Progress Report MFP II Period October-December 2009

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February 18th, 2010

The progress report period October - December 2009 is a part of reporting process and as a reference for monitoring the progress of MFP II program period 2009/2010. As a progress report, the references used in the report are Logical Frame Program (LFP) and Annual Work Plan (AWP) 2009/2010. However, this progress report is different from the usual report, as it is using the LFP and AWP 2009/2010 draft which officially approved by Steering Committee in October 27, 2009.

As references for assessing the progress of program, LFP and AWP 2009/2010 periode April 2009 - March 2010 were compiled for more than 7 months, thus the process of compiling LFP and AWP has become a part of activities considered as program “progress” of MFP II. The indicator of the program progress is still a “check list” of planned activities, means it still cannot be seen and analyzed further to describe the impacts of the program.

The progress in this report still can not be considered as a big achievement of the MFP II program, as there was a program refocusing which has made 2 big programs that have been facilitated by MFP II cannot be continued, those were Community Foundation development for facilitating community access to develop the Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) and forming the Forest Management Unit (KPH) as well as the program on Climate Change and Reduce Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). The refocusing of the program was not stated in the official document. However, it was informed officially to the stakeholders. Therefore it is difficult to say that the program has significant progress, except it has become a lesson of the on going process.

Progress in Three Months

Program progress during period October - December 2009 was finishing new LFP, document of AWP 2009/2010 and budget allocation that have been approved by the 5th Steering Committee on 27 October 2009. In LFP and AWP 2009/2010 it was stated that the program refocusing should be emphazised on Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) negotiation, strengthening the promotion and implementing the Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) as an instrument for legal timber trading which is a part of the governance reforming process in forestry sector.

Since the program refocusing has been started in the beginning of period 2009/2010 (March 2009), several activities, those were planning and program implementing preparation were conducted intensively. This condition has occured to make all programs can be implemented immediately after the 5th SC meeting decision considering the limited time, practically from November 2009 - March 2010.

While working on LFP and AWP 2009/2010, in paralel PMU has also conducted the finishing of 8 projects that have been committed in period 2008/2009 including the administration process and monitoring the programs. The activities that have been completed in this quarter were CFs activities, institutional supporting for communtiy around Taman Nasional Manupeo - Tanadaru through Burung Indonesia Foundation in Central Sumba - East Nusa Tenggara, accelerating the permit process for HKm, HTR in Kendari and BPKH XI Jogjakarta for CBFM indication areas in Java and Madura Islands.

Related to the refocusing and the program workplan, PMU has also conducted revision on all documents of SOP and policies, Program Management, Fix Standard for Project Disbursement to be in line between all rules and policies with new program policy to promote TLAS and VPA negotiation PROCESS. All document revision activities were targeted to be approved and endorsed by Executing Agency in January 2010.

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