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Royal Forest Department 61 Paholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND

Royal Forest Department (RFD) International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

PROJECT PROPOSAL: STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL FOREST INFORMATION SYSTEM IN

THAILAND: PHASE I

Executing Agency: Royal Forest Department (Thailand)

Ordinal Number:

PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M)

ITTO Pre-Project Title:

“Strengthening of the National Forest Information System”

March 2013

ITTO Project Proposal March 2013

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PROJECT STAFF

Project Office Contact Information:

Project Coordinator ITTO Project PD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M) Royal Forest Department (RFD) 61 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900 Thailand E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 662 561 4292-3 ext. 5754 Fax: + 662 579 7584

Project Coordinator : Mr. Chokchai Lertkiattiwong E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 662 561 4292 ext 5754

Project Manager : Mr. Somchai Manopiroonporn E-mail: [email protected]

Office Assistant :

National Consultant :

International Consultant :

National Experts :

Ms. Spinna Onpeng E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 662 561 4292 ext 5754 Assist. Prof. Dr. Weeraphart Khunrattanasiri E-mail: [email protected] Dr. A.Y. Omule E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Suchart Kalyawongsa E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Chaiwat Jitkla E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Anuchit Rattanasuwan E-mail: [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION

ITTO

PROJECT PROPOSAL

TITLE: STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL FOREST INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THAILAND: PHASE I SERIAL NUMBER: (serial number will be provided by ITTO after submission of the

project proposal) COMMITTEE: ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE SUBMITTED BY: GOVERNMENT OF THAILAND ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SUMMARY This project proposal originates from the ITTO Pre-project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M). The Development Objective is to improve decision-making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit (FMU) levels. The Specific Objective is to strengthen the National Forest Information System (NFIS) for more efficient access and sharing of accurate and consistent forest data. The issues addressed are lack of information networking, inadequately trained information technology staff, inconsistent data reporting, and uncoordinated inter-agency responsibilities. Project overall strategy is two-phased: Phase I (this proposal) involves installing a National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG), which is a web portal gateway to link users to the existing common custodial data; and Phase II involves merging custodial data into a common database and replace the NFIG with a National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD) system, which links users to the one centralized database. Project Outputs are (1) An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS established; (2) Consistent data content and classification standards for the common dataset to be shared through NFIS elaborated; (3) NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational; and (4) IT technical staff and data users of NFIS trained. EXECUTING AGENCY: ROYAL FOREST DEPARTMENT COLLABORATING AGENCIES:

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES

FOREST INDUSRY ORGANIZATION OF THAILAND

DURATION:

24 MONTHS

BUDGET AND PROPOSED SOURCES OF FINANCING:

SOURCE

CONTRIBUTION IN US$

ITTO 698,360

Govt. of Thailand

229,745

TOTAL

928,105


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Table of Contents SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 2

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

PROJECT BRIEF ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ................................................................................................... 6

MAP OF PROJECT AREA ........................................................................................................................................ 7 PART 1. PROJECT CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................. 9

1.1 ORIGIN .................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 RELEVANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 9

1.2.1 Conformity with ITTO’s objectives and priorities .......................................................................... 9 1.2.2 Relevance to the submitting country’s policies ............................................................................. 11

1.3 TARGET AREA ....................................................................................................................................... 12 1.3.1 Geographic location ..................................................................................................................... 12 1.3.2 Social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects ................................................................. 12

1.4 EXPECTED OUTCOMES AT PROJECT COMPLETION ................................................................................... 12

PART 2. PROJECT RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................... 13 2.1 RATIONALE ........................................................................................................................................... 13

2.1.1 Institutional set-up and organizational issues .............................................................................. 13 2.1.2 Stakeholder analysis ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.3 Problem analysis .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.4 Logical framework matrix ............................................................................................................ 17

2.2 OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators .............................................................................. 19 2.2.2 Specific objective and outcome indicators .................................................................................... 19

PART 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................... 20 3.1 OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................................... 20

3.1.1 Outputs .......................................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.2 Activities ....................................................................................................................................... 20

3.2 IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES AND METHODS .................................................................................... 20 3.3 WORK PLAN ........................................................................................................................................... 21 3.4 BUDGET ................................................................................................................................................. 22

3.4.1 Master Budget ............................................................................................................................... 22 3.4.2 Consolidated Yearly Budget ......................................................................................................... 23 3.4.3 ITTO budget by component ........................................................................................................... 25 3.4.4 Executing agency budget by component ....................................................................................... 25 3.4.5 Budget by activity and component ................................................................................................ 27

3.5 ASSUMPTIONS, RISKS, SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................................. 29 3.5.1 Assumptions and risks ................................................................................................................... 29 3.5.2 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................ 29

PART 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................................... 30 4.1 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT MECHANISMS ..................................... 30

4.1.1. Executing agency and partners ..................................................................................................... 30 4.1.2. Project management team ............................................................................................................ 32 4.1.3. Project steering committee ........................................................................................................... 32 4.1.4. Stakeholder involvement mechanisms ........................................................................................... 32

4.2 REPORTING, REVIEW, MONITORING AND EVALUATION .......................................................................... 32 4.3 DISSEMINATION AND MAINSTREAMING OF PROJECT LEARNING ............................................................. 32

4.3.1 Dissemination of project results ........................................................................................................ 32 4.3.2 Mainstreaming project learning ........................................................................................................ 32

ANNEX 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE NFIG AND NFCD SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE ................................. 33 National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG) ............................................................................................. 33 National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD) ........................................................................................... 34


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ANNEX 2. PROFILES OF THE EXECUTING AND COLLABORATING AGENCIES ................................. 35

ANNEX 3. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY EXPERTS PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCY. ................................................................................................................................................................... 40

ANNEX 4. TERMS OF REFERENCE OF PERSONNEL AND CONSULTANTS AND SUB-CONTRACTS FUNDED BY ITTO ......................................................................................................................... 41

List of Tables TABLE 1. EXPLANATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO ITTA 2006 OBJECTIVES ....... 9TABLE 2. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE PRIORITY ACTIONS OF ITTO (ITTO STRATEGIC

ACTION PLAN 2013-2018). ........................................................................................................................ 10TABLE 3. STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS TABLE ........................................................................................................... 13TABLE 4. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION GAPS (ISSUES) ......................................................................................... 15TABLE 5. PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX. ........................................................................................... 17TABLE 6. MASTER BUDGET. ................................................................................................................................. 22TABLE 7. CONSOLIDATED YEARLY PROJECT BUDGET FROM ALL FUNDING SOURCES. ........................................ 23TABLE 8. ITTO BUDGET BY COMPONENT ............................................................................................................ 25TABLE 9. EXECUTING AGENCY (GOT) YEARLY BUDGET BY COMPONENT (IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION) ................. 25TABLE 10. OVERALL PROJECT BUDGET (GOT+ITTO) BY ACTIVITY AND COMPONENT ....................................... 27

List of Figures FIGURE 1. A FOREST MAP OF THAILAND SHOWING TREE VOLUME PER HA (SOURCE: DNP (2007). ................... 7FIGURE 2. FOREST TYPES IN THAILAND (SOURCE OF DATA: DNP (2007)1). ....................................................... 8FIGURE 3. PROBLEM-TREE (SOURCE: PPD 139/07 REV. 1 (M) PROJECT DOCUMENT) ................................... 16FIGURE 4. OBJECTIVES-TREE. ............................................................................................................................. 19FIGURE 5. PROJECT WORK PLAN. ........................................................................................................................ 21FIGURE 6. PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. ................................................................................................... 31FIGURE 7. SCHEMATIC SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE OF THE NATIONAL FOREST INFORMATION GATEWAY (NFIG).

.................................................................................................................................................................... 33FIGURE 8. A SCHEMATIC OF THE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE OF NATIONAL FOREST CENTRALIZED DATABASE

(NFCD). FOR ILLUSTRATION, THE COMMON DATA ARE HOUSED IN THE ROYAL FOREST DEPARTMENT. 34FIGURE 9 MONRE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ....................................................................................................... 35FIGURE 10. RFD ORGANIZATIONAL CHART .......................................................................................................... 36FIGURE 11. DNP ORGANIZATIONAL CHART .......................................................................................................... 37FIGURE 12. DMCR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ...................................................................................................... 38FIGURE 13. ORGANIZATION OF FIO ..................................................................................................................... 39


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PROJECT BRIEF This project proposal originated from ITTO Pre-Project PPD 139/7 Rev. 1 (M). The Development Objective is to improve decision-making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit (FMU) levels. Specific Objective is to strengthen the National Forest Information System (NFIS) for more efficient access and sharing of accurate and consistent forest data. Primary stakeholders are the relevant government agencies including the MONRE, DNP, RFD, FIO, and DMCR. Secondary stakeholders include agencies, such as, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC), the National Statistics Office (NSO), REDD+ Task Force (proposed), Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) and Tambon (Sub-district) Administration Organization (TAO), private forest sector; NGOs, academic and other research institutions, and international agencies. Project overall strategy to achieve the project objectives is two-phased. Phase I: keep custodial data separate and install a National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG), which is a web portal gateway to link users to the existing common custodial data. Phase II: merge custodial data into a centralized database and replace the NFIG with a National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD) system, which links users to the one centralized database. This proposal is for Phase I; Phase II will be planned upon completion of Phase I. The intent is to build confidence and experience in faster data and information access and sharing among data custodians in Phase I, before moving on to a common database in Phase II for more efficient and full data access and reporting. The specific approach to Phase I is to:

1. Establish an effective mechanism - an inter-agency National Forest Information Committee (NFIC) and a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) - to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS. The NFIC shall consist of representatives (Director-General level, or their designates) from RFD, DNP, DMCR, MONRE, KUFF, REDD+ Task Force, FIO and other relevant agencies. The NTWG shall consist of professional level technical staff from DNP, RFD, FIO, KUFF, MONRE, DMCR and other relevant agencies. The NFIC shall define the common dataset, and monitor and ensure coordination and cooperation in data accuracy, consistency, and sharing among the various agencies participating in NFIS.

2. Develop data standards (content and classification) for the common data for more consistency in reporting, i.e., the data held by custodians (e.g., DNP, RFD, and DMCR) to be shared with others via generalized web-based tools. Data that differ by content, attribute definitions, collection procedures, resolution, layout or format, etc., are mapped to common and agreed-upon content and classification standards. Content standards refer to structure, transmission, quality and meaning of information, and define how to store and share information unambiguously. Data classification standards are tools for categorization of data, to identify data types and location, and access and protection levels.

3. Install an in-house NFIG solution platform (hardware and software) to be housed at MONRE or RFD. The portal provides interface with the distributed access control protocols, maintenance of custodial identity of content, and support of navigation and search of national, provincial, industrial and other forest resources content.

4. Train IT technical staff and data users of NFIS. Project Outputs are (1) An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS established; (2) Consistent data content and classification standards for the common dataset to be shared through NFIS elaborated; (3) NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational; and (4) IT technical staff and data users of NFIS trained. Output 1 activities are (i) Establish a NFIC and NTWG, (ii) Hold inaugural NFIC and NTWG meetings. Output 2 activities are (i) National consultant develops preliminary data standards for the common dataset, (ii) A national workshop is held to review the common dataset and preliminary data standards, (iii) A national consultant revises the data standards, (iv) A national workshop is held to validate the revised data standards, (v) NFIC approves the common dataset and standards. Each workshop shall be attended by 40 participants. Output 3 activities are (i) National consultant develops NFIG program, (ii) National consultants develop computer applications, (iii) Acquire and set up of computer hardware and software, (iv) national consultant


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tests and audit system, (v) NFIC approves NFIS. Output 4 activities are (i) Curriculums developed for training IT technical staff and users of NFIS, (ii) Central workshop to train 10 IT technical staff, and (iii) Regional workshops to train 90 users of the NFIS. Project duration is two years, and the work plan is as follows: Output 1 activities during Q1-Q2 of Year 1; Output 2 activities during Q2-Q4 of Year 1; Output 3 activities during Q4 of year 1-Q3 of Year 2; and Output 4 activities in Q4 of Year 2. Project budget requested from ITTO is US$698,360 and from GOT $229,745 (in-kind contribution). The Project Executing Agency shall be the RFD, in collaboration with MONRE, DNP, DMCR and FIO.


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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

DMCR Department of Marine and Coastal Resources DNP Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FIO Forest Industry Organization FMU Forest Management Unit GDP Gross Domestic product GISTDA Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public

Organization) GOT ICT IT

Government of Thailand Information Communications Technology Information Technology

ITTA International Tropical Timber Agreement ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization KUFF Kasetsart University Faculty of Forestry MICT Ministry of Information Communications Technology MOAC Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NESDB National Economic and Social Development Board NESDP NFCD

National Economic and Social Development Plans National Forest Centralized Database

NFIC NFIG

National Forest Information Committee National Forest Information Gateway

NFIS National Forest Information System NGO Non-Government Organization NSO National Statistics Office NTFP Non-timber Forest Product NTWG National Technical Working Group ONEP Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning PAO Provincial Administration Organization PSC Project Steering Committee RECOFTC Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific REDD+ Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the

Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks in Developing Countries

RFD Royal Forest Department SFM Sustainable Forest Management TAO Tambon Administration Organization TEI Thailand Environment Institute TFSMP Thai Forestry Sector Master Plan TOR Terms of Reference TWG Technical Working Group UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WWF World Wildlife Fund (Thailand)


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MAP OF PROJECT AREA Figure 1. A forest map of Thailand showing tree volume per ha (Source: DNP (2007)).1

1 DNP. 2007. Sampling design, plot establishment and estimation methods for Thailand’s national forest

resources monitoring information system. Technical Report No. 2 of ITTO Project PD 195/03 Rev 2 (F). Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Bangkok, Thailand.


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Figure 2. Forest Types in Thailand (Source of data: DNP (2007)1).

The main forest types are the Evergreen Forest (65.74%) and Mixed Deciduous Forest (17.13%).

Forest Types in Thailand

2.55%2.31% 1.39%

0.69%

0.46%0.46%

0.23%

3.24%3.01%

5.56%

6.71%

7.64%

10.88% 17.13%

37.73%

Tropical Evergreen ForestHill Evergreen ForestDry Evergreen ForestMixed Deciduous ForestDry Dipterocarp ForestPine ForestTeak PlantationPine PlantationBamboo forestMangrove ForestDisturbed ForestSecondary ForestEucalyptus PlantationFresh Water Swamp ForestGrassland (Savannah)


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PART 1. PROJECT CONTEXT 1.1 Origin

This project proposal originated from ITTO Pre-Project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M). The objective of this Pre-Project was to elaborate a road map and its elements for the strengthening of T h a i l a n d ’ s National Forest Information System. The pre-project was intended to generate an adequate basis for the development of NFIS as a key tool to implement sustainable forest management (SFM) in Thailand. The pre-project adopted a comprehensive approach by addressing the key bottlenecks to NFIS through a participatory broad-based process creating commitment among relevant stakeholders to implementation. The pre-project outputs were a feasibility study r e p o r t o n the strengthening of the NFIS, with an action plan for priority activities; and this project proposal for ITTO, which is based on selected relevant components of the action plan.2

The Pre-project idea came from the ITTO Diagnostic Mission on the Achievement of the ITTO Objective 2000 in Thailand (ITTO 2006)3

that identified strengthening of the information systems as one of the priorities to alleviate the existing bottlenecks in making progress towards the goal of SFM. The Mission recommended RFD to prepare a road map for the improvement of NFIS to improve collection and dissemination of information and statistical data on forest resources, operations, industry and product markets with unified definitions and measurement units. The Mission also recommended ITTO provide support to this effort which is required for improved control of illegal logging and associated trade as well as public decision-making on the sector in general. The pre- project proposal was prepared as a response to the Government’s new policy orientation and the Diagnostic Mission’s recommendation. The pre-project was necessary because at the time there was no comprehensive review of (i) the needs for information, and (ii) the existing information system, its strengths, gaps and development needs.

The strengthened NFIS is expected to improve collection and dissemination of information and statistical data on forest resources, forestry operations, forest industry and product markets with unified definitions and measurement units. Through this project proposal, the Government of Thailand (GOT) is seeking limited incremental financial assistance from ITTO, to strengthen a National Forest Information System to facilitate more efficient forest data and information access and sharing nationally and internationally.

1.2 Relevance

1.2.1 Conformity with ITTO’s objectives and priorities

The project is consistent with paragraphs h, l and o of ITTA objectives set out in Article One of ITTA, 2006, as described in Table 1 below.

Compliance with ITTA 2006 Objectives

Table 1. Explanation of the contribution of the proposed project to ITTA 2006 Objectives

Article 1 Paragraph No.

Description of Paragraph, and explanation of the contribution of the proposed project to ITTA Objectives

h) Improving market intelligence and encouraging information sharing on the international timber market with a view to ensuring greater transparency and better information on markets and market trends, including the gathering, compilation and dissemination of trade related data, including data related to species being traded:

• Through the NFIS output of this project, Thailand shall be able to

2 Royal Forest Department and ITTO. 2012. Feasibility study report: action plan to strengthen Thailand’s national forest information system. PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M) report. 3 ITTO. 2006. ITTO Diagnostic Mission on the Achievement of the ITTO Objective 2000 in Thailand.


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Article 1 Paragraph No.

Description of Paragraph, and explanation of the contribution of the proposed project to ITTA Objectives

more efficiently collate and disseminate reliable information from various sources in a timely fashion on the production and marketing of forest products at the national level. The use of such information will help feed information-sharing systems on the international tropical timber market.

l) Strengthening the capacity of members for the collection, processing and dissemination of statistics on their trade in timber and information on the sustainable management of their tropical forests:

• Implementation of this project will strengthen Thailand’s NFIS, to facilitate more efficient access and sharing of national statistics on trade in timber and other data to support sustainable forest management. It will also minimize response time for data requests made by ITTO and other relevant international agencies.

o) Encouraging information sharing for a better understanding of voluntary mechanisms such as, inter alia, certification, to promote sustainable management of tropical forests, and assisting members with their efforts in this area

• Implementation of this project will facilitate the availability of information to support ITTO Thematic programmes such as Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET), which is being considered in Thailand.4

This project is related to the priorities and activities set out in the ITTO Strategic Action Plan 2013-2018 as show in Table 2 below.

Compliance with ITTO Action Plan

Table 2. Relationship of the proposed project to the priority actions of ITTO (ITTO Strategic Action Plan 2013-2018).

Strategic Priority

Expected Outcomes Indicators

2. Increase the contribution of tropical forests to national and local economies, including through international trade

Increased contribution of the forest sector to the national and/or local economies of tropical countries Improved livelihoods and employment of local and indigenous communities Improved access to international markets for small and medium sized enterprises and community enterprises Increase in diversity and quantity of

The proposed project shall provide information directly or indirectly the following Thailand national information in a timely fashion: • Value of exports of tropical

forest products • Quantity of tropical timber

exports recognized as originating from sustainably managed forests

• Diversity and quantity of value added forest products.

4 J. Heuch, J. Sandom and P. Sunthornhao. 2012. Timber flows and their control in Thailand. EU FLEGT Facility.


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Strategic Priority

Expected Outcomes Indicators

efficiently produced value-added products from sustainably managed forests Increased competitiveness and market access for tropical timber Increased consistency and compatibility among systems to provide assurance of legality and sustainability for tropical timber Increased contribution of NTFPs

• Value of NTFPs produced • Income of local and

indigenous local communities.

• Number of commercial timber species and non timber tropical forest species listed in CITES Appendices II and III

5. Improve the quality and availability of information on tropical forests, forest product markets and trade

Information on tropical forests, production of timber and non timber forests products and trade is accurate and widely available. Accurate information is used by ITTO members in policy making, forest management, market development and investment promotion Improved use of ITTO data by other institutions and processes

• The proposed project shall provide forest information in a timely fashion; and it is expected to be used by policy decision-makers in Thailand at the national, provincial and local levels.

1.2.2 Relevance to the submitting country’s policies The proposed strengthening of the NFIS would provide consistent, accurate and timely forest information to support past government policies and future policy decision-making. Thailand has introduced several government policies in an attempt to combat deforestation and forest degradation. These include the Cabinet-adopted National Forest Policy on 3 December 1985, the National Economic and Social Development Plans (NESDP No. 1-11), and Thai Forestry Sector Master Plan (TFSMP) 1993 (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, 1993). The TFSMP emphasized policy, legal and institutional reform; participation of rural people in managing forests; conservation and multiple use of remaining natural forests; and a ban on logging concessions. Cabinet Resolution 10 and 17 March 1992 classified three categories of reserve forest: conservation forest zone (C), commercial forest zone (E), and agriculture zone (A). This was another attempt to stop deforestation and degradation in the high conservation value (HCV) areas (Zone C) and other areas. Cabinet Resolution 30 June 1998 on resolving land issues in forest areas was intended to stop the expansion of agricultural land into protected forest areas. A ministerial regulation in 1989 imposed a national logging ban in the country. It was introduced to attempt to protect and rehabilitate natural forest, improve degraded forestland, and conserve soil, water and biodiversity by expanding conservation forest area. The national logging ban has helped to slow down the rate of forest destruction, but it has not stopped it. In Thailand’s 10th National Economic and Social Plan (NESDP) (2007-2011), one of the main policies is to improve people’s IT skills in the rapidly changing world of technology. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) developed respective strategies and all the government departments must also strengthen their use of information technology. As part of the NESDP implementation, the Ministry of Natural Resource and


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Environment (MONRE) has developed strategies to improve the forest information database with an objective to combine the data from the three departments. The purpose was to create a comprehensive database for use by the line authorities and local communities. Each department had to strengthen and develop its own databases in order to meet the requirements of the MONRE and these efforts needed to be coordinated within a common framework to avoid duplication and gaps. Thailand’s 11th National Economic and Social Plan (2012-2016) also recognizes that advanced technologies, including information and communication technology (ICT), can be regarded as tools to reduce inequality while enhancing Thailand’s competitive edge.5

1.3 Target Area

1.3.1 Geographic location Thailand has a land area of approximately 51.3 million hectares. It is located in the southern-eastern part of continental Asia, bordered by Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Malaysia (Figure 1). Estimated forest cover is about 19.6 million ha, with the main forest types being Evergreen Forest and Mixed Deciduous Forest (Figure 2). Forest areas and quality have been declining mainly due to deforestation and degradation. Deforestation is caused mainly by conversion of natural forest to agricultural and other uses (encroachment), infrastructure development and mining. Degradation refers to a situation where the land remains as forest but the density and quality of the forest is decreased. Forest degradation is caused mainly by illegal logging and harvesting of NTFPs and uncontrolled forest fires. There is a national logging ban in natural forests since 1989. The current forest management approach involves expansion of designated protected areas, expansion of the forest resource base by plantations, and development of community forests. 1.3.2 Social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects The Thailand population totals 65 million people. Eighty percent of the population lives in rural areas. The poverty level is low and most people living in protected areas are experiencing high or medium level poverty (ITTO 2006). For the rural poor, fuel wood and non-timber forest products (NTFP) are important sources of livelihood. The accounted sectoral contribution to GDP of forestry has been declining and in 2003 it amounted only to US$ 120.5 million representing 0.1% of the total GDP. This does not take into account fuel wood and NTFPs. The declining trend in the GDP share is probably changing with increasing volumes of plantation wood maturing for harvesting.

1.4 Expected outcomes at project completion The expected outcomes of this project are:

• A high level inter-agency National Forest Information Committee, which is a consultation mechanism among agencies involved in the production and management of forest information to share forest data and information, will have been established. This will ensure consistency and synergy in forest data and information access and sharing. It will also ensure the sustainability of the NFIS after project completion.

• The NFIS will have been strengthened. This shall enable various government agencies dealing with forests to have access to databases from various data custodians that can be used to support decision-making in the management of forest resources available. Adequate staff will have been trained in IT and statistical data processing. Some examples of information supporting policy decision-making include cases of forest land encroachment and illegal logging. Data on illegal logging, for example, can be used to decide whether to increase protection budgets.

5 NESDB. The eleventh national economic and social development plan (2012-2016). Office of the Prime Minister, Bangkok, Thailand.


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PART 2. PROJECT RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES 2.1 Rationale

2.1.1 Institutional set-up and organizational issues Thailand has a long history of forest industry and management of natural forests and plantations. The main agencies dealing with forests are the DNP, RFD, and DMCR. The DNP is responsible for protected areas (national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, no hunting areas). The RFD is responsible for forests outside protected areas. The DMCR has the authority over the mangrove and other coastal forests. All these three departments are under the supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). Other agencies involved in forestry include the Forest Industry Organization of Thailand (FIO), which is a state enterprise; private forest-based companies; NGOs; and universities and other research institutions. An organizational issue was the division of the original RFD into two separate departments; the new RFD and DNP. However, this issue may be resolved in the near future since there are plans to merge the two departments again. This merger could significantly minimize the data sharing problems, and ease the transition from NFIG to NFCD.

2.1.2 Stakeholder analysis Some stakeholders were identified during the preparation of the ITTO Pre-project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M). Others were added during the regional workshops held during implementation of the pre-project. The primary stakeholders are main forest-related government agencies who are data custodians and users: DNP, RFD, DMCR, MONRE and FIO. The secondary stakeholders are forest data users or potential data providers; they include the following groups:

• Other government agencies (e.g., Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC), Office of Natural Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), National Statistics Office (NSO), GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency), Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) and Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO), and Customs Department, and REDD+ Task Force (which is being proposed to monitor national forest carbon stock)).

• Private sector (e.g., Thai Furniture Industries Association, Forest Plantation Owner Associations).

• Academic and research institutions (e.g., Kasetsart University Forestry Faculty, Maejo University, and Chiangmai University).

• NGOs (e.g., Thailand Environmental Institute (TEI), RECOFTC, WWF (Thailand), Thailand Wildlife Fund, Sustainable Habitat Foundation).

• International agencies (e.g., ITTO). These stakeholders are described briefly in Table 3 below.

Table 3. Stakeholder analysis table

Stakeholder group Characteristics Problems, needs,

interests* Potentials

Involvement in

the project

Primary stakeholders

Royal Forest Department (RFD)

Large government department responsible for production and national reserve forests; also ITTO focal point.

Need statistics on timber and NTFP in production forests, including Community forests and forest plantations.

Better and sustainable utilization of the country’s production forests.

Project executing agency


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Stakeholder group Characteristics Problems, needs,

interests* Potentials

Involvement in

the project

National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP)

Lagre government department responsible for protected forests.

Need statistics on illegal harvesting on timber and NTFP in protected forests.

Better management of protected forests.

Cooperate in implementing the project.

Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)

Government department responsible for mangrove and other coastal forests.

Need statistics on mangrove and other forests.



Forest Industry organization (FIO)

Large state-owned enterprise, managing many about 140,000 ha of forest plantation of mostly teak and eucalyptus.

Need statistics on teak and other plantations.



Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)

Government ministry responsible for DNP, RFD, DMCR, FIO and other environment-related departments.

Need statistics on all forest resources.

Better coordination of the management and policy on forest resources.


Secondary stakeholders

Other government agencies

These agencies belong to other government ministries. Do not collect forest-related data at the national or regional levels.

Need statistics on forest resources.

Better management of their ministry portfolios

Provide examples and experiences in data sharing.

Private sector Small & medium size industries. Do not collect forest-related data at the national or regional levels.


May be willing to share their data through NFIS.

Academic and research institutions

Involved in teaching or research in various forest disciplines. Do not collect forest-related data at the national or regional levels.


Data needed for research

Provide analytical skills in data management and statistics.

Non-government organizations (NGOs)

Involved in environmental conservation, and concerned about over-cutting and waste of trimber. Most do not collect forest-related data at the national or regional levels.


Balanced public debate on better management of forest resources

May be willing to share their data through NFIS.

International agencies

Large organizations with international obligations

Need statistics in a timely fashion.

Thailand to provide reliable forestry statistical data in real time.

Support improved data management informations systems.

* Please see Table 4 for some of the data issues raised during the workshops of the ITTO Pre-project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M).


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2.1.3 Problem analysis The feasibility study of Pre-project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M) indentified several information issues with the existing forest databases and information systems in Thailand (Table 4). These issues were identified in two regional and one national workshop in 2012 that included most of the primary and secondary stakeholders listed in Section 2.1.2.

Table 4. Summary of information gaps (issues)6

1. Inadequate data

2. Lack of personnel understanding on the information system 3. No officials responsible for reporting in local units that causes the delay of reporting and

current report 4. No data interchange (sharing) 5. Less collaboration of update data submissions 6. Problems of acceptable data explicitness of different units 7. Incomplete coverage of data due to the lack of working integration among internal

offices 8. No reporting from field unit to central offices 9. Information is not up to date as expected due to the delay of reporting (the large

amount of data gathering from field units take long time) 10. Different data format (individually designed) prevent the data integration 11. Different tools and equipments, and no standardized procedure of data manipulation 12. Incomplete interpreted forest maps (discontinuity) resulted from time-consuming in

interpretation and skills of staff, and inadequate efficient tools and equipments 13. Data policy is not clear (of each department) causing discontinuity among organizations 14. Inadequate data collection in field work lead to errors and inaccurate data 15. Various organizations (units) involved in the same forest matters 16. Lack of internal cooperation and lack of coordination with external organizations 17. How to ensure up-to-date and accurate data 18. Do not know how to access the system 19. Lack of budget to develop the system up to date 20. Inadequate working equipment 21. Difficulty in making use of NFIS 22. Lack of readiness of communication equipment, efficient internet system, and personnel 23. Information system and related program are difficult to use 24. Longer time needed to retrieve the data due to complexity of database system 25. Copyright problems 26. Unwillingness of agencies to exchange data 27. Security and reliability of data 28. Unsteady and slow internet system 29. Forest classification not up-to-date 30. Many rules and regulations

Weaknesses of the data situation were also analyzed in detail in ITTO Mission (2006); namely (i) inaccuracy and inadequacy of the official statistics, (ii) much of wood consumption is local and goes unrecorded, (iii) markets for round wood and wood products are not monitored on a systematic basis, (iv) domestic subsistence use is not recorded which is a particular problem for NTFPs, (v) reliable data on illegal supply (logging and imports) does not exist, (vi) lack of proper recording of rubber wood production, and (vii) inadequate technology. In addition, (vii) local officers have no skills or training on data collection. The entire forest statistical system needed to be carefully reviewed, including clear identification of data needs and gaps. In summary, the key problem to be addressed is an inadequate NFIS; the causes of the problem are: uncoordinated inter-agency departments, lack of information networking, inadequately trained staff, inconsistent and incomplete reporting; and the effects are in adequate information to support policy decisions on sustainable forest management (SFM).

6 Source: RFD. 2012. Feasibility study report: action plan to strengthen Thailand national forest information system. ITTO PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M) report, Bangkok, Thailand.


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The Problem Tree below summarizes the situation (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Problem-tree (Source: PPD 139/07 Rev. 1 (M) Project Doc


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2.1.4 Logical framework matrix The project logical framework is given in Table 5 below.

Table 5. Project Logical Framework matrix.

PROGRAM ELEMENTS INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION KEY ASSUMPTIONS

Development Objective: To improve decision making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit levels.

Two years after project completion, NFIS is being used by at least four agencies: MONRE, RFD, DNP and DMCR: • To support SFM decision-

making at the national and regional levels.

• To support national and international reporting.

Examine number and type of business requests (queries) to the NFIS system and the number of data custodians on the NFIS network.

The primary stakeholders do not change agreement to the principle and letter of data sharing, and to participate in the development of NFIS.

Specific Objective : To strengthen National Forest Information System to facilitate more efficient forest data and information access and sharing.

By project completion, the NFIS is operational (at least four primary stakeholders on the network), adequate staff trained to run the system, and at least 60% of the primary stakeholder users are satisfied.

Examine the installed NFIS, and do a survey of primary stakeholder users.

The primary stakeholders have agreed to the principle and letter of data sharing, and to participate in the development of NFIS.

Output 1: An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS established

NFIC and NTWG established by the second quarter of the first year of the project.

Review NFIC and NTWG membership and meeting minutes.

Meetings are not dominated by designates who have no decision-making authority.

Outputs 2: Consistent data content and classification standards for the common dataset to be shared through NFIS elaborated

Data standards established and approved by the end of the first year.

Examine workshop proceedings and consultant reports.

There is agreement to common data set and standards. (Efforts on agreement on common standards have failed in the past.)


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PROGRAM ELEMENTS INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION KEY ASSUMPTIONS Outputs 3: NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational

NFIS system installed and approved by the third quarter of the second year.

Examine the physical NFIS system and its documentation.

National sub-contractors are available at the estimated project budgets; and there are few staff IT changes.

Outputs 4: IT technical staff and data users of NFIS trained

100 staff trained to manage and to use NFIS by the end the project.

Examine training workshops curriculum report, proceedings and attendance. Interview a random sample of trainees to get their perception of the training quality.

There is sufficient number of qualified trainees.


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2.2 Objectives The development and specific objectives are formulated as follows (Figure 4): The key problem in Figure 3 is reformulated into a specific objective. The causes of the problem are translated into project outputs to meet the project specific objective. The effects of the key problem are translated into a development objective. The issue of uncoordinated inter-agency responsibilities is addressed through the establishment of a national committee. The problem of fragmented data collection and reporting is addressed through definition of data standards, and that of lack of networking and inadequately trained staff is addressed through installation of NFIS and training of staff for information networking.

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

• To improve decision making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit levels.

⇑ SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

• To strengthen the National Forest Information System to

facilitate more efficient forest data and information access and sharing.

⇑ OUTPUTS

1. An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the

establishment and operation of the NFIS established. 2. Consistent data content and classification standards for the

common dataset to be accessed and shared through NFIS elaborated.

3. NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational.

4. IT technical staff and data users of NFIS trained.

Figure 4. Objectives-tree.

2.2.1 Development objective and impact indicators To improve decision making on forest management at national, regional, provincial, sub-district and forest management unit levels The impact indicators are, within two years after by project completion, NFIS is being used by at least four agencies: MONRE, RFD, DNP and DMCR:

• To support SFM decision-making at the national and regional levels. • To support national and international reporting.

2.2.2 Specific objective and outcome indicators

To establish a National Forest Information System to facilitate more efficient forest data and information access and sharing.

The outcome indicators are, by project completion:

• NFIC and NTWG established to monitor and coordinate NFIS. • The NFIS is operational (at least four primary stakeholders on the network). • Adequate staff trained to run the system. • At least 60% of the primary stakeholder users are satisfied.


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PART 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT INTERVENTIONS 3.1 Outputs and activities

3.1.1 Outputs Project Outputs are (1) An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS established; (2) Consistent data content and classification standards for the common dataset to be shared through NFIS elaborated; (3) NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational; and (4) IT technical staff and data users of NFIS trained. 3.1.2 Activities Output 1 activities are (i) Establish a National Forest Information Committee (NFIC), (ii) NFIC Establishes a National Technical Working Group (NTWG), (iii) Inaugural NFIC and NTWG meetings. The NFIC shall consist of representatives (Director-General level, or their designates) from RFD, DNP, DMCR, MONRE, KUFF, FIO and other relevant agencies. The NTWG shall consist of professional level technical staff from DNP, RFD, FIO, KUFF, MONRE, DMCR and other relevant agencies. The NFIC shall approve the common dataset, and monitor and ensure coordination and cooperation in data accuracy, consistency, and sharing among the various agencies participating in NFIS. The NFIC shall work with RFD (executing agency) during the project implementation; after project completion, it is proposed that the NFIC report to MONRE (e.g., Deputy Permanent Secretary). Output 2 activities are (i) National consultant develops preliminary data standards for the common dataset, (ii) A national workshop is held to review the common dataset and preliminary data standards, (iii) A national consultant revises the data standards, (iv) A national workshop is held to validate the revised data standards, (v) NFIC approves the common dataset and standards. Each of the workshops shall be attended by 40 participants, selected from the primary and secondary stakeholders (see Section 2.1.2). Output 3 activities are (i) National consultant develops NFIG program, (ii) National consultants develop computer applications, (iii) Acquire and set up of computer hardware and software, (iv) national consultant tests and audits system, and (v) NFIC approves NFIS. The NFIG program shall include a generalized data model, which provides the mechanism for the data held by custodians to be shared with others via generalized web-based tools. The activity (iii) hardware shall include network components as follows:

1. Internet application firewall + UTM 1 Gbps x 4 2. Intranet application firewall + UTM 1 Gbps x 4 3. Internal database firewall 1 Gbps x 6 4. 1000BasetTX Ethernet Switch 24 Port [Layers 2,3]

The activity (iii) software shall include database management system and application management system. Output 4 activities are (i) Curriculums developed for training IT technical staff and users of NFIS, (ii) Central (headquarters) workshop to train 10 IT technicians, and (iii) Regional workshops to train 90 users of the NFIS. The regional workshops shall include 2 sessions for forestry officers in the central offices, 5 for forestry officers in the regional offices, and 2 for other officers from other organizations interested to join NFIS (e.g., other government agencies, NGOs).

3.2 Implementation approaches and methods Project overall strategy to achieve the project objectives is two-phased. Phase I: keep custodial data separate and install a National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG), which is a web portal gateway to link users to the existing common custodial data. Phase II: merge custodial data into a common database and replace the NFIG with a National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD) system, which links users to the one centralized database. Further details of the NFIG and NFCD are given in Annex 1. This proposal is for Phase I; Phase II will be planned upon completion of Phase I. The intent is to build confidence and


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experience in faster data and information access and sharing among data custodians in Phase I, before moving on to a common database in Phase II for more efficient and full data access and reporting. The specific approach to Phase I, as indicated earlier, is to:

1. Establish an effective mechanism - an inter-agency National Forest Information Committee (NFIC) and a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) - to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS.

2. Develop data standards (content and classification) for the common data for more consistency in reporting, i.e., the data held by custodians (e.g., DNP, RFD, and DMCR) to be shared with others via generalized web-based tools. Data that differ by content, attribute definitions, collection procedures, resolution, layout or format, etc., are mapped to common and agreed-upon content and classification standards. Content standards refer to structure, transmission, quality and meaning of information, and define how to store and share information unambiguously. Data classification standards are tools for categorization of data, to identify data types and location, and access and protection levels.

3. Install an in-house NFIG solution platform (hardware and software) to be housed at MONRE or RFD. The portal provides interface with the distributed access control protocols, maintenance of custodial identity of content, and support of navigation and search of national, provincial, industrial and other forest resources content.

4. Train IT technical staff and data users of NFIS.

3.3 Work plan

The project duration is two years and the work plan is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Project work plan.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Output 1: An effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the establishment, operation and goals of NFIS established1.1. Establish a NFIC & NTWG PC1.2. Hold inaugural NFIC and NTWG meetings PCOutputs 2:Consistent data content and classification standards for the common dataset to be shared through NFIS elaborated.2.1. National consultant develops preliminary stadards for the common dataset PC

2.2. A national workshop is held to review the common dataset and preliminary dtata standards PC

2.3 A national consultant revises the data standards PC2.4 A national workshop is held to validate the revised standards PC

2.5 NFIC approves the common dataset and standards PCOutputs 3:NFIS systems architecture for data and information access and sharing installed and operational3.1. National cnultant develops NFIG program PC3.2. National consultants develop computer applications PC3.3 Acquire and set up computer hardware and software PC3.4 National consultant tests and audits the NFIS PC3.5 NFIC approves NFIS PC

Output 4: IT hechnical staff and data users of NFIS trainied PC

4.1 Curriculums developed PC4.2 Ceontral workshop for 10 IT technical staff PC4.3 Regional workshops to train 90 users of the NFIS PC

Outputs and Activities Responsible Party Schedule (in months; 2 years)


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3.4 Budget

3.4.1 Master Budget The master budget (inputs and unit costs) is shown in Table 6 below.

Table 6. Master budget.

Outputs and

Activities Inputs

Unit Costs Source (I or E)* Year Budget

Component TOTAL Units and Quatity No.

Non-Activity based Project Manager (PM), mm 24 2,500 (I) Y1/Y2 11.2 $ 60,000

Office Assistant (OA), mm 24 600 (I) Y1/Y2 12.1 $ 14,400

Project Coordinator, mm 24 200 (E) Y1/Y2 44.1 $ 4,800

National experts 100 200 (E) Y1/Y2 44.1 $ 20,000

Computer for OA & PM 2 1000 (I) Y1/Y2 44.1 $ 2,000

Printer for OA 1 200 (I) Y1/Y2 44.1 $ 200

Office space, m 24 500 (E) Y1/Y2 54 $ 12,000

Auditing, mm 2 2,000 (E) Y1/Y2 62 $ 4,000

Office supplies, m 24 100 (I) Y1/Y2 54 $ 2,400 Output 1:

Activity 1.1: Project Manager, md 1 65 (I) Y1 31.1 $ 130

Project Coordinator, md 1 65 (I) Y1 31.1 $ 130

Activity 1.2: Project Manager, md 2 65 (I) Y1 31.1 $ 260


NFIC & NTWG meeting logistics 2 1,500 (I) Y1 61 $ 3,000

Output 2: Activity 2.1: Sub-Contractor 1, md 10 500 (I) Y1 21 $ 5,000

Activity 2.2 Sub-Contractor 1, md 1 500 (I) Y1 21 $ 500


Project Manager, md 1 65 (I) Y1 31.1 $ 65

workshop participants, md (40 people for 1 day)

40

65

(I)

Y1

32.3

$ 2,600

Workshop documentation 100 10 (I) Y1 61 $ 1,000

workshop logistics 1 2,000 (I) Y1 61 $ 2,000

Activity 2.3 Sub-Contractor 1, md 2 500 (I) Y1 21 $ 1,000

Activity 2.4 Sub-Contractor 1, md 1 500 (I) Y1 21 $ 500



workshop participants, md (40 people for 1 day) 40 65 (I) Y1 32.3 $ 2,600



Activity 2.5

NFIC &NTWG meeting logistics 1 1,500 (I) Y1 61 $ 1,500

Output 3 Activity 3.1 Sub-Contractor 2 (NFIG) 1 170,000 (I) Y2 22 $ 170,000

Activity 3.2 Sub-Contractor 3 (comp ) 1 30,000 (I) Y2 23 $ 30,000

NFIS documentation 100 10 (I) Y2 61 $ 1,000

Activity 3.3 Network, set 1 189,000 (I) Y2 44.1 $ 189,000

Software, set 1 75,000 (I) Y2 44.1 $ 75,000

Computer server, set 1 77,000 (E) Y2 44.1 $ 77,000

Activity 3.4 Sub-Contractor 4 (test) 1 10,000 (I) Y2 24 $ 10,000 Activity 3.5

NFIC & NTWG meeting logistics

1

1,500

(I)

Y2

61

$ 1,500


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Outputs and Activities

Inputs Unit Costs Source

(I or E)* Year Budget Component TOTAL

Units and Quatity No.

Output 4 Activity 4.1 Sub-Contractor 5, md 3 1,000 (I) Y2 25 $ 3,000

Curriculum documentation 100 10 (I) Y2 61 $ 1,000

Activity 4.2 Sub-Contractor 5, md 1 1,000 (I) Y2 25 $ 1,000


Workshop participants, md 10 65 (I) Y2 32.3 $ 650




Activity 4.3 Sub-Contractor 5, md 9 1,000 (I) Y2 25 $ 9,000


Workshop participants, md 90 65 (I) Y2 32.3 $ 5,850


Project Manager, ticket 7 300 (I) Y2 33.1 $ 2,100

Project Coordinator, ticket 7 300 (I) Y2 33.1 $ 2,100



* Budget source: I is ITTO and E is Executing Agency (GOT)

3.4.2 Consolidated Yearly Budget The consolidated yearly budget from all funding sources is shown in Table 7 below. Table 7. Consolidated yearly project budget from all funding sources.

Budget Components Input Unit Costs

($)

TOTAL ($)

YEAR 1 ($) YEAR 2 ($)

10 Project Personnel 11. National Experts (Long term) 11.1. Project Coordinator 24 mm 200 4800 2400 2400 11.2. project Manager 24 mm 2500 60000 30000 30000 11.3 Other national experts 100 md 200 20000 10000 10000 12. Other Personnel

12.1. Office Assistant 24 mm 500 14400 7200 7200

19. Component Total

99,200 49,600 49,600 20 Sub-contracts

21. Sub-contract (data standards) 14 md 500 7000 7000 0 22. Sub-contract (NFIG

programming) lump sum 170000 170000 0 170000 23. Sub-contract (computer

applications) lump sum 10000 10000 0 10000 24. Sub-contract (test & audit NFIS) lump sum 30000 30000 0 30000 25. Sub-contract (NFIS trainer) 13 md 1000 13000 0 13000

29. Component Total

230,000 7,000 223,000 30 Travel

31. Daily Subsistence Allowance 31.1. National Experts/Consultants 42 md 65 2,730 780 1950

32.3. Others (workshop participants) 180 md 65 11700 5200 6500


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($)

TOTAL ($)

YEAR 1 ($) YEAR 2 ($)

33. Local Transport Costs 33.1. National Experts/Consultants 14 return

air tickets 300 4200 0 4200

39. Component Total

18,630 5,980 12,650 40 Capital Items

44.1. Computer Equipment (1 network hardware, 1 network software set, 2 PCs, 1 printer, and 1 computer server)

1 network hardware, 1 network software set, 2 PCs, 1 printer, and 1 computer server

185,000, 75,000, 1,000, 200, 77000 , respectively

343,200 0 343,200

343,200 0 343,200

49. Component Total 50 Consumable Items 54. Office Supplies + space rental 24 m

supplies and

space rental

100/m supplies;

500/m office rental 14,400 720 720

14,400 720 720 59. Component Total

60 Miscellaneous 61. Sundry 12

workshops; 4 NFIC meetings; 70 wrksp documen

ts,

2000/wrkpshop;

1,500/meeting; and 100/docu

ment 37,000 17,000 20,000 62. Auditing 2 2000 4000 2000 2000 63. Contingencies

41,000 19,000 22,000 69. Component Total

70 National Management Costs 71. Executing Agency Management

Costs 111945 55973 55972 72. Focal Point Monitoring 0 0 0

79. Component Total 111,945 55,973 55,972 SUBTOTAL 858,375 144,753 713,622

80 Project Monitoring and Administration

81. ITTO Monitoring and Review 8000 4000 4000 82. ITTO midterm, final, ex-post

Evaluation Costs 10000 0 10000 83. ITTO Programme Support

Costs (8% on items 10 to 82 above) 51730 25865 25865

89. Component Total 69,730 29,865 39,865


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($)

TOTAL ($)

YEAR 1 ($) YEAR 2 ($)

90 Refund of Pre-Project Costs (Pre-project budget) 0

100 GRAND TOTAL 928,105

3.4.3 ITTO budget by component The ITTO budget by component is given in Table 8 below.

Table 8. ITTO budget by component

Budget Components Total Annual Disbursements

Year 1 Year 2

10. Project Personnel 74,400 37,200 37,200

20. Sub-contracts 230,000 7,000 223,000

30. Duty Travel 18,630 5,460 13,170

40. Capital Items 266,200 2,200 264,000

50. Consumable Items 2,400 1,200 1,200

60. Miscellaneous 37,000 7,500 29,500

Subtotal 1 628,630 60,560 568,070 80. ITTO Monitor., Evaluat. and Administ. Costs 81. Monitoring and Review Costs 8,000 82. Ex-Post Evaluation Costs 10,000

Subtotal 2 18,000 83. Programme Support Costs (8% of

Subtotals 1 and 2, i.e., total project funds requested from ITTO)

51,730

90. Refund of Pre-Project Costs 0 ITTO TOTAL 698,360

3.4.4 Executing agency budget by component The Executing Agency (RFD) budget by component is given in Table 9 below. This budget is all in the form of in-kind contribution.

Table 9. Executing Agency (GOT) yearly budget by component (in-kind contribution)

Budget Components Total Annual

Disbursements Year 1 Year 2

10. Project Personnel 24,800 12,400 12,400 20. Sub-contracts 0 0 30. Duty Travel 0 0 40. Capital Items 77,000 0 77,000


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Budget Components Total Annual Disbursements

Year 1 Year 2 50. Consumable Items 12,000 6,000 6,000 60. Miscellaneous 4,000 2,000 2,000

Subtotal 1 117,800 20,400 97,400 70. Executing Agency Management Costs (15% of Total Overall Project Budget from

GOT and ITTO (excluding ITTO monitoring and support cost) = $746,430)

111,965

GOT TOTAL 229,745


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3.4.5 Budget by activity and component The overall project budget (ITTO+GOT) (excluding administrative costs) by activity and component is given in Table 10 below.

Table 10. Overall project budget (GOT+ITTO) by activity and component

OUTPUTS/ACTIVITIES + Non-Activity based Expenses

BUDGET COMPONENTS 10.

Project Personnel

20. Sub-

contract

30. Duty

Travel

40. Capital Items

50. Consumable

Items

60. Miscellaneous

Quarter/ Year (Q/Y)

GRAND TOTAL

OUTPUT 1:

Activity 1.1: 0 0 130 0 0 0 Q1/Y1 130 Activity 1.2: 0 0 260 0 0 3,000 Q1/Y1 3,260

Subtotal 1 0 0 390 0 0 3,000 3,390 OUTPUT 2: Activity 2.1 0 5,000 0 0 0 0 Q1/Y1 5,000 Activity 2.2 0 500 2,730 0 0 3,000 Q1/Y1 6,230 Activity 2.3 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 Q1/Y1 1,000 Activity 2.4 0 500 2,730 0 0 4500 Q1/Y1 7,730 Activity 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 Q1/Y1 1,500

Sub-total 2 0 7,000 5460 0 0 7,500 19,960 OUTPUT 3: Activity 3.1 0 170,000 0 0 0 0 Q1/Y2 170,000 Activity 3.2 0 30000 0 0 0 1,000 Q1/Y2 31,000 Activity 3.3 0 0 0 341,000 0 0 Q2/Y2 341,000 Activity 3.4 0 10000 0 0 0 0 Q3/Y2 10,000 Activity 3.5 0 0 0 0 1500 Q3/Y2 1,500

Sub-total 3 0 210,000 0 341000 0 2,500 553,500 OUTPUT 4: Activity 4.1 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 Q4/Y2 4,000 Activity 4.2 0 1,000 910 0 3,000 Q4/Y2 4,910 Activity 4.3 0 9,000 11,870 0 20,000 Q4/Y2 40,870

Sub-total 4 13,000 12,780 0 24,000 49,780 NON-ACTIVITY BASED EXPENSES:


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OUTPUTS/ACTIVITIES + Non-Activity based Expenses

BUDGET COMPONENTS 10.

Project Personnel

20. Sub-

contract

30. Duty

Travel

40. Capital Items

50. Consumable

Items

60. Miscellaneous

Quarter/ Year (Q/Y)

GRAND TOTAL

(1) Project Office (Project Manager; Office Assist.; Project Coordinator; National experts; Office computers; auditing; office rent)

99,200 0 0 2,200 14,400 4,000 YR1/Yr2 119,800

Sub-total 5 99,200 0 0 2,200 14,400 4,000 119,800

SUB-TOTAL (ITTO) 74,400 230,000 18,630 266,200 2,400 37,000 628,630 SUB-TOTAL (GOT) 24,800 0 0 77,000 12,000 4000 117,800

TOTAL 99,200 230,000 18,630 343,200 14,400 41,000 746,430


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3.5 Assumptions, risks, sustainability 3.5.1 Assumptions and risks The following assumptions are embedded into this project:

1. The primary stakeholders have agreement to the principle and letter of data sharing, and to participate in the development of NFIS.

2. Meetings of the NFIC and NTWG are not dominated by designates who have no decision-making authority.

3. There is agreement among primary stakeholders on common dataset and standards. Past attempts to have common standards between RFD and DNP have failed.

4. National IT sub-contractors are available at the estimated project budgets. 5. There are few changes in IT staff trained in NFIS within the primary stakeholder

departments. The risks to the project are considered low as the project is in line with the current government policies and action plans, and that all relevant agencies involved are fully aware of the importance of this project to them, and to sustainable forest management in the country.

3.5.2 Sustainability The project is sustainable because the RFD, along with other forestry-related departments within MONRE, is committed to completion of the project and implementing its results. Establishment of the NFIC will ensure continued coordination and monitoring of the NFIS. National sub-contractors (rather international consultants) have been used to develop the system; these same sub-contractors can be used in case improvements are needed to NFIS in the future. There has been a substantial project budget commitment to train IT technical staff and NFIS users. This is to ensure that there is a sufficient number of staff members trained to run and develop the system and to use it when the project is completed.


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PART 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 4.1 Organization structure and stakeholder involvement mechanisms

4.1.1. Executing agency and partners Within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Executing Agency will be the Royal Forest Department (RFD). Its profile and that of the collaborating agencies is presented in Annex 2.

The following government agencies participate as collaborating agencies: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), FIO, and MONRE. The collaborating agencies provide the national experts participating in the project activities. The RFD designates a Project Coordinator and her/his team comprising expertise in information systems, research, and a technical assistant. The Project Coordinator is responsible for the operational coordination work and oversees the project implementation (see Organization chart, Figure 6), and the production of outputs. A full-time Project Manager (national consultant) is recruited for the operational management of the project. S/he works in the RFD headquarters. The terms of reference for the Project Coordinator are given in Annex 3. A full-time Office Assistant is recruited to provide secretarial and office support. S/he works in the RFD headquarters.

The NFIC establishes a NTWG, consisting of its own representatives and representatives of the collaborating agencies which work with consensus as far as possible. The NTWG shall consist of national experts in the various agencies. Other national experts shall also participate in the various workshops. The tasks and responsibilities of these experts are outlined in Annex 3. The technical work of the project shall be conducted mostly by sub-contractors, as detailed in Annex 4. The responsibility for the internal monitoring of the project is vested with RFD, and more specifically the Project Coordinator. Monitoring focuses on (i) the achievement of the milestones of the Work Plan, (ii) timing and quality of outputs, as well as (iii) the deployment of the project resources. Monitoring is based on (a) the documentary evidence, (b) oral reporting by the Coordinator and Project Manager, as well as (c) interviews with stakeholder group representatives.

Project monitoring and reporting will be in accordance with the September 2006 version of the ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring. Review, Reporting and Evaluation. Reporting on the project implementation include (i) an inception report, (ii) bi-annual progress reports (every six months from the project start-up), (iii) project financial report with an audited financial statements (within three months from the project completion) and (iv) project completion report (within three months from the project completion). In addition, (v) technical reports are produced following outputs 2, 3 and 4.


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Figure 6. Project organizational chart.


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4.1.2. Project management team The Executing Agency will set up a Project Management Team (PMT). This team shall include the Project Coordinator and Project Manager and other project supervisors. The PMT will meet regularly to review project progress. 4.1.3. Project steering committee The Executing Agency will set up a Project Steering Committee (PSC) in consultation with the ITTO. The PSC shall include representatives from the RFD, ITTO, donors, and collaborating agencies. The PSC will be chaired by the RFD Direct-General or his designate. 4.1.4. Stakeholder involvement mechanisms The primary stakeholders shall assist implement the project through the NFIC and the National Technical Working Group. The remaining secondary stakeholders shall be observers, who can follow the project progress through the Project website.

4.2 Reporting, review, monitoring and evaluation

(a) Project Progress Reports

– Project progress reports will be prepared by the Executing Agency every 6 months. They will be submitted to the ITTO.

(b) Project Completion Report

- Within 3 months after project completion the Executing Agency shall prepare and submit to the ITTO the project Completion Report.

(c) Project Technical Reports

– Upon completion of the various project outputs, technical reports will be prepared by the Executing Agency. These reports will be submitted to the ITTO.

(d) Review and Monitoring

– The project will be reviewed and monitored by the PSC through annual meetings, and by the ITTO through the bi-annual project progress reports and monitoring missions. The first ITTO monitoring mission could take place soon after the submission of the first progress report. It is at this time that the first Yearly Plans of Operation will be reviewed and modified as required.

(e) Evaluation

– The PSC will decide whether a mid-term or upon-completion evaluation is necessary, and will prepare the terms of reference for the evaluations. The implementation of the evaluation will be determined jointly by ITTO and the Executing Agency.

4.3 Dissemination and mainstreaming of project learning

4.3.1 Dissemination of project results The project management team will build a project website to post project progress reports, and to obtain feedback. It will publish and post on the website the proceedings of the various workshop and associated brochures and documentation. 4.3.2 Mainstreaming project learning The results of this project will benefit the various government and related agencies in Thailand, in providing timely information to support decision-making in sustainable forest management. Several government staff will have been trained on how to use the NFIS. They in turn would be expected to provide training to their colleagues. The NFIC is expected to play a key role in mainstreaming the NFIS within the relevant agencies.


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ANNEX 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE NFIG AND NFCD SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE

[Source: RFD. 2012. Feasibility study report: action plan to strengthen Thailand’s National Forest Information System. ITTO Project PPD 139/07 Rev. 1(M) report. ] National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG) The concept of NFIG is shown in Figure 7. It consists of a network of a gateway, users and data providers (data custodians).

Figure 7. Schematic systems architecture of the National Forest Information Gateway (NFIG).

The NFIG aims to solve the problem of data ownership among organizations. The creation of every point within the forest network is a major, which is the goal of NFIG. The NFIG will play the role of collecting and providing access to only the common (core) data set. Users can search parts of forest data from this system. The NFIG will have the capability to prepare the data linkage within their own system to the original source of the data (data custodian). When internet user needs to seek for more detailed data, they can find the name of that organization. That means the internet users must go first to NFIG only then they can find the data they need. Many organizations are publishing their data over internet nowadays. However, the internet users must meet the web portal window of each organization before they can find the way to needed data; in this case, the gateway concept does not work because the internet users can find only the hyperlink of relevant data. This link does not cover all the possible hyperlink that may be possible and it does not assist the internet users to find the common data set. The hyperlinks are not updated automatically if the data owner changes the hyperlink location. Effective establishment of data networking using the NFIG mechanism requires that all the network organizations have efficient data services. The collection of specific common data set prepares the data provider and data user to quickly find the data sources. The NFIG will sift and provide the common data set to data users. With this pattern, using of data and database connection is more to be in perfect order and is reduce the data traffic of the searching module during the high transaction from internet users. After the establishment of NFIG the forest data networking from relevant organizations would be firstly created by starting from the most closely organization. The network size will be initially small. After the public can receive the advantage of NFIG to help them find the national


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forest data, the rest of the forestry organization will be ask to join the NFIG to build up larger data sets. This can reduce the data duplication and data loss, and increase data reliability. National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD) The concept of the NFCD is shown in Figure 8. System architecture of NFCD consists of one server for database management and another server use for web server to publish the forest data to internet user. Search module, web from input module and data management module are created by using application program. The internet connection with large bandwidth and high performance firewall should be provided to serve the large connection from the multiuser tasking.

Figure 8. A schematic of the system architecture of National Forest Centralized Database (NFCD). For illustration, the common data are housed in the Royal Forest Department.

The NFCD aims to collect all the necessary forest data into a national forest database. The NFCD is used after the operation of NFIG when all the relevant organization submit their common data set to NFIG and they can see the benefit that the country should have the forest centralized database system to serve the data user in every level. Based on the study of the forest system status in Thailand, the NFCD should have seven core data components to serve the concept of NFIS as follows:

1. Production and Consumption of Wood and Wood Products at Sub-district, District and Provincial Levels

2. Production and Consumption of Non-timber Forest Products (NTPFs) at Sub-district, District and Provincial Levels

3. Control of Illegal Logging and Associated Trade 4. Resource Assessment (Forest Inventory and Monitoring) 5. International Reporting 6. Forest Research 7. Community Forest


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ANNEX 2. PROFILES OF THE EXECUTING AND COLLABORATING AGENCIES

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

The Minister’s Office

Government Organization State Enterprises Public Organization

• Forest Industry Organization

• The Zoological park Organization

• The Botanical garden Organization

• Wastewater management Authority

• Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Organization

• Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization

•

• Pollution Control Department• Department of Environment Quality

Promotion• Office of Natural Resources and

Environmental Policy and Planning• Department of Marine and Coastal

Resources• Department of Mineral Resources• Department of Water Resources• Department of groundwater

Resources• National park, Wildlife and Plant

Conservation Department• Royal Forest Department

Office of the Permanent Secretary

Central Offices Regional Office

Natural Resources and Environment Office (76 Provinces)

Offices under Ministerial Regulation General Administration Bureau

Regional Environment Office (16 Offices)

Center of Information and Communications Technology

Office of Aviation for Natural Resource Conservation

Office of International Cooperation on Natural Resources and

Environment

Office of Solving on State Land Trespass

Office of Policy and Strategy

Office of Inspection and Evaluation

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT PROFILE

Figure 9. MoNRE organizational chart


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ROYAL FOREST DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Royal Forest Department

Director General

General Administration Bureau

Deputy Director General

Legal Bureau

Internal Audit Group Administrative System Development Group

Permission Bureau Planning and Information Technology Bureau

Forest Research and Development Bureau

Forest Plantation Extension Bureau

Forest Community Management Bureau

Forest Land Management Bureau

Forest Protection and Fire Control Bureau

International Forestry Cooperation Office

Forest Management Bureau (13 Bureaus)

Royal Initiative Project Office

Forest Checkpoint Bureau

Figure 10. RFD organizational chart


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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE & PLANT CONSERVATION PROFILE

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant

Conservation

Director General

General Administration Bureau


Legal Affair Division


Wild Fauna and Flora Protection Division

Planning and Information Technology Bureau

Protected Area Rehabilitation

Development Bureau

Wildlife Conservation Office

Watershed Conservation and Management Office

Forest and Plant Conservation

Research Office

Forest Protection and Fire Control Bureau National Park Office

Protected Area Administration Office

(16 Offices)

Royal Initiative Project Office

Figure 11. DNP organizational chart


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DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES PROFILE

Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

Director General

Office of the Secretary


Legal Affair Division


Planning Division Office of Marine and Coastal Resources

Conservation

Office of Coastal Erosion and Coastal Area Protection and

management

Office of Mangroves Resources

Conservation

Institue of Marine Coastal and Mangrove Resources

Research and Development

Figure 12. DMCR organizational chart


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Deputy Director

Director

Deputy Director Deputy Director

Productin Line Business Line Administration Line

Promotion &Development Office

for CommercialWoods

- Upper North- Lower North

- Central- North East

- South

Committee (Administrative Committee, Inspection Committee, Committee of PublicActivities, etc)

- Wood Industry- Business &

Marketing Office- The National

Elephant Institute- Research &

Information Office

Account and FinanceOffice

Plan, Policy & BudgetOffice

Human ResourceOffice

Law OfficePublic Activity Office

FOREST INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION PROFILE Forest Industry Organization (FIO) is a state enterprise regarding to conservation and earning profit from its plantations which is provided by the Royal Forest Department (RFD) (Figure 7). The organization was established in 1947, and became a state enterprise under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative in 1956. In 2003, the organization has moved to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment. FIO has the following vision and missions. FIO has wide range of roles. It is not only commercial activity of plantations but also supporting local communities though activities of forest industry and pioneer for private plantation businesses. Vision

: Main organization in developing economic forest to be basis for sustainable development which follows “sufficient economy”.

Mission• To conserve and develop commercial woods in FIO plantations,

:

• To promote sustainable growth of forest industry not only for national forests but also for private plantations,

• To support forest industry business and forest service business, • To research and develop commercial woods to develop forest industry, • To support local communities around FIO plantations by providing job opportunity and

training skills on forestry, and • To conserve and rehabilitate natural resources and environment. Source: Annual Report of FIO in 2007

Figure 13. Organization of FIO


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ANNEX 3. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY EXPERTS

PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTING AGENCY Project Coordinator will have an advanced science degree (M.S. or Ph.D) in subjects related to information science, forest management, forest economics, or environmental sciences. He/she will have a minimum of 5 years experience in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in developing information systems for the forestry sector, and a demonstrated ability in managing/coordinating projects, and a practical experience in working with government administration, local communities, NGOs, private sectors, academic institutes and other stakeholders. Significant experience in information systems from any sector is a requirement for the Coordinator. The Project Coordinator’s duties will include:

• Overall responsibility for the supervision, management and monitoring of the project; • Supervise preparation of Yearly Plan of Operation and Project progress reports; • Communicate with ITTO; • Establish the PMT.

National Experts will have a science degree (BSc) in subjects related to information science, forest management, forest economics, silviculture, forest ecology or environmental science. He/she will have a minimum of 5 years experience working in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in forestry/environmental field and demonstrated ability in working with government administration, local communities, NGOs, forest owners etc. The national experts duties will be to provide technical advice as required by the project.


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ANNEX 4. TERMS OF REFERENCE OF PERSONNEL AND CONSULTANTS AND SUB-CONTRACTS FUNDED BY ITTO

National Consultant Project Manager The National Consultant Project Manager duties include:

• Preparation of draft methodology and detailed work plan (included in the Inception Report)

• Facilitation of the establishment and work of the NFIC and NTWG. • Preparations for the national a n d r e g i o n a l workshops (preparation of program,

logistics, invitations, workshop report, etc.). • Preparation of project progress, technical and final reports.

Qualifications Advanced science degree (M.S. or Ph.D) in subjects related to information science, forest management, forest economics, or environmental sciences. He/she will have a minimum of 7 years working experience including in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in developing information systems for the forestry sector, and a demonstrated ability in managing projects. Practical experience in working with government administration, local communities, NGOs, private sectors, academic institutes and other stakeholders would be desirable. Significant experience in information systems from any sector is a requirement for the consultancy. Duration: 24 month Salary: $2,500/month

Start date: To be detailed once project has started (tied to the first instalment) End date: As above Duty place(s): Bangkok, Thailand

Supervisor: Project Coordinator

National Sub-Contractor 1 (Data standards) The sub-contractor will develop preliminary data standards for review by a national workshop and finalize the standards for approval by the national workshop and NFIC. The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. in Forestry or Computer Science. Duration: 14 days Salary $500/day


Supervisor: Project Coordinator National Sub-Contractor 2 (Develop NFIG software) The sub-contractor will develop NFIG softare. The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. in Forestry or Computer Science. Duration: 3 months Salary $170,000 lump sum (maximum)




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National Sub-Contractor 3 (Develop applications software) The sub-contractor will develop applications software. The software includes database manageent system, and applications management system. The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. in Forestry or Computer Science. Duration: 3 months Salary $10,000 lump sum (maximum)


Supervisor: Project Coordinator National Sub-Contractor 4 (Test and audit NFIS system) The sub-contractor will test and audit the NFIS system. The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. in Forestry or Computer Science. Duration: 3 months Salary $30,000 lump sum (maximum)


Supervisor: Project Coordinator National Sub-Contractor 5 (NFIS trainer) The sub-contractor will develop a curriculum and train IT technical staff and NFIS users. The successful candidate will have a B.Sc. in Forestry or Computer Science, and be familiar with NFIS. Duration: 13 days Salary $1,000/day



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