Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission	RAP PUBLICATION 2005/02
	IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE Exemplary Forest Management in Asia and the Pacific Edited by Patrick B. Durst, Chris Brown, Henrylito D. Tacio and Miyuki Ishikawa
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORESTRY TRAINING CENTER FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Bangkok, 2005
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger by helping countries improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensuring good nutrition for all. FAO is also a leading source of knowledge and information on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO's mission in forestry is to enhance human well-being through support to member countries in the sustainable management of the world's trees and forests.

The Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) supports community forestry development and the empowerment of local people in managing forests in Asia and the Pacific. Its efforts are aimed at promoting sustainable forest management and providing for the needs of the more than one billion rural people in the region who depend on forest resources for their livelihoods. Since its establishment in 1987, RECOFTC has trained more than 2 500 forest managers and development specialists in all aspects of local forest management, social development and livelihood improvement. RECOFTC conducts adaptive research and extension, and provides on-the-ground support to community forestry practitioners throughout the region.

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Patrick B. Durst
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 697 4000 Fax: (66-2) 697 4445
Email: [email protected]

© FAO 2005

ISBN 974-7946-68-8

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgements

The search for excellence

Searching for excellence
Perceptions of excellence: Ingredients of good forest management
The distribution of excellence
Achieving excellence: can we afford it?
Finding excellence
Forest from the mud: the Kalibo experience
Can Gio: turning mangroves into riches
Sulia Paribesh Parishad: guardians of the forest
Kompong Phluk and Bos Thom communities: asserting local rights
The Ikalahan: traditions bearing fruit
Cat's eye forests: the Krui damar gardens
The Ifugao muyong: sustaining water, culture and life
The Fasak Ecoforestry Project: a new day dawning
Periyar Tiger Reserve: poachers turned gamekeepers
Chaubas-Bhumlu community sawmill: empowering local people
Shree Binayak Pimidanda Community Forest: more than a paper tiger
Beyond Joint Forest Management: Dugli-Jawarra people's protected area
The Knuckles Range: protecting livelihoods, protecting forests
Forests of Huoshan County: a path towards poverty alleviation
Lake Taupo Forest: partners in development
Imabari-Tamagawa-Asakura Forest: a century of water conservation
Dong Phou Xoy and Dong Sithouane Production Forests: paving the way for village forestry
Lin'an County: a model for the future?
Forests of southwestern Australia: winds of change
Managing amidst conflict: the Huon District forests of Tasmania
Anmyeon-do Recreation Forest: a millenium of management
History of a legend: managing the Makiling Forest Reserve
Nakavu Forest: research makes the difference
Deramakot Forest Reserve: the future is now
Woodside Forest: learning and adapting
Diamond Raya Timber concession: diamonds are forever?
Timbercorp Forestry: attention to detail pays off
Forever Beech Limited: forest management at the cutting edge

Appendixes

Appendix 1: selecting the case study forests
Appendix 2: summaries of other nominations

Australia
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Thailand
Vanuatu
Viet Nam

About the editors

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