Assessing the roles of forests in reducing poverty and enhancing climate resilience in the Philippines.
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Climate Smart Landscapes: addressing trade-offs and delivering multiple benef...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the High Level Panel of Experts on
Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), on June 27, 2017.
Imperatives of PROFOR Study to Bago City's Integrated Conservation Area Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Frances Seymour, Director General of CIFOR
CGIAR Research Program on
Forests, Trees and Agroforestry at Third Meeting of the Independent Science Partnership Council event
Land Trust Alliance Rally, November 2017.
Land trust activities are constantly changing to accommodate new challenges and issues, and it’s becoming increasingly important to develop and implement conservation activities that consider the challenges of a changing and uncertain climate. This fast-paced, dynamic workshop will lead participants through a five-step process to consider how climate change will affect their lands and conservation goals. This “climate change filter” will then be used to identify actions that enable forest ecosystems to adapt to changing conditions. The session will also identify strategies to engage woodland owner networks in these important stewardship activities, including climate change communication to key audiences and stakeholders.
Evidence-Based Forestry: Approaches and Results in the Asia-Pacific RegionCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Assessing the roles of forests in reducing poverty and enhancing climate resilience in the Philippines.
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Climate Smart Landscapes: addressing trade-offs and delivering multiple benef...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the High Level Panel of Experts on
Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), on June 27, 2017.
Imperatives of PROFOR Study to Bago City's Integrated Conservation Area Manag...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Frances Seymour, Director General of CIFOR
CGIAR Research Program on
Forests, Trees and Agroforestry at Third Meeting of the Independent Science Partnership Council event
Land Trust Alliance Rally, November 2017.
Land trust activities are constantly changing to accommodate new challenges and issues, and it’s becoming increasingly important to develop and implement conservation activities that consider the challenges of a changing and uncertain climate. This fast-paced, dynamic workshop will lead participants through a five-step process to consider how climate change will affect their lands and conservation goals. This “climate change filter” will then be used to identify actions that enable forest ecosystems to adapt to changing conditions. The session will also identify strategies to engage woodland owner networks in these important stewardship activities, including climate change communication to key audiences and stakeholders.
Evidence-Based Forestry: Approaches and Results in the Asia-Pacific RegionCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Measuring the opportunity costs of forest conservation in Uganda: Implication...CIFOR-ICRAF
Glenn Bush, Woods Hole Research Center, USA
Nick Hanley, University of Stirling, UK
Daniel Rondeau, University of Victoria, Canada
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
FLR in Ghana - Lessons learned and the Way ForwardGPFLR
Presentation by Dominic Blay on Forest Landscape Restoration in Ghana. Dominic Blay discusses what is needed with regard to political and institutional change for FLR to succeed in Ghana.
Vulnerabilities of forests and forest dependent people
Peter Minang, FTA, ICRAF
Social and environmental justice as a trigger of robust ambitious climate action and prosperous future for all
Chilean pavilion, COP 25, Madrid, 7th December 2019
Forest Certification: Biological Benefits or Just Landowner Costs?D. Stuart Hale, CF
Presentation outlining the benefits and costs of forest certification and sustainable forest management. First presented at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville on October 6, 2010.
Updated research and study on Community ForestryCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Graeme Applegate of the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
It includes:
Harvesting Planning and Practices, Characteristics, structure and use of wood, Defects, Timber Value Chain, Marketing and Policies.
Prepared by the students currently studying Masters in Forestry at Institute of Forestry Pokhara, affiliated to Tribhuvan University.
Measuring the opportunity costs of forest conservation in Uganda: Implication...CIFOR-ICRAF
Glenn Bush, Woods Hole Research Center, USA
Nick Hanley, University of Stirling, UK
Daniel Rondeau, University of Victoria, Canada
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
FLR in Ghana - Lessons learned and the Way ForwardGPFLR
Presentation by Dominic Blay on Forest Landscape Restoration in Ghana. Dominic Blay discusses what is needed with regard to political and institutional change for FLR to succeed in Ghana.
Vulnerabilities of forests and forest dependent people
Peter Minang, FTA, ICRAF
Social and environmental justice as a trigger of robust ambitious climate action and prosperous future for all
Chilean pavilion, COP 25, Madrid, 7th December 2019
Forest Certification: Biological Benefits or Just Landowner Costs?D. Stuart Hale, CF
Presentation outlining the benefits and costs of forest certification and sustainable forest management. First presented at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville on October 6, 2010.
Updated research and study on Community ForestryCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Graeme Applegate of the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
It includes:
Harvesting Planning and Practices, Characteristics, structure and use of wood, Defects, Timber Value Chain, Marketing and Policies.
Prepared by the students currently studying Masters in Forestry at Institute of Forestry Pokhara, affiliated to Tribhuvan University.
Todd Rosenstock (ICRAF) presenting on the topic: What is climate-smart agriculture in Africa? At the Global Landscapes Forum, Lima, Peru, 6 December 2014.
At 'The Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance – a unique partnership and systemic approach to food insecurity and climate change in Africa" side event.
Discussion forum hosted by World Vision. See:
http://www.landscapes.org/glf-2014/agenda-item/day-1-dec-6/side-events-sessions-for-and-by-youth-private-sector-and-civil-society-organizations/css-slate-1/africa-climate-smart-agriculture-alliance-unique-partnership-systemic-approach-food-insecurity-climate-change-africa/
and
http://worldagroforestry.org/cop20
Dr. Navin Sharma is Biofuel Programme Manager with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) based in India. He holds a Ph D in Applied Biology from the University of Cambridge and has carried out his Postdoctoral work at the University of York. Navin has over 23 years of experience in industrial R&D working with two major FMCG companies: Unilever and ITC. He is currently leading a biofuels initiative being implemented in South Asia, Latin America and Africa. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/cop12
Securing Land, Forest, Tree and Carbon Tenure for REDD+(+) in Kenya
Security of tenure has been identified as key in ensuring the success of REDD+.
It is important to recognize and secure new kinds of property rights anticipated from REDD+ to ensure success of the programs.
Land tenure, while forming the basis for granting rights to land and its resources, is insufficient and there is need to clarify and incorporate forest, tree and carbon tenure.
Good, MoEFCC attempting to review Forest policy after 3 decades. But found no objective goal, all old theory.
A fundamental question. Should MoEFCC have Forest policy or Environmental Policy? Forest is for conservation, just protect it and do some recovery (conservation) activity for endangered species. Nothing more. Less activity inside, more wilderness, more animals, ...
It should have environmental policy. It should list down objective methods to achieve 40% green cover, meeting INDC of 2.5 million carbon sink through additional tree cover, improvement of EPI, objective methods to improve URBAN tree cover, reducing AIR pollution, sustainable use of ground water, chemical pollution ....etc
I object using urban / farm FOREST, because Forest implies wilderness. All these urban / farm tree growing is no wild,
Major REFORM is required in MoEFCC as mentioned by Shri TSR Subramaniam HIgh level committee in 2014
Thanks
CIFOR/ICRAF sloping lands in transition (SLANT) projectCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation informs viewers about the CIFOR SLANT project including its objectives and goal, current activities and the structure of the partnership.
NAP-Ag Webinar - Addressing Forestry in National Adaptation Planning UNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag Webinar on 'Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans' provided insight on climate change adaptation in the livestock and forestry sector, also highlighting key elements in addressing the agriculture sectors in National Adaptation Plans, and looking forward to how these plans will contribute to NDCs, SDGs and links to other global accords such as the Sendai Framework.
Issues and Solutions for SFM in a Changing Climate in the AP regionCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Update on rural development plans to date 2014 2020 environment-15_oct 2013LaoisLeaf
This is the presentation to Environmental Pillar delegation to Brussels in October 2013 outlining the significant role the environment will play in the next round of Rural Development funding.
Experience of ASEAN and ROK Cooperation on Forest Education and Some Thoughts...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Seong-il Kim from the Seoul National University given during the Forests Asia Summit in the discussion forum "Learning event: Forestry education and research in Asia: Reality, challenges and the way forward" shows the experience of ASEAN and the ROK cooperation, introduces the AFoCO training program and how they plan to reinvent forest education.
Forest and agroforesty options for building resilience in refugee situations:...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2020
Climate Crisis Inter-Network
"Fit for Purpose? Current Tools and Approaches to Mitigate Climate Risks in Humanitarian Settings"
HLPE 2019. Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition. A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, Rome
An increasing multitude of insect pests and pathogens is targeting indigenous trees of natural forests, agroforestry systems, and exotic trees in planted forests in Africa. This is raising major concerns for a continent already challenged by adaptations to climate change, as it threatens a vital resource for food security of rural communities, economic growth, and ecosystem conservation. The accidental introduction through trade of non‐native species in particular is accelerating, and it adds to the damage to tree‐based landscapes by native pests and diseases. Old‐time and new invaders heavily impact planted forests of exotic eucalypts, pines, and acacias, and are spreading quickly across African regions. But many non‐native pathogens are recently found affecting important indigenous trees.
Decent work and economic growth: Potential impacts of SDG 8 on forests and fo...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This paper assesses the potential impact of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on forests and forest-dependent people. The concepts of decent work and economic growth are put in the context of predominant development theories and paradigms (modernization, economic growth, basic needs, sustainable development) which shape the agendas of governments, private sector, civil society, and investors. These stakeholders pursue different goals and interests, with uneven prioritization of SDG 8 targets and mixed impacts on forests and livelihoods.
Forest conservation and socio-economic benefits through community forest conc...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
With an extension of 2.1 million ha, the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) in Petén, Guatemala is the largest protected area in Central America. To reconcile forest conservation and socio-economic development, community forest concessions were created in its Multiple Use Zone (MUZ) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Operated by a community forest enterprise (CFE), and with a cycle of 25 years, the concessions grant usufruct rights to local communities on an area of about 400,000 ha. Currently, nine concessions are active, while the contracts of two concessions were cancelled and the management plan of another suspended.
Sustainable land management for improved livelihoods and environmental sustai...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
A healthy viable multifunctional landscape has the capability of supporting sustainable agricultural productivity, providing agroforestry and forest products (timber, fuel wood, fruits, medicine, fertilizer, gum etc.) for the sustenance of mankind while providing other environmental services. However these products are increasingly becoming unavailable due to declining soil fertility, climatic extremes, and high costs of inputs. Identifying low-cost, sustainable ways to attain food security and sustainable environment for millions of smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) remains a major developmental challenge.
Rangelands are more than just grass but rather complex and biodiverse ecosystems. Covering nearly half the world’s land area, they are in need of restoration and sustainable management.
Land degradation threatens the livelihoods, food and nutrition security of the poorest, most vulnerable smallholder farmers and pastoralists in Africa.
1. ICRAF - Tree diversity for landscape restoration
Friday, 10 October 2014
Session 2 : Tools and indicators for use to assess progress towards Aichi targets
Supporting forest restoration through
assessment and indicators
Hilary Allison
UNEP-WCMC
Head of Ecosystem Assessment Programme
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
2. Supporting forest restoration through assessment
and indicators
Outline of presentation
1. Role of forest restoration in
delivery of Aichi targets - the
global story
2. Forest restoration – delivering
ecosystem services
3. Tools to support decision
making and monitoring of
forest restoration at national,
sub national and local scale
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
3. 1. Role of forest restoration in delivery of Aichi targets
• Target 5: By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where
feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced.
• Target 7 : By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring
conservation of biodiversity
• Target 13 By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated
animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally
valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing
genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity.
• Targets 14, By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water,
and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account
the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
• Target 15 By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has
been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of
degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to
combating desertification
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
4. 1. Role of forest restoration in delivery of Aichi targets
Target 5 Loss of habitats halved or reduced
Indicator Extent of forest cover
Net change in forest area by country,
2005-2010 (ha/year
Source: FAO, 2010
Trends in forest area, 1990-2010
At the global level, the rate of forest area loss has slowed
from -8.3 million hectares per year during the period 1990-2000, to -5.2 million
hectares per year during 2000-2010.
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
5. 1. Role of forest restoration in delivery of Aichi targets
Target 7 Areas under sustainable management
Indicator: Area of forest under sustainable management: certification
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
6. 2. Forest restoration – delivering ecosystem services
• Forest restoration drivers
– as part of response to climate change
– in restoring vital ecosystem services
– revitalising local economies
• Progress on restoration in response to all these drivers is result of cumulative national
and sub national decisions
• In particular national and sub-national interventions often in response to desire for
more delivery of ecosystem services
• Assessment of what kind of interventions to deliver ecosystems services can be achieved
through employing tools like TESSA
• Indicators a way of monitoring the impact of restoration decisions
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
7. 2. Forest restoration – delivering ecosystem services
FOREST ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (adapted from UK National Ecosystem Assessment, 2011)
Provisioning services
Crops (NTFP) livestock and fisheries
Trees for timber
Trees for fuel
Forests and water management (upland catchment protection)
Regulating services
Climate (reducing climate stress, carbon sequestration)
Hazards (soil protection & flood protection)
Diseases or pests
Detoxification and purification (water quality, soil quality, air quality, noise reduction)
Pollination
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
Cultural services
Biodiversity
Forest environment, (personal wellbeing, social cohesion, education, art, recreation, health,
landscape character )
Supporting services
Soil formation, nutrient cycling, water cycling, production
Biodiversity
8. 3. Tools to support decision making and monitoring
of forest restoration
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
• TESSA
• Biodiversity Indicator Development Framework
10. 3. Tools to support decision making and monitoring of forest restoration
The problem:
Lack of site-level tools available to non-experts on the ground to collect locally-relevant data
to inform local decision-making
Project objective:
“To develop and deploy a rapid assessment tool to understand how far conserving sites for
their biodiversity importance also helps to conserve different ecosystem services, relative to
a converted state”.
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
Why TESSA?
11. What needs does the tool address?
• Site-scale ES assessments
• Accessible to non-experts
• Lower cost
• Deliver scientifically robust results quickly
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
12. Scope
Global climate
regulation
Harvested
wild goods
Water-related
services
Nature-based
recreation
Cultivated
goods
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
13. What does TESSA do?
Outline of Toolkit
• Rapid assessment of ES
• Identify & compare
alternative site
• Use participatory mapping
& surveys to collect data
Forested mountain Cultivated mountain
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
14. What does TESSA do?
Decision-tree for methods to use – e.g. water related services
• Offers step by step
guidance
• Identifies winners &
losers visually
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
15. Links between TESSA and Regulation / Spatial Planning
• Assessments by TESSA help land-use decision-making
by:
1) Estimating ecosystem services values both
qualitatively and quantitatively
2) Visually and quantitatively demonstrating the
trade-offs between the current and alternative state.
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Alternative state -
Wetland grasses, forest
Loss of wetland grasses & forest
habitats
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
17. TESSA Toolkit
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
•Webinar
•Downloadable toolkit
•Ecosystem Services papers
18. 3. Tools to support decision making and monitoring of forest restoration
Uses of biodiversity indicators:
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
• Track progress in achieving targets
• Guide policy design & implementation:
o Highlight where action is needed
o Adaptive management
• Build support:
o Communicate simple messages
19. Joined Up Indicators
PRESSURE – STATE – BENEFIT - RESPONSE
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
20. What is a successful indicator?
Scientifically valid – theory of relationship between the
indicator and its purpose (what change in the indicator
means) + reliability of the data
Based on available data – over time (monitoring)
Responsive to change in the issue of interest
Easily understandable – conceptually + presentation +
interpretation
Relevant to user’s needs
It is used!
(for measuring progress, early-warning, understanding an
issue, awareness-raising, …)
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
21. BIODIVERSITY INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
Purpose – actions needed for selecting
successful indicators
Production – essential to generate indicators
Permanence – mechanisms for ensuring
indicator continuity and sustainability
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
22. Purpose – actions needed for selecting
successful indicators
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
23. Production – essential to generate indicators
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
24. Permanence – mechanisms for ensuring
indicator continuity and sustainability
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators
26. CONCLUSIONS
• Forest restoration is contributing to overall global delivery of
Aichi targets
• Decisions to restore forests happen at varying scales and due
to a combination of drivers among which is included
improving the delivery of ecosystem services
• Assessment of forest restoration in terms of ecosystem service
delivery needn’t be an overwhelming task
• Important to monitor the impact of forest restoration
decisions including through well designed indicators
• Plenty of decision support tools to assist you
Supporting forest restoration through assessment and indicators