About the organizers
A collaboration among networks and institutions
The success of the event can be attributed to a great collaboration between the hosts: the State Academy of Forestry Administration (STAFA), State Forestry Administration, China, Libo County, as well as RECOFTC- The Center for People and Forests and ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN). The event was also attended by Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management (APFNet) and Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
About CF Champions Network
Sharing and learning from CF practitioners in the region
Started in 2012, The Community Forestry (CF) Champions Network functions as a platform for exchanging experiences and learning among social forestry practitioners and leaders in the ASEAN region and beyond. The network was developed with the rationale of accelerating actions and processes for more equitable and people-centered forest management with the development and reform of policies to support strengthening of people-centered forestry.The focus for this year's event is Forest Landscape Restoration.
About the topic
All photos are courtesy of RECOFTC, STAFA and Libo County
Forest Landscape Restoration in ASEAN Countries
The choice of Forest Landscape Restoration as a thematic focus for this year's CF Champions Network event is based on its relevance to the current forest conditions in ASEAN countries. Lao PDR for instance, has targeted to increase forest cover to 65 % by 2015 and 70% by 2020, of which 500,000 ha would be alotted for commercial tree plantations.
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In 2000, the Forest Department in Myanmar announced its 30- year plan, aiming to reforest 2.27 million acres of forest by 2030. However, by 2015 only 120,000 acres (5%) have been restored. In Thailand, the 2014 National Forest Master Plan aims to increase forest cover to 40% by 2024 but only achieved 32.1% (FAO 2015).
Learning Forest Landscape Restoration programs in China
