Programme 4th tlas workshop (final)
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The document provides the programme for a 4th Sub-Regional Training Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance taking place from October 22-24, 2014 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The programme consists of sessions on updating participants on market initiatives and timber legality assurance system developments, timber legality assurance in the regional context, experiences from Indonesia implementing their voluntary partnership agreement, updates from ASEAN countries on voluntary partnership agreement negotiations, perspectives from the private sector, and group work on key elements for credible timber legality assurance systems. The workshop concludes with a visit to a wood processing factory in Lao PDR to learn about their tracking and verification systems.
Programme 4th tlas workshop (final)
- 1. Programme for 4th Sub-Regional Training Workshop on Timber Legality Assurance 22-24 October 2014, Vientiane, Lao PDR Day Session & Time Topic Sub Topic Method Responsible Person (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 | Final Programme Wednesday (22.10.2014) 0. 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 0. Registration by participants Note: Participants and resource persons should arrive on Tuesday evening, 21.10.2014 EFI / EU FLEGT Facility and Lao PDR 1. 8:30 – 9:30 Introduction to event 1. Opening Ceremony =>Tea break/Press meeting (9:00 – 9:30) 1. Formal ceremony Thongphath Vongmany (DG DoF, Lao PDR), Stefan Schleuning (EU Delegation), Dian Sukmajaya (ASEAN Sec) 2. 9:30 – 11:15 Background : Update on market relevant initiatives and TLAS development 2. Participants round (background, expectations) and Introduction to programme (30 min) 3. Update on international activities to promote timber legality and good governance (25 min) 4. Approaches to Timber Legality Assurance: Concepts and lessons learned (25 min) 5. Questions and Answers (25 min) 2. Group round 3/4. Presentations and discussion 2/3. Alexander Hinrichs (EFI) 4. Andy Roby (UK Indonesia) Facilitation of session: Alexander Hinrichs 3. 11:15 – 13:15 Timber legality assurance in the regional context 6. ASEAN: Update on regional initiatives on forestry and timber legality assurance (20 min) 7. ASEAN: Results of the 5th meeting of the ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on FLEG (10 min) 8. Questions and Answers (15 min) => Lunch (12:00 – 13:15) Presentations and discussion 6. Dian Sukmajaya (ASEAN Sec) 7. NN (ARKN-FLEG) Facilitation of session: Aimi Lee (EFI) 4. 13:15 – 14:15 Update from Indonesia: VPA implementation 9. Introduction: Movie “the story of FLEGT” by FERN (10 min) 10. Indonesia: Lessons learned in VPA/SVLK implementation (30 min) 11. Questions and Answers (20 min) Presentation and discussion 10. Teguh Widodo (Indonesia) Facilitation of session: Arbi Valentinus (EFI Indonesia) 5. 14:15 – 17:00 Update from ASEAN Member States: VPA negotiation 12. Update on Malaysia – VPA negotiation (20 min) 13. Update on Vietnam – VPA negotiation (20 min) 14. Update on Laos – preparations for VPA negotiation (20 min) 15. Update on Thailand – preparations for VPA negotiation (20 min) 16. Discussion (30 min) =>Tea break (15:30 – 16:00) Presentation and discussion 12. Malaysian participant 13. Vietnam participant 14. Lao participant 15. Thai participant Facilitation of session: Alexander Hinrichs 19:00 – 21:30 Dinner at the Lao Plaza Hotel for all participants, resource persons and invited guests (hosted by GIZ Laos) Bus transport to Lao Plaza Hotel leaves at 18:30 from the Don Chan Palace Hotel
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- 3. 3 | Final Programme 6. 8:30 – 10:00 Update on activities on timber legality and governance in other ASEAN Member States 17. Update on Cambodia (15 min) 18. Update on Myanmar (15 min) 19. Update on Philippines (15 min) 20. Discussion (15 min) =>Tea break (9:30 – 10:00) Presentation and discussion 17. Cambodian participant 18. Myanmar participant 19. Philippines participant Facilitation of session: Tom ter Horst 7. 10:00 – 11:00 Private sector views 21. Private sector views from India (15 min) 22. Private sector views from Myanmar (15 min) 23. Private sector views from Indonesia (15 min) 24. Discussion (15 min) Presentation 21. T. R. Manoharan (India) 22. Myanmar participant 23. Agus Hermansjah (Indonesia) Facilitation of session: NN Thursday (23.10.14) 8a. 11:00 – 15:30 Key elements for timber legality assurance in participating countries: national and regional perspectives 25. Steps towards credible Timber Legality Assurance in Asia: Group work · Group 1: SMEs and timber legality assurance – how to ensure that SMEs can deliver legal timber? · Group 2: Timber legality assurance and imports – how to assure legality of imports (reflecting on approaches under development in ASEAN Member States)? · Group 3: Communication on progress – how to address communication challenges related to illegal logging and trade? · Group 4: Civil society engagement: how to create and maintain civil society engagement in timber legality assurance processes? => Lunch (12:00 – 13:15) =>Tea break (15:00 – 15:30) Group work (4 groups, participants select group themselves by topic) Facilitation of session: Group 1: Andy Roby and Heiko Wörner Group 2: Alexander Hinrichs and Arbi Valentinus Group 3: Aimi Lee Abdullah and Tom ter Horst Group 4: Somrudee Nicro and Marc-Alexander Gross 8b. 15:30 – 16:30 Key elements for timber legality assurance in participating countries: national and regional perspectives 26. Steps towards credible timber legality assurance in Asia: group presentations and discussion Presentation by each group and discussion in plenum Selected participants 9. 16:30 – 16:45 Regional work on enforcement 27. Introduction to “Study on the possible establishment of a sub-regional (Greater Mekong Sub-region) information and intelligence sharing mechanism in support of law enforcement and the fight against illegal trade in timber and endangered wildlife” Presentation and short discussion 27. Bruno Cammaert (FAO) 10. 16:45 – 17:15 Implementing timber legality verification in Lao PDR 28. Overview on Sustainable Forest Management in Laos 29. Preparation of field trip: Overview of the factory to be visited 28. Bounpone Sengthong, Director of Production Forest Management Division, Department of Forests 29. Mr. Thongsavanh, Director of private sector Wood Industry 11. 17:15 – 17:45 Wrap up and closing 30. Conclusions for the regional perspective - formulation of recommendations to ASEAN and wrap-up Discussion and wrap-up 30. Alexander Hinrichs
- 4. 4 | Final Programme Day Session & Time Topic Sub Topic Method Responsible Person Friday (24.10.14) 12a. 7:45 Implementing timber legality verification in Lao PDR 31. Participants meet in Lobby 12b. 8:00 – 12:00 Implementing timber legality verification in Lao PDR 32. Visit of Factory to learn about tracking system, timber processing and export => by bus from hotel to factory ( 25 Km from Vientiane) =>Tea break and lunch at factory => End of training workshop at 12:00 Factory visit Mr. Thongsavanh