EC-FAO Partnership Programme
Project ASI/B7-6201/IB/98/0531
Information and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management: linking National and International Efforts in South Asia and Southeast Asia
Forest Policy Workshop
LOCATION: KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA), THE LEGEND
HOTEL
Timing: 22 to 24 January 2002
PROGRAM
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Tuesday, 22 January 2002 |
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08.30 |
Patrick Durst (Senior Forestry Officer, RAP,
Bangkok) |
Welcome and opening address, objectives of the workshop and
expected outcomes |
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08.45 |
Thomas Enters (Forestry Sector Analysis Specialist, RAP,
Bangkok) |
Overview EC-FAO Partnership Programme activities since the
inception workshop held in July 2000 |
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09.30 |
Samsudin Musa Research Officer (FRIM) |
Progress of pilot study on Assessing the status of logged-over
production forests - Development of a rapid appraisal technique |
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10.00 |
Coffee Break |
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10.30 |
Thomas Enters |
Planned EC-FAO Partnership Programme activities for 2002
followed by discussion |
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11.50 |
D.B. Dhittal |
Recent forest policy reviews in Bhutan |
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12.10 |
Eang Savet |
Recent forest policy reviews in Cambodia |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
V.K. Bahuguna |
Recent forest policy reviews in India |
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13.50 |
Achmad Pribadi |
Recent forest policy reviews in Indonesia |
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14.10 |
Patrick Durst |
The state of forestry statistics in Asia or “Ten reasons
why we don’t have reliable forestry statistics” |
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14.40 |
Working groups |
Confirm or refute reasons presented by P. Durst |
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15.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
Working groups |
Presentation of group reports |
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16.30 |
Ma Qiang |
Rationale for a network of statistical correspondents followed
by discussions |
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17.30 |
Close |
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19.00 |
Welcoming dinner hosted by FAO |
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Wednesday, 23 January 2002 |
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08.30 |
Daniela Baskaran Director, Plantation Forestry Division
(FRIM) |
Progress of pilot study on Assessing the extent of private
sector forest plantations in Peninsular Malaysia - Development of and effective
data collection methodology |
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09.00 |
Patrick Durst |
FAO current/recent activities on forestry policy in the
region |
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09.30 |
Thomas Enters |
Introduction to the recently initiated study on Impact of
incentives on the development of forest plantation resources in the Asia-Pacific
region |
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09.50 |
Somchay Sanonty |
Recent forest policy reviews in Lao PDR |
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10.10 |
Na’aman Jaafar |
Recent forest policy reviews in Malaysia |
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10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 |
Ma Qiang |
Process and main findings of FAO activities on policy studies
outside Asia |
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11.30 |
Working groups |
What are the main objectives of policy studies and what can
they accomplish? |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
Working groups |
Presentation of group reports and discussion |
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14.00 |
S.M. Amatya |
Recent forest policy reviews in Nepal |
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14.20 |
Bashir Ahmed Wani |
Recent forest policy reviews in Pakistan |
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14.40 |
Dolores Catindig |
Recent forest policy reviews in the Philippines |
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15.00 |
Michael Martin (Chief, Forestry Planning and Statistics
Branch, FAO, Rome) |
Presentation on the connection between the activities
conducted through the EC-FAO Partnership Programme with what happened in the
Outlook Study for Asia and what we propose to do in the areas of support to
policy analysis for the National Forest Programme Facility. |
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15.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
Ma Qiang |
Introduction of the draft outline for the planned forest
policy studies |
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16.20 |
Working groups |
What should we seek in the forestry policy review? |
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17.00 |
Working groups |
Presentation of reports and discussion |
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17.30 |
Close |
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Thursday, 24 January 2002 |
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08.30 |
Chan Lai Har (Undersecretary, Forestry Division, Min. of
Primary Industries, Malaysia) |
Forest policy and implications for sustainable forest
management in Malaysia |
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09.00 |
Louis du Breil de Pontbriand |
The support programme of the EC in forestry |
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09.20 |
Sarath Fernando |
Recent forest policy reviews in Sri Lanka |
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09.40 |
Jira Jintanugool |
Recent forest policy reviews in Thailand |
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10.10 |
Thomas Enters and Ma Qiang |
Common aspects of recent policy reviews conducted in
Asia |
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10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 |
Plenary |
Finalizing the outline for the national forest policy
reviews |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
Plenary session |
Finalizing the outline for the national forest policy
reviews |
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15.30 |
Coffee break |
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16.00 |
Michael Martin and Ma Qiang (Facilitators) |
Closing of the workshop |
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17.30 |
Close |
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