefits and products from these
tropical forests, and the evaluation of services gained for paddocks and agricultural fields created by cutting downthese ecosystems. Material will be developed to publicize valuation and assessment of environmental services
outcomes among the population, and workshops will be organised with government sectors to transfer informationand seek their inclusion in payment for environmental services schemes. The project will contribute to sustainable
forest management and to the valuation of coastal forests with similar conditions throughout the Gulf of Mexicoand the Mexican Pacific Region.
Progress:

The first installment of the project was done in May 2012, and after 2 years of implementation progress towards
achievement of outputs is reported as follows:
Output 1: Environmental and socio-economic diagnosis of resources derived from forests and coastal forests on
the central coastal plains of Veracruz, Mexico:
Results on ‘perceptions on local communities’: The survey has been conducted with a universe of 171 people with 5 types of questionnaires in six
communities of the state of Veracruz.
 Results from the surveys are now available, and local communities understand the relation of thepreservation of the coastal ecosystem with their well-being and livelihoods, including use of timber, firewood, palms, medicinal plants, flora and fauna.
 Two publications are foreseeing from the research conducted, one on perception and uses of local trees
and timber species, and a catalogue on medicinal plants. Drafts of these publications are alreadyavailable.
Preliminary results on ‘restoration techniques’: The study is on-going with the purpose of designing simple and economical system for forest restorationthat can be used by the local communities.
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Estimates of the value of carbon sequestration VS the price of sugar cane (major crop in the region) are
now available. Current levels of PES do not compete versus sugar cane and other crops.
This study was also used for a thesis of a Master’s programme.
The results of the research clearly show that the future conservation of the ecosystems and theirprovision of environmental services will be highly correlated with productive activities that provide
immediate or short term income.
Many of the coastal forest ecosystems in the state of Veracruz provide protection against flooding,protection of biodiversity, and carbon sequestration in the soil as one of the main environmental services.

Output 2: Aerial technical evaluation of plant productivity, in coastal forests and their replacement agricultural
systems and organic carbon content in these ecosystems and evaluation of the role of the soil in the containmentof floods and in hydrological flows and water quality in mangroves and flood forests:
 Activities have already started and will continue towards the end of the project.
 The research has shown that the most productive ecosystems in sequestration of carbon content are rain
forest, secondary vegetation and dunes. These ecosystems also retain sand and avoid the erosion ofbeaches.
 Ecosystems such as rain forest and fresh water marsh are of higher importance for flood containment
and to regulate the water cycle. Some regions of rain forests contain as much as 4 gr of water per gramof soil. These ecosystems are quite sensible to land-use change.
 Restoration of paddocks also improve the soil capacity of flood containment.
 The loss of containment capacity is highly correlated to the organic carbon sequestered in the soil.
 These ecosystems are threatened by land-use change for livestock, and human settlements.
 Research activities are still ongoing.
Output 3: Evaluation of the role of native trees in these ecosystems in various agricultural-silvicultural-livestock
benefits:
 Activities are ongoing.
 A draft of best practices for use of native tree species is already available.
Output 4: Economic valuation of environmental services, included in an economic value that can be incorporated
into government policies and instruments:
 Activities are ongoing.
 A draft valuation of environmental services (carbon sequestration, flood containment, and quality of waterfor fisheries) versus the income from local economic activities from paddocks is available.
 The value of environmental services was compared against the economic value local productive
activities. Such values are necessary in order to fix values for PES.
Output 5: To encourage rural community involvement in the project and to develop and distribute information todecision-makers, CONAFOR technical experts and rural communities, so that they can incorporate the outcomesof the project in their practices and activities:
 The involvement of local communities has been constant throughout project execution, including surveys,
research activities, and field monitoring activities.
 Preliminary results of above mentioned outputs have been shared with local communities, who haveprovided feedback in order to refine them.
 Plant cover and land use maps, with distinct general categories (tree cover, native herbaceous cover andagricultural/ livestock paddock systems) for the project area, with the purpose of environmental service
spatial mapping, are just starting and will be implemented during the 3rd year of the project.
Output 6:Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the results obtained in the pilot restoration sites, andreproduction of plants for forest restoration:
 Activities are ongoing in selected sites to monitor forest restoration through the use of artificial perches
and isolated trees.
 A draft manual for forest restoration is now available.
 Courses and workshops are scheduled to happen on 2015.
 A draft dissemination video is now available.
Output 7: An agreed proposal and operational strategies for its implementation by local users, relevant
government authorities and NGOs with experience in the payment of the environmental services evaluated: The EA has been working with local stakeholders during the research activities, whom have evenprovided feedback to refine outputs.

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Training for governmental authorities will be tailored in terms of information for decision and policy
making. Preliminary results have been shared with federal and state governments.

Due to the seasonality, field monitoring will take place from November 2012-2014 and this may require an
extension of 6 months without additional funds. This issue will be reviewed again at a later stage. In terms ofproject sustainability, it is clear from the research and field work conducted so far, that PSA activities outside thenational programmes are not feasible, what is needed are productive alternatives link to conservation andrestoration, such as silviculture and agroforestry. In general, implementation of activities vs the work plan arewithin the budget and planned schedule, with minor delays in only two activities, and activity 4.2 havecommenced in year 1 vs year 3.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Project activities have heavily involved the participation of local communities, who are the owners of the foreststhat provide several environmental services on the coastal plains of Veracruz, in the Gulf of Mexico. Suchinvolvement has already created conscience among the locals about the benefits derived from the forest, theimportance of its preservation and its sustainable management.
The research activities conducted follow strict international methodologies and standards. Nonetheless, theExecuting Agency is translating the findings into simple language easy to understand for the local communities.
Local communities have been able to provide feedback on these findings in order to refine the final results. The
project, on the other hand, has conducted more elaborated presentations to government officials at state andfederal level who are policy decision makers.
Practical publications are being drafted and will be ready for publication before project completion, such as: Perceptions of local communities on coastal forest and their environmental services, Catalogue on local medicinal plants,
 Manual of best practices in the use of endemic trees in paddocks.
Other dissemination material, including a project video and posters are being prepared.
Results of the research have already been published in scientific journals, including ‘Ocean and Coastal
Management’, and the study on ‘economic valuation of Payment of Environmental Services (PES) of selectedecosystems’ has been the subject of a thesis for a master’s degree.
It is expected that by the end of the concrete proposals to preserve the values of coastal forest will be developedand supported by local communities and the government.

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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 agency:

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

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

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 andenvironmental 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 Deforestation and 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 are of crucial importance, andurgently needed. Accordingly, the development objective of this project is to contribute to sustainable forest
management in the Bago Yoma region to improve the provision of environmental services and reduce GHG
emissions from deforestation and degradation and enhancement of carbon 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) Institutional setting for capacity building on REDD-plus
strengthened and (iii) Capacity built to conduct MRV of the carbon stock
Progress:
The project implementation commenced in October 2012. The progress made since the 49th ITTC can besummarized as follows:
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Boundary Demarcation for Forest Conservation; to assess the potential of carbon benefits from SFM andforest conservation, the project selected compartments 12, 14, 18, 19, 20 of Kyaukmasin Reserved
Forest, Yedashe Township to demonstrate forest conservation activities with the participation of local
communities. Boundary pillars and signboards were set up in these selected compartments.
Training courses in Global Mapper Software for Geo-referencing; To support urgently needed field survey
and mapping of project site townships, two days intensive practical training on UTM Map, Google Earth,and Global Mapper Software application was organized by project on 14 &15 September 2013, atTaungoo Districts Forest Hall. Altogether 27 trainees attended the training course: trainees fromtownships of Taungoo District Forest of Department and Taungoo Myanmar Timber Enterprise.
Livelihood improvement activities; to increase the number of communities engaged in forestry related
activities, REDD-plus related livelihood improvement activities are taking place in selected villages toincrease food security and income generation of villagers within project sites. Species of fruit trees
seedlings, totaling 2,400, were distributed for home garden improvement in Yedashe and Oktwain
Townships in August 2013. In addition, three training courses on bamboo products processing wereorganized by the project with the cooperation of the Department of Cottage Industries of Ministry of Cooperative between October and December 2013. Altogether 30 participants, mostly women from nearvillages of the project sites attended the training.
Two days National Workshop on Capacity Development of Stakeholders in the context of REDD+ washeld on 17th and 18th December, 2013 at Ingyin Hall, Forest Department, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. An
opening speech was delivered by H.E. U Win Tun, Union Minister, Ministry of Environmental
Conservation and Forestry at the opening ceremony. In the workshop, six international experts and six

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resource persons and other stakeholders including national institutions and NGOs.
The Third Meeting of the Project Steering Committee was held on 17 July 2014 at Forest Department,
Nay Pyi Taw under the chairmanship of Dr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw, Director General of the Forest Department.
The recommendations include: continue enhancing better understanding of REDD+; facilitate thedevelopment of a forest emission reference level and / or a forest reference level in the project site,
Taungoo District, Bago Region as a demonstration activity in Myanmar; and facilitate the formulation ofdraft REDD+ social and environmental safeguards guidelines taking into account the existing rules andprocedures specified in national laws and instructions such as the Forest Law, the Community Forestry
Instruction (1995) and the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2013).
Capacity Building Training on Safeguards and Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) for REDD+ was held
at Forest Research Institute (FRI) on 18th ~ 22nd August 2014. It was attended by 29 trainees, including
Deputy Rangers from Forest Department (FD) and Assistant Staff Officers from Dry Zone Greening
Department (DZGD).

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The project team established a project’s FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/redd.psd.fd.moecaf to shareproject-related information.

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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 agency:

Association for Investigation and Development, AIDER

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 2nd Cycle 2009

Status:Ongoing

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 and ecotourism
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 deDios region (Peru), within the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve and the Bahuaja Sonene National
Park. Community capacities will be developed for the planning and establishment of agreements approved by allcommunity members for the use of forest resources and services, thus establishing the basis for the developmentof a project for the reduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Recognizing that welldefined utilization and marketing rights are a vital 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 theconcession area. These objectives will be met with support from the Peruvian government, which will allow thecommunity to progress towards sustainable development.
Administrative Progress:
Due to some delays incurred during the verification process, the Secretariat approved an 8-month extension
requested by AIDER until May 31, 2014, at which the project’s field activities were expected to be completed. The
report of the consulting firm in charge of the verification is still pending, but is expected to be completed shortly
and with that the project will be completed.
Technical Progress:
Most outputs have been achieved and the progress can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: There is community consensus on the priority actions for the management of forest resources
100% of the activities required to achieve this output have been carried out to date, as follows:
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A socio-economic study of the Ese’Eja native community of Infierno was completed;
Utilizing the aforementioned socio-economic study as a basis, several community-wide workshops wereorganized to evaluate the current and potential use of natural resources. Moreover, based on the inputs
obtained at these workshops, a diagnostic study was done on the use, impact and actors involved in the
management of the natural resources in the region
A strategy and an action plan for community forest management was developed in a participatory
manner; andAn office was established in the community center to enable capacity development within the community
and is currently operational. Presentations and workshops have been conducted.

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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
100% of the activities required to achieve this output have been carried out to date, as follows:The study on legal community rights over their forest resources and territory was completed andsocialized with the communities involved;
Based on the aforementioned study, some legal and topographic exercises were carried out to physicallydelimit the communal territory and further define and permanently attain the legal ownership rights; andCommunity involvement in developing a policy on PES was ensured via participatory sub-activities.

Output 3: Community forest management incorporated as part of a REDD scheme
90% of the activities required to achieve this output have been carried out to date, as follows:
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AIDER participated in the development of the Madre de Dios Regional Baseline. Moreover, it is presiding
over the Deforestation Analysis and Modelling Sub-Commission of the Madre de Dios Roundtable on
Environmental Services and REDD (MESAR), and is also a member of the Carbon Sub-Commission.
However, these being political processes, it appears that consensus on a broad variety of issues may
take longer than initially contemplated;
Thematic cartography was completed, and the community now has a forest stratification map of its
territory and its ecotourism concession. An analysis of the historic deforestation within the
aforementioned area was also completed. In addition, the carbon inventory was finalized anddisseminated among the locals as a technical document;
The project has formulated a REDD Project Design Document (PDD) for the Ese’Eja community forests
of Infierno, following the standards developed by the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance(CCBA) and the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS); andThe validation process is currently being finalized by AENOR, a Spanish VCS-CCB validation andverification company, and its’ report is expected shortly. Once the project obtains the validation it will bein a position to offer carbon credits on the voluntary market.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Executing Agency has produced a number of products, including studies, maps and technical documents
which are available from the ITTO project search tool at http://www.itto.int/project_search/ and include:
1. Estudio socioeconómico de la Comunidad Nativa de Infierno
2. Diagnostico del uso, impacto y actores involucrados con la gestión de los recursos naturales delbosque de la Comunidad Nativa de Infierno.
3. Guía de campo para la estimación del carbono almacenado en la biomasa de los bosques
administrados por la Comunidad Nativa Ese´Eja de Infierno y su concesión de ecoturismo en la
Región Madre de Dios
4. Estimación del carbono almacenado en la biomasa de los bosques administrados por la Comunidad
Nativa Ese´Eja de Infierno y su concesión de ecoturismo en la Región Madre de Dios
5. Estimación de los cambios en el carbono almacenado y emisiones de gases efecto invernaderoproducidas por deforestación no planificada en escenario de línea base de la Comunidad Nativa deInfierno –Región Madre de Dios.
6. Estudio legal para ratificar y mantener los derechos legales de uso de los recursos del bosque en elterritorio comunal y en la concesión de ecoturismo de la Comunidad Nativa de Infierno
7. Topografía legal de la Comunidad Nativa Ese'Eja Infierno
8. Plan de acción para la gestión del bosque de la Comunidad Nativa de Infierno
9. Memoria Descriptiva del Territorio Comunal de Infierno con Resolución de Reconocimiento.
10. Documento de Proyecto (PD) VCS REDD+ ‘EVIO KUIÑAJI ESE´EJA CUANA, PARA MITIGAR EL
CAMBIO CLIMATICO, MADRE DE DIOS – PERÚ’
11. Anexo metodológico del Documento de Proyecto (PD) VCS REDD+ ‘EVIO KUIÑAJI ESE´EJA
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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 agency:

Asociación para la Investigación y el Desarrollo Integral – AIDER

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project is to 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 toincorporate 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 their territories and management of
their forests. The project will develop community skills for the planning and conclusion 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 and degradation (REDD) and for the adjustment of forest
production processes to the PES (payment for environmental services) scheme. The proposal is based on thepremise that clearly defined use and marketing 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 ofthe communities towards sustainable development
Progress:
Administrative Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of the project was duly signed on 28 February 2012. To
date all 4 disbursements of funds have been transferred to AIDER after verifying the executing agency’s
compliance with the conditions established for each of these. The last disbursement was made in March 2014.
Project completion is expected 31 October 2014, as per the extension request submitted by the EA.
Technical Progress:
Most outputs have been achieved and the progress in project implementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: Native communities have acquired the technical capacity to improve their efficiency in forest
management, complying with the conditions required by REDD.
70% of this output has been achieved, as follows:

A diagnostic study was carried out in each of the seven communities via participatory workshops, in orderto establish their training needs in forest management for timber, non-timber forest products andenvironmental services;
Based on the results of the aforementioned diagnostic studies, a training plan was developed based on
their knowledge needs; andBased on the training plan, several specific training modules have been designed, developed and to datecontinue being implemented at the 7 native communities, particularly on topics such as strengthening
community organizational capacities, SFM, RIL, and the use of field instruments, among others. 2 NTFP
management plans have been developed via these training courses.

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Output 2: REDD forms part of the forest management planning in the 7 communities.
70% of this output has also been achieved, as follows:
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A participatory rural diagnostic was carried out and a plan was further developed for the communal
awareness campaign;
REDD training workshops have been carried out in five of the seven communities: Buenos Aires,
Curiaca, Flor de Ucayali, Pueblo Nuevo and Roya. 120 locals have been trained in REDD mechanisms;;
A study to stratify the forest and other areas in the project’s area of influence has been completed;
A study on the carbon stocks has been completed for the project’s area of influence;
A study on the historic quantification of the accumulated deforestation in the project’s area of influence
has also been finalized;
A modeling study on future deforestation has been finalized and a PDD developed;
A REDD Project Design Document (PDD) has been formulated following the standards developed by the
Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) and the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS); andThe validation process is currently being finalized by AENOR, a Spanish VCS-CCB validation andverification company, and its’ report is expected shortly. Once the project obtains the validation it will bein a position to offer carbon credits on the voluntary market.

Output 3: Native communities have acquired management capacity for the production and marketing oftimber, NTFPs and forest carbon.
60% of this output has been achieved, as follows:
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Workshops on community self-evaluation and refection were carried out and each community establisheda consultative group conformed by 6 community members. Moreover, these groups actively participate in
the community’s forest management activities and in the elaboration and execution of the communal
REDD strategies of the project;
A training plan for enterprise management is being elaborated with a view towards improving themarketing of the goods and services provided by the communal forests;
Timber and non-timber forest product business plans are also being developed; andA Project Consultative committee, comprised of 6 public and private institutions has been establishedand has already met once to discuss project implementation.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Executing Agency has produced a number of products, including studies, maps and technical documents
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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 agency:

Kasetsart University, Faculty of Forestry

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:SunsetSummary:
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, and there islimited 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 public debate on climatechange mitigation through carbon sequestration by trees. The project strategy is to construct 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 and benefits through a national workshop.
The Phase I project outputs are 1) methodology for constructing new tree 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 and education.
Progress:
The small project was approved and finance under the REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011). The Executing Agency has notbeen able to finalize the signing of the project agreement regulating the implementation of the project due to avery long internal administrative procedure in the country although a six-month of the project valid period was
extended from 1 August 2013 to 31 January 2014. Under the regulation of Decision 2 (X) specifying the 26-monthvalidity period of approved and financed projects, the project was fell into the sunset provision in February 2014.

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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 agency:

Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

REDDES 3rd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

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 the socioeconomic 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 this rehabilitation: i) a coordination mechanism will be established between stakeholders; ii) local communities will be effectively trained inparticipatory management; iii) and most of all, a management plan will be established and implemented by amanagement unit to be created.
Progress:
Output 1: Stakeholders’ coordination mechanism established1.1. Advocacy work towards project stakeholders to promote the objectives of the project Continuation of the sensitization campaigns in selected villages located in Akebou and Amou
Prefectures, which have been involved in the project implementation, for the rehabilitation and restorationof degraded forest lands and savannas.
 Special focus of sensitization campaigns on young community members as they are more reluctant thanadults to be involved in the implementation of project activities.
1.2. Establishing collaboration agreements between stakeholders
 Draft collaborating agreements had been prepared by a national consultant and circulated for review by
the representatives local communities involved in the project implementation, prior to the signature
between ODEF and authorized representatives of these local communities (in Alaousso and Bato
villages).
 Collaborating agreements have been signed between ODEF and authorized representatives of local
communities involved in the project implementation on Alousso and Bato villages. Members of thecoordination committee, for the follow-up of the implementation of collaborating agreements, were
elected in both villages and were trained on main aspects regarding the participatory process which the
project implementation strategy.
1.3. Establishing a Stakeholders’ advisory committee Legal documents/texts for the creation and operationalization of a stakeholders’ committee, which will be
used as a platform for consultation among relevant stakeholders dealing with forest
restoration/rehabilitation in Togo, had been prepared by a national consultant and validated during anational workshop held in January 2014. The next step is to designate or elect the members of thisstakeholders’ committee.
 The stakeholders’ committee has been established after the designation of the members representing
key stakeholders involved in the project implementation.
Output 2: The communities have the capacities required for rehabilitating ecosystems
2.1. Rehabilitating 600 hectares of degraded forests:

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316.35 hectares of lands (188.75 ha in Bato and 127.60 ha in Alaousso) had been demarcated andrestored/rehabilitated in a participatory process involving relevant stakeholders having an influence in the
project sites, including local communities;
 Two water pools, with a capacity of storage of 25,000m3, were built in Bato and Alaousso villages for the
production of seedlings and also for agriculture activities (production of crops);
 Two nurseries have been established and operational in Alaousso and Bato villages, where 106,660
seedlings and 370,682 seedlings have been produced respectively; and The seedlings of Cedrela odorata, Garcinaia afzeli, Tectona grandis, Khaya senegalensis and Terminalia
superba were produced in the nursery of Alaousso, while the seedlings of Khaya senegalensis andTectona grandis were produced in the nursery of Bato, for the abovementioned rehabilitation/restoration
activities.
2.2. Protecting residual forests from uncontrolled logging and bush fire
 A workshop was organized on illegal logging and bush fire issues, as well as the sensitization
campaigns, in order to warn local communities about the danger of bush fire, while training them on theimportance to protect forests against bush fire, which is one of the main causes of forest degradation inTogo.
 31.60 ha of residual natural forests have been enriched with native species (Terminalia superba, Khaya
senegalensis and Afzelia africana).
2.3. Creating 19 km of dirt roads APRO BAS-B Company was selected by the Government of Togo as sub-contractor for the work of
profiling/repairing 19 km of dirt roads leading to Alaousso and Bato villages, and should start the work at
the end of the rainy season (around end of July).
Output 3: Forest resources management plan developed and implemented
3.1. Training the communities in participatory and sustainable forest resources management practices
 The Executing Agency has organized a series of workshops and meetings dealing with the participatory
approach for the sustainable management of forest resources in both villages (Alousso and Bato)
3.2. Developing a participatory forest resource management plan
 The Executing Agency has launched the process for the selection of a sub-contract for the drafting of amanagement plan dealing with a participatory and sustainable management of forest resources in the
project target area around the Alousso and Bato villages.
Achievements, Impacts and lessons learned:
First project impacts can be summarized as follows: Key representatives of local communities trained and sensitized on bush fire issues; 360 ha of degraded forests have been subject to rehabilitation activities, using five forest species(Cedrela odorata, Tectona grandis, Terminalia superba, Garcinia afzeli, Afzelia africana and Khaya
senegalensis), with the involvement of local communities.
 32 ha of residual natural forests have been enriched with native species.
 Local communities have now the technical capacity for the production of forest seedlings through theestablishment and management of two nurseries in Alaousso and Bato villages.
 Agriculture activities, in particular food crops production, have been stimulated in both villages due to thepermanent availability of water provided by two water pools built by the project.

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Reducing deforestation and forest degradation in the Natchambonga and Djiyega community forests bypromoting participatory forest management actions
Project number:

RED-SPD 092/12 Rev.1 (F)Project country:

Togo

Budget:Total:

US$ 290,377

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 149,904

Government of Togo:

US$ 140,473

Submitted by:

Government of Togo

Implementing agency:

Water and Forest Authority

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

REDDES 4th Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project aims to contribute to the restoration and rehabilitation of the Natchambonga and Djiyega forests toensure the value-added development of environmental services and to improve the livelihoods of people in thesavannah region of Togo. It will reduce unplanned deforestation and forest degradation for the benefit of local
communities. Project activities aim to establish 50 ha of grazing pastures, 100 ha of fuel wood plantations; toredefine transhumance corridors (for seasonal movement) through stakeholders’ consensus; to establish 10
reservoirs; to support forest protection; to improve charcoal production technology; to improve agricultural
practices; to conduct extension work and raise awareness of regulations; to train stakeholders in SFM/SLM
techniques; to train 50 stakeholders in GHG evaluation; and to train and equip local forest management
committees.
Progress:
The Project Agreement regulating the implementation of this small project was duly signed on 31 January 2013.
An Inception Report and related Detailed Work Plan were submitted and approved by the ITTO Secretariat. The
24-month project implementation began with the disbursement of the first installment of TP funds on 10 April
2013. In accordance with the project’s most recent progress report and the monthly highlights submitted throughthe project on-line monitoring system, progress in project implementation can be summarized as follows:
Output 1: The land-use allocation process is improved through the rehabilitation of 150 ha of degraded forests
 1.1: in addition to 40 ha already demarcated for grazing pastures for livestock farmers and transhumant
herders in order to contribute to resolve the conflict among stakeholders caused by thedestruction/degradation of forest land by cattle. 25 ha out 40 had been planted on the identified
transhumance corridors with the following species: Leucaena leucocephala, Peltophorum ferrugineumand Albizzia lebbeck.
 1.2: 100 ha had been demarcated for the establishment of forest plantation for fuel wood production. 83
ha out of 100 had been planted with the following species: Azadirachta indica, Senna siamea, Eucalyptus
camaldulensis Tamarindus indica, Vittelaria paradoxa, Parkia bigloboso and Khaya senegalensis. Field
survey have been undertaken with local communities to identify and demarcate some residual naturalforests to be subject to enrichment activities, with native species, by local communities.
 1.3: Consultation meetings with key stakeholders have been held to appropriately redefine anddemarcate transhumance corridors through a consensus process.
 1.4: Communities had been consulted for the demarcation of appropriate sites for the establishment of 10
watering holes. Three of these 10 watering holes had been established near the sites selected for theestablishment of nurseries for the production of forest seedlings in the following villages: Boumbouaka,
Dapaong and Kountouare. Additional watering holes were established in Gniampoule and Bouldjoare
villages.
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2.1: Sensitization campaigns, as well as training workshops, had been conducted to strengthen forest
protection through the fire prevention and management by local communities.
2.2: Training workshops had been organized for the dissemination and extension of improved techniques
for charcoal production in the target project area.
2.3: The abovementioned training workshops were also an opportunity for the dissemination andextension of improved agricultural practices in the tproject target area.

Output 3: Technical and managerial capacities are enhanced through capacity training on charcoal production
techniques and on greenhouse gases (GHG) evaluation.
 3.1: Training workshops and meetings had been conducted by the NGO called RAFIA for the extension
and dissemination work aiming to raise awareness of regulations at national and local level.
 3.2: The same NGO, RAFIA, had trained stakeholders in sustainable forest management (SFM) andsustainable landscape management (SLM) techniques.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned could be summarized, so far, as follows:

Local communities sensitized and mobilized for their involvement in the management of their forest
resources and landscape, including savannas to reforested or managed for pasture; andIncreased awareness of stakeholders on the importance of forest and landscape degradation due tohuman activities.

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CFME
Enrichment of young forest plantations with selected NTFPs for livelihood improvement and support offorest 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 agency:

Rural Development and Youth Association (RUDEYA)

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

CFME 1st Cycle (2010)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The development goal of the small project was to establish sustainable Community Forest Management andEnterprises (CFME) in order to reduce rural poverty through improved livelihood options, reduced landdegradation, and soil fertility management in young reforestation area in the Atwima Mponua District of Ghana.
The project used 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 noticed that at the end of the project that business management groups were involved in the process ofestablishing CFMEs while ensuring them to be parties with agreed legal rights to the land and forest resources tobe managed by them. This contributed to improve community participation in sustainable forest management,enhance livelihoods, promote community based forest enterprises and reduce poverty among farmers and forest
communities using modified taungya system (MTS).
Progress:
The project was reported completed to the 49th ITTC.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The Executing Agency (RUDEYA) in collaboration with GFC/RMSC have taken practical steps to secure land
tenure and resource rights for the 600 Taungya MTS farmers via the future signing of Benefit Sharing
Agreements. The farmers had been assured by GFC/RMSC about the will to finalize this agreement. This would
contribute to forest governance enhancement and sustainable community forest management in Ghana.

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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 agency:

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

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

CFME 1st Cycle (2010)

Status:Completed

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 in 2007. Constraints tothe development of HTR include limited managerial and technical capacity. The project will improve theknowledge and skills of CBPF owners in managing their forest. It will enhance the capacity of communities toplan, utilize, monitor and manage their forest resources, which is critical to reduce illegal logging and associatedtrade. 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 facilitatorsand technical persons in the field of forestry at the district level, provincial and central to guide the community inmanaging 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 and the first YPO were approved on 7 July 2011. The project implementation began with the disbursementof the first installment of REDDES Thematic Programme funds on 12 July 2011. The extension of the project
implementation was granted until December 2013, without additional ITTO funds, by the ITTO Secretariat. As an
acceptable final financial audit report and an acceptable project completion report were both received in June
2014, the duration of the Activity implementation had lasted 35 months instead of 24 initially designed by the
Executing Agency (DGFU of the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia). In accordance with the basic elements of the
Project Document, Technical Reports prepared by national consultants and Completion Report, all expected
outputs have achieved as summarized hereafter:
Output 1: Improved capacity of intermediaries, and increased number of facilitators and technical persons in thefield of forestry at the district level, provincial and central to guide the community in managing their plantation
forest

1.1 Formulate and develop training modules as guidelines for facilitator and technical persons
Training modules, to be used as guidelines for facilitators and technical persons, on how to guidecommunities regarding the management of forest plantations, were validated and implemented in sites
selected project three districts (West Lampung, Minahasa Utara and North Sulawesi Districts) for thereinforcement of capacity of intermediaries, facilitators and technical persons in the field of communityrelated forestry at the district level. These training modules were formally endorsed, as reference formal
documents for the training on the management of forest plantations by local communities, by the two
following Government’s Decrees: No.164/Dik-2/2011 and No.165/Dik-1/2011 of 16 November 2011.

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Training workshops were held for field facilitators and technical persons operating in the three districts(North Minahasa, West Lampung and Central Lombok), selected for the project implementation, which
are located in three different provinces. A total number of thirty (30) persons have been trained and they
were from different institutions: Regional Office of Forestry Research and Development in Manado,
Universities, local NGOs, Technical Units of the Directorate General of Forest Utilization, Provincial andDistrict Forestry Offices, Provincial and District Cooperatives Offices, Centre of Public Service (BLU), etc.
Output 2: Improved knowledge and skills in technical and managerial of sustainable plantation forest
management among communities, smallholders and their organizations.
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2.1. Facilitating the community at Nusa Tenggara Barat to conduct the demarcation and mapping theirareas
Training workshops on how to conduct the land demarcation and mapping of community-based forest
plantations (CBFP) had been carried out in the project target sites, in order to improve knowledge andtechnical/managerial skills of communities’ representatives, smallholders and related organizations. The
training workshops were followed by the practical tasks which had led to a participatory demarcation andmapping of 414.75 hectares in West Lampung District, 885 hectares in Central Lombok District and174.35 hectares in North Minahasa District.
2.2. Facilitating and asssisting the communities to carry out a participatory development of planning andoperational plan
In all three districts involved in the project implementation, a participatory preparation of a simplified
management plan (SMP) and an operational management plan (OMP) of each community-based forest
plantation (CBFP) had been conducted, and those SMP and OMP were finalized and approved by the
Forestry District Offices in West Lampung, Central Lombok and North Minahasa. With the approved SMP
and OMP, the project Executing Agency have coached the representatives of Cooperatives established
for the management of CBFPs, for the funding process with the Centre of Public Service (BLU), in orderto get a loan from BLU to be used for the implementation of the approved SMP and OMP.
2.3. To develop technical capacity on harvesting and forest product processing
Five technical workshops, aimed at providing guidance on technical aspects for the development ofcommunity-based forest plantations, were organized in all three districts (Central Lombok, North
Minahasa and West Lampung) and were attended by a total number of 125 participants selected amongcommunities involved in the project implementation. These workshops benefited from the technicalsupport of regional offices of forestry research institutions, district forestry offices and universities.
2.4. Supporting three established community-based forest plantations to get access to credit andmarkets.
After the approval of SMP and OMP by the district forestry offices, the project Executing Agency havecoached the representatives of Cooperatives established for the management of CBFPs, in order tofacilitate the funding process for financial credit (loan) with the Centre of Public Service (BLU). The
process was not finalized yet at the project completion.

Output 3: Market strategies of forest products from CBPF and other plantation business available
 3.1 Carry out economic feasibility assessment of forest products from three unit of CBPF
A National Consultant had collected the appropriate data and information in each of the three districts(Central Lombok, North Minahasa and West Lampung) regarding market opportunities of forest products
from community-based forest plantations. The reports of these three national consultants provided
recommendations on the appropriate market strategies to be disseminated in these districts.
 3.2 Establish access to information on forestry-related market and investment
The same three National Consultants, who prepared a report on markets opportunities, had also provided
some recommendations on the ways and means to establish the system facilitating access to information
on market and investment, dealing with the forestry sector, for all key stakeholders including local
communities.
 3.3 Conduct Extension on entrepreneurship for community at three selected areas
Extension activities have been implemented with the aim of sensitizing and sharing the information on theentrepreneurship for community-based forest plantations and on the establishment and management ofcooperatives as community forests enterprises, for the benefit of selected local communities involved in
the project implementation. These extension activities were implemented with the technical support ofspecialists from the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, successful cooperatives and business persons, etc.
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Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
In relation to the monitoring protocol of the Community Forest Management and Enterprise (CFME) thematic
programme (TP), the project implementation contributed to the achievement of the outputs of CFME-TP as
follows:
 Improved consensus building, management systems, and practices in community organizations; Participatory processes established for promoting community forestry with the fulfillment of local
communities tenure and access to forest resource has been clarified and facilitated; Strengthening community-level capacity in sustainable forest management and adding value to forest
resources;
 Strengthening country capacity and enabling conditions in the development of community forest
management and community forest enterprises.
For the sustainability of main project outcomes, it has been done efforts as follows: Getting the training modules formalized by two government decrees as formal guidelines for theestablishment and management of community-based forest plantation (CBFP); Commitment to continue providing technical guidance and support to CBFP owners, on seedlings
production and tree planting, by governmental institutions after the project completion;
 Close collaboration among stakeholders, during the project implementation, would continue facilitating
access, for communities, to the Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) offices in thetarget project area and also to experts in forest-related techniques regarding CBFP.
Other elements dealing with the project achievements, impacts and lessons learned could be summarized, so far,as follows: Training modules on the establishment and management of community-based forest plantations had
been endorsed by the Government of Indonesia through two decrees signed for that purpose.
 Simplified management plan (SMP) and operational management plan (OMP) of community-based forest
plantations (CBFP) had been finalized and approved by the Forestry Districts, for selected communities
involved in the project implementation, allowing them to become eligible for the financial credit (loan)
process operated by Centre of Public Service (BLU).
 Financing process has launched for three communities (one in each of the three districts involved in the
project implementation) with the approved SMP and OMP, under the technical guidance/coaching of the
Project Executing Agency, for the funding process (loan) with the Centre of Public Service (BLU).
The primary beneficiaries have mainly been the following: local communities, Provincial and District Forestry
Offices, the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia through the Directorate of Forest Plantation and Forestry Researchand Development Agency (FORDA), Universities and Local NGOs involved in the project implementation, etc.

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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 agency:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

CFME 1st Cycle (2010)

Status:Completed

Summary:
The Activity focuses on Activities 32 and 47 of the ITTO Biennial Work Programme 2010-2011; approved by the45th 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 well as todevelop a global study on gender in relation to tropical forests, to assess the status of gender equity in forest
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 activity was presented as completed to the 47th ITTC.
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 thesupport of 20 other organizations, including the Global Alliance of Forest Communities. The Conference wasattended by about 300 participants from Indonesia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Africa
and the Americas. Participants comprised representatives of governments, civil society, 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 internationalorganizations, communities, and civil-society organizations.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The outcomes of the Conference were presented to the Forty-fifth Session of Committee on Reforestation andForest Management.

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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 agency:

PNG Forest Authority

Duration:

9 months

Financed at:

CFME 1st Cycle (2010)

Status:Ongoing

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 the capacity 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 theestablishment of a model platform for collecting and managing data and other information related to customaryland 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
first installment was delivered on 1 November 2012. The Executing Agency began the implementation of preproject activities in January 2013 and submitted the project completion report in February 2014. Upon receipt of asatisfactory Financial Audit Report, the implementation of the pre-project will be fully completed.
Output 1: Eight demonstration sites selected with customary landowners and local CFM / REDD partners in place.
 Assessed 5 local partners and selected 3 using a partner assessment survey. Six partners have now
been selected with a low-medium risk assessment
 Visited selected local partners to (i) collect any additional assessment information needed; and (ii)discuss selected sites and landownership mapping with reference to PRA guidelines and tools.
 Received landownership maps of selected sites from 2 local partners.
Output 2: Local forest resource assessment and land ownership mapping system is designed for customarylandowners and CFEs.
 Completed PRA guidelines and tools for local partners.
 Baseline data received from 2 local partners.
Output 3: An interactive online platform is designed for managing forest and land tenure data and facilitating
collaboration between the PNGFA, forest communities, NGOs and investors.
 Completed literature review with annotated biography of articles on 8 key topics and 127 publications.
These were uploaded to the project "drop-box".
 Completed an organizational review with background information on 28 key organizations.
 Updated the CFM-REDD database of information on CFM-REDD partners.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The pre-project aimed to design a model community-based land ownership mapping and forest resource
assessment system that supports CFM schemes within four pilot areas of PNG. The project management team

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first selected six local CFM partners from each region of Papua New Guinea with target landowner groups anddemonstration areas in place. PRA tools were then used to collect a set of baseline data from selected sample
sites within each demonstration area. The second round of data collection activities used web- and paper-basedquestionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and organizational and literature reviews to identify objectives,
requirements and options for: (i) resource assessment and land ownership mapping, and (ii) acquiring andutilizing land ownership and forest resource data in PNG. The field research findings and recommendations havebeen incorporated into two technical reports.
Technical Report 1 provides an overall assessment of the project’s social, economic and environmental baseline
data, together with a detailed description of each selected sample area. The findings revealed a diverse projectcontext - with similar strengths and weaknesses at the community level - in which local partners offer target
landowners an important link with the outside world; opening up new opportunities for enhancing rural livelihoods.
Technical Report 2 shows that assets such as technical capacity, land tenure and environmental data, equipment
for recording information, software for analyzing data, and internet connectivity are relevant to the objectives ofthe project.
The PNG Forest Authority hosted a 3-day project planning workshop to finalize the framework for a full-projectwith reference to the technical report findings. Project partners and key stakeholders agreed that the full-project
proposal was needed to establish a model community-based land ownership mapping and forest resource
assessment system that supports CFM schemes (including PES and REDD+) and increases landownerunderstanding about the goods and services that forests provide. Workshop participants also identified four
outputs that will lead to the delivery of the project’s specific objective. These include: Participatory data collection
technology is improving CFM practices at community, district and provincial levels; Clan groups are participating
appropriately in the National Land Development Program; A data management system is engaging landowners infeasible CFM schemes (including PES and REDD+); and Policy and planning guidelines for CFM are in place.

The pre-project has confirmed that a CFM framework is needed that engages customary landowners at the local
level, as well as enhances the capacity of government institutions at the national level. The full-project
incorporates the lessons that were discussed during the pre-project, including:
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Climate change / REDD+ interventions involves complex, cross-sectoral issues which require multistakeholder inputs at all levels (from national to local)
Governance issues should not be overlooked. In PNG, government processes are often fast-tracked andproper technical appraisal side-lined. Independent technical bodies are needed to guide thedevelopment of government policies and strategies.
Policies, strategies, frameworks, programs and projects should (i) be based on a common foundation toensure cost-effective, successful outcomes, (ii) focus on priority issues & cost-effective actions, (iii) tackle
local level constraints, and involve departments responsible for empowering landowners (e.g.
Department of Lands).
In any REDD+ project, the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process is key. This process will
ensure full participation of communities (thus landowners) at all stages of the project cycle. FPIC is an
ongoing process that leads to (changing) outcomes all through.
Need to compile existing lessons from the implementation of clan-based forest management / natural
resource management initiatives in the country in order to facilitate the effective design andimplementation of REDD+ policies and activities.

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

CFM-PPD 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 agency:

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

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

CFME 1st Cycle (2010)

Status:SunsetSummary:
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 and quantity of the
supply base for high value timber plantations, at the same time increasing income and contributing to poverty
reduction through smallholder forestry in rural areas of Thailand.
Progress:
The agreement for the implementation of the pre-project was sent to the submitting government for considerationand signing. After repeated reminders, the submitting government had not responded and returned the agreement
duly signed. In accordance with Section VI, para 2 of the ITTO Manual on Standard Operating Procedures for the
ITTO project cycle, the submitting government has been informed that the validity of the pre-project has lapsed.

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TMT
Preparation of the publication “atlas of tropical timber species – 1st Edition: Technologicalcharacteristics and uses of 273 tropical timber species (and 17 temperate species)
Project number:

TMT-SPD 010/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

FranceBudget:Total:

US$ 273,789

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 138,033

CIRAD

US$ 135,756

Submitted by:FranceImplementing agency:

CIRAD

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TMT 3rd Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The project aims to produce, publish and disseminate an Atlas of tropical timber species covering the information
contained in the latest TROPIX software (version 7 - 2011) distributed by CIRAD; the very first version of thissoftware was developed in the late 1980s by CTFT (CIRAD Forestry Department) with financial support from
ITTO. This new Atlas is meant to be a continuation of the three former timber Atlas covering Africa, SouthAmerica, and Asia respectively, the last of these three books (on timber from South America) have been
produced and published in 1988 by CTFT and ATIBT with financial support from ITTO. The three books are still inhigh demand among operators of the timber sector but they are partly out of print; in addition, most of theinformation contained is partly obsolete and should be updated and supplemented. The Atlas will be published in
French and English (TROPIX is available in these two languages). The new edition will be associated with therelease of a new version of TROPIX (version 8) describing species in greater number than the current version 7(290 total instead of the current 245) and having new technological features requested by operators in the timber
sector.
The project is funded under a grant from the EU to the ITTO-CITES program which provides for part of the funds
pledged to be used for TMT activities with objectives relevant to both programs.
Progress:
The project agreement was signed in September 2013. The project implementation has started in October 2013
and the project is well on track in accordance with the work plan. The following activities have been carried out:

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Documentary research and complementary literature reviewed. The number of 290 species to be
described in the Atlas was increased to 328 species;
Additional testing technology and digitization of wood samples developed;
Collection photo books or wood products carried out. 150 more pictures have been collected andthe continuation of the collection is running;
Writing Technical descriptions for species to be added in Tropix and Atlas finalized. About two‐
thirds of the species added to the Tropix software have already been drafted;
The manuscript of the Atlas for the printer‐model maker finalized and completed.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The project receives a particularly favorable response to all private or public operators informed of its completion.
The Atlas of tropical timber is expected and a number of these operators have already spontaneously required toparticipate by providing highly relevant data and information on timber studied (information to an expert) as wellas pictures to illustrate books technical descriptions. All operators surveyed agree that the most important is toITTC(L)/11
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work on the quality of the work, the relevance of data and information to be included, in order to obtain a productof international standard that will be universally recognized as such.
The number of species described in the Atlas has been increased. Initially 290 species to be described in book to
produce, but after discussions with the ITTTA and private operators of tropical timber, this number was increased
to 330 species because it was considered of major interest to enjoy this ITTO-CIRAD-ITTTA project to cover a
wider range tropical species involved in regular trade. The increase in the number of species described is worth todo though it will add the volume of work.
Besides the achievements from the implemented activities, advocacy and information dissemination on the
project was conducted. On the occasion of the International Forum on Sustainable Development of the timberindustry in the countries of the Congo Basin (21-22 October 2013 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo) co-organizedby ITTO and ITTTA, this project was introduced and presented to participants at this forum. A kakemono (poster)
was prepared for the occasion and presented to the forum.

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Adaptation and application at the national scale of the Trace Bois-Gabon (Gabon timber tracking) for thecollection and processing of forest and timber statistics in Gabon
Project number:

TMT-SPD 011/12 Rev.2 (M)Project country:

Gabon

Budget:Total:

US$ 411,996

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 138,996

Government of Gabon:

US$ 273,000

Submitted by:

Gabon

Implementing agency:

Ministry of Water and Forests, Directorate of Information Systems

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TMT 3rd Cycle (2012)

Status:Pending agreement

Summary:
Despite five phases completed to date, the ITTO support to improve statistics on forest and timber in Gabon has
not been fully brought to function. This small project aims to build upon the achievements of previous projects,
applying nationwide the computer module Trace Bois Gabon (Gabon Timber Tracking) designed for the collection
and processing of Gabon’s statistics on forests and timber, for the benefit of the Ministry of Water and Forest
Resources and that of economic operators in the timber sector. The project includes work on finalizing thesoftware development, and a training program for users. It aims to provide a dashboard of the forest and timber
economy in Gabon and the related monitoring structure. Following this project, all statistical data on forests, forest
production, timber processing and trade in Gabon will be compiled and computer processed to track the products
from the forest to processing plants and final marketing and sale outlets.
Progress:
The project has been approved under the TMT 3rd Cycle (2012). The substantial delay in start-up is due to theinability of the implementing agency to submit a satisfactory financial audit report for a previous phase of thiswork, PD 182/03 Rev. 2 (M). Since the delay will soon approach 26 months, the implementing agency has been
informed that this project will lose its funding under TMT unless a satisfactory audit report for PD 182/03 Rev. 2(M) is provided before the 50th ITTC Session.
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Improving intra-African trade and market transparency in timber and timber products
Project number:

TMT-SPD 012/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

Ghana

Budget:Total:

US$ 149,996

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 111,931

Ghana Timber Millers Organization:

US$

Submitted by:

Ghana

Implementing agency:

Ghana Timber Millers Organization (GTMO)

Duration:

24 months

Financed at:

TMT 3rd Cycle (2012)

Status:Ongoing

38,065

Summary:
African timber suppliers accounted for less 10% per year of the total African imports of timber and timber products(ITTO 2010). One major constraint identified was the lack of knowledge among traders in the region. This
proposal seeks to increase knowledge of the regional market and promote trade (and thus leading to anincreased intra-African market share) within the region through active engagement of traders and information
provision. The outputs of the study will be an online timber marketplace, capacity building of enterprises toleverage ICT to enhance their competitiveness, and a geospatial database of market access and logistic
information. The online timber marketplace will catalogue timber companies, trade leads and provide a social
media tool to facilitate liaison among African traders. At the marketplace, regular surveys will be conducted withtrader and market intelligence will be gleaned, prepared and reported on the website for the various users.
The project is funded under a grant from the EU to the ITTO-CITES program which provides for part of the funds
pledged to be used for TMT activities with objectives relevant to both programs.
Progress:
The project has been progressing well. About ninety percent of the activities relating to the creation of a website
have been achieved. About 60% of the activities relating to Output 2 (Marketing plan developed and implemented
at the enterprise level) have been achieved.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The website for an online timber marketplace has been designed and developed. The design of African Timber
Newsletter and social pages were also been finalized. The online marketplace will promote trade and increaseawareness of market information among traders in the region. The newsletter will convey relevant and timely
information to actors in the marketplace. The marketing training will enhance the ability of companies to craft
effective marketing strategies. The translation of the website into French has not been achieved due to insufficientbudget. The budget deficit resulted from addition of relevant plugins which were not available during the
preparation of the project. However, some adjustment in the budget will be made in order to have the sitetranslated 100% into French by December 2014. The delay in translation of the site 100% into French has led topostponement of active promotion of the site to French audience. This has led to a reduced number of companies
which have signed up from French speaking countries. The marketing survey and training were conducted. The
first draft of the training proceedings will be available by December 2014. It should be noted that only six
companies attended the workshop in spite of invitations sent to over 100 companies. Most likely explanation isthat most of the companies do not have own marketing department and could not get the right personnel toparticipate. In addition these companies expected their full cost of participation to be borne by the project (which
was not budgeted for). The first draft of marketing report is expected by December 2014. For Output 3 (Databaseof trade barriers and logistics established), customs survey and company survey relating to physical distribution
were conducted. However, both surveys were not successful. Customs offices and freight companies did notparticipate. The report of the customs study based on desk research is expected by December 2014.

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Strengthening of the forest information system of Guatemala to improve market and trade transparency
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 agency:

Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB)

Duration:

36 months

Financed at:

TMT 2nd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
Guatemala has launched the implementation of a national forest statistics information system available at
http://www.sifgua.org.gt/. In this second system enhancement phase, the project will strengthen strategic
information access and availability with a view 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 andimplementing a plan to build awareness on the system. Simultaneously, the project will compile and analyse thestrategic information required to support forest product monitoring and tracking, thus contributing to the reductionof illegal activities in this sector.
Progress:
Project activities commenced on January 2013, and as of 30 June 2014, progress is reported as follows:
Output 1: There is a system to analyze and process SIFGUA's forest sector statistical data:
Some progress has been made in developing the design of application and tools for the Information System,
incorporating information such as statistical databases, and linking the current systems of the National Forest
Authority (INAB) and the National Authority for Protected Areas (CONAP). In general the information system willallow registration, administration and monitoring of forest management plans, issue timber transport bills, andrequest of issue of CITES certificate (magohany, cedrela odorata, dalbergias, guyacan and pinabete).
Output 2: Online forest product control system linked through SIFGUA to the various institutions associated withlegality monitoring:
The ‘electronic system of forest enterprises’ also called (SEINEF) has been established and it’s now operational
at national level, thanks to the entry into force of the ‘regulation for control of forest enterprises’ on 28 February
2014. As of 8 September 2014 a total of 1,269 forest enterprises have been registered and are using the system,in particular to process the official bill for transportation of timber products. The system is available at
http://seinef.inab.gob.gt/
Output 3: At least five forest management processes have been automated through SIFGUA:
Currently analysis of input and output of information is being carried out; from such analysis the following
processes are expected to be automated through the Information system: For forest management outside natural protected areas: (i) registry, management and monitoring oflicenses for forest harvesting, (ii) forestry incentives, (iii) national forest registry, (iv) bills for timbertransport, (v) others.
 For forest management inside natural protected areas: (i) registry, management and monitoring of
harvesting licenses, (ii) registry of forestry specialist, (iii) bills for timber transport, (iv) issuance of CITES
certificates.
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The regulations involved in the above mentioned process are being revised, so automation can be done
accordingly, and as of 30 June 2014 the following regulations have been officially approved and are now in force
at national level: regulation for control of forest enterprises (in force since 28 February 2014);
 regulation for the transport of forest products (in force since 28 April 2014).
Necessary equipment for the Information system has been acquired by the project through a competitive bidding
process, and it is now all installed.
Output 4: Dissemination plan:
As of 30 June 2014, a total of 1,395 forest enterprises have been part of dissemination processes and have been
trained in the use of SEINEF. The EA foresees the production of printed material, spots in radio and videos during
the remaining part of 2014.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
This project is working closely with TFL-PD 024/10 Rev.2 (M) and as result, now new regulations are in force atnational level, one for the control of forest enterprises and other for the transportation of forest products. Thanks
to the project an on-line national registry of forest enterprises is now operational with 1,269 enterprises registeredand using the platform for processing the issuance of bills of transport of forest products. It is important to notethat such platform is also benefiting the stakeholders as it expedites government approvals.

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Strengthening market information systems to enhance trade and market intelligence in the forest sectorof 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 agency:

Guyana Forestry Commission

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

TMT 2nd Cycle (2011)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:
The specific project objective is to improve the Guyana market information systems, and the capacity to promotetrade 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 ofenhancing 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 andmarketing 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 outcomesand GFC will provide the labor and finance to continue the utilization of the technology/systems developed.
Progress:
The completion report and the technical reports have been received. The following activities have been carried
out:
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Execution of Procurement Processes for the following main project positions: International Marketing
Specialist, National Systems Specialist, and Trade Specialist
Plans for commencement of consultancy activities and overall project activity execution havecommenced.
Continuation and finalization of the procurement process for the 3 consultants
Conducting discussion with stakeholders’ group of matters relating to production, markets and trade.
Conducting a diagnostic study on factors affecting markets and measures impacting tropical timber use,
andConducting a technical study and market survey on factors related to competitiveness such as chain ofcustody, demand and supply, niche markets and other producers.
Development of Draft Marketing Strategy
Preparation of diagnostic report/study on critical specific data gaps related to production, markets andtrade and data collection methods
Preparation of draft diagnostic report on factors affecting markets and measures impacting tropical timberuse
Preparation of draft technical study and market survey on factors related to competitiveness such as
chain of custody, demand and supply, niche markets and other producers.
Development of a draft country level marketing strategy for Guyana
Preparation of the framework for the integrated information system
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Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
A framework as well as a methodology for strengthening data collection efforts was developed. This builds on theexisting system which is available and improves on areas where there were evident data gaps and inefficiencies
in data process and management time.
The completion of three main reports on Critical Data gaps, review of the market framework for tradedevelopment in Guyana, and the assessment of factors affecting markets and measures impacting on tropicaltimber use and, were completed. The Marketing Strategy document and the Report on Competitiveness werecompleted. These key documents will contribute to the achievement of the objective and the implementation of
the project.
The forestry sector of Guyana now has an integrated market information system in place with more detailed
reporting capabilities on prices, market demand, export trends, and quality requirements for different regions,which can enhance forecasting in prices levels and demand; and provide a more integrated reporting on the wood
products supply chain.
There is now better planning and allocation of state forest resources; more strategic marketing efforts in pursuit ofexpansion of key markets for added value products; macro-economic benefits through improved planning andstrategic decision in relation to employment, and increased export earnings. Several strategic areas of the sector:
marketing, forest management and planning, and resources allocation, have been receiving positive impact fromthis project activities.

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Enhancing the Sustainable Management and Commercial Utilisation of the CITES-listed Species Cedrela
odorata (red cedar) in Guyana
Project number:

TMT-SPD 014/13 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

GuyanaBudget:Total:

US$ 239,765

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 136,640

Government of Guyana

US$ 103,125

Submitted by:

Government of Guyana

Implementing agency:

Guyana Forestry Commission, GFC

Duration:

18 months

Financed at:

TMT 4th Cycle (2013)

Status:Ongoing

Summary:This project builds on Guyana’s efforts to develop and promote its lesser used species, as part of a multi-pronged
strategy for managing the country’s commercial forest estate sustainably. Specifically, the project will focus on theassessment, development, marketing and promotion of Cedrela odorata (locally known as red cedar). Historically,
Red Cedar has been a valuable timber, with a natural range covering Latin America, the Caribbean and SouthAmerica. Over-harvesting in some range countries in the region has meant that the species is now considered to
be vulnerable according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is also listed on theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix III for the countries of Brazil, Bolivia,
Columbia, Guatemala, and Peru. In Guyana, the species has not been used commercially to the same extent asin other range countries. This project will enable Guyana to undertake an assessment of its commercial forests todetermine the status of the species. The outputs from the resource assessment will be used to develop amanagement plan for the sustainable harvesting of red cedar, as well as develop the capacity of the industry toharvest, develop and market the species domestically and internationally; consistent with the objectives of CITES
Appendix III listing. Among the main expected outcomes of the project are completion of a resource assessmentof red cedar in Guyana’s commercial estate to establish the status of the species; informing a decision on thestatus of conservation and/or utilization of red cedar; development of capacity in Guyana for managing red cedar;development of a strategy for developing and commercializing CITES-listed species in Guyana including
statistical database; and developing markets for red cedar both locally and internationally in areas of added value
products.
The project is funded under a grant from the EU to the ITTO-CITES program which provides for part of the funds
pledged to be used for TMT activities with objectives relevant to both programs.
Progress:
The project agreement was finalized in mid-2014 and the first installment of funds sent shortly after. The first
yearly plan of operation and other start-up documentation was approved in late August 2014, along with theproposed hiring of key staff. Project implementation was therefore just getting underway at the time of preparing
this report.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Nothing yet to report.

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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 agency:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

TMT 1st (2010)

Status:Completed

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 tobe better prepared for future economic and financial downturns. In addition, the study will address the concern of
ITTO consumer member countries that the analyses will improve the understanding of the underlying factors
impacting demand for tropical wood products in consumer markets. The proposal focuses on increasing theresilience of the tropical timber sector to the threats arising from global economic and financial shocks byincreasing the capacity of ITTO producer member countries to manage, adapt, recover from and anticipate suchcrises. The study will develop a knowledge base for informed decision-making at international, regional andnational levels on strategies for minimizing the risks to the tropical timber sector from global economic andfinancial shocks.
Progress:
The project has been reported as completed to the 46th Session of the CEM-CFI.
Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
Ghana’s forest industries were exposed to the crisis by the predominance of small- and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) and reliance on commodities, with production and exports of most wood products declining over the crisis
period. Brazil’s large and growing domestic market had buffered the tropical forestry sector from the impacts ofthe global financial and economic crisis, although export oriented firms were most affected. Remedial measures
employed by the private sector and the government initiatives focused on macroeconomic issues but had indirect
impacts on the forestry sector. Malaysia had been more exposed to the crisis because of its high proportion of
trade in GDP. Exports of primary wood products had fallen sharply during the crisis and had negatively impacted
the wood processing sector. The Malaysian Timber Council had played an important role in assisting the industry
to remain competitive and well positioned during the crisis.
It was concluded that the forestry sectors in all three case study countries had been impacted by the global
downturn, and although their risk profiles were somewhat different, there were some common elements in termsof how tropical timber industries could minimize impacts and become more competitive during severe economic
downturns. These included the need to develop market intelligence capabilities in the tropical forestry sector
through better cooperation between private sector, government and international organizations; the importance ofinvesting in the development of new products and geographical market opportunities, including domestic andregional markets; the need to continuously make gains in productivity to reduce costs and maintaincompetitiveness; the need to focus on value-added and innovative products which would be less affected by
global economic downturns and the need to strengthen industry and trade associations, including marketing andpromotional support organizations, which would be crucial for implementing policies to ensure export
competitiveness during downturns.

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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 agency:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

6 months

Financed at:

TMT 2nd Cycle (2011)

Status:Completed

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 the methodologies andemission factors used are based on the most up-to-date understanding and scientific knowledge. Currently, underthe 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 in order to have accurate estimates of the
carbon stocks stored in tropical wood products by species, product type, and end-use. This activity focuses on thedevelopment of methodologies for life cycle analysis of tropical wood product and will address apparent problems
in the figures used for tropical timber products in the approved voluntary market methodology for improved forest
management, reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation and afforestation/reforestation. The
outcome will be a methodology to produce more accurate information on the estimation of carbon stocks in thelong-term tropical wood products pool, which will improve the products’ competitiveness in international markets,
especially in the context of a voluntary carbon marketing scheme.
Progress:
The project was reported as completed to the 48th. It has produced two technical reports, namely:

Wood product accounting and climate change mitigation projects involving tropical timberWork plan for accounting methodology development for wood products in climate change mitigation
projects involving tropical timber.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
With analyses completed, the final part of the work that remains will be writing up methodological requirements forwood product accountings. Such text will ideally fit with minimal or no changes into existing methodologies tofacilitate the process of adoption by the relevant standards.

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Analysis of the Economic Impact of Governmental Procurement Policies on Tropical Timber Markets
Project number:

TMT-SPD 013/12 Rev.1 (M)Project country:

GlobalBudget:Total:

US$ 150,000

ITTO Contribution:

US$ 150,000

Submitted by:

ITTO Secretariat

Implementing agency:

ITTO Secretariat

Duration:

12 months

Financed at:

TMT 3rd Cycle (2012)

Status:Completed

Summary:
Legality requirements and timber procurement policies are being introduced in many countries.
These requirements and policies are principally aimed at addressing public concerns about the legal andenvironmental credentials of products. Many purchasers are demanding that products should come fromsustainable, or at least legal, sources and that this be verifiable in order to maintain credibility with buyers in themarket place. Such requirements and policies have significant implications for tropical timber suppliers. As
developments are occurring at a rapid rate, there is an urgent need for tropical wood product exporters to monitor
these developments, assess their ability to meet these requirements which are being widely adopted, and explore
the market implications and opportunities presented by these developments. This small project aims to analyze
the economic impact of governmental procurement policies on tropical timber markets, update the developments
on legality requirements and timber procurement policies and assess market implications and opportunities for
ITTO producers and consumers.
Progress:
The small project has been approved under the TMT 3rd Cycle (2012) and the implementation was commenced
from December of 2012. The following activities have been carried out：
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The detailed work plan was prepared and approved for the efficient and effective implementation of the
project in accordance with the approved project document and the terms of reference of the coconsultants.
Structured interviews were conducted with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors. The coconsultants attended the FAO Global Timber Forum in Rome and visited EU officials in Brussels and met
with public agencies and timber sectors in Ghana and Peru.
Draft report prepared and presented (by the co-consultants) at the 49th ITTC Session.
Member comments on the report sought following the 49th ITTC Session.
Revised report submitted by the consultants for consideration at the 50th ITTC Session.

Achievements, impacts and lessons learned:
The analysis has been focused on the economic impact of governmental procurement policies on tropical timbermarkets through the update of the developments of legality requirements and timber procurement policies and theassessment on market implications and opportunities for ITTO producer and consumers. The report to bepresented to Council will include: Update of the ITTO study “The Pros and Cons of Procurement”;
 Comprehensive analysis of impacts of procurement policies on markets;
 Examination on the challenges faced by producer and consumer members;
 Recommendations for further action by ITTO
The final report, incorporating all member comments received will be available on the ITTO website following
ITTC 50. This project will then be complete.