national forest programmes

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The Concept of National Forest Programmes

• Definition
• Principles Elements
• Process and Actors
• Challenges

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What is a national forest programme ...

• Country-specific process
• A multi-stakeholder dialogue
• A framework for SFM

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...and what is it not?
Not national, not forestry, not a programme ! Not
a donor conditionality ! Not a blueprint by
external consultants !
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NFP principles
What are principles? and why do we need
principles in policy processes?

• Commonly agreed by all countries involved in the
  international forest dialogue.
• Guide the formulation and implementation of a nfp
• Define how the concept is to be put into
  practice.

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Clustering the nfp Principles
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Nfp principles Country leadership and
sovereignty

• define how the concept is to be put into
  practice. As such, the principles resemble a
  complex and interlocking set of agreed procedural
  rules.

• national ownership
• firm commitment
• strong political will to manage forests
  sustainably.

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Nfp principles consistency with national
policies

• integration with the countrys sustainable
  development strategies
• inter-sectoral approaches
• consistency with the countrys legal frameworks
• recognition and respect for customary and
  traditional rights
• secure land tenure arrangements

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Nfp principles partnership and participation

• Involvement of all interested parties
• Decentralisation and empowerment
• Coordination and conflict-resolution

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Elements of a nfp process
National forest statement
action plans
Coordination and participation mechanisms
Sector Review
Capacity Building
Monitoring System
Intersectoral plans
Forest Legisla-tion
Partnerships
Information sharing
Institutional Reforms
Financial Mechanisms
nfp is a generic expression to designate an
evolving process that integrates various elements
towards sustainable forest management
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How does the nfp concept translate into practice ?

• Key issues and entry points
• Identifying the main actors
• Process phases and their outputs
• Possible Structures

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Key Issues and entry points
Conservation
Resource Mgt.

• Drivers of change
• Stakeholder concerns
• Policy change
• (inter)national developments trends

• Complexity
• Multiple stakeholders involved
• Institutions at different levels
• No ready answers right/wrong

Land Tenure
Processing
Poverty Red.
Community Forestry
Plantation Establishment
Economic Dev.
Concession Management
Revenue Collection
Governance
Decentralization
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Identification of main actors
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Stakeholders in forestry policy reform
Forestry Dept. officials
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Stakeholders classification Using PRA tools
B. Stakeholder of highimportance and low
influence
A. Stakeholder of highimportance and high
influence
High
their needs should be met and their participation
is meaningful
should be closely involved
IMPORTANCE
D. Stakeholder of lowimportance and low influence
C. Stakeholder of lowimportance and high
influence
require no special participation strategies
beyond general public information
needed to be kept informed
Low
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Issues, Actors nfp Elements,
Conservation
Resource Mgt.
Private Sector, Forest Owners
Land Tenure
Reform Forest Law, Land Law, Regulations etc.
Action Programme
Assessment of IPF/IFF proposals Sector Review
Capacity Building
Processing
Poverty Red.
Reform of Forest Administration
Forest Policy Statement
Goals Objectives and Strategies
Community Forestry
Government Agencies / Forestry and others
Civil Society NGOs
Plantation Establishment
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Financing Strategies
Monitoring Evaluation System
Coordination Consultation Mechanisms
Linkage to macro-economic framework
Concession Management
Positioning vis-à-vis int. level
Linkage to micro-level planning implementation
Revenue Collection
Governance
Donor Community INGOs
Decentralization
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Phases in the nfp Process

• Core issues
• Agreed Principles
• Shared vision
• Trust

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Phases in the nfp Process
PHASE
OUTPUT (elements)
Analysis
A sector review (assessment of the forest
sector and its interrelations with other sectors)
Policy formulation and planning
a national forest statement, including 
objectives and strategies for the forest sector,
including a financing strategy for sustainable
forest management plans for action and
investment programmes for the implementation of
the agreed measures, information

• political, legal and institutional reforms, both
  within and outside the forest sector
• information and knowledge management (IKM),
• national and international partnership
  arrangements and joint activities

Implementation
ME
monitoring and evaluation reports/documentation
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Possible Institutional Framework for a nfp
National Consultative Process e.g. Workshops Task
Forces
NFP Secretariat/ Coordination Unit
Ministry / Forest Dept.

• Accepted by all parties
• Leadership role
• Communication Facilitator

• Openness
• Commitment
• Stakeholder!

• Representing constituency
• Sharing experiences
• Complementarity

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Challenges ahead

• The concept is in place, putting it into practice
  is a challenge and could also means a risk to
  some stakeholders
• nfp processes are currently running in quite a
  few countries, using different entry points and
  approaches. No one size fits all approach is
  possible.
• long-term perspective, quality standards and
  monitoring are challenges
• ? starting the process means learning and added
  value
• from dialogue to action !!