Forest governance learning group Enabling practical, just and sustainable forest use What it is and how it works An informal alliance of in-country teams and international partners, currently active in seven African and three Asian countries, facilitated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Aims to connect those marginalised from forest governance to those controlling it, and to help policy makers make better policies, doers do better and rights-holders gain more. Inception phase started in 2003. Supported since 2005 by the EC and the Dutch government. Action in each country Team of ‘governance-connected’ individuals from a mix of • agencies Policy work on forest livelihood problems that are caused • by people being excluded from decisions Development of practical guidance and tools for progress • Creating and taking opportunities for improved governance • Inter-country work for creative transfers of insight, and to install findings in international policy processes. Key outputs so far 9 in-country teams active in Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda, • Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Indonesia, India and Vietnam – and preparations for a team in Tanzania Major international learning events in Ghana, South Africa, • Uganda, India and Malawi on social justice in forestry 66 policy research outputs and tools • 49 press, TV and radio advocacy outputs • International collaboration with more than 21 organisations • and participation in more than 20 forums Independent evaluation in late 2008 • Impacts so far President in Uganda forced to back down from give-away • of forest reserves to agribusiness after pressure from ‘people’s power’ High-level action on illegal logging and Chinese investment • in Mozambique Rights and governance reform back on the agenda in • Ghana by shaping the VPA Better understanding of the value of charcoal in Malawi, • leading to policy reviews and improved governance Governance frameworks better enabling community • forestry in Vietnam Rationale and approach of the Forest Governance Learning Group Organisational structure of FGLG Looking ahead Over the next 5 years FGLG will continue working on social • justice in forestry, focusing on: Forest rights and small forest enterprise Q Legitimate forest products Q Pro-poor climate change mitigation and adaptation Q through forestry Trans-national learning and preparedness Q The contents of this document are the responsibility of IIED and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Commission or DGIS. Poster designed by Steven Haw [email protected] FGLG contacts, news, reports and work plans are available at: www.iied.org/NR/forestry/projects/forest.html Forests contribute their most to human well-being Sustainable forest management Good governance in forests Practical tools, tactics and approaches in use Ground based reality evidence 10 countries in Africa and Asia in FGLG Guidance and tools for key change agents Requires Requires Requires Regional and international learning and networking IIED MALAWI team GHANA team UGANDA team MOZAMBIQUE team SOUTH AFRICA team TANZANIA team CAMEROON team VIETNAM team CHINA policy researchers INDIA team INDONESIA team RECOFTC and resource people Supported by the European Union and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF THE VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON FOREST GOVERNANCE BETWEEN EC AND GHANA FGLG members on the VPA Steering Committee, • others in various working groups around it IIED and FGLG Ghana assessed VPA’s potential impacts: • VPA an important stepping stone for reform Q But VPA alone not enough – forest will still be Q degraded and sector will make a smaller economic contribution Preliminary estimate of the possible revenue from a Q national REDD strategy Recommendations on policy improvements Q Ghana Government and EC signed the VPA • in 2008 – now the real work begins! FGLG continues to press for community rights and • democratic policymaking Working with partners to get at the ‘truth’, then doing whatever it takes to have impact with evidence Participation of policy makers in the team and in project activities has given us direct policy influence Nguyen Quang Tan, FGLG Vietnam FGLG’s study revealed widespread problems of illegality badly affecting local people and the forest. The work was used to kick up a fuss and the Forestry Commission is now committed in its strategic plan to make improvements and donors have these as criteria for their support Kyeretwie Opoku, Ghana Professionalism of members of FGLG-Uganda has been vital in raising interest and having impact Stephen Khaukha, Uganda FGLG’s key role is ‘speaking truth to power’ Sushil Saigal, India Putting the spotlight on the charcoal trade in Malawi Who gets the value from a bag of charcoal?
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Forest governance learning groupEnabling practical, just and sustainable forest use
What it is and how it works An informal alliance of in-country teams and international partners, currently active in seven African and three Asian countries, facilitated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
Aims to connect those marginalised from forest governance to those controlling it, and to help policy makers make better policies, doers do better and rights-holders gain more.
Inception phase started in 2003. Supported since 2005 by the EC and the Dutch government.
Action in each country Team of governance-connected individuals from a mix of agenciesPolicy work on forest livelihood problems that are caused by people being excluded from decisionsDevelopment of practical guidance and tools for progressCreating and taking opportunities for improved governance
Inter-country work for creative transfers of insight, and to install findings in international policy processes.
Key outputs so far9 in-country teams active in Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Indonesia, India and Vietnam and preparations for a team in TanzaniaMajor international learning events in Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India and Malawi on social justice in forestry66 policy research outputs and tools49 press, TV and radio advocacy outputsInternational collaboration with more than 21 organisations and participation in more than 20 forumsIndependent evaluation in late 2008
Impacts so farPresident in Uganda forced to back down from give-away of forest reserves to agribusiness after pressure from peoples powerHigh-level action on illegal logging and Chinese investment in MozambiqueRights and governance reform back on the agenda in Ghana by shaping the VPABetter understanding of the value of charcoal in Malawi, leading to policy reviews and improved governanceGovernance frameworks better enabling community forestry in Vietnam
Rationale and approach of the Forest Governance Learning Group
Organisational structure of FGLG
Looking aheadOver the next 5 years FGLG will continue working on social justice in forestry, focusing on:
Forest rights and small forest enterprise QLegitimate forest products QPro-poor climate change mitigation and adaptation Qthrough forestryTrans-national learning and preparedness Q
The contents of this document are the responsibility of IIED and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Commission or DGIS. Poster designed by Steven Haw [email protected]
FGLG contacts, news, reports and work plans are available at: www.iied.org/NR/forestry/projects/forest.html
Forests contribute their most to human
well-being
Sustainable forest
management
Good governance in
forests
Practical tools, tactics
and approaches in use
Ground based reality evidence
10 countries in Africa and Asia in FGLG
Guidance and tools for key
change agents
Requires Requires Requires
Regional and international learning and networking
IIED
MALAWIteam
GHANA team
UGANDAteam
MOZAMBIQUEteam
SOUTH AFRICA
teamTANZANIA
teamCAMEROON
team
VIETNAMteam
CHINApolicy
researchers
INDIAteam
INDONESIAteam
RECOFTC and
resource people
Supported by the European Union and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contributing to loCal ownErship oF thE Voluntary partnErship agrEEmEnt on ForEst
goVErnanCE bEtwEEn EC and ghana
FGLG members on the VPA Steering Committee, others in various working groups around itIIED and FGLG Ghana assessed VPAs potential impacts:
VPA an important stepping stone for reform QBut VPA alone not enough forest will still be Qdegraded and sector will make a smaller economic contributionPreliminary estimate of the possible revenue from a Qnational REDD strategyRecommendations on policy improvements Q
Ghana Government and EC signed the VPA in 2008 now the real work begins!FGLG continues to press for community rights and democratic policymaking
Working with partners to get at the truth, then doing whatever it takes to have impact with evidence
Participation of policy makers in the team and in project activities has
given us direct policy influenceNguyen Quang Tan, FGLG Vietnam
FGLGs study revealed widespread problems of illegality badly affecting local
people and the forest. The work was used to kick up a fuss and the Forestry Commission
is now committed in its strategic plan to make improvements and donors have
these as criteria for their supportKyeretwie Opoku, Ghana
Professionalism of members of FGLG-Uganda has been vital in raising interest and having impact
Stephen Khaukha, Uganda
FGLGs key role is speaking truth to powerSushil Saigal, India
Putting the spotlight on the charcoal trade in Malawi
Who gets the value from a bag of charcoal?
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