ANNEX 5: STEPS RECOMMENDED FOR FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF NATIONAL-LEVEL CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DRY FORESTS IN ASIA

1. Identify a national-level nodal agency/focal action point;

2. Assess the financial requirements and possible funding sources to hold National and Sub-regional workshops in order to:

· continue raising national awareness that criteria and indicators are good tools for achieving sustainable forest management;
· continue developing the set of criteria and indicators according to national needs;
· harmonize and converge criteria and indicators with other regional/national initiatives; and
· identify research and training needs for enhancing the capacity of stakeholders to apply the criteria and indicators in the field.

Strategy and Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Forest Management Related Action at Regional and National Levels

Objective

Strategy

Action

Time Frame

Evolving national-level criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry forest in South and Southeast Asia

Sub-regional initiative and brainstorming for evolving a draft set of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry zone, South and Southeast Asian forests

Sub-regional workshop, Bhopal, India

30 November - 3 December, 1999

Seek political support for the set of criteria and indicators developed during this workshop

Results of the workshop to be presented in the 18^th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission for endorsement

FAORAP to include this item in the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission meeting's agenda

15 - 19 May 2000 Caloundra, Australia

Eliciting national support and generating awareness about the sustainable forest management process at national levels

Sensitization of academia, government and forestry professionals about sustainable forest management and criteria and indicators framework

National-level workshop on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry forests

By end of 2001

Adoption of the criteria and indicators evolved during the regional workshop and the country's own national workshop

Awareness generation about the draft set of criteria and indicators evolved for dry forests in the workshop held in India

Two (at least) sub-national workshops in the respective countries.

Determination of training needs and research priorities to guide data collection for testing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.

Monitoring and guide the process of sustainable forest management related activities in the region

End of 2001

Assessment of funding needs for testing and operationalizing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in the country

Draw lessons from initiatives taken by other countries in the sub-region, and discuss common problem and challenges

Reporting sustainable forest management related activities on a country basis.

Setting sub regional priorities and goals for sustainable management of dry forests

Objective	Strategy	Action	Time Frame
Evolving national-level criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry forest in South and Southeast Asia	Sub-regional initiative and brainstorming for evolving a draft set of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry zone, South and Southeast Asian forests	Sub-regional workshop, Bhopal, India	30 November - 3 December, 1999
Seek political support for the set of criteria and indicators developed during this workshop	Results of the workshop to be presented in the 18^th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission for endorsement	FAORAP to include this item in the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission meeting's agenda	15 - 19 May 2000 Caloundra, Australia
Eliciting national support and generating awareness about the sustainable forest management process at national levels	Sensitization of academia, government and forestry professionals about sustainable forest management and criteria and indicators framework	National-level workshop on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management of dry forests	By end of 2001
Adoption of the criteria and indicators evolved during the regional workshop and the country's own national workshop	Awareness generation about the draft set of criteria and indicators evolved for dry forests in the workshop held in India	Two (at least) sub-national workshops in the respective countries.
Determination of training needs and research priorities to guide data collection for testing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.	Monitoring and guide the process of sustainable forest management related activities in the region		End of 2001
Assessment of funding needs for testing and operationalizing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in the country	Draw lessons from initiatives taken by other countries in the sub-region, and discuss common problem and challenges
Reporting sustainable forest management related activities on a country basis.
Setting sub regional priorities and goals for sustainable management of dry forests