AWGS-SF – Asean Working Group on Social Forestry

Strengthening ASEAN cooperation in social forestry
through the sharing of information and knowledge

History
Objectives

The ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG SF) is a government driven social forestry network in Southeast Asia.

The ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG SF) is a transformation of the ASEAN Social Forestry Network (ASFN), a government driven social forestry network in Southeast Asia, with main goal to strengthen ASEAN Cooperation in Social Forestry through the sharing of information and knowledge. The AWG-SF is an ASEAN Working Group that reports to the ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry.

The Working Group has an extended objectives and scope of work from the initial ten years of the ASFN that links the government forestry policy-makers directly with other network members from civil society, research organizations, academia, private sector and experts of related fields – all who share a vision of seeing social forestry grow in ASEAN Member States.

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1. support ASOF and AMAF in decision-making by providing specific policy-oriented research results and policy analysis on the effects of social forestry in enhancing sustainable forest management and the welfare and livelihoods of indigenous people, local communities, forest dwellers and other forest-dependent communities;

2. respond to emerging issues on the impacts of social forestry in the forestry sector as identified in the agenda and work programmes of ASOF and AMAF;

3. enhance mutual understanding and support effective implementation of the Strategic Plan of Action for ASEAN Co-operation in Forestry, 2016-2025;

4. evaluate and enhance the contribution and impact of social forestry programmes in sustainable forest management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, poverty alleviation, and the well-being of the people;

5. recognise and protect customary and statutory tenure arrangements, and access and use rights of indigenous people, local communities, forest dwellers and other forest-dependent communities by appropriate legislation, processes and mechanisms, including the principle of FPIC;

6. ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of traditional forest-related knowledge and technologies developed by indigenous people, local communities, forest dwellers and other forest-dependent communities;

7. increase capacity building, support, co-ordination and resources to enhance social forestry activities and enterprises throughout the region, including sharing of knowledge and information exchange; and

8. articulate ASEAN common positions on social forestry and influence the outcomes of the deliberations at international and regional fora.

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AWG-SF ASEAN Guiding Principle for Effective SF in ASEAN
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Pursuant to the 15th AWG-SF Meeting to deliver the ASEAN Policy Review Documentation, the first workshop was conducted on 2 September 2021, and attended by the representative of AWG-SF focal point from Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It was also attended by AWG-SF Secretariat and
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Kasepuhan Karang Adat
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Kasepuhan Karang, Adat Community in Banten, Indonesia, apply agroforestry under the Social Forestry program. The community managed to plant coffee with the famous brand Kopi Banten Kidul (Kobaki).
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Capacity Building on Enhancing Resilience to Forest Fire, and Local Livelihood and Market Linkages
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AWG-SF approved the project proposal with the title “Capacity Building on Enhancing Resilience to Forest Fire, and Local Livelihood and Market Linkages”. The project main objective is to enhance the capacities of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) countries on the integrated management of forest fires for the conservation
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Our Partners

AWG-SF supported and cooperated with several partners who have the same vision and mission for the environment