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The presentation was made in a launching workshop for the FRMS regulation in Binh Duong province in Vietnam. The slides contain an introduction to the benefits if modern ICT in forestry.
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- 1. Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam F O R M I S II ICT Improves Forestry Forest Resource Database in Vietnam Tapio Leppänen CTA, FORMIS Phase II Workshop 10 Mach 2016 Launching Forest Resource Monitoring System Email: tapio.formis@gmail.com
- 2. Information & Communication technology improves businesses and government agencies 2F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 3. 3F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 4. F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam 4 GOODS AND SERVICES FROM FORESTS Forestry is a resource based industry providing for wide range of goods and services TOURISM HYDRO POWER NON-WOOD PRODUCTS CHIPS, BIOMASS WOOD PRODUCTS
- 5. 5F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam Operating System in State Forest Management FOREST COMPANIES, -BOARDS TOURISM ENTERPRISES, HYDRO POWER COMMUNITIES, HOUSEHOLDS LOCAL ADMINISTRATION VNFOREST PROCESSES FOREST OWNERS AND – MANAGERS FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PROTECTION SPECIAL USE OF FORESTS PLANS: FOREST PROTECTION & DEVELOPMENT PLANS, OTHER PLANS MONITORING, CONTROL: STATISTICS, PERMISTS, APPROVALS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FOREST PROTECTION: AGAINST FIRE & OTHER HAZARS, LAW ENFORSEMENT DIRECTION: POLICY, STRATEGY, LAW TECHNICAL SUPPORT: GUIDELINES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- 6. Big data on forest resource is one of the key services from VNFOREST F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 7. Forest Resource Database Benefits to forest owners and managers • Forest management planning • Planning of forestry activities: – Planting – Harvesting – Patrolling conservation area – Controlling settlements • Forest certification – market acceptability for wood • Formal status of the data: – Approved by local and national authorities – Based on government regulation • Informing buyers of availability of products 7F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 8. Forest Resource Database Benefits to wood processing industry • Planning wood procurement • Basis for chain of custody- or timber tracking system • Investment planning – Green field investment, upgrading production line – Mergers & acquisitions • Corporate responsibility – Inclusion of rural- and disadvantaged areas – Transparency, prevention of corruption • Official information on forest ownership including ownership boundaries • Supports forest land allocation • Official status of the data 8F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 9. Benefits from a Modern IT platform • Information security • Transparency – same data available for all • Cost-effectiveness – reuse of data and IT resources • Inclusion of also remote, rural areas with fast internet connectivity • Preventing corruption – reducing face-to-face interaction between people 9F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
- 10. F O R M I S II Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam 10 Supported by: Implementing Agency: Lead consultant: In consortium with: F O R M I S II | Development of Management Information System for the Forestry Sector in Viet Nam
Editor's Notes
- It has been widely recognised, for instance in the administrative reform programmes, that the ICT – Information and communication technology, is a key engine in improving the government services also in forestry. Government services in turn improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the forest management work carried out by enterprises, communities and households who are responsible for managing the forests.
- The ICT industry revenue in Vietnam is a clear indication of the importance of ICT as a driver in private enterprises as well as in public sector. In 2009 the ICT revenue was around USD 5 billion. By 2013, within 5 years, the revenue increased to USD 40 billion. Most of the increase comes from hardware investment whereas the investment in software and digital content has been more modest.
- How can ICT support forestry? In order to find the answer to this question we need to understand the operating system in forestry, the operational architecture of the goods and services from forestry sector and the processes that create them. Forest is a source of a wide range of goods and services. Most important goods include wood products, biomass (for instance chips) for paper- and energy industries. Non-wood products comprise of a very wide range of products including for instance: food (game meet, mushrooms, tubers, fruit), medicinal plants used in traditional medicine, and rattan used for handicrafts. Environmental services from forests include water for hydropower industry, mitigation of climate change and eco tourism. Vietnam is a frontrunner in developing ‘payment for environmental service’ mechanism to provide incentive to communities to protect the forest and refrain from cutting trees.
- In Vietnam forests fall under three categories: production forests, protection forests and special use forests. Production, protection and special use can be seen as the core forestry processes in the ‘forestry operating system’ in Vietnam. Vietnam Administration of Forestry, VNFOREST, as the state management agency is responsible, across all three forest categories/core processes, for forestry legislation & forest policy, forestry planning, forest monitoring, technical support, law enforcement and for information and communication. The forest products and services are created by forest owners and managers that comprise of communities, households and institutional owners such as forest companies and forest management boards. Local administration under provinces and districts, such as the sub Forest Protection Department, provide government services to forest owners. At national level the VNFOREST is responsible for state management and public services.
- Maintaining information on forest resources (location and status of forests) is one of the key tasks in VNFOREST. Since forestry is a resource-based industry the information on forest resources is needed in all the forestry processes. VNFOREST is currently conducting a programme, National Forest Inventory and Statistics Programme, NFIS, to create nationwide data on forest resources. This data goes down to operational level, the level of individual forest owner and down to forest plot (forest stand).
- Forest owners and forest managers can use the updated forest resource data to prepare forest management plans. Moreover, the data has been officially approved by local and national authorities. Without such data the forest owners and managers would need to carry out an inventory and have the inventory method and the result approved by local and national authorities. Forest companies and forest management boards can use the data to pursue forest certification. Forest certificate, either FSC or PEFC, will guarantee environmental and social acceptability of the wood harvested from the forest, which in turn will ensure that the wood products manufactured from this raw material can be exported to Europe and USA. Forest resource data will also help in preparing the obligatory plans for plantation establishment, harvesting and other forestry activities.
- The information contained in the forest resource database will help forest industries in planning wood procurement. The database, which includes accurate information on the location of forest, will enable development of a ‘timber tracking system’ or a more comprehensive ‘chain-of custody system’. In this way the processing industry can show the origin of the wood and fulfil the requirements in e.g. European and US market. It is possible to download the data from the VNFOREST server into a GIS software such as open source QGIS for further analysis. Example: A company wants to procure acacia wood. They want to identify potential harvesting sites and volumes. FPD ranger will do a search with the Forest Resource Monitoring System. The ranger will search all the plantation stands with volume more than 100 m3/ha. The user can then view a list of the plots with total volume in each plot. The plots can also be viewed in the map interface. Location and quality of forest resources is also needed in planning forest investment and mergers & acquisitions. The database with nationwide coverage will help enterprises in fulfilling their corporate responsibility goals. The database, accessible over internet also in remote, rural areas support the inclusion of poor and disadvantaged communities. Furthermore the data and information have been officially approved by authorities, adding credibility and transparency to forest management plans and activities.
- Modern IT platforms bring considerable benefits in terms of security. Users can be authenticated and the use can be controlled by data owner through permission policy and user account management. It platform with centralised, nationwide database will enable sharing data and information instantly with all the users who can access internet. In Vietnam there are only few remove communes who don’t have fast internet connectivity. The information and data will be the same to everyone who has permission to access. Centralised IT platforms are considerably more cost-effective than the conventional information systems because they enable sharing and reuse of data and software. Web-based software will reduce costs related to software maintenance and updating. IT platform also reduces the need for hardware investment. Due to good internet infrastructure in Vietnam a centralised iT platform will support the inclusion of remote rural areas and grass root level operators such as households. People and organisations also in remote areas will be able to obtain information related to the forests they depend on. This will help rural families and communities to participate in sustainable forest management.