UNDP/GEF-GOM PROJECT :

IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL FOREST SPINE LANDSCAPE –

(IC-CFS)

NATIONALLY APPROPRIATE MITIGATION ACTIONS (NAMAs) AND FORESTRY SECTOR FOR LECB

PROJECT WORKSHOP, 14th & 15th April 2014

by

Forest Management Division, Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

1. BRIEF REVIEW ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CFS PROJECT

2. CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION 3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND COMPONENTS 4. EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS 5. ANTICIPATED COST 6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 7. CURRENT PROJECT PREPARATION PHASE 8. CONCLUSION

FOREST COVER IN MALAYSIA

3

FOREST COVER IN MALAYSIA (2012)

MALAYSIA

18.49 mill. ha

(56.4%) MALAYSIA

20.3mill. ha (61.0%)

5.79 mill. ha

(43.6%)

PENINSULAR

MALAYSIA

4.44 mill. ha

(59.2%)

SABAH

10.08 mill.

ha (80.8%)

SARAWAK

FOREST COVER IN PEN. MALAYSIA (mill. ha)

5.79 (44.0%)

Stateland Forest and Alienated Forest

(5.35%)

Permanent Reserved Forest

(84.46%)

National Parks, Wildlife Reserve &

Bird Sanctuaries (10.19%)

0.31 Production

Forest

2.93

Protection

Forest

1.96

4.89

0.59

Under Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Practices 5

BACKGROUND ON CFS PROJECT

• The Central Forest Spine (CFS) will link up 4 major forest complexes in Peninsular Malaysia with a network of ecological or green corridors to create one contiguous, forested wildlife sanctuary.

• CFS was conceptualized in 2005 under the 1st National Physical Plan (NPP) • The CFS Master Plan was tabled jointly by Ministry of Natural Resources

and Environment (NRE) and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in 2011 to the Cabinet.

• 10th Malaysia Plan : efforts to protect biodiversity and habitats will be

strengthened with the implementation of the Central Forest Spine. • UNDP and MNRE conceptualized this IC-CFS project in 2011

State Total Area of

PRF by States*

Production Forest

Protection Forest

Total Percentage

Johor 441,251 186,453 71,390 257,843 58.43

Kedah 342,813 218,532 37,407 255,939 74.66

Kelantan 623,849 498,437 119,836 618,273 99.11

Negeri Sembilan 155,909 105,277 50,632 155,909 100.00

Pahang 1,562,496 1,010,798 355,786 1,366,584 87.46

Perak 881,900 404,623 469,313 873,936 99.10

Selangor 241,568 104,397 107,550 211,947 87.74

Terengganu 544,118 422,890 81,657 504,547 92.73

Total Area of PRF (8 States) 4,793,904 ha Total Area of PRF in CFS 4,244,978 ha Total of Forest Area in CFS 5,300,000 ha Percentage Area of PRF in CFS 80.09 %

Notes: * Source (JPSM Annual Report Year 2010) ** Source – Calculation by Geoformatic Section of JPSM

MAIN ELEMENTS OF CFS

4 Main Elements of CFS

Maintaining and Increasing

Forested Areas

Sustainable Forest

Management Practices

Forest Connectivity Forest Rehabilitation

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

NATIONAL POLICY

Majlis Perancang Fizikal Negara (MPFN)

Setiausaha: JPBD Semenanjung Malaysia

Majlis Tanah Negara (MTN) Majlis Biodiversiti Negara (MBN)

Majlis Sumber Air Negara (MSAN) Setiausaha: NRE

PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM

Pelan Induk Koridor Ekologi CFS

KPKT dan JPBD

Pelaksanaan Program Koridor Ekologi CFS

NRE dan agensi-agensi pelaksana

IMPLEMENTATION

Jawatankuasa Pemandu Nasional Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine

Pengerusi: KSU, NRE

Jawatankuasa Teknikal Nasional Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine

Pengerusi: Ketua Pengarah JPSM

Jawatankuasa Teknikal Negeri Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine

Pengerusi: Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri

MEKANISME PELAKSANAAN CFS

i. Jawatankuasa Pemandu Nasional Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine Pengerusi: Ketua Setiausaha NRE Objektif: Menyelaras pelaksanaan rangkaian ekologi CFS dengan

kerjasama agensi-agensi di peringkat persekutuan dan negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia.

ii. Jawatankuasa Teknikal Nasional Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine

Pengerusi: Ketua Pengarah JPSM Objektif: Menyelaras perkara-perkara teknikal berkaitan

pelaksanaan rangkaian ekologi CFS dengan kerjasama agensi-agensi di peringkat persekutuan dan negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia

iii. JawatankuasaTeknikal Negeri Pelaksanaan Central Forest Spine

Pengerusi: Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Objektif: Menyelaraskan pembangunan rangkaian ekologi

(ecological linkages) CFS dengan kerjasama agensi-agensi di peringkat

PIONEER PROJECT OF CFS

The Belum-Temengor ecological corridor is important for the following reasons, among others :- The highest population of elephants, tigers and rhinocerous in Peninsular Malaysia; High level of elephant movement across the highway (human / wildlife conflict

incidences); An important corridor for tigers under the National Tiger Action Plan for Malaysia

2008-2020; An important ESA 1 area, major Hornbill flyway, potential for seeing large flocks of

hornbills which fly over the road; An important area contributing to transboundary biodiversity conservations (Royal

Belum State Park - Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary; Royal Belum State Park- Bang Lang National Park); and

Potential area to be developed as ecotourism destination, mainly for big mammal observation.

ELEPHANTS CROSSING THE ROAD

A part of PL2 Ecological Corridor Koridor =18,866 ha gazetted to PRF

A part of SL7 Ecological Corridor = 4,398 ha gazzetted to PRF

The Conference On Perak’s Central Forest Spine dan sesi menandatangani perjanjian (MoU) antara Kerajaan Negeri Perak dengan Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre Bhd (TRCRC)

Amanjaya Tree Planting Program: Future Carbon Stocking and Cleaner Environment in a Biodiversed Forest

CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CFS MP

1. Inadequate framework for planning, compliance monitoring and enforcement for integrated forest landscape management: • Environmental governance system and legal obligation - Federal-State jurisdiction and

motivation for land allocation and management • Mainstreaming of biodiversity into development planning - Land use and management

decisions are made with insufficient consideration to biodiversity, ecosystem services attributes, carbon accounting and ecological linkages

• Capacity for monitoring compliance to plans for sustainable landscape management as part of the CFSMP – Currently implementation of CFS MP is being monitored by the CFS Section within FDPM and the National CFS Steering and Technical Committees as well as the State CFS technical working committees.

• Budget for the CFSMP - lack of automatic annual budget allocated for its implementation at state level

• Effective system to deal with human-wildlife conflict - HWC prevention and response systems are in place but capacity and resources for their implementation are inadequate

• Resources for wildlife and forestry crime law enforcement - Resources are lacking in forestry and wildlife departments for sufficient patrolling of forests for both poaching of wildlife and illegal harvesting of forest resources.

CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CFS MP

2. Limited experience among key government and civil society stakeholders in implementing sustainable forest landscapes management on the ground: • Institutional knowledge of biodiversity - Lack of evidence based and scientific methods for decisions and capacity • State and local level capacity for implementing sustainable landscape

management - Landscape level biodiversity management is a relatively new concept and

lack of coordination amongst agencies, capacity building and training are required for long term coordinated and effective management of the CFS.

CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CFS MP 3. Lack of incentives to implement the CFSMP:

• Valuation of ecosystem services. - The ecosystem services provided by the CFS, and their economic values, are not fully reflected in policies, market and prices. • No mechanism to compensate for utilisation of land for conservation of biodiversity and

ecosystem services. - The CFSMP does not contain any mechanism through which the landholder may benefit

from his compliance to the plan, thus, no financial incentive at the local level to manage land for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation to enhance connectivity.

• Lack experience of PES schemes. - Although there has been a growing interest in the establishment of PES schemes in the

country, it is a relatively new concept and just one mechanism has been established to date.

• Provincial policy and regulatory framework. - Policy and fiscal instrument support to land and resource activities in and around

forests is still very much focused on extractive industries and commercial activities.

CFS Implementation- Issues and Problems

Pembangunan ladang kelapa sawit dan kolam penternakan udang di dalam kawasan koridor ekologi SL3: HS Raja Musa-HS Bukit Tarek- Bukit Gading , Selangor

Pembangunan Timber Latex Clone (TLC) dan ladang kelapa sawit di dalam kawasan koridor ekologi PL1: HS Labis Timur-HS Lenggor Tengah-HS Mersing, Johor

CFS Implementation- Issues and Problems

PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND COMPONENTS

Objective : To increase Federal and State level capacity to execute the CFS MP through the implementation of sustainable forest landscape management plans in three pilot sites, financed sustainably through the diversification and increased allocation of funds for conservation.

Components : 1. Planning, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement

Framework for Integrated Forest Landscape Management

2. Sustainable Landscape Management of 3 priority forest landscapes within the CFS

3. Diversification of Financing Sources for Conservation

COMPONENT 1 AND EXPECTED OUTCOME

Outcome 1. 1 Strengthened institutional capacity of the Federal Government to oversee implementation of the CFSMP, ensuring compliance by subnational actors, and monitoring impacts upon biodiversity, ecosystems and carbon stocks : 5 OUTPUTS Outcome 1.2 Enhanced wildlife crime law enforcement and wildlife monitoring capacity emplaced at national and state levels and in target forest landscapes to ensure reduction of wildlife and forestry crime : 4 OUTPUTS

COMPONENT 2 AND EXPECTED OUTCOME Outcome 2.1 Biodiversity and ecosystem service provision is mainstreamed in forest landscape management in the three priority landscapes via sustainable forest landscape management plans, resulting in

maintained status of biodiversity and ecosystem services: 3 OUTPUTS

Outcome 2.2 Corridor establishment increases connectivity of critical ecological linkages identified in the CFSMP and supports carbon emission avoidance and carbon

sequestration under SFM practices: 3 OUTPUTS

Outcome 2.3: The socioeconomic status of local communities improved and support for conservation increased through the generation of sustainable livelihoods

based on wildlife, and the reduction of human-wildlife Conflict:2 OUTPUTS

COMPONENT 3 AND EXPECTED OUTCOME

Outcome 3.1: The long term biodiversity and ecosystem conservation of the CFS is enhanced through the diversification of funding sources for conservation : 4 OUTPUTS Outcome 3.2: Funding allocations for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation in the CFS are secured and formalised: 1 OUTPUT Outcome 3.3: 1 OUTPUT Strategic planning processes in place and being used to link financing to conservation management needs : 1 OUTPUT

ANTICIPATED COST

Component 1 = USD 3,070,000 Component 2 = USD 5,023,000 Component 3 = USD 2,252,00 Project Management = USD515,000 TOTAL GEF = USD10,860,000 GOM = USD 36,500,000 GRAND TOTAL = USD 47,360,000 ( As Compared To CFS Master Plan Estimate USD 1.5 Billion)

CO-FINANCING FROM IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

Name of Co-financier (source) Classification Type Project (USD)

%

National Government (NRE, FDPM, DWNP, EPU)

Government Grant 23,100,000 63.3

National Government (NRE, FDPM, DWNP, EPU)

Government In Kind 9,000,000 24.7

State of Pahang, Perak and Johor

Government In Kind 2,900,000 7.9

UNDP Malaysia GEF Agency Grant 1,500,000 4.1

Total Co-financing 36,500,000 100.0

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT Project Steering Committee (PSC)

Senior Supplier: UNDP

Chair: Secretary - General, MNRE

GEF Operational Focal Point: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), FDPM

Endau-Rompin Project Liaison Office (within FDPM and DWNP)

Headed by Landscape Coordinator (Secondment)

1 member from state wildlife department

1 member from state forest department

Belum-Temengor Project Liaison Office

(within FDPM and DWNP)

Headed by Landscape Coordinator (Secondment)

1 member from state wildlife department

1 member from state forest department

Project Central Office (PCO) under PSC headed by National Project Director (NPD)

with National Project Manager (NPM)

Project Support

Project Assistant, Finance and Administration officer,

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Development Officer

External Technical Advisory Support

A long-term Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) (part-time) for general technical advice; External specialist Consultants and institutions as necessary

Greater Taman Negara Project Liaison Office (within FDPM and DWNP)

Headed by Landscape Coordinator (Secondment)

1 member from state wildlife department

1 member from state forest department

CURRENT PROJECT PREPARATION PHASE

• The project was approved in August 2012 by GEF, UNDP and EPU

• The implementing partners are MNRE and FDPM

• Other partners are Wildlife Dept, TCPD, FRIM, JAKOA, State

governments and NGOs like MyCAT, MNS, WWF

• Appointment of consultant in Nov 2012.

• Project preparation phase – completing the project document monitored by a

committee chaired by DG of FDPM

• 5 workshops and numerous meetings and discussions with stakeholders

• Submission of final PRODOC in November 2013.

• Project Document (PRODOC) agreed and signed by EPU and UNDP – 18 Mac 2014

• Project to start April 2014.

SOME REFLECTION

1. Communication and Transparency 2. A strong executing partners – operational

capacity critical – FDPM and State governments 3. A champion who can see the big picture 4. Trust – UNDP is a development partner 5. Ownership & Integration in national plan /

strategies and programmes

CONCLUSION

This project (GEF 5) will complement and provide support to the current CFS Project undertaken by the FDPM/NRE Successful implementation of this project requires close cooperation among Federal and state agencies involved. Branding of CFS like HOB must be done collectively and to bring more attention and financing for this Plan. Hope State governments will set up or use existing state level committee to implement the project effectively

Thank You