THE 2NDMEETING OF THE ASEAN SOCIAL FORESTRY NETWORK (ASFN) 27-29 AUGUST 2008, BANGKOK, THAILAND
COUNTRY REPORT - BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PREPARED BY
MR HAJI SAIDIN SALLEH, DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY MR MUHD SAFWAN ABDULLAH BIBI, FORESTRY OFFICER
[1] CURRENT ASEAN SOCIAL FORESTRY NETWORK (ASFN) NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
ADDRESS: DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & PRIMARY RESOURCES JALAN MENTERI BESAR, BERAKAS BB3910 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
TEL : + 673 2 381687 FAX : + 673 2 381012 EMAIL : info@forestry.gov.bn
saidinsalleh@gmail.com
[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1STASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
• SOCIAL FORESTRY UNDER THE CONTEXT OF BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM FORESTRY SECTOR DIFFERS FROM ITS NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
• BASICALLY, THERE IS NO OR INSIGNIFICANT FOREST DWELLERS IN THE COUNTRY SINCE MAJORITY OF THE POPULACE ARE LIVING IN BUILD-UP AREAS OUTSIDE FORESTS.
• HOWEVER, SINCE BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IS A RELATIVELY SMALL COUNTRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 76% FOREST COVER, THE SOCIAL FORESTRY ACTIVITIES OF THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE POPULACE OF THE COUNTRY.
• IN GENERAL, THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED RELATED TO SOCIAL
FORESTRY ARE MORE OF FORESTRY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF GENERATING AWARENESS AND SENSE OF LOVE TOWARD NATURE AMONG THE POPULACE.
[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1STASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
• THE RELEVANT POLICY WHICH GOVERNS THE SOCIAL FORESTRY ASPECT IN THE COUNTRY IS THE “NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, 1989”.
• THERE ARE TWO SOCIAL FORESTRY RELATED PROVISIONS UNDER
THIS POLICY
NAMELY:-–SECTION 2.6 (ON ENVIRONMENT FORESTRY)
“ TO FOSTER AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF FORESTS AND FORESTRY AMONG THE PEOPLE AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN FOREST CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS”.
– SECTION 3.9 (ON INDUSTRIAL FORESTRY)
[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1STASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
• APART FROM THE NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, THE FOREST ACT,
CHAPTER 46, LAWS OF BRUNEI (AMENDED 2007) AND THE 20 YEARS FORESTRY STRATEGIC PLAN (2004-2023), ALSO PROVIDED RELEVANT PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL FORESTRY IN THE COUNTRY.
[2] UPDATES ON RELEVANT POLICY AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL RELATED TO SOCIAL FORESTRY SINCE
THE 1STASFN MEETING IN APRIL 2007
RELEVANT ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED
FORESTRY EXCURSION
WORLD FORESTRY DAY
NATURE CAMP
MASS TREE PLANTING
FORESTRY TO SCHOOLS
ANNUAL SPORT ACTIVITIES
PRINCESS RASHIDAH YOUNG NATURE SCIENTIST AWARD (PRYNSA)
[3] LIST OF COUNTRY’S TRAINING NEEDS CONCERNING SOCIAL FORESTRY
1. FORESTRY PLANNING WORKSHOP WITH RELEVANT
STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE COUNTRY APART FROM THE ONE WE ALREADY HAVE WHICH COULD FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THE PEOPLE;
2. TO CONDUCT TRAINING TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR FACILITATING FORESTRY ACTIVITIES WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS TO BUILD UP THE CAPACITY (CAPACITY BUILDING) OF THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIAL FORESTRY RELATED ACTIVITIES.
THE FOLLOWING TRAINING NEEDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED:
[4] PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ON SOCIAL FORESTRY FOR JOINT BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
1. WORKING / STUDY VISIT.
2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON
COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT.
[5] CHALLENGES
• SO FAR, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE IN
ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL FORESTRY RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
• LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HAVE PROACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FORESTRY EXTENSION WORKS IN THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, MOVING FORWARD TO A DEEPER SENSE OF PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN FOREST MANAGEMENT REMAINS A CHALLENGE IN THE BRUNEI FORESTRY SECTOR.
