Dear All,

This is a reminder on the above subject. We have not
received any comments till date. If you have compiled or
furnished some, please send them at the earliest possible.

Peter, thank you for the general remarks. I shall take
your point to the next core group meeting, where experts
will try to link it to the overall cross-sectoral goals.
However,the new Policy in itself is a paradigm shift from
forest as a revenue generating resource to people
centred/multiple use forestry. Yes, in the long run it
does carry implications as mentioned in your comments; but
at this juncture there is a critical need to revise the
old policy to adapt to the changing phase of forestry.
Please share your further valuable comments on the
document.


Please drop your comments via e-mail or personally at FRDD
to the undersigned.

Sincerely,

Ngawang Gyeltshen, FRDD

On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:40:06 -0700 (PDT)
Peter Hansen <pkhbhutan@...> wrote:
> Dear all,
> The drafting committee has done a very good
> and much needed job in expanding the focus and
>orientation of the forest
> policy, and greatly modernized the approach to e.g.
>NTFP, CBNRM, and watershed
> management. However, most of the
> forestry-related development problems are not within the
>forestry sector
> itself, but in the relation to other sectors, such as
>agriculture (incl. Tseri),
> livestock, infrastructure, and construction. A forest
>sector policy cannot be expected to tackle these issues,
>and stay safely within the institutional
> mandate of the Department of Forests. I therefore fear
>that many of the long
> standing conflicts and ambivalent policies will
>continue. The question is whether Bhutan does not
> in fact need an overall land policy that traverses
>different sub-sectors and
> outlines the priorities that departmental policies would
>need to comply with.
> Cheers
> Peter
>
> Peter Kurt Hansen
> Senior adviser, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
>Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
> Mobile:+84 (0) 94 301 0538
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>From: Nawang Gyeltshen <nawangfrdd@...>
> To: Bhutan-eForest@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: n_peljor@...
> Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 10:16:24
> Subject: [Bhutan-eForest] Draft National Forest Policy
>for comments [1 Attachment]
>
>
> [Attachment(s) from Nawang Gyeltshen included below]
>
>
> Dear Forestry colleagues,
>
> Please refer to the NCD Workshop Resolution 7.2
>
> Circulate copies of draft National Forest Policy to all
> relevant stakeholders for review and comments by end of
> June 2009
>
> As per the instruction and request from PPD, MOA, I am
> supposed to circulate the same. Please send in your
> comments at least in two weeks time to be submitted to
>PPD
> for incorporation/ discussion/ follow up.
>
> I would like to avail of this opportunity to reiterate
>the
> importance of our contribution to the NFP which will
>guide
> our strategies to conservation and development goals.
> Therefore, please treat this as urgent as resolved by
>the
> workshop and requested through me by PPD, MOA.
>
> Since we anticipate many comments and for our easy
>review
> and incorporation, kindly use a separate sheet for
> comments instead of comment tool bar. Please do not
> replace or rewrite the sentences in the original draft
> which will not be accepted.
>
> Comments can be replied to the sender address with
>Copies
> of the comments to;
>
> nawang7@gmail. com
> frdd_dof@druknet. bt
> n_peljor@moa. gov..bt
>
> Enclosed : Draft National Forest Policy of Bhutan
>
> Copy to Hon'ble Director, DOF, via e-mail for kind
> information
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
> --
> Ngawang GYELTSHEN,
>FRDD, DOF
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