Chapter 3-People Monitor

CHAPTER III People Monitor

When we were child, we must remember about one of scenes in many cartoon, there was a figure who walked or ran, even when the figure was in the edge of cliffs, the figure will keep running. The figure thought as if there was still a foothold. The figure ignored the fact that there wasn’t ground under the figure feet. Then, the figure will only fall when the figure looks down and look at the cliff in shock. This scene remember us to always look down, look at the fulcrum from our steps in order to not fall down. In the beginning of this book, we propose two base of materials in the monitoring of SVLK, they are interest and knowledge which are considered important and applied. If the paradox occurs between the current monitoring effort which still includes many policy recommendations, but we said that deforestation decreases because of a credible SVLK, then why we aren’t back to the material base of interest and knowledge that can support the continuity and the more widespread SVLK monitoring.

We submit monitoring by indigenous people/local communities with interest and knowledge material base that they have. We hope the government doesn’t use a premise that one can’t trust people: “people must be loved, protected, treated, controlled …. But can’t be trusted.” We have actually been feeling for a long time that there isn’t ground to step on and we are surprised after look down, then fall down. Now is the time for us to realize this. We hope this monitoring story of indigenous people/local communities in five provinces in Indonesia can give ideas and new policy in the future of SVLK monitoring.

The story of SVLK monitoring in this book is the result of the project implementation supported by FAO-EU FLEGT Programme. The SVLK monitoring by indigenous people/local communities in five provinces is carried out with a series of activity process. At the early stage, started with inception meeting with multistakeholder related to SVLK. After got input, we arranged training curriculum, conducted a selection of participant candidates, and held the training for the monitor candidate from indigenous people/local communities. After monitoring is carried out, we discussed the result findings in our monitoring with multistakeholder in SVLK in an FGD. From the FGD, we arrange this lesson lerned book.

Stage 1 Preparation Stage2 Capacity Building Stage 3 Monitoring Stage 4 The Book Writing

• Inception meeting • Monitoring guidance • Monitor Selection

Guidance • Monitor selection process • Training Module • Monitor Training • Monitoring plan • Desk Study • Field Monitoring • Complaint report • Monitoring report

Multistakeholder

FGD • The book writing • Closing

Workshop • Press

Conference

Stage 1 Preparation. In this stage, we held socialization to multistakeholder which covers Central Government, Local Government, Law Enforcer, LVLK (Timber Verification Legality Body), timber business permit holder, indigenous people/local communities, independent monitor network, donor agency, and mass media. In the socialization, all parties agreed on the importance

of SVLK’s stakeholders synergy of monitoring that will be carried out so that there is an urge to increase forestry industries compliance on implementing SVLK correctly and consistent. After the activity, we arranged the monitoring guidance, especially for indigenous people/ local communities.

Stage 2 Capacity Building. On determine who is being independent monitor in this program and attending the monitoring training, we held an opened selection for indigenous people/local communities who live surrounding or in the forest area and wood processing industries at the location of this monitoring program. There are 4 requirements for the candidates, they are: (1) Aged between 17-55 years old; (2) has knowledge and experiences in forestry/ timber/SVLK/monitoring/advocacy fields; (3) Has experiences on making activity report; and (4) Able to attend the training and carry out monitoring to the 2 timber industries/business unit. After going through administrative selection by considering gender equality quota and online interview, we decided 16 individual of indigenous people/local communities to attend the training and then carry out monitoring. Training Module which has been arranged by PPLH Mangkubumi and JPIK was used as the main material in organizing the training which was held in Yogyakarta in September 2020. In the monitor training, we developed curriculum and syllabus with 30 lesson hours by using lecture system, discussion, independent work, and case study. There are 11 training materials among others are: 1. Introduction to training & pre test 2. Forest governance 3. Certification in forestry field 4. Timber Legality Verification System 5. Timber Management 6. SVLK monitoring by indigenous people/local 7. Analysis of case study 8. Documentation, data & information, and monitoring strategy. 9. Gender mainstreaming 10. Monitoring plan and network communication system 11. Closing & post test.

Stage 3 Monitoring. There are four processes in this stage, they are planning, desk study, field monitoring, and stakeholder FGD. First, the monitors plan the object, strategy, materials & tools, and monitoring timeline. Second, do desk study to get initial information and alleged violation of SVLK and forestry regulations. Afterwards, the monitors carry out monitoring in the field whether in concession company, timber processing industries, and exporters. Method used is various either openly or in disguise. The next stage is writing monitoring report as the complain material report to certification agency or law enforcer. Fourth, from the findings in the monitoring, we invite SVLK stakeholders on an FGD to discuss the actions to close the gap of SVLK violations. The result of FGD becomes additional materials for the improvement of monitoring report.

Stage 4 The Book Writing. Popular become a book entitled “People Monitor: the Dynamics of SVLK Monitoring by indigenous People/Local Communities in Indonesia.’’ The aim of publishing this book is in order that the ideas of indigenous people/local communities monitor can be widely disseminated to the community. Then, in the end of this project, we held closing workshop which inviting stakeholders of SVLK and held press conference in the end of the event.

From those four important stages of monitoring, we will convey the core of SVLK monitoring in five provinces of the project location in the next part.