Lessons learned from the ASEAN-Korea green partnership in the restoration and sustainable management of degraded forest ecosystems for the Philippines

dc.coverageAsia
dc.coverageRepublic of Korea
dc.coveragePhilippines
dc.creatorRebugio, L., Lee, W. S., Lee, D. K., et al.
dc.date2023-04-27T13:56:40Z
dc.date2023-04-27T13:56:40Z
dc.date2022
dc.date2022-08-06T10:49:44.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T23:54:31Z
dc.descriptionThis paper presents the lessons learned from the Republic of Korea financed ASEAN-KOREA Environmental Cooperation Project (AKECOP) about two decades of experience in creative collaboration in research and human resource development in the restoration and sustainable management of degraded forest ecosystems in the ASEAN region. The Philippines and nine other participating ASEAN member states (AMS) have learned valuable lessons from the various innovative collaboration strategies employed by the Project. Participatory project management was adopted to ensure project relevance, quality, reliability and equitability and maximum impact. Research and development in-country and cross-cultural collaborative modes were tried and found to be effective strategies in enhancing research outputs and in facilitating research process learning experiences. Cross country exchange visits to locally successful restoration sites were found to be effective schemes for information exchange and technology transfer. And needs-oriented short training programs and graduate studies at the MSc and PhD level were effective strategies in building a pool of high- level expertise in forest restoration and SFM. However, the most valuable lesson from the Project's experience in creative collaboration is that SUCCESS in smaller collaborative initiatives such as AKECO P can inspire the creation of larger institutional partnerships such as Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO). As a way forward, the participating AMS have arrived at a consensus that AKECOP should continue to serve as a platform for regional collaboration in SFM considering its notable part achievements. In line with the ASEAN "GREEN VISION" and its journey towards regional integration, AKECOP is envisaged to re-align its innovative strategies to the changing needs and challenges in the sustainable management of a healthy and productive forest ecosystems in a new world order threatened by the scourge of the COVID 19 crisis. Keywords: creative collaboration, cross-country visits, green vision, participatory planning, shared vision,thematic research ID:3486661
dc.format10p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc1354en
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/cc1354en/cc1354en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/294805
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.rightsNon-FAO
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleLessons learned from the ASEAN-Korea green partnership in the restoration and sustainable management of degraded forest ecosystems for the Philippines
dc.titleXV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
dc.typeArticle

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