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Annex C: Presentations

1. AFA 2. AMPB 3. GACF 4. IAITPTF 5. IFFA 6. The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) 7. FFF Monitoring and Learning (M&L) system

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The Forest and Farm Facility Global and Regional Grants Inception MeetingLinking local voices and global decisions

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development

(AFA)

Basic Organizational Information

AFA is a regional alliance of 17 national federations/ cooperatives and organizations of small women and men farmers and producers in 13 countries in Asia: 2 in South Asia, 2 in Central Asia, 3 in North Asia and 6 in Southeast Asia)

Established in 2002 after a series of farmers’ exchange visits (FEVs) where farmer leaders saw the great need to come, share, learn and act together towards their common desire for a better quality of life for themselves, their families and their farming communities

Our Vision

We envision our rural farming communities as:

Self-reliant, educated, happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous–free from hunger and poverty.

Having access to and control over our lands, other basic productive resources, goods and services.

Having access to fair markets for our products.

Nurturing our farmlands via appropriate, integrated, and environment-friendly practices and technologies.

Participating in development processes through politically strong, socially responsive, culturally sensitive and economically viable FOs.

Our MissionWe aim to be:

A strong and influential voice of small- scale women and men farmers in Asia.A strong lobby and advocacy group for farmers’ rights and development, genuine agrarian reform, and main-streaming sustainable agriculture in regional and national policies and programs.A facilitator in the trading and marketing of our members’ products.A venue for solidarity and exchange of information on agriculture and farmers’ development for our members.

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Our Peasant AgendaTogether, we work to:

Promote sustainable agricultural policies and practices.Study and promote alternatives to economic globalization.Promote agriculture among the young.Promote fair and just treatment of small-scale women and men farmers.Promote food sovereignty measures.Promote farmer-to-farmer market exchanges.Push for provisions on access to farm resources and rural development, and protection of small-scale women and men farmers’ rights in Asian inter-governmental bodies (ASEAN, SAARC, etc)Support environmentally-friendly adaptation and mitigation measures for climate change.Strengthen AFA at the national and regional levels.

Our Strategies By 2015, we will be the largest, most credible, transparent,

trustworthy, and active organization of small scale women and men farmers in Asia working happily and harmoniously together towards the realization of our vision, mission and peasant agenda.

To achieve this, we will: Enhance networking activities and forge concrete partnerships with various organizations (e.g., other FOs, CSOs, GOs, NGOs, academe/research, business) in advocacy and other services to members (e.g. land tenure, agro-ecology, marketing and enterprise, women, gender equality, agri-health-nutrition-water-energy-food link, and youth).Make AFA an effective Knowledge and Learning Hub – capturing and sharing knowledge and lessons among FOs. We will document our stories, produce knowledge products such as manuals, case studies, videos, radio/TV programs as well as conduct study tours, farmers’ ex-change visits, learning and sharing sessions and farmer-to-farmer extension.Diversify our funding sources via internal and external resource generation and effective secretariat management.

Our Programs1. Advocacy

o Consultation among members.o Policy information, analysis and formulation.o Lobbies and dialogues with decision-makers and influential persons and

organizations.o Campaigns and direct actions.

2. Knowledge Management and Sharingo Development of knowledge and skills of our leaders and members by:o Capturing the knowledge generate from on-ground experiences of members.o Sharing these experiences through online and offline activities.

3. Enterprise Developmento Technical and managerial support to member’s initiatives in agricultural

production, marketing, and enterprise development.Enterprise development at the regional level.

4. Governance

Membership ProcessFarmers’ organization become a member of AFA upon formal acceptance and approval of the General Assembly given the ExeCom endorsement.

All organizations who have signified willingness to become a regular member of AFA during its first general assembly will be considered regular member

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Criteria for membership Prospective AFA regular members basically must have

the following minimum characteristics:A functional national farmers organization in its country; meaning, they have sets of officers, with regular meetings and activitiesAdheres to the AFA vision, mission, goals, principles and Asian Peasant agendaIf the applicant organizations comes from a country where there is an existing regular member, the regular member should endorse the application of the organization

Membership Process For regular membership, any organization wishes

to be a member of AFA must submit the following:Formal letter of applicationBoard resolution for membershipCopy of the constitution and by-lawsComplete list of incumbent officers and membersOrganizational profile, latest annual reports, publications (if there are)Payment for one time membership fee

Membership Process

Approval of Membership Application

The Executive Committee shall decide on the application after the Secretariat conducts a thorough validation.

A validation report shall be submitted by the Secretariat to the ExeCom together with all pertinent documents noted in the section

Selection of Policy Priorities

Priorities are based on AFA organizational VMGO and peasant agenda following the 4 A’sAsk – by asking/consulting members based on their experiences, initiatives, issues and challenges encountered by small scale women farmer, fisher and forest farm producers;Analyse – identification of policy agenda by analysing information gathered from membersAdvocate – together, we advocate at all levels: local, national, regional/internationalAct – take actions at all levels

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Outreach and audience

Members17 national farmers’ federations/cooperatives and associations in Asia composed of 12 million small scale women and men farmer, fishers, herders, indigenous and forest farmer producers

AudienceNational level – local and national government organizations and intergovernmental organizationRegional - ASEAN and SAARCInternational – UN FAO, IFAD, GAFSP, WEF

Project Planned ActivitiesName of project: “Strengthening Engagement of Asian

Small scale Women and Men Forests and Farm Producers in Global and Regional Processes”.

Objective: To consolidate the voices of its members in 8

countries who are living in forested landscapes and thereby strengthen AFA’s legitimacy, accountability, representation and advocacy work with national, regional and global institutions deciding over forest and farm landscape matters as they relate to food security and nutrition, sustainable livelihoods, climate change, and poverty reduction concerns.

Planned ActivitiesOutcome 1 - Established AFA’s work group on forest and

farm matters, consult and get the perspectives of its members which it can then input during the various regional and international conferences that it attends. Activities

Activities 1.1. Consultations at Township Levels in three countries – Nepal, Myanmar and Vietnam (Feb-March 2015)

Increase the awareness of the farmers on the following : (a) national laws or bills that affect forest and farm landscapes especially their tenure over their forest lands; (b) global debates on forest and farm mattersGet inputs /information on their situation, initiatives, challenges as forest and farm producers

Planned ActivitiesOutcome 1 - Established AFA’s work group on forest and

farm matters, consult and get the perspectives of its members which it can then input during the various regional and international conferences that it attends. Activities

Activities 1.2. National consultations cum sharing session on sustainable forest-based livelihoods in eight countries –Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal (April-May, 2015)the participants will be able to make a declaration outlining their agenda, as well as establish communication channels for uploading and downloading of information among themselves, and within the national organization.

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Planned ActivitiesOutcome 1 - Established AFA’s work group on

forest and farm matters, consult and get the perspectives of its members which it can then input during the various regional and international conferences that it attends. Activities

Activities 1.3. Regional sharing session cum dialogue with regional intergovernmental institutions on Policy Agenda of Forest-based producers (June)to increase awareness on regional and global debates on forest and farm matters, identify advocacy moments, identify key policy agenda which will then be articulated and pushed , and establish coordination and communication mechanisms for regional work

Planned ActivitiesOutcome 2 - Inform regional and global processes of the

policy agenda from AFA’s members living in forested landscapes

Activities 2.1. Dialogue with national policy makersGovernment representatives from agriculture, forestry, environment and land reform will be invited to listen and respond to the statement produced during the national consultation (April-May, 2015)

Activities 2.2. Participation in regional and global processes relevant to farmers in forested landscapes (March-December, 2015)AFA will send at least one woman farmer and one translator to key regional and global processes organized by ASEAN, SAARC, FAO, UNFCCC.

Planned ActivitiesOutcome 3 - Established clear coordination,

communication channels and regular feed-backing mechanisms , through online and offline activities

Activities 3.1. Regular communication and exchange of information (March-December 2015)Through email, e‐group, skype, website, AFA and its member organizations will regularly upload and download information. Trip reports will be circulated to members. Agendas of meetings will be circulated also, and inputs from the work group will be sought for.

Planned ActivitiesOutcome 4 - Produce various Knowledge Management

materials that will be shared in its website distributed during regional and international conferences and translated in different languages of its members.

Activity 4.1 - Production of Knowledge Management Materials: leaflets, case studies, video, issue paper/policy brief, which will all be uploaded to AFA’s website (February-September, 2015)At the country level, Nepal and Myanmar will produce leaflets which will be used during the township and national level consultations ; andCase studies and video on initiatives on sustainable livelihoods in the country as well as the challenges they face as they struggle for it to have sustainable livelihoods.

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Planned ActivitiesOutcome 4 - Produce various Knowledge Management

materials that will be shared in its website distributed during regional and international conferences and translated in different languages of its members.

Activity 4.1 - Production of Knowledge Management Materials: leaflets, case studies, video, issue paper/policy brief, which will all be uploaded to AFA’s website.At the regional level

AFA will produce an issue paper and will be translated in 8 languages ( those participating in the regional sharing session)All KM materials will be uploaded in the AFA website. The English version of the issue paper will be disseminated during regional and international conferences. All relevant information will be passed to FFF for uploading on the FFF global website.

Thank you for your attention!

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Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB)a regional alliance with national impact

2009 – 2010 participation in

nationalREDD+

strategies

2009 – 2010 participation in

nationalREDD+

strategies Enablingindigenouspeoples and

forestcommunities

Enablingindigenouspeoples and

forestcommunities

MakingMesoamerica

visible!

MakingMesoamerica

visible!

Buildingconsensus and dialogue withgovernments

Buildingconsensus and dialogue withgovernments

50 millionhectares of forest undercommunityinfluence

50 millionhectares of forest undercommunityinfluence

AmazoniaAmazonia

Cuenca del Congo

Zaire

Cuenca del Congo

Zaire

Surestede AsiaSurestede Asia

Mesoamérica

Governance conditions, policies, regulations, successful CFM experiences, offering to the world

a range of learnt lessons

Governance conditions, policies, regulations, successful CFM experiences, offering to the world

a range of learnt lessons

¿Who integrate the AMPB?

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La Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques 10 MIEMBROS Strategic allies

The Alliance Members are:

• Traditional authorities of indigenous communities, owners and legal administrators, and/or legitimate authorities of territorial forestareas

• Autonomous regional governments

• Organizations established by members of indigenous and local communities, or authorities representing their territories

• Community concessionaries that administer and manage forest areas

AMPB agenda

Communityforest

management

IPs and local communities

rights

‐ Increasing and consolidating local communities access to forests.‐ Improving rules and proceduresto sustainable forest management‐ Legislation and rights, includingcarbon rights

Access to finance and technologies

‐ Gaining recognition and respect forcollective rights of Indigenous Communitiesin national regulatory frame:‐ Political rights (authonomy)‐ Territories and natural resources rights‐Cultural rights

Redefining and defending our owndevelopment options

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AMPB CONTRIBUTIONS

Innovation capability to enhace sustainableforest management.

Strengthening governance in territories.

Consolidating local territory managementalternatives

Generating a common platform to make social forest management visible.

Forest CongressCommunities precongress

GLF Lima 2014

Europa learning tour

UN climate summit 2014

ITTO meeting 2011Rio+20 IFAD meetings

Protected Areas CongressCommunities precongress

COP20 Lima 2014

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Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF)

Scaling up the Voices of Local Communities at Regional and Global Level

Project Summery 2014/2015

GACF- Brief History

• Community Representatives led process

• GACF is established in November 2004 by Community organizations, network and federation together to make community voices to be heard

• To strengthen the community role in secure tenure rights, sustainable management of forest, community forest enterprise promotion and improving the livelihood of forest dependent and rural peoples.

GACF

Vision

Pro‐people forest policy and practice to advance towards good and sustainable forest management, ensuring improved livelihood leading to wealth of forest dependent communities.

Mission• Empowered and autonomous federations at global, regional, national and local levels which have ability to ensure rights of local people to access and control natural resources.

Local communities and user groups capable of driving change in the direction of sustainability, good governance, self reliance and democratization of natural resources management.

Promotion of enabling and inclusive environment for the stakeholders to take part in policy formulation process.

Poverty reduction ,Make gender equity real.

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Main objectives

• Link community organizations efforts in order to have a joint incidence in international and regional forums on issues of interest for our organizations.

• Link national agendas to regional and global agendas and put forward local community voicess

• Promote capacities, knowledge and information exchanges acquired, between community organizations.

GACF

GACF Coverage

Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa

Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Cameroon, Colombia,

DRC, Tanzania, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Srilanka,

Nepal, Finland , Kenya, Ghana,

Amérique Centrale

ACICAFOC

NépalFECOFUN

FinlandeMTK

MexiqueUZACHI*

ColombieJ.A.E.P.

Equateur

APISPérou

ECOPOYENIRI

CamerounCAFT

RDCAILDECO‐CONGO

IndonésieKalimatan

Barat

GACF

Critical Partnership,

• G3 Forest Rights Holders Group• FAO/FFF• RRI• TFD• GFP• FORD Foundation• RECOFTC• IIED• IUCN• UNFF • ITTO• Working together with social movements and CSO

campaigns

Critical Engagements

G3 Forest Rights Holders Group Initiatives

UNFF

Regional and Global Forums

UNFCCC

Climate change and forest carbon debate

Capacity building and community exchange

Expanding country and regional networks

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Main Challenge Faced

• Leadership Growth and capacity building

• Access to Fund (Sophisticated Funding Approach)

• Access to information and Communication

• Regional and global networking and strengthening the right holder group’s organization

• Rewarding and recognition of local knowledge, practice and contribution from all stakeholders

• Full and effective participation

• Communication and Communication

GACF

Major Challenge

Expanding

Right holders Space

Failure of Market

Failure of State

Failure of Donor Led

Development

opportunity and Way forward opportunity and Way forward

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Development Approach: Putting the

Last first

Forest, People and Institutions

Change is Possible

Partnership with FFFScaling up the Voices of Local

Communities at Regional and Global LevelProject Summery 2014/2015

Objectives: To raise the voice of different local alliances and networks of community, locally controlled forest owners, and managers at national and international levels to shape policy and decision‐making.

Outputs / outcomes:

– Voices of local communities and members raised in global agenda setting and dialogues, specifically that of the UNFCCC in Peru regarding the challenges and issues that forest associations, federations are facing, and their recommendations will be collected for action.

– Networks of community, locally controlled forestry associations’ ability to enhance and expanding their involvement in decision‐making process and policy formulation strengthened, participating in an Asia regional meeting of community forestry organization.

– Better Communication among the networks and alliances of communities and forest owner families and between G3 alliances built.

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Key Activities planned:

– Support the participation of right holders UN events including the UNFCCC in Peru, International Congress of Forestry Organization of Americas and Asia Community Forestry Workshop, as well as the other international policy formulation meetings to raise the issues and challenges faced by community peoples regarding the community forestry and opportunities for positive change.

– Add voices on the social networking sites and websites. The voices of local forest users groups will be updated in the website on a regular basis and shared between the alliance members.

– Participate in G3 planning meeting to facilitate the networking local forest farmers, creating single platform called “the alliance of community forestry” and, deepening and expanding memberships.

– Virtual meeting and communication. Organize series of e‐meetings to a pre‐announced schedule (through electronic devices like Skype) of members from all alliances to identify and sort out the difficulties.

Accomplished Activities:

– New web portal of GACF www.gacf.info is registered and website is under constructions.

– GACF‐Coordinator participated in International Congress of Forestry Organization of Americas in Mexico and UNFF 2nd ADHOC Expert group meeting in New York.

– FECOFUN and GACF Organized the South Asian Community Forestry Rights Workshop in conjunctions with People’s SAARC and Official SAARC in Kathmandu Nepal.

– Communication through online such as email, face book, Skype.

Upcoming Plan and Activities:

– Participation in Key International and regional events to raise the voices of local communities:

• UNFF Major Group Initiatives Meeting in Nepal, Mach 2015• UNFF 11th Session in New York, May 2015• XIV World Forestry Congress, Durban South Africa• Other regional forums and country meetings• Other G3 events and meetings• UNFCCC COP Paris France

– Organize the Asia Community Forestry Workshop in July/August – Regular communication among the alliance members and G3

Alliances, update of the website, preparation of key messages, case study, story, communication messages.

– Support and strengthened the members alliances and networks.

Total FFF Fund and Contact

• Total Funding Available from FFF: USD 50,000

• For Detail Information: Please contact to– Ghan Shyam Pandey, Coordinator of GACF in [email protected], [email protected] and Cell Phone +977 9851002110, Office +97714622271

– Rita Parajuli, Program Officer in [email protected] , Mobile No +977 9841281809, Office +97714622271

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THANK YOU !

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ALIANZA MUNDIAL

DE LOS PUEBLOS INDIGENAS Y TRIBALES

DE LOS BOSQUES TROPICALES

The International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal

Peoples of the Tropical Forests(IAITPTF)

Background on the Alliance

By: Edna Kaptoyo, Coordinator

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IntroductionThe International Alliance of Indigenous andTribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests is thelargest international network of organizationsrepresenting indigenous and tribal peoplesliving in tropical forest regions in Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The Alliance wasfounded in 1992 during an indigenousconference in Malaysia, where the Charter ofthe Alliance was adopted, and has beenfightingcontinuously for the rights of indigenous andtribal peoples ever since.

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ObjectivesThe objectives of the Alliance are to:o promote full recognition of the rights and

territories of indigenous and tribal peoples;o promote the development of indigenous and

tribal peoples and their participation indecision and policy making;

o establish effective networks betweenindigenous peoples at regional andinternational levels;

o exchange information and experiences toempower Alliance members to advocate forthe rights of indigenous and tribal peoples,enabling them to impact upon processesfalling within the complex UN system, and thepolicies and decision-making of developmentalagencies and multi-lateral development banks;

o promote worldwide solidarity betweenindigenous and tribal peoples.

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StructureThe Alliance has a flexible structure of nineautonomous regions coordinated andsupported by a Technical Secretariat. Themembership of the Alliance, made up ofindigenous and tribal peoples organisations inregional networks, is the highest policy-makingbody in the network the Alliance is coordinatedby an International Coordinating Committee(ICC), which meets at least twice a year tomonitor the work of the Alliance. TheCommittee is constituted of 9 RegionalCoordinators. Supported by a regionalsecretariat and the International TechnicalSecretariat, each Regional Coordinatorrepresents one of the nine regions falling withinthe Alliance’s remit

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These regions are:Central America:Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala and MexicoSouth America:Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Brasil, French Guyana, Bolivia, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela and ColombiaCentral Africa:Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon etc.West Africa:Nigeria, Togo, Benin Republic, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Liberia and Sierra LeoneEast Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Southern SudanSouth Asia: Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and BhutanSouth‐East Asia: Thailand, Burma, Lao PDR, Cambodia and VietnamBahasa: Malaysia, Indonesia and the PhilippinesPacific: Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia Regional Coordinating Committees (RCC), constituted by national coordinators in the region, coordinate the work in each of these regions under the leadership of the Regional Coordinators (RC).

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The International Technical Secretariat (ITS)o The International Technical Secretariat (ITS) is now

based in Nairobi hosted by the IndigenousInformation Network taking over from the previousITS in Panama City, republic of Panama (inaccordance with a decision of the ThirdInternational Conference to have periodic regionalrotation of the Secretariat

o The secretariat gathers, processes and distributeso information, facilitates contact between indigenous

and other organizations, manages global Alliance’sprojects (including financial and narrative reportingto donors), participates in and reports on relevantmeetings and processes related to indigenouspeoples, analyses important international processesand maintains the logistical activities of the Alliance.

o The Secretariat is staffed by coordinator of theAlliance and an Information Officer

o The Secretariat maintains the website of theAlliance and listserve

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The Work of the AllianceThe work of the Alliance is divided into regionalcapacity building and training programs and the workof monitoring and participating in international policyprocesses impacting on indigenous and tribal peoples.International policy work is carried out in two ways:primarily, through a system of ‘Focal Points’ in whichmembers of the ICC are nominated to follow specificinternational processes; and secondarily, through theITS’ preparation of briefing papers and submission offunding applications to ensure regional participation inthese processes. Processes that are currently beingfollowed in the international arena include, but are notrestricted to, the following: Convention on BiologicalDiversity (CBD); UN Forum on Forests (UNFF); UNFramework Convention on Climate Change (SBSTA,COP); Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues(PFII);World Bank (and other multilateral organizations)policy on Indigenous Peoples• Regional capacity building intiatives

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Enlarging the networkAny indigenous-led organisation based in atropical forest country can become amember of the Alliance. Currently, theAlliance has a diverse range of members,including local organisations, national bodiesand regional organisations that themselvesrepresent a large number of peoples andcommunities. However, the Alliance isalways keen to make contact with otherinterested organisations, particularlyenvironmental and human rights orientatedNGOs and agencies, tropical forestcampaign centres, research and publicationcentres, and governmental, regional andinternational bodies. The more the Allianceinteracts with different organisations aroundthe world, the greater will be the impact of itsmembers on international fora and inter-governmental decision-making.

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Thank YouEdna KaptoyoCoordinatorInternational Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests(IAITPTF)C/O Indigenous Information NetworkElgeyo Square Apartments Block C (No. 6)Elgeyo Marakwet Rd off Ngong RdEmail: [email protected]: http://theinternational-alliance.org/Tel:+254 020 2499388 or , :+254 020 2499389Cellphone No: +254721845096Nairobi,Kenya

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A GLOBAL NETWORK

• The International Family Forestry Alliance is the global voice of family forest owners

• A civil society organisation founded in 2002 and incorporated in Washington DC in 2006

• An umbrella organisation for its member associations in North America, Latin America, Africa, Australia & Oceania and Europe.

• Provides a common voice for more than 25 million private forest owning families from around the world.

WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS

National family forest owner organisations bring together local forest owner associations, federations, and cooperatives.

The main objectives of these organisations are the same everywhere:

• Defend the rights and common interests of family forest owners with government authorities and market players

• Increase political and economic influence in order to ensure the economic, social and environmental viability of family forestry

• Promote family forestry and its important contribution sustainable forest management, rural livelihoods, forest cover, and the availability of a wide range of forest products and ecosystem services.

Vision

• Communicate the values and challenges of family forestry

• Communicate family forest owners´ important contribution to sustainable and multifunctional forestry

• Inform consumers about the natural, renewable and recyclable products from the forests, which provide a positive effect on the World’s climate and quality of life

• Make society aware of the family forests´ contribution to pure water, clean air, productive soil abundant wildlife, beautiful landscapes and recreation opportunities

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Sustainable forest management

Family forest owners recognise the importance of sustainable forest management and respect the need to balance

• economic, social, ecological and cultural aspects of forestry.

Objectives• Function as an informal alliance between family forest owners´

organisations world wide

• Communicate common values of family forest owners

• Provide information and recommendations to international forest policy processes

• Be recognised as an important stakeholder and be consulted by policy‐making bodies

• Promote the existence, development and advantage of family forestry and advocate supportive policies

• Provide a forum for the exchange of experience, ideas and information among member associations

• Emphasize the fundamental importance for family foresters owners of legal ownership rights of land and their strong connection to local communities

• Highlight forests as a natural, renewable and recyclable resource with significant contributions to the environment and quality of life

Family forestry characteristics• Private (not including industrial) ownership

• Family management

• Owners having a variety of ownership goals and facing a variety of circumstances

• Families, including all ages and genders, deriving income from their forests

• Strong stewardship values and, in almost all cases, multiple‐use forest management

• Owners having a strong attachment to their forests, from one generation to the next

• Owners providing multiple forest products and benefits to society

• Long‐term perspective ‐ investments in forests for future generations

• Local ownership and production contributing to economic and social sustainability of communities

Members• 20 national organisations as direct members

• Other national organisations through the regional confederations CEPF and USSE

– Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatioa, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA.

• And through PEFC– Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Gabon, Italy,

Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Japan and Uruguay

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The G3 Partnership G3 share common values

We have learned that

• Family forest owners, community and indigenous forest peoples share a similar set of policy priorities

– Secure land tenure, freedom to form associations, fair market access and availability of good quality extension and support services

• The G3 represents family forest owners and communities managing more than 30 per cent of the World’s forest area

• At least one billion people are involved in owning and managing community, family and indigenous peoples’ forests

– Forest producers and small forest landholders including farm forestry

• The perspective of forest dependent peoples needs to be clearly represented in all discussions about the future of the world’s forests, water, climate and biodiversity. Our cooperation helps ensure that we will be heard!

G3 share common values

Our partners

Major Groups Partnership om Forest – Supporting UN Forum on Forest

The IFFA Secretariat is co‐hosted by the Norwegian Forest Owners’ Federation in Oslo and the Confederation of European Forest Owners / ConfédérationEuropéenne des Propriétaires Forestiers (CEPF) in Brussels

Mail address: [email protected] address: European Forestry HouseRue du Luxembourg 66 B‐1000 Bruxelles, BelgiumPhone Oslo: +47 909 31 965Phone Brussels: +32 2 219 02 31

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The Forest and Farm Facility Global and Regional Partners

Inception meeting

January, 2015 Gland

Who are the FFF facilitators and programme partners?

Why FFF?Vision

“Smallholders, communities, indigenous peoples and women’s organizations have improved livelihoods and decision‐making over forest and farm landscapes”

Forests, trees and family farms togetherform productive agro‐ecological systems

• Ensuring essential ecological functions and services

• Increasing food security and improving nutrition

• Providing a range of products for subsistence and markets

• Increase resilience and adaptation to climate change

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People need both forests and farms• All living organisms breathe and eat!

• Over 1.5 billion people depend directly on forests for fuel and other products

• Over 500 million family farms

• Indigenous Peoples and other Forest dependent peoples are also small scale family farmers (often the poorest)

• They (women and men) are important producers of food and forest products

• Living well and well being means maintaining a reciprocal relationship with land, water, forests, each other.

Phung Thi Minh and Dao Ba Tiep in Yen Bai province, Vietnam grow over

40 forest and farm products

Combining forces• Combining products, services of farms, agroforestry and forests – increases

sustainability, resilience and adaptability

• Organizing into producer organizations adds value to livelihoods and enhances policy engagement

• Cross sectoral, multi‐stakeholder platforms – increase coordination and effectiveness

Strong FFPOs/Cross‐sectoral Platforms are Central to SFM and Poverty Reduction

• For REDD+/UNREDD:

• For Climate Change Adaptation:

• For Poverty Reduction, Livelihoods

• For Food Security and Nutrition

• For FLEGT

• For Landscape and Territorial Restoration

• For Addressing Migration and Attracting youth

• For Tackling Land rights and tenure

• For “Thickening rural economies”

• For Cultural vitality and well‐being of women, men and youth

FFF Links forests and farms through work on 3 Pillars:

– Strengthen smallholder, women, community and Indigenous Peoples’ producer organizations for business/livelihoods and policy engagement

– Catalyze multi‐sectoral stakeholder policy platforms with governments at local and national levels

– Link local voices and learning to the global level through genuine participatory processes, communication and information sharing

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We have accomplished a lot already

• 10 countries – Scoping studies, launches, 3‐year frameworks, key FF PO and Government partners, small grants, training activities, communication, linking efforts – responsive to country contexts

• Training and Exchange visits within and between countries

• Regional and global partners and FFF presence at many events

• Communication, learning and knowledge sharing • Monitoring and Learning initiated

AMPB

AFA

IAITPTF

IFFA

GACF

Local producers

Indigenous peoples groups

Community forestry groups

Bolivia

Gambia

Zambia

Nepal

Myanmar

Liberia

Kenya

Guatemala

Vietnam

Nicaragua

• Coordination and Integration of Producer Organisations

Bolivia

• National Farmers Platform of The Gambia Gambia

• National Alliance of Community Forest Organizations

• Association of Forest Communities of PeténGuatemala

• National Alliance for Community Forest Associations Kenya

• Farmers Union Network Liberia

• Community Forestry National Groups Myanmar

• Federation of Nepalese Cottage and Small Industries

• Federation of Community Forestry Users NepalNepal

• Zambia National Farmers’ Union Zambia

• Mayangna nation Nicaragua

• Vietnam National farmers Union Vietnam

Communications, Learning and Knowledge Generation

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Communicating locally,regionally and globally

5 Regional and Global Partners

Linking forest and farm producers and raising their voices:

Combining forces• Combining products, services of farms, agroforestry and forests – increases

sustainability , resilience and adaptability

• Organizing into producer organizations adds value to livelihoods and enhances policy engagement

• Cross‐sectoral multi‐stakeholder platforms increase coordination and effectiveness

Growing demand for FFF:expressions of interest

“to go fast go alone, to go far, go together” African poverb

• Meet and get to know each other

• Review and share experiences and strategies

• Explore how to build synergy and amplify the voices and message

• Link to national FFF partners where possible

• improve our Monitoring and Learning

• Clarify plans for next year

• Laugh, eat, and relax a bit too

• Return with renewed vigor and commitment!

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Budget for programme implementation in FFF countries (600,000 USD/3 years)

Item Budget (USD)

Pillar 1

Partnership agreement with APEX Producer Organization 100

Small grants 60

Exchanges 15

Communication 15

Pillar 2

Support for Cross‐Sectoral platforms 40

TOTAL/Year (allowing for less expenditure in year 1) 230

Time and Resources

• Current Programme: Dec. 2012‐ Dec. 2017

• Funded from Aug/Oct. 2013 @ 4/5 M/year

• A talented team! FAO Hq, IIED, IUCN, Facilitators, FAO and IUCN country offices, government partners, forest and farm producer organizations, trees and forests!

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Monitoring and Learning System

FFF Inception meeting Regional and Global partners, Monitoring and Learning Session, January 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

Content

• Introduction to the M&L framework

• Overview of the M&L system

• Roles and responsibilities within the M&L system

• Role of global grantees

• Reporting

• Country feedback, challenges and approaches

• A clear framework on what we want to achieveand how we will measure progress

• A cycle: plan – implement – monitor – reflect ‐respond

• Why? To improve future work by paying attention to what works and what does not work and what we need to do next

What is a monitoring and learning system?

Outcome 2Producers are organized for business

Smallholders, communities and indigenous peoples organisations have improved their livelihoods and the decision‐making over forest and farm landscapes

Outcome 1Producers are organized for policy dialogue

Outcome 3Cross‐sectorial policy coordination for sustainable forest and farm management

Outcome 4National and global agendas are informed about the priorities of local producers

Vision

Pillars

Outcome

Outputs

Pillar 1: Strengthening producer organizations for business and policy

engagement

Pillar 2: Catalyzing multi‐sectorial policy platforms

Pillar 3: Linking local voices to global

processes.

Output 1.1 Dispersed local producers are organised into effective and gender inclusive groups

Output 1.2 Producer groups work together with government and private sector to improve policy

Output 2.1 Producerorganizations know about business and can access finance.

Output 2.2 Establishment of services in support of small forest businesses

Output 2.3 Experience sharing between producer organizations in‐country

Output 3.1 Establishment and coordination of multi‐sectorial policy platforms

Output 3.2 Increased information sharing results in improved understanding and better policies for producer organisations

Output 4.1 Organizations representing local producers influence global processes

Output 4.2 Learning and practices are shared within and between countries and regions, and globally

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Outcome 1: Producers are organized for policy dialogue

Output 1.1 Dispersed local producers are organised into effective and gender inclusive groups

Output 1.2 Producer groups work together with government and private sector to improve policy

Vision

Pillar

Outcome

Indicators

Outputs

Indicators

Learning questions

Indicator 1.1: Number of new or changed policies,Indicator 1.2: Number of relevant principles for sustainable forest and farm management are mainstreamed within national policies and planning

Quality of policy engagementIndicator 1.2.1 Number of policy meetings attendedIndicator 1.2.2 Number of policies reviewed and/or proposed Indicator 1.2.3 Number men and women from producer groups hold a decision making position in relevant policy making processes

Learning questions:What do local producer organizations need to link together to plan effectively at regional and national levels?How is consultation with producer groups carried out and is it reaching the harder to reach?How can truly collaborative policy dialogues be designed and structured in ways that respect the role of producers?

Organisations prepared to engage Indicator 1.1.1 : Number of groups formed and activeIndicator 1.1.2: Representativeness (e.g. females, youth)Indicator 1.1.3: Overall % of female leaders in organizationsIndicator 1.1.4: Number of meetings to develop policy priorities

Learning questions:What are the most effective ways to help groups to associate at higher levels? How can women’s membership and representativeness in producer organisations be increased?

Pillar 1: Strengthening producer groups for business and policy engagement


Outcome 2: Producers are organized for business

Output 2.1 Producer organizations know about business and can access finance.

Output 2.2 Establishment of services in support of small forest businesses

Vision

Pillar

Outcome

Indicators

Outputs

Indicators

Learning questions

Indicator 2.1 # of POs diversifying or adding value to products (verified through perception of FFPOs)Indicator 2.2 # of POs accessing finance (male and female members) Indicator 2.3: Presence and functionality of local environmental monitoring at the PO level

Improvement of support servicesIndicator 2.2.1: Resources and actors engaged for service provision to POSIndicator 2.2.2: # and type of service providers actively providing services to POs (disaggregated females and males)

Learning questions:Is the variety and nature of service provision useful and improving for POs? What is needed to improve access?Is access to finance improving?How has increased investment at a local level impacted landscape ecosystems?

Development of business capacityIndicator 2.1.1: Perception of improved ability to access markets Indicator 2.1.2: # of sustainable business plans developed by POs

Learning questions:How best to increase knowledge of FFPOs about business development?Do FFPOs control funding available to them and what more can be done?Is funding allocated to PO priorities?

Pillar 1: Strengthening producer groups for business and policy engagement

Output 2.3 Experience sharing between producer organizations in‐country

Exchanges of experienceIndicator 2.3.1: # of exchange visits taking place involving each countryIndicator 2.3.2: # practices, designs, plans and systems adopted following exchange visits

Learning questions:What makes exchange visits useful?What are, the most important issues needing exchange and how frequent are the opportunities for lessons learning/sharing?


Outcome 3 ‐ Cross‐sectorial policy coordination for sustainable forest and farm management

Output 3.1 Establishment and coordination of multi‐sectorial policy platforms

Output 3.2 Increased information sharing results in improved understanding and better policies for producer organisations

Vision

Pillar

Outcome

Indicators

Outputs

Indicators

Learning questions

Indicator 3.1: # of new or changed policies, regulations, rules enacted improving the national enabling environment and enhancing POs ability for SFM and livelihoods

Quality of policy engagementIndicator 3.2.1: Level of increase in understanding of POs participants in platforms of how government operatesIndicator 3.2.2: # of new networks/contacts that results in new opportunities for POs

Learning questions:What changes at the landscape level and the community level best illustrate improved information sharing processes?Are benefits from participation in these platforms real and tangible?Are some being left out of the process and benefits? If so how can we correct this?Have any inter‐ministerial inconsistencies and jurisdiction (legislation etc) affecting POs been identified and resolved?

Facilitation of engagement in policy platformsIndicator 3.1.1: # of fora established and or strengthened at country and regional levels.Indicator 3.1.2: nature and level of representation of FFPOs groups (female and male members) in key platformsIndicator 3.1.3: # decisions reflecting FFPO presence and inputs

Learning questions:How can different ministries be most effectively brought together and how can the momentum be maintained?What factors ensure effective participation? What role do POs play and how is this changing over time? How is the participation of POs changing decision making?

Pillar 2: Catalyzing multi‐sectorial policy platforms


Outcome 4 ‐ National and global agendas are informed about the priorities of local producers

Output 4.1 International and regional organizations representing local producers influence global processes.

Output 4.2 Experiences, learning and practices are shared within and between countries and regions, and globally

Vision

Pillar

Outcome

Indicators

Outputs

Indicators

Learning questions

Indicator 4.1: # of regional and global decision making processes aware of PO knowledge and prioritiesIndicator 4.2: # representation and active participation of POs at country, regional and global initiatives

Learning between countries and regionsIndicator 4.2.1: # of FFF targeted communication material and outreach activitiesIndicator 4.2.2: # and frequency of communication and information sharing and events between POs and countries.

Learning questions:Is there a regular and effective communication between producer groups and international institutions?What kind of information sharing, and participation is most useful to FFPOs?How can priorities be established and shared to help guide decision making on where to invest time and resources?

Facilitation of engagement in policy platformsIndicator 4.1.1: # of strategies and mechanisms for representative planning and advocacy regionally / globallyIndicator 4.1.2: Extent of reporting back from regional and global levels to constituencies at national and local levelsIndicator 4.1.3: # of examples where global policies and mechanisms vital to POs are shaped by engagement

Learning questions:Are communication channels linking POs to global processes easy to access and effective – how can these be facilitated? How are international or national initiatives on forests reflecting the knowledge and needs of POs?How do we increase two way communication so experiences are shared back to constituencies and PO members?

Pillar 3: Linking local voices to global processes.

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What is the purpose of this?

• Facilitates data collection on concrete examples of improvements as well as challenges to local producers – Stories for learning and communication

• Provides lessons from FFF activities at country and international levels to improve best practice

• Reflects local and national needs as well as a global FFF mandate

• Facilitates and links local voices and learning to global processes

• Helps in keeping focus on the aims and expectations

Plan

Implement

Monitor

Reflect

Respond Plan

Implement

Monitor

Reflect

Respond

Annual synthesis report

FFF Global annual M&L synthesis

SteeringCommitteeDonors FFF global

level

Country/ global grantee

level

Organisation level

Joint learning

Reporting

Different levels of the Monitoring and Learning System

Organisation Year 1 Organisation Year 2

Implementation: Roles and Responsibilities

• Regional and Global partners: implementing organisations (grantees) under all outcomes will: (i) collect information of the initial conditions (baseline) of the organization / policy process / global initiative and monitor progress throughout the year, and (ii) report annually (IUCN and FFF management) describing achievements against outputs and indicators, lessons learned, and challenges

• National level: country facilitator will: (i) organise an annual stakeholder meeting of in‐country implementing organisations (grantees) to present a draft report on progress, forwards and backwards communication linking with global processes, validate findings at country level, and plan and adapt for the following year (ii) prepare an annual synthesis report for FFF management based on the reporting from the implementing organizations (grantees);

• Global level: FFF management team (FAO and IUCN) will: (i) collect reports from country facilitator and grantees and (ii) pass to IIED to synthesize into one annual global report that documents progress against indicators, analyses learning outcomes and identifies common issues for learning for forthcoming year. Report submitted to donors. External mid term and final evaluation carried out after 2.5 and 5 years.

Regional & Global partners role in M&L

• Linking local voices and learning to global processes through genuine participatory processes and communication and information sharing

• Coordinate planning on events, communication material and learning exchanges with other global partners in countries and at the international level

• Link to FFF countries via country coaches to enable backwards and forwards communication, IUCN to facilitate

• Draft an annual report of global and regional progress• Submit final annual report to IUCN and FFF Management

(IIED)• Help us improve together!

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Producing the annual synthesis report

• Template provided – based on FFF’s overall Monitoring and Learning (M&L) System + specific indicators (please read and digest this)

• Reporting sections are based on the outputs within the FFF M&L framework

• Include as much information as possible in sections relevant to your organisation (all Pillar 3)

Data collection and reporting tools

• One annual and one mid‐term report to keep track on progress and adapt work plan

• Reporting template is linked to your annual reports

• Learning tools e.g. how to organise successful exchange visits (IIED GFP)

• Assign responsibility for record keeping for all meetings and events linked to FFF programme (using reporting templates in M&L framework)

How is M&L emerging? Feedback from the Gambia and examples from Nepal, Zambia and Vietnam The Gambia

Opportunities

• The M&L framework very useful for linking to other related agendas in The Gambia –country representatives of the COPs (UNFCCC, CBD, UNCCD etc.) consult the ANR platform on issues and figured gathered as part of the FFF M&L FW.

• M&L helps keep track of results and enables for better communication with donors

Challenges

• How to engage local producer organisations in implementing the M&L FW

• Need to build the capacity of small grants holders to develop indicators, collect data and report

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Challenges and ways forwardNepal

Challenges

(a) limited partner’s capacity

(b) implementing activity consistent with result indicators, and

(c) delay in design of result indicators.

Ways forward

(a) strengthening partners in result based reporting;

(b) implement semi‐annual internal progress review among the implementing partners

Zambia and Vietnam

• Work plans designed in line with the M&L framework pillars, outcomes and indicators

Thank you

Documents

Annex C: Presentations 1. AFA 2. AMPB 3. GACF 4. · PDF fileAnnex C: Presentations . 1. AFA 2. AMPB 3. GACF 4. IAITPTF 5. IFFA 6. The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) 7. FFF Monitoring