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Participatory Forest Management, Policy Process and Institutional Strengthening Specialist
Cor has over 30 years experience working in Participatory Forest Management. He has worked as an agricultural extension coordinator in Kenya, as lecturer and researcher in socio-economic aspects of forest management and policy in Wageningen Agricultural University, as rural sociologist in an FAO regional wood energy development program in Asia, as coordinator of the FAO-RECOFTC Forest, Trees and People Network in Asia and as head of the collaborative community forestry programs in RECOFTC. Since late 2004 he has worked as a free lance consultant on more than 20 assignments in planning, training, and evaluation of participatory natural resource management programs and projects. Main clients have included FAO, RECOFTC, SDC, The World Bank, Danida, IDRC, and Ford Foundation. He also acts as the Representative of MDF Training and Consultancy in Thailand.
Education:
MSc (Ir) Rural Sociology – Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. 1972 to 1978.
Diploma (Ing) - Dordrecht Agricultural College. 1966-1969.
Key services:
Country experience:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Pakistan, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, China, Kenya, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, France.
Contact: cor.veer@gmail.com
Tel +66818071680 +66818071680 +6629877202 +6629877202
Home base: Thailand
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What clients say about Cor Veer?
''Excellent job. The paper is now much more concise and to the point. The key issues are discussed well and the conclusions drawn are well in line with the earlier discussion'' (Hein Mallee, IDRC, commenting on the report of the CF synthesis study)
''Thank you very much for your excellent work.(…) I think the guide should be applied not only in SE China but also in all collective forest areas of China''. (Dr. Jiang, Chunqian, FAO project coordinator, China, commenting on the PFM guides).
''Thanks for the great work and many thanks to Cor Veer for his tireless efforts on this assignment'' (Toby Carson, Learning Institute Program Advisor commenting on the draft strategic plan)
What has Cor been working on recently?
Early 2012, Cor completed work on the FAO-RECOFTC draft training guide for facilitators of forest tenure reform processes. The reform process principles proposed in the FAO Forestry Paper 165 Reforming forest tenure. Issues, principles and process, were the basis for the development of the training materials. The materials were tested in a pilot training in Vietnam, with participants from national and provincial level actively involved in forest tenure reform.
Figure: Mapping the forest with villagers in Hue, Vietnam
Based on the lessons from the pilot training, the ‘training module for tenure process facilitators’ was re-written.
The module comprises 7 sub-modules as summarized in Fig below. FAO will use the module for further field testing and adaptation in Africa.
Figure: Key topics in training module
From July to September 2012, Cor worked for the EC-SFA-FAO project on Forest tenure in China, to prepare a synthesis paper of the results of pilot applications of training materials and research in participatory forest management (PFM) carried out in 6 provinces in South East China. The lessons from the research formed the basis for the preparation of a guide for the strengthening of collective forest management, as well as a policy brief for collective forest tenure reform. In addition a synthesis report of the assessment of the operations of ‘forest tenure trade centers’ was prepared.
The findings from the PFM assessments indicated that the greatest needs for strengthening the management of the collective forests by the newly empowered owners, were in the alleviation of ‘old’ policy restrictions as well as the provision of a wide range of advisory (forestry extension) services.
Figure The six project pilot provinces
The policy brief points at the need to replace the restrictions related to forest protection and harvest control through policy instruments that are more in line with the new situation that has emerged after the tenure reform. New policy instruments to be developed include voluntary guidelines for sustainable forest management and the development of an effective forestry extension service.
The guide for strengthening collective forest management provides a framework for assessment and strengthening of forestry extension in collective forest areas.
In October and November, Cor worked with RECOFTC in assisting the UNCCD in the preparation of reports on the implementation of regional and sub-regional action programs to combat desertification and land degradation in Asia. These reports form the basis for the review and planning of the implementation of the UN convention on combating desertification and land degradation to be held in early 2013.
Figure: Interview during assessment of forest tenure trade centres.
He assisted UNCCD National Focal Points in Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System.National focal points from North- and South East Asia were trained by RECOFTC as the Regional Reference Center in one regional and one national training workshop in Myanmar, in preparing on-line reports on the progress of the implementation of the UNCCD sustainable land management programs and policies in their countries. The reports prepared are now being reviewed and analyzed to draw lessons and identify implications for planning and monitoring of future activities in sustainable land management. Client: RECOFTC
He is representing MDF in Thailand. A mailing list of potential clients based in Thailand for MDF’s products and services is being developed, information about courses and consultancies disseminated, briefings on request of potential clients held and arrangements for open subscription courses made. Client: MDF Training and Consultancy
More examples of Cor's recent track record.
CBNRM Program Planning & Evaluation
| Synthesis Study of IDRC supported Community Forestry Development Research in SE Asia (April 2009-April 2010) Proposal Development Governance and Management of Common Pool Resources in Vietnam (March 2007) Review and Design of Capacity Building in CBNRM in South East Asia(January-March, 2006) Review and Design of Participatory and Commune Land Use Planning in Cambodia (Oct 2006 & Nov 2007) Evaluation and Design of IDRC Research Program on Livelihoods and Natural Resources in Cambodia (Dec 2005 - Aug 2006) |
Training & Workshops
| Regional and National Training in Progress Reporting UNCCD Strategy (July-December 2010) TNA and Preparation of Facilitators' and Trainers' Guides Participatory Forest Management, FAO China (June-August, 2010) Preparation of Guide for Lecturers on Teaching Forest Policy Analysis (October-December 2009) Preparation of International Conference on Poverty and Forest (Jan-Oct 2007) Design and Delivery of Training in Good Forest Governance in SW China (September-December 2004) |
Institutional & Organizational Development
| Representative in Thailand for MDF in promoting training in Organizational Capacity Development (April 2010-March 2011) Design and Facilitation of Strategic Planning Process of the CBNRM Learning Institute in Cambodia (August 2009-March 2010) Evaluation of IDRC's support to Organizational Capacity Development of the Ministry of Environment in Cambodia (July 2007 - November 2008) |
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