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Scheduled
Activities |
Implementation
Status |
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On Schedule |
Behind Schedule |
If behind
schedule, reasons for delay |
TWG
Recommendations for GDCC consideration, if any |
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1.
Facilitate
a stronger joint planning framework for national sector planning and
development of NFP. |
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- NFP Task Force
was established and 3 meetings held
- NFP main document is being formulated
- NFP Facility launched
- NFP web page established |
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2.
Develop and implement National Forest Demarcation for maintaining 60%
forest cover. |
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FA: additional
214km forest boundary is demarcated
MOE. Additional 350 km of protected area boundaries are demarcated
- JICA,UNDP: Posters to promote understanding of forest boundary were
reprinted (3,000 copies) and distributed.
- 47 local staff of FA trained on forest demarcation using GPS by the
FWTC.
- Extension on legal document for forest demarcation in Kampot and
Kratie Provinces.
- MoE: 16 Protected Areas (National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary) have
been produced map and on ground boundary demarcation by putting
landmark, and one is being done (Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary),
and others 6 are being searching for support from partners.
- Procedures have been drafted with MoE for Kulen Promtep Wildlife
Sanctuary (Preah Vihear), and have been approved by the Provincial
Governor. Implementation is on schedule.
- Procedures have been drafted with the FA for demarcation of the
permanent forest estate in Chhep District in Preah Vihear (including
parts of the Preah Vihear Protected Forest) and Keo Seima and O Rang
Districts in Mondulkiri (including parts of the Seima Biodiversity
Conservation Area). Implementation is on schedule.
UNDP/GEF: Over
500,000 ha of the Cardamom Mountain Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos
Wildlife Sanctuaries were demarcated, with some 180 boundary markers
over 350 km. Demarcation involved MoE, DNCP, local communities,
commune councils and provincial government (FA and Land
Administration). |
Need additional
funds |
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3.
Develop and implement subprograms for the forestry sector streamlining
all forestry elements according to the national forest program. |
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- National Forest
Programme Statement drafted
- Draft of NFP document (without sub-programmes)
- Subgroups within the NFP Task Force currently being established
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Need more fund |
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4.
Develop and implement National Forest Management Plans. |
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- Finished Forest
Management Plans for four Annual Bidding Coupes in Kratie, Steung
Treng, Ratanakiri and Odar Meanchey Provinces.
- Support has been provided to develop Chaom Ksant and Chhep & Chey
Sen Division forest management plans, Preah Vihear
- Preah Vihear Protected Forest: preparatory report summarizing
available data has been finalized and will be used as a basis for the
Management Plan.
- Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area- drafting of the Management
Plan is underway |
Need more budget |
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5.
Analyze potential effects of different forest management regimes. |
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- A feasibility
study has been completed for Commercial Community Forestry in an
ex-concession area of high value forest (Mondulkiri / Kratie); Year 1
of implementation activities about to start pending signing of
contracts.
- Review of ABC FMPs on-going. Upscaling Community Forestry and pilots
of Commercial Community Forestry and Partnership Forestry initiated.
See No.15. below. |
Need additional
funds |
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6.
Forest cover changes assessment in selected Economic Land Concession. |
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The assessment
will start before end March 2008.TOR currently being finalized. Study
will be subject to an independent international verification. |
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7.
Monitoring,
Assessment and Reporting on Sustainable Forest Management in Asia GCP/Int./988/jpn/. |
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Format for
Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting on Sustainable Forest Management
drafted. |
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8.
Continue forest and land crimes monitoring and reporting. |
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- FCMR unit is
continuing, during this time 347 cases reported.
- JSDF Grant TF055390 for Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest &
Land Management implemented. RECOFTC has established presence in
Kratie for its Participatory Forest & Land Monitoring sub-component.
- Site-level Forest and Land crimes monitoring and reporting systems
are in place in Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area (Mondulkiri),
Preah Vihear Protected Forest and Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (Preah
Vihear), Integrated Farming and Biodiversity Areas (Kg. Thom/Siem
Reap) and at Ang Trapeang Thmor. |
Need additional
funds |
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9.
Strengthening Capacity on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in
Cambodia. |
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- Project
proposal on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance is submitted to ITTO
for support.
- Training courses have taken place for law enforcement staff at three
sites: Preah Vihear Protected Forest, Seima Biodiversity Conservation
Area, Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary, plus equipment and
infrastructure provision. |
Need more fund |
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10.
Increase transparency by disclosure of sector information on the TWG
webpage
www.twgfe.org and publication. |
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TWG-F&E website
regularly updated |
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11.
Continue TWG-F&E Secretariat functions and adapt functions to make the
TWG a focal point for aid coordination and planning. |
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- Facilitating in
development of work plan 2008 for forest and environment subcomponent
of NRMLP, and develop TWG-F&E work plan and budget for 2008.
- Collect information on the progress activities
- Forestry and Carbon Offsets workshops/training conducted. CD Rom of
background materials provided. |
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12.
Implement and develop forest gene resource conservation to cover
tree-populations in various eco-zones. |
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- Surveyed 16
community forestry sites. Three tree seed sources established within
two community sites in Kampong Cham
- Field based training for app. 35 students from RUA and PNSA and FA
officers in field experiments
- Guides prepared on (1) Preparation of extension material, (2) Seed
Quality, (3) Filed Experiments, (4) Preparation of Training courses,
(5) Thinning. Awaiting approval.
- Partnership trials on combined plantings of rubber tree and native
trees jointly with Kompong Cham Rubber Research Stn.
- Seven training courses on seed collection for communities, commune
representatives and forest officers.
- 300 CD-Rom produced representing numerous of extension publications
for communities within tree growing.
- Field based training for 15 plantation officers in joint forest
management, participatory approaches etc. |
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13.
Tree planting for socio-economic use, 10,000 ha. |
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- 9,219
ha planted (State and Private plantations)
- Produced seedling and distributed to local people amount 5.2
million seedlings |
Calling for more
investment in tree planting. |
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14.
Capacity building on the forestry REDD (Reduced Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation) and CDM issues. |
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- Project
by FA in collaboration with CFI to pilot carbon offsets for Reduced
Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Oddar Meanchey
Province endorsed by TWG-F&E.
- Training workshop on potential national strategies for forests to
reduce green house gas emission was organized. |
Complementary
funding being sought. |
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15.
Experimenting with post forest concession management models.
(Development of Commercial Community Forestry in the Provinces of
Mondulkiri and Kratie) |
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- Commercial
Community Forestry in an ex-concessions area of high value forest:
Agreement with WCS signed and project underway.
- A feasibility study completed for Commercial Community Forestry in
an ex-concessions area of high value forest. Implementation jointly
with WCS now underway. |
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16.
Central Cardamom Protected Forest Conservation Program. |
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A.
AFD-CI Signing Agreement for protecting CCPF.
B.
CI-FA.
In
order for conserving the value of CCPF and raising up local livelihood
in and surrounding CCPF, CCP has adopted four main important
components as following:
1-Law
Enforcement: Expanding ranger stations in CCPF. Establishing
enforcement teams. Preparing enforcement operation plan. Setting up
patrol system. Building up intelligence network. Recruiting and
training local villagers to be conservation rangers.
2-Community
Engagement: Singing Conservation Incentive Agreement with local
community. Setting up buffalo bank to support local community.
Preparing PLUPs in Thmor Bang. Forest demarcation in Thmor Bang.
Setting community rangering in Thmor Bang. Supporting health care post
and outreach. Supporting local teachers and children to go school.
Building up CNRMCs and providing capacity building to local people.
Setting up community-based ecotourism project in Thmor Bang.
3-Research
and Monitoring: Conducting
Biological,
ecological and social study in CCPF. Enriching the capacity and
knowledge of better comprehension of the suitable management plan of
CCPF and for providing an opportunity to work cooperatively with other
relevant agencies or research institutes. Setting up plots and
transects to monitor biodiversity trend.
4-Information,
Education and Communication component:
Producing education film on
The Cardamoms:
Cambodia’s Last Wilderness Film. Conducting Participatory photography
with local youths in Tmor Bang. Conducting
Cambodia Environment Film Festival – 2007 for three. Conducting
Buddhism, education and conservation in Thmor Bang and conducting
media relations.
C.
CI-FA.
Conducting survey in Prey Long which is to examine new models for
concession management and specifically scope for the use of
conservation concessions to balance development and conservation
needs, and to understand the potential for Prey Long to serve as a
test case for a REDD project.
D.
CCPF management plan and CCPF guidebook are underway and plan to
finish first draft by Jan 08. |
Need more fund |
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17.
Upscale the community Forestry Program to more communities. |
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National Community Forestry Coordination Committee (NCFPCC) meeting
regularly and undertaking project to develop NCFP work plan and
proposals for additional funding.
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Facilitated with Siem Reap FA Cantonment - the first 10 official CF
Agreements signed in November 2007. 1540 participants joined this
ceremony.
- NCFP-CC visited 2 CF sites in Kampong Cham province (Tulsambo CF
locate in Trapangpring commune, Tambe district and Dongkdaong CF
locate in Kork commune, Punhakrek district) to study about their
issues and requirement.
- Organized training on Surveying and Demarcation of CF areas using a
GPS and GIS. This training have been participated from 17 include
staffs of project at national level and local level
- Drafted the Concept on Partnership Forestry include identify the
definition, objectives, problem, roles and responsibilities of key
stakeholders and structure of Partnership Forestry.
- FA/Danida – Upscaling Community Forestry in five provinces (Siem
Reap, Oddor Mean Chhey, Bantey Meanchey, Kampong Cham and Kampong Speu)
- FA/CFI/Danida – Development of Community Forestry training service
packages
- JSDF Grant TF055390 for Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest &
Land Management implemented. RECOFTC has established presence in 5
provinces (Kampot, Pursat, K. Thom, Kratie and Ratanakiri) for its
sub-component to support FA cantonments formalize both existing and
new CFs.
- Oxfam-GB is supporting CF development in 7 provinces (Pursat, Kratie,
Kampong Chhnang, Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Kampong Speu, and Stung
Treng).
- JICA: 2 Community Forestry sites in Kg. Trach, Kg. Chhnang are
supported for livelihoods and formalization.
-EC UNDP Small Grants Programme for Operations to Promote Tropical
Forests established or strengthened existing community-based forest
resource management initiatives through 40 community forestry, 18
community protected area, 2 community based ecotourism and 5
participatory land use planning sites. Seventeen funded projects
included 165 villages across 14 provinces. Over 31,500 households are
estimated to have directly or indirectly benefited. 572 women held
leadership positions in funded initiatives, supported by a dialogue on
women’s leadership. Televised documentaries on the initiative raised
community awareness and workshops allowed participants to share
experiences and review project implementation and impact. |
Ampong Cham
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18.
Develop and implement community based protected area management
program. |
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65 Community
Protected Areas were established and one has an official agreement
with DNCP/MoE, and many of them are recognized and received technical
support from DNCP/MoE |
Need more fund |
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19.
Study on national and international demand of biomass and timber
forest products: |
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UNDP/Thematic
Trust Fund: A comprehensive baseline study on rural energy, with a
focus on wood fuel, has been completed in Kampong Speu and Svey Rieng
Provinces. The report is due for release in the first quarter 2008.
The study includes national level projections on rural energy fuel
demand. |
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- Study on
domestic and export demand for rubber wood, rice husk, wood chip |
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- The assessment
of the rubber wood commodity chain is in good progress. State
plantations and brick factories have been surveyed. A survey of the
sawmills still needs to be done. , Garment factories and bakeries will
be surveyed in February
- The assessment
of the rice husk commodity chain is delayed. Rice mills and brick
factories have been surveyed already but noodles, alcohol, stoves and
salt refiners still need to be interviewed. This will probably be
completed in February.
- The wood chips
sector is very opaque. Free access to information is one indicator of
Government’s transparency. A field survey of about 30 identified ELCs
and exporters will be conducted with relevant stakeholders to check
the achievement in tree planting since the establishment of contracts
between concessionaires and MAFF. |
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Study on national
and provincial timber supply and demand in Cambodia |
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Information and
data on timber and supply in region No. 5 (Kg.Thom, SiemReap,
Battambang) were collected. |
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20.
Improvement of sustainable management and utilization of NTFP in
Cambodia. |
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Ethno-Botany International Consultant was employed.
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PRA
report on NTFPs use and trade in each of target areas were developed.
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NTFPs
herbarium collection methods were trained to staff of project and
local communities in each of four target areas.
- 400 NTFPs
herbarium was collected and are drying for identification of species |
Need more budget
(50.000US$ for continue) |
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21.
Continued implementation of overall capacity building program and
focus developing outcome monitoring. |
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- JICA: Organized
2 silvicultural training, 2 Forest Management Planning training and
English training for FA staff. Total trainees of 117 from FA.
- JSDF Grant
TF055390 for Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest & Land
Management implemented RECOFTC has commenced the Training of Trainers
for CF development from 6 provinces (Kampot, Pursat, K. Thom, Kratie,
Ratanakiri and K. Chhnang [funded by JICA]) and from the CFO. |
Need more budget |
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22.
Develop and implement forest and wildlife research program. |
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- WCS: Forest and
wildlife research programs are underway in Seima Biodiversity
Conservation Area, Preah Vihear Protected Forest, Kulen Promtep
Wildlfie Sanctuary, Ang Trapeang Thmor Sarus Crane Reserve, Prek Toal
core area of the Tonle Sap and the Integrated Farming and Biodiversity
Areas in the Tonle Sap floodplain. These programs concentrate on
understanding species status and population trends, species ecology
and breeding sites, forest habitats and monitoring forest cover
change. Species-specific programs particularly concentrate on nesting
large water-birds, the Bengal Florican, Yellow-cheeked Crested
Gibbons, Black-shanked Douc Langur and Green Peafowl. |
Need more fund |
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23.
Organize an annual TWG technical discussion seminar. |
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Theme, venue and
dates to be finalized. Provisionally, a two-day workshop to review
demarcation processes undertaken by i.a. FA, FiA, MoE, MoI, MoP and
MLMUPC. Provisioanlly scheduled for period mid-April to mid-May 2008. |
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24.
Support to one 2 years-training on GIS, at AIT |
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- One senior FA
officer is studying at AIT.
- One additional candidate to begin GIS training in September 2008. |
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25.
Promote awareness of legal accessibility to products from forest and
protected areas and the development of joint management options
(Project of the forest extension framework for local community and
relevant stakeholders). |
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- Conducted 9
Forestry extension training courses attended by 355 participants.
- Prepared FA
Magazine year 2007 for publication with the amount of 1500 copies.
- Drafted 4 kinds
forestry extension material (Poster).
- MoE: 5
Protected Areas have management plan and some NGOs partners help
promote awareness raising to local community regarding environmental
law and concept of protected area management. The other PAs need more
support from NGOs partners.
- Extensive
training and community organising work around Seima Biodiversity
conservation Area (PLUP and Indigenous Communal Land Registration),
Preah Vihear Protected Forest (PLUP, Zoning and Ecotourism), Kulen
Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (PLUP, Zoning, Ecotourism), Ang Trapeang
Thmor Crane Sanctuary (Zoning) and Integrated Farming and
Biodiiversity Areas (K Thom/Siem Reap) extension and community
organizing. |
Need more fund
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26.
Support to national and international dialogues. |
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Supported one
senior FA staff to attend 43rd Session of the international tropical
timber council. |
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27.
Strengthening capacity of communities to involve in natural resource
management. |
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- Danida –
Upscaling Community Forestry
- JSDF Grant
TF055390 RECOFTC has commenced the Training of Trainers for CF
development from 6 provinces (Kampot, Pursat, K. Thom, Kratie,
Ratanakiri and K. Chhnang [funded by JICA]) and from the CFO.
- MoE: NGOs
partners have support to local communities for training, study tour,
workshop, and networking to some Protected Areas.
- Extensive
training and community organizing work around Seima Biodiversity
conservation Area (PLUP and Indigenous Communal Land Registration),
Preah Vihear Protected Forest (PLUP, Zoning and Ecotourism), Kulen
Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (PLUP, Zoning, Ecotourism), Ang Trapeang
Thmor Crane Sanctuary (Zoning) and Integrated Farming and
Biodiiversity Areas (K Thom/Siem Reap) extension/organization.
- JICA CBFS
Project continued support for two selected forestry community sites in
Kg. Chhnang Cantonment, especially for income generating activities
and formalization. |
Need more fund |
