Ministry of Forestry ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019

Ministry of Forestry

ANNUAL

REPORT

2018-2019

Parliamentary Paper No. 81 of 2021

Ministry of Forestry Annual Report

For Period 01st Aug 2018 ? 31st July 2019

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REFERRAL LETTER

Rear-Admiral (Ret'd) Honourable Josaia V. Bainimarama Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Sugar Industry, Foreign Affairs and Forestry Office of the Prime Minister Suva Dear Sir, I am pleased to present to you the Annual Report of the Ministry of Forestry for the period 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019, for presentation to Parliament in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Management Act 2004. Yours Sincerely,

G. P. N. Baleinabuli Permanent Secretary for Forestry and Acting Permanent Secretary for Fisheries

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acronyms

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Permenant Secretary's Foreward

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Contribution of the Forestry Sector to Fiji's Economy

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Agency Overview

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Core Business

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Corporate Profile

10

Legislative Framework

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Organisation Structure

12

Our Functions and Services

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Forestry Programmes and Projects

14

Budget Allocation and Expenditure

15

Report on Performance

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Strategic Priority 1: Cohesive legislation, regulation, policy,

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guidelines and compliance

Strategic Priority 2: Enhance sustainable forest management

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(SFM) frameworks and implementation of SFM practices

Strategic Priority 3: Capacity Building (Ministry and Stakeholders)

37

Strategic Priority 4: Stewardship

39

Strategic Priority 5: Forest financing

43

Strategic Priority 6: Organisation Effectiveness

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Appendices

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ACRONYMS

CSOs EMA FAO FBOS FCPF FFHCOP FNPF GDP GWE HTMB MOF MOU MRV NBSAP NFI PSP RDF REDD RL SDGs SDP SEG TPAF

Civil Society Organisations Environment Management Act Food and Agriculture Organisation Fiji Bureau of Statistics Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice Fiji National Provident Fund Gross Domestic Product Gross Wage Earner Harvest Tree Manually - Basic Ministry of Forestry Memorandum of Understanding Measuring, Reporting, Verification National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan National Forest Inventory Permanent Sample Plots Reforestation of Degraded Forests Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Right License Sustainable Development Goals Strategic Development Plan Standard Expenditure Group Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji

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