Taiji FujisakiInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

GCP’s Community-Based Forest Monitoring (CBFM) Networking 5th December 2015, Lima Peru

Why local communities should engage with NFMS?

IGES action research: Community-based forest monitoring project (CBFM)

Potential of CBFM to local communities

Link with sub-national forest monitoring system

Fig. Forest information flowchart of Bantul district, Yogyakarta

District Forestry

OfficeVillage governm

ent

Village governm

ent Ministry of

Forestry

Reporting•Timber production and trade•Tree Planting•Other rehabilitation activities

Reporting•Timber production and trade

Reporting flow

To support village government to collect and report information on production

Potential to National Forest Monitoring System

REDD+ activityCommunity forestryCo-management

National Gov

National Forest Monitoring System

Biennial Reports

Adapted from Yamanoshita (2013)

Muchas Gracious!IGES Resources for CBFM

•Community carbon accounting– Manual:http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4999• Action research report:http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=4999