GIZ support to Fiji Forestry
Christine Fung
Land Use Planning Specialist / Deputy Team Leader
SPC/GIZ Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(German Agency for International Cooperation)
 Is a federally-owned enterprise that supports the
German government in the field of international
development cooperation.
 Is an implementing agency providing support through
technical cooperation with partners
 Has been cooperating with Pacific Island partners for
more than 30 years
 Has been supporting Fiji Forestry Department since 1985
History of partnership: Fiji
Date
Project development
1985 (Jan) – Fiji - German Forestry
1989 (Jun) Project
(Funded by the German Federal
Ministry for Economic
Cooperation & Development)
Information
Pine Extension (with Forestry Department and Fiji Pine
– handed over to Fiji Pine)
Agroforestry/Extension Trials & Awareness (with the
Ministry of Agriculture)
1990 (Mar) Fiji - German Forestry
–1994 (Dec) Project
The Nakavu Sustainable Forest Management Pilot
Project is established and research work undertaken
1993
The Pacific Heads of Forestry requests regional
assistance in the areas of forestry and agroforestry
with particular interest in the SFM prescriptions from
Nakavu.
- Consultation on a
Regional Project
GTZ offers assistance with its past experiences in
particular in the bilateral Fiji-German Forestry Project
1994
The Pacific-German Regional The FAO/UNDP South Pacific Forestry
(October) Forestry Project (PGRFP) is
Development Programme (SPFDP) is selected as an
established
interim co-operation partner
1994 – 1996: 1st Phase
1995
1995 – 1st regional planning
workshop
For Fiji Drawa is identified as a pilot site for
sustainable forest management
Fiji Drawa pilot site to apply the SFM prescriptions
derived from the Nakavu research site (application)
SPC becomes regional
MoU signed between GTZ and SPC.
partner; Project now called:
SPC/GTZ Pacific German
Regional Forestry Project
MoU states…“SPC will undertake all possible
efforts to sustain the activities in SIFM and
agroforestry beyond the duration of this joint
project and expand them to other Pacific Island
Countries not covered by this Minutes of
Meeting”…
1997 - 2000
SPC/GTZ Pacific German Review (March 2000) recommend Project phase
Regional Forestry
to continue for another 4 years due to work in
Project 2nd phase
progress
2000 - 2003
3rd Project phase
2002 – Project
Evaluation
Evaluation in 2002 recommend Project
continuation and increased activities in SLM
2003 – 2006
(later extended
to 2007 + 2008)
4th Project phase
Increased involvement of SPC-LRD and other
agencies (increased membership from other
sectors in SFM Working Committee) in Project
activities.
2009
SPC/GTZ Adaptation to Climate
Change in the Pacific Island
Region Project (ACCPIR)
established
4.2 milEuro for Jan 2009 – Dec 2012
2010 (Nov)
SPC/GIZ Climate Protection
through Forest Protection in
Pacific Island Countries project
begins
Funded by the Federal Ministry for the
Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nulcear Safety, International
Climate Initiative (ICI): EUR 4.9 million
from November 2010 to the March
2015.
2011 (Jan)
ACCPIR expanded to SPC/GIZ
Coping with Climate Change in
the Pacific Island Region
Additional 13mil Euro and extended to
Dec 2015
-“Adaptation” exception made for Fiji:
REDD+
Experiences and lessons learned
SFM (and SLM) Project support
1. The Regional Project developed from useful
outcomes of the Fiji Nakavu SFM research site
2. The Pacific-German Regional Project went through
3 extensions (4 Project phases: 1994 - 2008)
–
The development of pilots sites and capacity building of
all involved required long project timeframe
3. Importance of multi-stakeholder approach not only
for implementation but for buy-in and political
support as well
Experiences
Collaborations and partnerships – national level
1. Progress in Fiji better than other Pacific Island
Countries due to:
a. Strong enabling environment (Policy, Legislation,
Institutional support, budget contribution)
b. SFM activities entrenched in the Ministry’s work plans
and programmes
c. Good pool of human resources (as compared to other
PICs)
d. Dedicated officers
e. Commitment from other sectors
Experiences
Collaborations and partnerships – NATIONAL LEVEL
1. Fiji supported with REDD+ (under a then climate
change “adaptation” project) because:
a. Good track record of Fiji Forestry Department
b. Recognised that all the work invested in SFM and in the
capacity development of the Forestry Department can be
further utilised for REDD+
c. Strong commitment from the Government of Fiji
2. The Fiji REDD+ programme is currently contracting
landowners who were trained in the SFM Project to
carry out field inventory
Experiences
Collaborations and partnerships – REGIONAL LEVEL
1. Partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community:
a. Necessary for formally linking to the countries at the
political level
b. Necessary for regional alignment and national coordination
c.
SPC played coordination role for development partners in
the forestry sector
d. SPC strengthened support to countries through provision
of added technical expertise and funding
e. Conduit for communicating information and messages at
the international arena
Current initiatives
Collaborations and partnerships – PROJECT LEVEL
1. Collaboration between the two GIZ projects (&
other development partners): REDD+ & climate
change adaptation
SFM & SLM ?
2. Ridge-to-Reef, integrated approach being applied in
the Solomon Islands Choiseul Province (entire
island)
a. Brings together various donors and implementing
partners – USAID, UNDP, JICA, GIZ
b. Whole-of-island approach induces a multi-stakeholder
involvement
c. Coordination of funds and interventions
German innovative funding
 The SPC/GIZ “Climate Protection through Forest
Conservation” project funded through the German
International Climate Initiative (ICI)
 The ICI receives funding from emissions trading
 ICI active in four areas:
– promoting climate-friendly economies
– fostering measures to adapt to the effects of climate change
– ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of natural
carbon reservoirs, and
– conservation of biodiversity
 See Karl (GIZ) for more information
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