PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY PROCESS THE PACIFIC EXPERIENCE

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• PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY
  PROCESS THE PACIFIC EXPERIENCE

SAIRUSI BULAI FORESTS TREES PROGRAMME LAND
RESOURCES DIVISION SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC
COMMUNITY
ASEAN SENIOR FORESTRY OFFICIALS SEMINAR
VIENTIANE, LAO PDR 11 JULY 2007
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

• ABOUT THE PACIFIC
• BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO SPC
• ABOUT THE SPC LAND RESOURCES DIVISION
• REGIONAL FORESTRY PROGRAMME
• PACIFIC EXPERIENCES OF UNFF SOME LESSONS LEARNT
• SPC RESPONSES FUTURE ACTIONS
• PLANNED ACTIVITIES opportunities for
  collaboration
• RECOMMENDATIONS

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ABOUT THE PACIFIC

• THOUSANDS OF ISLANDS SCATTERED OVER 33 MILLION
  SQ. KM. (about 1/3 of the earths surface)
• ONLY 2 IS LAND
• POPULATION IS AROUND 8.5 million
• 60 OF THE WORLDS LANGUAGES (PNG has 800)
• MELANESIAN, POLYNESIAN MICRONESIAN
• ENORMOUS DIVERSITY IN SIZE, POPULATION, ETC.
• SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES EXIST
• CLIMATE CHANGE IS A MAJOR ISSUE

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SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY (SPC)

• PACIFIC REGIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
• MEMBERSHIP 22 PICTs AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, NZ
  USA
• ESTABLISHED IN 1947 TECHNICAL ADVISORY,
  TRAINING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• GOVERNED BY THE COUNCIL OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
  ADMINISTRATIONS (CRGA meets annually)
• 3 DIVISIONS LAND, MARINE SOCIAL RESOURCES
• HEADED BY DG WITH HQ IN NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA
• CORE BUSINESS CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY
  SUPPLEMENTATION TRANSBOUNDARY FUNCTIONS

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SPC LAND RESOURCES DIVISION

• MAIN CAMPUS IN SUVA, FIJI WITH SUB-REGIONAL
  OFFICE FOR THE N. PACIFIC IN POHNPEI, FSM
• HEADED BY A DIRECTOR (MEMBER OF THE SPC
  EXECUTIVES)
• COMPRISING AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
• HEADS OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY MEET BI-ANNUALLY
  TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION
• MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY MEET EVERY 4
  YEARS TO PROVIDE POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT
• LRD STRATEGIC PLAN 2005-2008 WITH TWO OBJECTIVES
  
• USE OF THEMATIC GROUPS TO TRY AND INTEGRATE
  ACTIVITIES AND (STAFF) EXPERTISE.

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ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTION
PARAVET TRAINING
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BIOSECURITY TRADE FACILITATION
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CROP PRODUCTION
Poor soils - challenge for atolls
Quick composting - Kiribati
Mucuna cover crops - Tuvalu
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FORESTS AND TREES
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FORESTRY AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION
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GENETIC RESOURCES
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PLANT HEALTH
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INFO, COMM EXTENSION
Guests at the launching of the Pacific Pest List
Database
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LAND USE AND RESOURCES POLICY
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FORESTRY PROGRAMME FOCAL POINT FOR FORESTRY IN
THE PACIFIC

• TWO COMPONENTS
• FORESTS TREES PROGRAMME (programme funded
  AusAID)
• PACIFIC GERMAN REGIONAL FORESTRY PROJECT (funded
  by the German Government through GTZ 6
  countries)
• MAIN OBJECTIVE - TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF
  PICTs TO MANAGE THEIR FOREST TREE RESOURCES IN
  A SUSTAINABLE MANNER
• COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS IS A MAIN STRATEGY

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PACIFIC EXPERIENCES OF UNFF

• REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON IPF/IFF IN 1999
• REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON UNFF INITIATIVES IN 2002
• FIJI AND VANUATU NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON
  PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF IPF/IFF PfA 2004
  2005
• APFC WORKSHOP IN 2004
• CLI-Berlin workshop in 2005
• REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL FOREST
  POLICY IN JANUARY 2006
• PARTICIPATING IN UNFF6 UNFF7

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LESSONS LEARNT FROM PAST ACTIVITIES (1999-2005)

• LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNFF PROCESS
• GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF AND DESIRE TO IMPLEMENT
  SFM BUT THERE ARE MAJOR OBSTACLES
• RELUCTANCE OF COUNTRIES TO REPORT PROGRESS ON
  IMPLEMENTATION
• COUNTRIES KEEN TO BE MORE ENGAGED WITH UNFF
  PROCESS learning and securing technical
  financial support
• REGIONAL PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED INCLUDED nfp,
  public participation, rehabilitation
  restoration of degraded lands, international
  trade SFM
• SPC NEEDED TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED

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SPC RESPONSES

• TRAINING IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY
  PROCESS
• SPC ENDORSED BY MEMBERS TO BE REGIONAL FOCAL
  POINT FOR UNFF
• SPC ACCREDITED AS AN OBSERVER WITH UNFF AT UNFF6
  TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO MEMBER COUNTRIES (also
  attended UNFF7)
• SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS IN THE UNFF
• SPC/nfpf PARTNERSHIP advocacy awareness
• INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH FAO
• ACCREDITATION WITH ITTC

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FUTURE FOCUS

• ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE UNFF PROCESS OTHER
  INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES INCL. ITTC UNFCCC
• WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH UNFF AND OTHERS IN
  SUPPORTING PACIFIC COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT
  APPROPRIATE ACTIONS (IPF/IFF, MYPOW, NLI)
• LOOK AT HOW SPC REGIONAL FOCAL POINT ROLE IS
  GOING TO BE RECOGNISED
• INVITE PARTICIPATION OF UNFF IN 2008 HEADS OF
  AGRICULTURE FORESTRY MEETING
• CONTINUE SUPPORTING PICTs IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES
  TOWARDS SFM

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PLANNED ACTIVITIESOPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION

• PACIFIC FOREST POLICY SHORT COURSE Nov 2007
• AWARENESS WORKSHOP ON CDM FORESTRY Dec 2007
• REGIONAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP ON FORESTRY
  2007/2008
• MAPPING OF ASIAN LOGGING COMPANIES IN THE
  PACIFIC 2007/2008
• ADVOCACY AWARENESS RAISING PROFILE OF
  FORESTS FORESTRY FAO PROPOSAL FOR
  ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY WEEK IN 2008
• REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON UNFF -2008/2009

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PLANNED ACTIVITIESOPPORTUNITIES FOR
COLLABORATION (CONT.)

• CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST GENETIC
  RESOURCES (INCLUDING GERPLASM SUPPLY AND EXCHANGE
  AND NETWORKING).
• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM
  (PARTICULARLY ON THE ATOLL COUNTRIES AND
  TERRITORIES).
• PACIFIC AGRICULTURE FORESTRY POLICY NETWORK
• CAPACITY BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• REGULAR CONTACTS BETWEEN ASOF AND SPC LRD BE
  INITIATED - ASOF TO PARTICIPATE IN PACIFIC HEADS
  OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY MEETINGS
• DEVELOP FORMAL ARRANGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN
  COOPERATION BETWEEN ASOF AND SPC LRD

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