Presentation by Prof Ohn lwin from the University of Forestry Myanmar at the ASFN 6th Conference at Inle Lake in June 2015.

1. ASFN 6th Conference
”ASEAN Economic Community and Its Inter-relationship with Community Livelihoods and
Environment Conservation”
1-3 June 2015 , Inlay lake, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar,
“Prioritizing issues and supports for
benefit sharing
in smallholder’s wood production
programme in Myanmar “
3rd Plenary Session: Ensuring fair benefits from
forest and agriculture land use to smallholders in ASEAN
Ohn Lwin- Professor
University of Forestry

2. Outline
• Highlight of Rio+20, AEC (ASEAN Economic
Community)
• National policies supporting the programme
• FFF-FD programme
• Conceptual Framework for smallholder’s wood
production
• Status on rights of smallholders and communities
• Prioritizing issues and Supports

3. Highlight of Rio+20, AEC
AEC’s key characteristics
(1) a single market and production base,
(2) a highly competitive economic region,
(3) a region of equitable economic development, and
(4) a region fully integrated into the global economy.
Rio+20
(1) low carbon economy,
(2) efficient in the use of resources,
(3) with the primary objectives of
creating jobs,
(4)increasing social inclusion and,
(5)eradicating poverty.

4. National policies supporting the programme
• Agenda-21
• NSDS
• Poverty Reduction
• Land use policy (drafted)
• SME (Small Medium Enterprise)
• RDD (Rural Development)
• Mya Seain Yaung Project (Loans to villages)

5. FFF-FD programme
programme with
the guidance of
CFNWG
Multi-stakeholder
platform
National policies
Sectoral policies
ASFN’s
objectives
Local-rural/ Sub/
National-
Economic
development
Regional and
global Economic
AEC-Rio+20
Green economy
“Improving livelihoods of forest and farm producers through the establishment and
development of sustainable wood production”

6. Conceptual Framework for smallholder’s wood
production (Modified from Dr. Tin Min Maung)
Fair
Investment
Capacity
Development
CommercializationLocally
Controlled
Forestry
Network
Market
Opportunities
(Loans,
certified,
benefit)
Constraints
Enabling
condition
Policy
Recommendation
Govern-
ment
Private
Sector
CSO
Secure
Commercial
Forest
Right
CFUGs
smallholder
Basic Needs
Surplus
Fair Benefit Sharing
Empowering
smallholders/
Enterprise-
oriented
Sustainable
Wood
production

7. Equity Issues Support
Use and Management of
Forests and land
Fair Centralization, Governance, land use policy,
(CFNWG)
Resource Extraction and
commercialization
Fair Legal
framework,
Networking,
Technology, info, revise CFI,
Legal support, procedures,
Loans, grant, Partnership,
Benefit distribution Nil PPP PPCP, Capacity building,
Incentive structure Weak Long-term,
financial,
More land lease for C,
Ensure market, FSC-
Certification, labeling,
Loans, REDD+, PES,
Private sector Strong Social
safeguard
PPC/PP,
Markets and investment
flows
Weak Long term, Info, Capacity building,
National policies Weak Many
priorities
Institutions (SME, RDD),
Legal, Administrative
procedure,
Status on rights of smallholders and communities

8. Prioritizing issues and Supports
Be fair
Issues Rank? Supports Rank ?
Centralization Capacity (governance, technology)
Policy Information, network
Legal Legal, land lease,
Long term Market
Financial Loans, financial
Networking Partnership

9. Reference
• Reference: FAO,
• Kyaw Tint, Oliver Springate-Baginski, Duncan Macqueen
and Mehm Ko Ko Gyi: Unleashing the potential of
community forest enterprises in Myanmar, International
Institute for Environment and Development, 2014
• ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint (2008):
• Project proposal:
• ROADMAP FOR STRENGTHENING FOREST AND FARM
PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS : FFF policy brief
• FFF 2014: Prioritizing support for locally controlled forest
enterprises:
• FFF: Making change happen,
• Based on desk reviews of results from studies,
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