A series of four awareness raising seminars organized by the World Bank and USDA Forest Service through the Global Distance Learning Network in cooperation with the following World Bank Offices and GDLN affiliates:

The World Bank and the USDA Forest Service are offering a series of awareness raising seminars through the Global Distance Learning Network (GDLN).  The subject is strengthening forest governance with spatial analysis technology, i.e. the operational use of remote sensing and GIS based information tools to support government decision-making. These seminars will provide an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge, sharing of experiences, and a discussion of good practices and lessons learned. This series will enable participants from national governments to up-date their understanding of how to use spatial analysis and information tools to promote good forest governance.

The target audiences of this seminar series are decision makers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam. As appropriate, all information and resources developed through these discussions will be made available to interested governments, NGOs, agencies, and other development partners by the Bank. A summary will be published of the presented information in a World Bank discussion paper.

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This seminar is the first of four that will be offered in the series. It will emphasize the importance of accurate and timely information for good forest governance, as well as well-defined disclosure policies. This seminar will provide insight into the use of spatial information and the requirements for handling access to crucial types of information within government agencies.  The seminar will also discuss the typical consequences of free access to information. During the second part of this seminar participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their governance needs for spatial information. The remaining seminars will be offered every three to four weeks and will discuss: (a) spatial analysis concepts and tools; (b) case studies; and (c) design of custom-tailored information tools. Specialists in the use and management of spatial information will participate from the World Bank and USDA Forest Service, and their partners.

Background Information:

Reading Guide (801kb pdf): Transparenting Transparency: Initial Empirics and Policy Applications (World Bank Policy and Research Paper, Ana Bellver and Daniel Kaufmann, World Bank, August 2005 (http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance)

and

Summary of Best Practices for Improving Law Compliance in the Forestry Sector (FAO Forestry Paper 145, Rome, 2005)

Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption(130kb pdf): Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption, Chapter 2.1, Daniel Kaufmann, World Bank)

Governance Indicators (19kb pdf), Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators for 1996-2004, Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi, World Bank; and World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3630, June 2005.

Running Order

All files in .pdf format, unless otherwise stated.

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Moderator: Ralph M. Ridder, the World Bank.

Presenters:

• Richard Damania, World Bank: The Need For Information And Monitoring To Enable Good Forest Governance (317kb)
• Luca Tacconi, Australian National University: Requirements To Overcome Typical Forest Sector Information Deficits And Consequences Of Information Access (164kb)
• Stephen Lintner, World Bank: Disclosure Policies
• Theodore S. Greenberg, World Bank: Strengthening Forest Governance With Spatial Information Tools: Working With Law Enforcement (30kb)

About the Speakers (10kb)

All files in .pdf format, unless otherwise stated.

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Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (report, August 2006)
 
Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in East Asia & Pacific (website)
 
Using Google Earth in World Bank projects (3mb pdf; this report addresses the application of Google Earth and how it can be used to manage and apply these data in Bank operations. The report provides an overview of spatial data and remote sensing tools and techniques.)
 
http://www.worldbank.org/eaprural (website)

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Hanoi, Vietnam Development Information Center, 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM, April 25, Nuong Dieu Nguyen.  Email: nnguyen2@worldbank.org

Jakarta, World Bank Office, 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM, April 25, Dede Firmansyah.
Email: dfansyah@yahoo.com

Manila, Philippines Development Learning Center, 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM, April 25, Robbie D. Macalde. Email: jmacalde@aim.edu

Phnom Penh,  World Bank Office, 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM, April 25, Bou Saroeun.
Email: sbou@worldbank.org

Vientiane, World Bank Office, 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM, April 25, Viengsamay Srithirath (Nou).
Email: vsrithirath@worldbank.org

Washington DC, GDLN Studio, 09:30 PM, April 24 - 12:30 AM, April 25, Cesar Gordillo.
Email: cgordillo1@worldbank.org

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Sonya Woo. Knowledge Coordinator, East Asia & Pacific Vice Presidency.
Email: swoo1@worldbank.org
 
Bob McGough. Instructional Designer, World Bank
Email: rmcgough@worldbank.org

Access the program in ppt format