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ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY 

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS 

MINUTES 

FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Sunday, 4 October 2009 

Hotel Istana 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

APAFRI is a chapter of International Union of Forest Research Organizations

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CONTENTS 

Minutes of Fifth General Assembly 5 

Annex I List of participants of the Fifth General Assembly 13 

Annex II The Approved Agenda 21 

Annex III Minutes of the Fourth General Assembly 25 

Annex IV Matters Arising from the Minutes of Fourth General Assembly 37 

Annex V Chairperson‟s Report 41 

Attachment 1: Minutes of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and 

Sixteenth Executive Committee Meetings 47 

Attachment 2: Financial Reports 79 

Annex VI APAFRI Executive Committee Members 2009–2012 83 


THE FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS 

4 October 2009 

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1. INTRODUCTION 

The Fifth General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions 

(APAFRI) was held on 4 October 2009. A list of participants who attended the meeting is attached 

as Annex I. 

Opening Remarks 

Mr Sarath Fernando, Chairman of the current Executive Committee, welcomed all the participants, 

especially representatives of member institutions, and called upon them to participate actively and to 

contribute inputs for the further development of APAFRI. 

The Chairman thanked the current Executive Committee, of which all members were present at this 

General Assembly: Dr Putera Parthama of FORDA Indonesia (the Vice-chair), Dato‟ Dr Abd Latif 

Mohmod of Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) (the Immediate Past Chair), and members: Prof 

Simon Saulei of Forest Research Institute Papua New Guinea (PNG FRI), Dr Xiao Wenfa of Research 

Institute of Forest Ecology Environment and Protection (RIFEEP) China, Dr Park JungHwan of Korea 

Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Dr Leocadio Sebastian of Bioversity International, Dr CN Pandey of 

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), and Assoc. Prof Awang Noor Abd 

Ghani of University Putra Malaysia (UPM). 

He then invited the official representatives of the member institutions present at this General Assembly 

to introduce one by one themselves. He was extremely pleased to note that there were representatives 

from 31 member institutions present at this General Assembly. This was the biggest General Assembly 

attendance in APAFRI‟s history! He also welcomed all the others who were present as observers. 

The Chairman reported that the membership of APAFRI had reached 64 institutional members and 

seven affiliate/individual members. However, only about 40 of these members were actively involved in 

APAFRI activities over the years. 

He concluded his opening remarks by thanking all who have made this General Assembly possible, and 

also the funding agencies which had supported APAFRI all these years. 

2. AGENDA ITEM 2.1: ADOPTION OF AGENDA 

The adoption of agenda was proposed by Dr Leocadio Sebastian from the Bioversity International (BI) 

and seconded by Dr Aida Baja-Lapis of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB). 

The approved agenda of the meeting is per Annex II. 

3. AGENDA ITEM 2.2: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

The Chairman requested all present to go through the rather voluminous document and propose 

the acceptance of the minutes of the past General Assembly. As there were no queries, the 

minutes of the Fourth General Assembly was accepted unanimously. The accepted minutes of the 

Fourth General Assembly is as per Annex III. 


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4. AGENDA ITEM 2.3: MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 

The Chairman pointed out that the matters arising from the minutes of the Fourth General 

Assembly are as listed on Page 47 of the Agenda and Supporting Documents (Annex IV). 

The amendments proposed and approved during the Fourth General Assembly have received 

endorsement from the Malaysian Registrar of Society (since APAFRI is registered in Malaysia) and 

incorporated into the new edition of the Constitution. Copies of this new edition have been 

distributed to all member institutions, as well as uploaded onto APAFRI‟s website (www.apafri.org) 

since early 2007. Additional copies were also given out to all present at this General Assembly. 

5. AGENDA ITEM 2.4: CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 

The Chairman presented the General Assembly with the report that outlines the activities and 

programmes for the past three years. During the three-year period, the Executive Committee has 

met four times. The last meeting, the Sixteenth was held in the morning of 4 October 2009. The 

minutes of these Executive Committee meetings were appended together in the report (Annex V). 

The Chairman invited comments/remarks from the member representatives on the activities as 

summarized in the report. The Executive Secretary had supplemented the summary with a 

PowerPoint presentation, highlighting a number of high profile activities during the past years. On 

the issue of APAFRI Semi-annually Newsletters, it was decided that subsequent issues will again 

be printed in hard copies as many still like to have printed copies. 

The Executive Secretary then continued to discuss the financial report (appended in Annex V). He 

explained to the General Assembly that the retained balance had grown slightly mainly due to 

contributions from a few agencies for organizing activities. The General Assembly was informed 

that membership fee collected have been kept in fixed deposits and interest earned used to fund 

activities. Some small earnings were also derived from sales of publications. Members were also 

informed that APAFRI has a tradition of providing financial support of up to US$3000 per activity 

organized by member institutions. To a query why incomes in 2006 and 2007 were less than 

expenses, the General Assembly was informed that APAFRI accounts are on „cash-basis‟ and 

recorded only cash transactions. Promised contributions, expected earnings and committed 

expenses were not captured in these accounts. In addition, very often monies received in a year 

may be required to pay for expenses incurred in subsequent years. 

There were some discussions about membership fee collections, and many present at the General 

Assembly had suggested that the members be given the option of paying the membership fees for 

a number of years in a single lump sum. 

Before moving on to the next agenda, the Chairman thanked the Korea Forest Research Institute 

(KFRI); the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF); the 

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM); The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)- 

Forest Service; the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); the United Nations Food and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO); and all the other agencies, for their financial as well as in-kind 

contributions to APAFRI. 

6. AGENDA ITEM 2.5: Other Businesses 

Bioversity International (BI) moved a motion of inserting the following into Clause 1 of Article XII: 

“If the member institution hosting the Secretariat has not been elected a member of the Executive 

Committee, this member institution shall be made an ex-officio member of the Executive 

Committee.” 


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The amended Clause 1 of Article XII will read as: 

“The Executive Committee shall comprise a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and six members 

elected at the General Assembly from among the members by ballot of all member institutions. 

The immediate Past Chairperson shall continue as an ordinary member for another term. In the 

event that the Chairperson has been elected for a second term, the Immediate Past Chairperson 

shall continue as an ordinary member for a second term. If the member institution hosting the 

Secretariat has not been elected a member of the Executive Committee, this member institution 

shall be made an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.” 

Implication: This proposed amendment will improve the functioning of the Association and its 

Secretariat by having better coordination and greater participation in the decision making. 

Decision: CIFOR proposed, seconded by IFES, that the proposed amendment to Article XII 

be adopted. The Executive Secretary explained that since APAFRI has registered with the 

Registrar of Society Malaysia, the amendment will need to be forwarded to the Registrar of 

Society Malaysia and will be in force thereafter. 

ITC proposed that profiles of member institutions be maintained. The APAFRI‟s website has such a 

compilation of member institutions profiles. The Secretariat will take appropriate actions to update 

these profiles. The General Assembly was also informed of a Directory of Asia Pacific Forestry 

Researchers maintained by APAFRI, which was initiated in 2004 with funding from USDA-FS. 

Currently the Directory has over 800 entries, which is still far from complete. Continuous efforts 

have been taken to increase the awareness of this Directory and invite more entries. 

Dr Efransjah of CIFOR stressed that APAFRI must continuously reminding itself of maintaining its 

relevancy to the forestry research fraternities, particularly to those in the Asia Pacific region. This 

would then attract more institutions to join APAFRI, as well as contribute to some assurance of 

continuous support from the donor agencies. 

There were some discussions about improving communication and information dissemination. The 

General Assembly had been informed that information and announcements of activities were 

typically posted on APAFRI website. Emails were then sent to all members and colleagues on 

APAFRI‟s mailing list, directing them to browse the website for more details. Briefs were also 

typically sent out as attachments to these emails. The mailing list has been continuously updated 

and expanded. The General Assembly supported the suggestion from Dr Alfredo Rabena of UNP, 

that communication between the Secretariat and member institutions be further strengthened by 

having the emails be sent to a focal point or nominated official representative of the member 

institution, and he/she shall forward to his/her other colleagues. 

Dr Park JungHwan (Korea FRI) informed the General Assembly about the upcoming IUFRO World 

Congress in August 2010 in Seoul, Korea. He suggested that this would be a golden opportunity for 

APAFRI to further uplift its profile, and would like to see activities/events supported/organized by 

APAFRI including putting up a display booth during this once-in-five-year premier global forestry 

research event. The General Assembly was informed that the Secretariat has already received at 

least three enquiries on the possibility of jointly organizing technical sessions/side events on the 

topics of forest genetic resources, wood processing and forest invasive species. The Secretariat 

would step up the discussions and also actively looking for sponsors. 

7. AGENDA ITEM 3.1: DISSOLVING OF CURRENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

The Chairman explained that, in accordance with Article XII of the constitution, Executive 

Committee members who have already served two terms would not be eligible for re-election. The 

current EC members are: 


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Chairperson Mr Sarath Fernando FD, Sri Lanka 

Vice Chairperson Dr Nur Masripatin FORDA, Indonesia 

Immediate Past Datuk Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali 

FRIM, Malaysia 

Chairperson 

/ Dato‟ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod 

Members (up to 6) Dr.Xiao Wenfa RIF*, CAF, China 

Dr Park JungHwang 

KFRI*, Korea 

Prof Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri 

UPM, Malaysia 

/Assoc. Prof Dr Awang Noor Abd Ghani 

Dr Percy Sajise 

Bioversity International 

/ Dr Leocadio Sebastian 

Dr CN Pandey 

IPIRTI, India 

Mr Nalish Sam / Mr Roy Banka 

FRI, PNG 

/Prof Simon Saulei 

* not eligible for re-election 

He expressed his appreciation to the Executive Committee members for their contributions and 

support during the term of office. He then declared that the term of the present committee 

terminated and the committee dissolved. As a token of appreciation, he presented a pewter plaque 

to each one of them. A pewter plaque was also presented to the former Executive Secretary, Dr 

Daniel Baskaran, for his contributions to APAFRI. 

8. AGENDA ITEM 3.2: ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2009–2012 

When the General Assembly resumed after a brief coffee break, the current Executive Secretary, 

proceeded with the election of the new Executive Committee for 2009–2012. 

For the post of Chair of the Executive Committee, UPM nominated FRIM and the nomination was 

seconded by STA. Since there was no other nomination, the official representative of FRIM, Dato‟ 

Dr Abd Latif Mohmod shall serve as the Chair of the APAFRI Executive Committee 2009–2012. 

ICFRE was nominated by IFES to be the Vice-chair, and the nomination was seconded by ITC. As 

ICFRE was the only one nominated for this post, it was accepted that the official representative of 

ICFRE, Dr GS Rawat, shall serve as Vice-chair of the APAFRI Executive Committee 2009–2012. 

Two member institutions, RITF and FFPRI, were nominated to the position of Executive Committee 

Member representing the East Asian sub-region. Voting by show of hands elected FFPRI, which 

was represented by Dr Isamu Okochi. 

Three member institutions, UPM, FORDA and ERDB, were nominated for the position of Executive 

Committee Member representing the Southeast Asian sub-region. Dr Aida Baja-Lapis, representing 

ERDB, was elected from voting by show of hands. 

PNG FRI was the only nomination for the position of Executive Committee Member representing 

the Pacific sub-region. Prof Simon Saulei, representing PNG FRI shall therefore be the Executive 

Committee Member representing the Pacific sub-region in the APAFRI Executive Committee 2009– 

2012. 

Likewise, IFES was the only nomination for the position of Executive Committee Member 

representing the South Asian sub-region. Prof M Al Amin, representing IFES, shall then be a 

member of the APAFRI Executive Committee 2009–2012. 

There were four nominations, UPM, FORDA, BI and RITF, for the remaining two positions in the 

Executive Committee. Show of hands voted in RITF, represented by Dr Xu Daping; and FORDA, 

represented by Dr Putera Parthama. 


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The new Executive Committee of the Association for 2009–2012 elected by the Fifth General 

Assembly is per Annex VI. 

9. AGENDA ITEM 3.3: APPOINTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITORS 2009–2012 

Dr Efransjah of CIFOR and Assoc. Prof Dr Awang Noor Abd Ghani of UPM were unanimously 

elected to be the Internal Auditors 2009–2012. 

10. ADDRESS BY INCOMING CHAIRMAN 

Dato‟ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod thanked the members present for electing FRIM as the Chair of 

APAFRI Executive Committee 2009–2012. As Director General of FRIM, he promised, with the 

endorsement from the governing board: the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board 

and FRIM‟s top management, to continue hosting and further strengthening the APAFRI 

Secretariat. In so doing, he would strive to uplift the recognition of APAFRI‟s contributions by the 

Malaysian Government, as well as the Governments in the Asia and Pacific region. He stressed the 

importance of collaboration and cooperation among all member institutions in APAFRI‟s future 

activities. He would welcome positive criticisms and remarks to assist him in improving the 

performance of APAFRI in the next three years. Last but not least, he also thanked the past 

Chairmen: former Director General Datuk Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali of FRIM and Mr Sarath 

Fernando, Conservator General of Forests Sri Lanka, for their contributions in moulding APAFRI to 

its present status of a highly respected premier regional network for forestry research. 

Concluding his address, he announced that he would retain Dr Sim Heok-Choh to continue serving 

as Executive Secretary of APAFRI. 

11. CLOSING BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 

Dr Sim Heok-Choh, the Executive Secretary, thanked all present for making this General Assembly 

a very successful and fruitful gathering of members. He also thanked the new Chairman for having 

the confidence in retaining him as the Executive Secretary of APAFRI, and looking forward to work 

closely with the new Executive Committee. He further pledged to continuously improving the 

services that the Secretariat could provide to the members. 

With these notes, he declared the Fifth General Assembly of APAFRI adjourned. 





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ANNEX I 

ATTENDANCE 

AT THE FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 


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ATTENDANCE AT THE FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 


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001 PNG-FRI 

Prof Simon Saulei 

Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute 

P.O. Box 314, LAE 411, Morobe Province 

Papua New Guinea 

Tel: 675 472 4188/675 472 0408 Fax: 675 472 4357 

Email: ssaulei@fri.pngfa.gov.pg; smsaulei@gmail.com 

002 CIFOR 

Dr. Efransjah 

Center for International Forestry Research 

P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta 10065 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62 251 622 622 Fax: 62 251 622 100 

Email: Efransjah@cgiar.org 

004 IPIRTI 

Dr. C.N. Pandey 

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute 

Post Bag No. 2273, Tumkur Road, Bangalore – 560 022 

India 

Tel: 91 80 28394341 (D)/ 28394231-32-33 (G) Fax: 91 80 28396361 

Email: cnpandey@vsnl.net; cnpandey@ipirti.gov.in 

006 FFPRI 

Dr. Isamu Okochi 

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 

1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687 

Japan 

Tel: 81 29 829 8102 Fax: 81 29 873 3795 

Email: ohkou04@affrc.go.jp 

007 FSIV 

Dr. Nguyen Hoang Nghia 

Forest Sciences Institute of Viet Nam 

Dong Ngac, Tu Liem, Ha Noi 

Viet Nam 

Tel: 84 4 838 9031/9923 Fax: 84 4 838 9722 

Email: nhngia@netnam.vn 

008 ITC 

Dr. H D Kulkarni 

ITC Limited-PSPD, Sarapaka-507 128 

Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh 

India 

Tel: 91 40 27846566 Handphone: 09849496020 Fax: 91 40 27842997 

Email: hd.kulkarni@itc.in 


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009 ICFRE 

Dr GS Rawat 

Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education 

Dehradun, Uttarakhand 

India 

Tel: 91-135-2759382 Fax: 91-135-2757775 

Email: rawatgs@icfre.org 

010 UPM 

Dr. Awang Noor Abd Ghani 

Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 

43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor 

Malaysia 

Tel: 603 89467171 Fax: 603 89432514 

Email: awang@putra.upm.edu.my 

011 FRIM 

Dato' Dr Abd Latif Mohmod 

Forest Research Institute Malaysia 

52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan. 

Malaysia 

Tel: 603 62797822 Fax 603 62804624 

Email: latif@frim.gov.my 

015 ERDB 

Dr Aida Baja-Lapis 

Ecosystems Research & Development Bureau 

College 4031, Laguna 

Philippines 

Tel: 639182898345 Fax: 63495362850 

Email: acbl2002@yahoo.com.ph 

016 TFRI 

Dr. Lin Kuo-chuan 

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute 

53 Nanhai Road, Taipei 

Taiwan 

Tel: 886 2 2303 9978 Fax: 886 2 2337 8532 

Email: kuolin@tfri.gov.tw 

017 NTU 

Prof Wang Ya-Nan 

School of Forestry and Resource Conservation 

National Taiwan University 

No 1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106 

Taiwan 

Tel: 886 49 2642181 Fax: 886 49 2641184 

Email: m627@ntu.edu.tw 

018 IFES 

Prof Dr M Al Amin 

Institute of Forestry & Environmental Sciences 

Chittagong University, 4331 Chittagong 

Bangladesh 

Tel: 8801819820184 Fax: 88031726310 

Email: prof.alamin@yahoo.com 


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021 FD SL 

Mr. Sarath Fernando 

Forestry Department 

P.O. Box 3, Battaramulla, Colombo 

Sri Lanka 

Tel: 94 11 2866616 Fax: 94 11 2866633 

Email: aridas@slt.lk, forlib@sltnet.lk 

024 FD Fiji 

Mrs. Sanjana Devi Lal 


P.O. Box 2218, Govt. Bldgs, Suva 

Fiji 

Tel: 679 3322311/3322389 Fax: 679 3320380 

Email: lal.sanjana@gmail.com 

025 KFRI 

Dr Park Jung-Hwan 

Korea Forest Research Institute 

207 Cheongyangni-2 dong dongdaemun-gu 

Seoul, 130-712 

Korea 

Tel: 82 2 961 2562 Fax: 82 2 961 2589 

Email: hwanpark@foa.go.kr 

027 UPLB 

Dr Enrique L. Tolentino Jr 

College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños 

College, Laguna 4031 

Philippines 

Tel: 63 49 5362557 Fax: 63 49 5365314 

Email: eltolentinojr@uplb.edu.ph 

029 RIF CAF 

Dr Jiang Zeping 

Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry 

Beijing 100091 

People‟s Republic of China 

Tel: 86 10 62888862 Fax: 86 10 62872015 

Email: jiangzp2005@hotmail.com 

031 KU 

Assoc Prof Uthaiwan Sangwanit 

Kasetsart University 

50 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao Subdistrict, Jatujak District, Bangkok 10900 

Thailand 

Tel: 66-2-579-0176 ext. 520 Mobile tel. 66-81-726-1867 Fax: 66-2-942-8107 

Email: fforuws@ku.ac.th 

036 JIRCAS 

Dr Tadao Gotoh 

Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences 

1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686 

Japan 

Tel: 81 29 838 6309 Fax: 81 29 838 6654 

Email: tgotoh@affrc.go.jp 


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039 FA Cambodia 

Chann Sophal 

Forestry Administration 

Forestry Research, Education and Wildlife Institute 

40 Preah Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh 12205 

Cambodia 

Tel: 855 23 214651 Fax: 855 23 212201 

Email: sophal.chann@yahoo.com 

040 FORDA 

Dr Putera Parthama 

Forestry Research and Development Agency 

Ministry of Forestry 

Gedung Manggala Wanabakti, Block 1, 4th Floor 

Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta 10270 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62 21 573 7945/0398/4333 Fax: 62 21 572 0189 

Email: p_parthama@yahoo.com 

041 SFRI 

Dr RK Pandey 

State Forest Research Institute 

Polipathar, Jabalpur 482 008 

India 

Tel: 91 761 2666529, 2669035 Fax: 91 761 2661304 

Email: pandeyrk1@yahoo.com 

043 STA 

Dr. Peter C.S. Kho 

Sarawak Timber Association 

11th Floor, Wisma STA 

26 Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim 

93450 Kuching, Sarawak 

Malaysia 

Tel: 6082 332222 Fax: 6082 487888 

Email: sta@sta.org.my; peter@sta.org.my 

046 NLU 

Dr. Pham Trinh Hung 

Faculty of Forestry 

Nonglam University of Ho Chi Minh City 

Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City 

Viet Nam 

Tel: 848 838963352 Fax: 848 838960713 

Email: phamtrinhhung@hotmail.com 

049 UNP 

Dr Alfredo Rabena 

University of Northern Philippines 

UNP,Tamag, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur 2700 

Philippines 

Tel: 0917 202 7696 Fax: 63 77 722 2810 

Email: alfredorabena@yahoo.com 


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053 GMU 

Dr Sapto Indrioko 

Faculty of Forestry, Gajah Mada University 

Yogyakarta 55281 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62-274-512102 Fax: 62-274-550541 

Email: saptoindrioko@yahoo.com; sindrioko@vgm.ac.id 

056 RITF 

Dr Xu Daping 

Research Institute of Tropical Forestry 

Chinese Academy of Forestry 

Longdong, Guangzhou 510520 

China 

Tel: 86 20 87033463 Fax: 86 20 87031622 

Email: gzfsrd@pub.guangzhou.gd.cn 

060 BI 

Dr. Leocadio Sebastian 

Asia, the Pacific and Oceania Region (APO) 

Bioversity International 

Regional Office for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania 

P.O. Box 236, UPM Post Office, Serdang 43400, Selangor Darul Ehsan 

Malaysia 

Tel: 603 8942 3891 Fax: 603 8948 7655 

Email: L.Sebastian@cgiar.org 

063 FRC Laos 

Mr Somphachan Vongphasouran 

Forest Research Centre 

Phonethong Village, Nasaythong District 

Vientiane Capital PO Box: 7174 

Laos PDR 

Tel: 856 30 5257894 Fax: 856 21 770093, 21 770074 

Email: somphachanh.v@nafri.org.la 

064 RIFEEP 

Dr. Xiao Wenfa 

Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection 

Chinese Academy of Forestry, Wanshou Shan 


People's Republic of China 

Tel: 86 10 62888688 Fax: 86 10 62884972 

Email: xiaowenfa@caf.ac.cn 

Observers 

Dr. Simmathiri Appanah 

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 

39 Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand 

Tel: 66 2 6974136 Fax: 66 2 6974445 

Email: Simmathiri.appanah@fao.org 


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Dr Susumu Kurinobu 

Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute 

Forest Tree Breeding Center 

3809-1 Ishi, Juo, Hitachi, Ibaraki 319-1301 

Japan 

Tel: 81 294 397000 Fax: 81 294 397352 

Email: kurinobu@affrc.go.jp 

Prof Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri 

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 


Malaysia 

Tel: 603 89467171 Fax: 603 89432514 

Email: hamami@putra.upm.edu.my 

Mr Cenon Padolina 

Forests &Trees Programme 

Land Resources Division 

Secretariat of the Pacific Community 

Suva, Fiji 

Email: cenonp@spc.int 

Mr Oudara Souvananvong 

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 

00100 Rome, Italy 

Tel: 39 0657054750 Fax: 39 0657055137 

Email: Oudara.Souvannavong@fao.org 





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ANNEX II 

THE APPROVED AGENDA 


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1400–1800 

PROGRAMME 

1.0 Opening Remarks: Mr Sarath Fernando 

2.0 Agenda for Discussion 

2.1 Adoption of Agenda 

2.2 Approval of the Minutes of the Fourth General Assembly 

2.3 Matters Arising from the Minutes 

2.4 Chairperson‟s Report 

2.5 Other Businesses 

3.0 Dissolving of Current Executive Committee and Electing the New Committee 

3.1 Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Current Members of Executive 

Committee 

3.2 Election of New Executive Committee 

3.3 Appointment of Internal Auditors 

4.0 Address by Incoming Chairperson 

5.0 Closing Remarks 





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ANNEX III 

MINUTES OF 

THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 


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Fourth General Assembly 

31 July 2006 

Hotel Dynasty, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

1. INTRODUCTION 

The Fourth General Assembly of the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions 

(APAFRI) was held on 31July 2006. A list of participants who attended the meeting is attached as 

Annex III.A. 

Opening Remarks 

Dato‟ Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali, Chairman of the current Executive Committee, welcomed all the 

participants, especially representatives of member institutions, and called upon them to participate 

actively and to contribute inputs for the further development of APAFRI. 

The Chairman thanked the current Executive Committee, of which all members were present at this 

General Assembly: Dr Ramon A. Razal, of University of Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) (the Vice-chair), 

and members: Prof Dr. Yusuf Sudo Hadi of Agriculture Institute of Bogor (IPB) Indonesia, Dr Russell 

Haines of Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Dr Xiao Wenfa of Research 

Institute of Forest Ecology Environment and Protection (RIFEEP) China, and Dr Park JungHwan of 

Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI). 

He then introduced, one by one, the official representatives of the member institutions present at this 

General Assembly. He was extremely pleased to note that there were representatives from three 

member institutions in the Pacific at this General Assembly: Nalish Sam from the Papua New Guinea 

Forest Research Institute (PNG-FRI), Inoke Wainiqolo from Forest Department of Fiji (FD-Fiji) and Nixon 

Denmark form the Forest Department of Solomon Islands (FD-SI). This is a record in APAFRI‟s history! 

He also welcomed all the others who were present as observers. 

The Chairman reported that the membership of APAFRI had reached 64 institutional members and 

seven affiliate/individual members. However, only about 40 of these members were actively involved in 

APAFRI activities over the years. 

He concluded his opening remarks by thanking all who have made this General Assembly possible, 

specifically to ACIAR for its financial contribution, and also the Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) 

for supporting the participation of members from the Pacific. 

2. AGENDA ITEM 1: ADOPTION OF AGENDA 

The adoption of agenda was proposed by Dr Percy Sajise from the International Plant Genetic 

Resources Institute (IPGRI) and seconded by Dr Petrus Gunarso of the Centre for International Forestry 

Research (CIFOR). 

3. AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

The Chairman requested all present to go through the rather voluminous document and propose 

the acceptance of the minutes of the past General Assembly. As there were no queries, Mr. Sarath 


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Fernando of the Forest Department of Sri Lanka (FD-SL) then proposed that the minutes of the 

Third General Assembly be accepted. His proposal was seconded by a number of those present. 

4. AGENDA ITEM 3: MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 

The Chairman pointed out that the matters arising from the minutes of the Third General Assembly 

are as listed on page 65 of the Agenda and Supporting Documents. 

The amendments proposed and approved during the Third General Assembly have received 

endorsement from the Malaysian Registrar of Society (since APAFRI is registered in Malaysia) and 

incorporated into the new edition of the Constitution. Copies of this new edition have been 

distributed to all member institutions, as well as uploaded onto APAFRI‟s website (www.apafri.org) 

since early 2004. Additional copies were also given out to all present at this General Assembly. 

5. AGENDA ITEM 4: CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 

The Chairman presented the General Assembly with the report that outlines the activities and 

programmes for the past three years. During the three-year period, the Executive Committee has 

met twice. The minutes of the Eleventh Executive Committee meeting on 9 August 2005 in 

Brisbane are appended together in the report. The Twelfth meeting was held in the morning of 31 

July 2006, so its minutes could only be available later. 

He then continued to discuss the financial report. He explained to the assembly that the incomes 

had dropped fairly drastically because of the decrease in contributions, especially from traditional 

sources such as FAO, over the past three years. Incomes during 2005 had increased slightly as 

compared to 2004, because of a sizeable contribution from USDA to carry out a number of 

activities in 2005/6. To a question about the ITTO fund for the forest genetic project, the Chairman 

explained that ITTO project fund is managed by FRIM, as FRIM is the Executing Agency. APAFRI, 

together with IPGRI, are collaborating agencies in the project and would draw from the fund to carry 

out project related activities. As such the ITTO fund could not be reflected in the APAFRI accounts. 

Before moving on to the next agenda, the Chairman thanked USDA-Forest Service, ASEAN-Korea 

Environmental Cooperation Project (AKECOP), ACIAR, ITTO, FAO, FRIM, and all the other 

agencies, for their financial support to APAFRI. 

6. AGENDA ITEM 5: AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION 

The Chairman requested the Executive Secretary to brief the Assembly on the proposed 

amendments of the constitution. 

The Executive Secretary explained that two articles of the Constitution were to be amended with 

respect to new clauses and the implications. Details of the two proposed amendments to the 

constitution are as follows: 

a. Amendment to Article VII 

The proposed amendment is to revise the membership subscriptions. 

Decision: The Chairman declared that the Executive Committee, during its 12 th Meeting in 

the morning, had decided to withdraw this proposed amendment to Article VII, as this 

proposal to revise the subscriptions was deemed to be too premature at this stage. 


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b. Amendment to Clause 1 of Article XII 

Insert the following into Clause 1 of Article XII: 

“In the event that the Chairperson has been elected for a second term, the Immediate Past 

Chairperson shall continue as an ordinary member for a second term.” 

The amended Clause 1 of Article XII will read as: 

“The Executive Committee shall comprise a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and six members 

elected at the General Assembly from among the members by ballot of all member institutions. The 

immediate Past Chairperson shall continue as an ordinary member for another term. In the event 

that the Chairperson has been elected for a second term, the Immediate Past Chairperson shall 

continue as an ordinary member for a second term.” 

Implication: This proposed amendment will improve the functioning of the Association by providing 

continuity and greater participation in the decision making. 

Decision: Dr. Percy Sajise proposed, seconded by Mr. Sarath Fernando, that the proposed 

amendment to Article XII be approved. The Chairman explained that since APAFRI has 

registered with the Registrar of Society Malaysia, the amendment will need to be forwarded 

to the Registrar of Society Malaysia and will be in force thereafter. 

7. AGENDA ITEM 6: OTHER BUSINESSES 

Dr Chao JT, Taiwan Forest Research Institute (TFRI), tabled a proposal seeking support from 

APAFRI to organize the IUFRO All Division 5 Conference scheduled for 2007 in Taiwan. The 

General Assembly decided that since APAFRI is a chapter of IUFRO, and the conference would be 

held in Asia and hosted by a member institution, APAFRI should provide as much assistance as 

possible towards the organizing of this conference. APAFRI Secretariat could serve as a 

promotion/announcement channel, and assist in disseminating information and distributing 

brochures regarding the conference to attract more participants to this conference. The General 

Assembly however decided that APAFRI would not contribute the USD30 000 requested. Instead 

the APAFRI Secretariat would support the participation of APAFRI members to this conference up 

to a maximum of USD3000, and also collaborate closely with the organizers to solicit funds from 

other donor agencies. 

Dr Percy Sajise, IPGRI, raised the issue of the location of the APAFRI Secretariat. He stressed the 

importance of having the Secretariat located permanently at a decided location, and not moving 

frequently, to eliminate the disruption of efficient and effective services provided to the members. 

He thus would like to propose that the APAFRI Secretariat shall remain in FRIM regardless of who 

would be elected Chairperson of APAFRI. The General Assembly unanimously approved this 

proposal. Dr Percy Sajise further moved the motion of getting FRIM‟s commitment to continue 

hosting the Secretariat regardless of who would be elected Chairperson. The current Chairman, 

Dato‟ Dr Abdul Razak, who is also the current Director General of FRIM, replied that he would need 

to table a proposal seeking approval from FRIM‟s Board to continue hosting the APAFRI 

Secretariat regardless of whether FRIM would be elected the chair of APAFRI. 

8. AGENDA ITEM 7:ELECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

The Chairman explained that, in accordance with Article XII of the constitution, Executive 

Committee members who have already served two terms would not be eligible for re-election. The 

current EC members are: 


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Chairman: 

Vice Chairman: 

Members: 

Dato‟ Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali – FRIM 

Dr Ramon A. Razal – UPLB 

Dr Russell Haines – ACIAR 

Dr Yusuf Sudo Hadi – IPB 

Dr Xiao Wenfa – RIFEEP 

Dr Park Jung-Hwan – KFRI 

He expressed his appreciation to the Executive Committee members for their contributions and 

support during the term of office. He then declared that the term of the present committee 

terminated and the committee dissolved. As a token of appreciation, he presented a pewter plaque 

to each one of them. A pewter plaque was also presented to the Executive Secretary, Dr Daniel 

Baskaran, for his contributions to APAFRI. 

When the General Assembly resumed after a brief coffee break, the Immediate Past Chairman, 

Dato‟ Dr. Abdul Razak Mohd Ali, assumed the chair and proceeded with the election of the new 

Executive Committee for 2006–2009. 

There were two nominations for the post of Chairperson: 

1. Mr. Sarath Fernando (FD-SL) – nominated by Dr Chao JT (TFRI) and seconded by Prof Dr 

Hamami (UPM); and 

2. Dr Kazuhiro Ishizuka (FFPRI) – nominated by Dr Muh Yusram (IPB) and seconded by Dr 

Mahmud Sudin (UMS). 

However, Dr Ishizuka had subsequently decided to decline being nominated. Mr. Sarath Fernando 

therefore was unanimously declared the new Chairman for the APAFRI Executive Committee 

2006–2009. 

Dr Nur Masripatin (FORDA) and Dr Waidi Sinun (RB-YS) were nominated for the post of Vice-chair. 

The General Assembly, by show of hands, elected Dr Nur Masripatin (FORDA) to be the Vice-chair 

of APAFRI Executive Committee 2006–2009. 

The General Assembly agreed with the suggestion that four of the six ordinary members of the 

Executive Committee shall be nominated to represent the four sub-regions, namely the East Asia, 

South East Asia, the Pacific and the South Asia. The remaining two ordinary members can be from 

any sub-regions. The followings were nominated for ordinary members: 

Candidate 

Dr Xiao Wenfa (RIFEEP) 

Mr. Nalish Sam (FRI-PNG) 

Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri (UPM) 

Dr CN Pandey (IPIRTI) 

Dr Park JungHwan (KFRI) 

Dr Percy Sajise (IPGRI) 

Proposed by 

Dr Lu Mengzhu (RIF) 

Dr Russell Haines (ACIAR) 

Dr Percy Sajise (IPGRI) 

Mr. Sarath Fernando (FD-SL) 

Dato‟ Dr Abdul Razak (FRIM) 

Mr. Sarath Fernando (FD-SL) 

Dr Ramon Razal (UPLB) then proposed that the nomination be closed, and he was seconded by Dr 

Petrus Gunarso of CIFOR. The Chair then declared that the above six candidates have all been elected 

as ordinary members of the Executive Committee 2006–2009. 

Four candidates, Dr Mahmud Sudin (UMS), Dr Kazuhiro Ishizuka (FFPRI), Dr Peter Kho (STA) and 

Dr Petrus Gunarso (CIFOR), were nominated for the two positions of Internal Auditor. Dr Kazuhiro 

Ishizuka (FFPRI) and Dr Petrus Gunarso (CIFOR) were elected by show of hands to be the Internal 

Auditors, 2006–2009. 


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9. ADDRESS BY INCOMING CHAIRMAN 

Mr. Sarath Fernando thanked the members present for electing him as the Chairman of APAFRI 

Executive Committee 2006–2009. As one of the founding members, he was very pleased to note 

that after 10 years, APAFRI has grown to the present size and had become a matured organization 

that has attracted much attention at various international fora. He pledged to upkeep APAFRI‟s 

visibility as an effective and active network of forestry research agencies in the region. He urged all 

the Executive Committee members to assist him in guiding APAFRI Secretariat to continuously 

improve services to members and in the process to attract more forestry agencies to join as 

members of APAFRI. He also urged all members and their institutions to continue contributing to, 

and supporting, the activities of APAFRI. Contributions and support form the members are crucial 

to the smooth functioning of the Association. He also expressed his hope that the international and 

regional agencies and private companies that have been contributing to the activities of APAFRI 

over the past years, would continue to do so. 

Concluding his address, he announced that he would like Dr Daniel Baskaran to continue serving 

APAFRI as Executive Secretary. 

10. CLOSING BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 

Dr Daniel Baskaran, the Executive Secretary, thanked all present for making this General Assembly 

a very successful and fruitful gathering of members. He also thanked the new Chairman for having 

the confidence in the present Secretariat of APAFRI, and looking forward to work closely with the 

new Executive Committee. He further pledged to continuously improving the services that the 

Secretariat could provide to the members. 

With these notes, he declared the Fourth General Assembly of APAFRI adjourned. 


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Annex III.A 

ATTENDANCE AT THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Mr. Nalish Sam 

Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute (PNG-FRI) 

P.O. Box 314, LAE 411, Morobe Province 

Papua New Guinea 

Tel: 675 472 4188/675 472 0408 Fax: 675 472 6572 

Email: friadmin@global.net.pg; nsam@fri.pngfa.gov.pg 

Dr. Petrus Gunarso 

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 

P.O. Box 6596 JKPWB, Jakarta 10065 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62 251 622 622 Fax: 62 251 622 100 

Email: p.gunarso@cgiar.org 

Mr. C.N. Pandey 

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) 

Post Bag No. 2273, Tumkur Road, Bangalore – 560 022 

India 

Tel: 91 80 28394341 (D)/ 28394231-32-33 (G) Fax: 91 80 28396361 

Email: cnpandey@vsnl.net; cnpandey@ipirti.gov.in 

Mr. Nixon Denmark 


P.O. Box G24, Honiara 

Solomon Islands 

Tel: 677 24215 Fax: 677 24660 

Email: nikaratos@yahoo.com.au 

Dr. Kazuhiro Ishizuka 

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) 

1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687 

Japan 

Tel: 81 29 873 3423 Fax: 81 29 873 3795 

Email: ishikaz@ffpri.affrc.go.jp 

Dr. Pham Quang Thu 

Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV) 

Dong Ngac - Tu Liem – Hanoi 

Vietnam 

Tel: 84 4 8362376 Fax: 84 4 8389722 

Email: pbvr@hn.vnn.vn; phamquangthu@fpt.un 

Dr. H.D. Kulkarni 

ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division 

ITC Limited-PSPD, Sarapaka-507 128 

Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh 

India 

Tel: 91 40 27846566 Hand-phone: 09849496020 Fax: 91 40 27842997 

Email: hd.kulkarni@itc.in 


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Dr. Mohd Hamami Sahri 

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 


Malaysia 

Tel: 603 89467171 Fax: 603 89432514 

Email: hamami@putra.upm.edu.my 

Dato' Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali 

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 

52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan. 

Malaysia 

Tel: 603 62797822 Fax 603 62804624 

Email: razak@frim.gov.my 

Dr. Chao Jung-Tai 

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) 

53 Nanhai Road, Taipei 

Taiwan 

Tel: 886 2 2375 9304 Fax: 886 2 2375 7469 

Email: jtchao@tfri.gov.tw 

Dr. Md Ashraful Haque 

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) 

P.O. Box 273, Sholashahar, Chittagong 4000 

Bangladesh 

Tel: 880 31 681577 (Off)/681588 (Res) Fax: 880 31 681566 

Email: bfridppi@click-online.net 

Mr. Sarath Fernando 


„Sampathpaya‟, Rajamalwatta Road, P.O. Box 3, Battaramulla, Colombo 

Sri Lanka 

Tel: 94 11 2866616 Fax: 94 11 2866633 

Email: forlib@sltnet.lk 

Dr. Russell Haines 

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 

GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601 

Australia 

Tel: 61 2 6217 0500 Fax: 61 2 6217 0501 

Email: haines@aciar.gov.au 

Mr. Inoke Wainiqolo 

Department of Forestry, Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry 

P.O. Box 2218, Government Buildings, Suva 

Fiji 

Tel: 679 3301 611 Fax: 679 3318 692 

Email: wainiqoloinoke@yahoo.com.au; iwainiqolo@mff.net.fj 

Dr. Park Jung-Hwan 

Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 

207 Cheongyangni-2 dong, dongdaemun-gu 

Seoul, 130-712 

Korea 

Tel: 82 2 961 2562 Fax: 82 2 961 2589 

Email: hwanpark@foa.go.kr 


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Dr. Ramon A. Razal 

College of Forestry and Natural Resources 

University of the Philippines Los Banos, College 

Laguna 4031, P.O. Box 132 

Philippines 

Tel: 63 49 536 3996 Fax: 63 49 536 3206 

Email: rarazal@uplb.edu.ph 

Dr. LU Mengzhu 

Research Institute of Forestry 

Chinese Academy of Forestry 


People‟s Republic of China 

Tel: 86 10 62888862 Fax: 86 10 62872015 

Email: lumz@caf.ac.cn 

Dr. Vijak Chimchome 

Kasetsart University 

50 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao Sub-district, Bangkok 10900 

Thailand 

Tel: 66 2 579 0170 Fax: 66 2 561 4246 

Email: vchimchome@hotmail.com; fforvjc@ku.ac.th 

Mr. Jaffirin Lapongan 

Forest Research Centre, Sepilok 

Sabah Forestry Department 

P.O. Box 1407, 90715 Sandakan, Sabah 

Malaysia 

Tel: 6089 537178 Fax: 6089 531068 

Email: Jaffirin.Lapongan@sabah.gov.my 

Dr. Nur Masripatin 

Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) 

Gedung Manggala Wanabakti, Block 1 4th Floor 


Indonesia 

Tel: 62 21 573 7945/0398/4333 Fax: 62 21 572 0189 

Email: nur_masripatin@indo.net.id 

Dr. Peter C.S. Kho 

Sarawak Timber Association (STA) 

11th Floor, Wisma STA, 26 Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim 


Malaysia 

Tel: 6082 332222 Fax: 6082 487888 

Email: sta@sta.org.my; peter@sta.org.my 

Dr. Joseph Jawa Kendawang 

Sarawak Forest Department 

Wisma Sumber Alam, Jalan Stadium, Petra Jaya 


Malaysia 

Tel: 6082 319140 Fax: 6082 441240 

Email: josephjk@sarawaknet.gov.my 


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Dr. Waidi Sinun 

Yayasan Sabah Group 

Research and Development Division, Yayasan Sabah Group 

Level 12, Tun Mustapha Tower 

P.O. Box 11622, 88817 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 

Malaysia 

Tel: 6088 326300 (ext. 1468) Fax: 6088 326558 

Email: wsinun@icsb-sabah.com.my; ysinfo@ysnet.org.my 

Dr. Dang Dinh Boi 

Nonglam University of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly UAF) 

Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City 

Vietnam 

Tel: 84 8 897 4606 / 888 9607 Fax: 84 8 896 1707 / 896 0713 

Email: boilamnghiep@hcm.fpt.vn 

Dr. Mahmud Sudin 

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), 

Locked Bag 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 

Malaysia 

Tel: 6088 320000 ext. 8881/8880 Fax: 6088 435214 

Email: pejspta@ums.edu.my; mudsudin@ums.edu.my 

Prof. Dr. Yusof Sudo Hadi 

Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University 

Jl. Lingkar Akademik, Kampus IPB Dermaga 

P.O. Box 168, Bogor 16001 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62 251 621 677 Fax: 62 251 621 256 

Email: yshadi@indo.net.id; wakilrektor3@bima.ipb.ac.id 

Dr. Percy E. Sajise 

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) 

Regional Office for Asia, the Pacific and Oceania 

P.O. Box 236, UPM Post Office, Serdang 43400, Selangor Darul Ehsan 

Malaysia 

Tel: 603 8942 3891 Fax: 603 8948 7655 

Email: P.Sajise@cgiar.org 

Dr. Xiao Wenfa 

Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection 

Chinese Academy of Forestry, Wanshou Shan 


People's Republic of China 

Tel: 86 10 62888688 Fax: 86 10 62884972 

Email: xiaowenf@mail.forestry.ac.cn 

Dr. Ir. Muh. Yusram Massijaya, MS 

Bogor Agricultural University 

Jl. Lingkar Akademik, Kampus IPB Dermaga 

P.O. Box 168, Bogor 16001 

Indonesia 

Tel: 62 251 621677 Fax: 62 251 621256 

Email: yusram@indo.net.id 


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Mr. Agus Tampubolon 

Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA), Ministry of Forestry 

Gedung Manggala Wanabakti, Block 1 4th Floor 


Indonesia 

Tel: 62 21 573 7945/0398/4333 Fax: 62 21 572 0189 

Mr. S.N. Rao 

ITC Ltd., PSPD. Hydbad. 

106, Sardar Patel Road 

Secunderabad – 500003 

India 

Tel: 91 40 27846566 

Email: sn.rao@itc.in 

Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Mohamed 

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 

School of International Tropical Forestry (SPTA) 

Locked Bag 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 

Malaysia 

Tel: 6088 320000 ext. 8881/8880 Fax: 6088 435214 

Email: aminmohd@ums.edu.my; pejspta@ums.edu.my 





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ANNEX IV 

MATTERS ARISING 

FROM 

THE MINUTES OF FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 


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Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Fourth General Assembly 

AGENDA ITEM 1: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 

No matter arising 

AGENDA ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE 3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Amendments incorporated in the revised minutes. 

AGENDA ITEM 3: MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 


AGENDA ITEM 4: CHAIRMAN‟S REPORT 


AGENDA ITEM 5: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 

Amendments to the Constitution had been submitted and approved by the Registrar of Society 

in Malaysia. Copies of the amended Constitution have been distributed and an electronic file 

has also been posted on APAFRI‟s official website (www.apafri.org) right after the previous 

General Assembly. Copies are also available during the Fifth General Assembly. 

AGENDA ITEM 7: OTHER BUSINESS 

APAFRI contributed USD3000 to the IUFRO All Division 5 Conference, 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2007, 

for supporting APAFRI members to this conference, as approved during the Third General 

Assembly. Responding to request, APAFRI would contribute a maximum of USD3000 to an 

event organized by member institution. This has been a typical practice that APAFRI has 

adopted for the past many years. 

A proposal tabled by the Secretariat to the FRIM‟s Board for continuing hosting of APAFRI 

Secretariat regardless of whether FRIM holds the Chairmanship of APAFRI Executive 

Committee, had received the approval from FRIM‟s Board during its meeting on 15 Sep 2006. 





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ANNEX V 

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT 


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With a vision to be recognized as a dynamic, strong and self-reliant forestry research association in the 

Asia Pacific region, APAFRI aims to promote and assist in the development of the regions‟ scientific 

research and development culture and capacity. 

I am please to report that over the past three years, your current Executive Committee has continued 

with important steps on the road to making APAFRI a self-reliant, regionally and internationally 

recognized organization. 

The followings summarized APAFRI‟s activities since the last General Assembly in July 2006. 

A. Conferences, Workshops and Project’s activities 

In Year 2006 

1. Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network Workshop on Early Warning Systems, 21–24 

February 2006, Kerala, India. (APAFRI, USDA FS, Kerala Forest Research Institute, FAO). 

2. APFORGEN All National Coordinators‟ Meeting and Workshop, 15–16 April 2006, Dehradun, 

India. (APAFRI & IPGRI) 

3. Training workshop on forest biodiversity, 5–16 June 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (IPGRI, 

APAFRI & FRIM) 

4. Conference on Urban Forestry, 6–8 June 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (FRIM & APAFRI) 

5. APAFRI Fourth General Assembly, 31 July 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (APAFRI) 

6. International Agroforestry Conference, 1–2 Aug 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (FRIM, UPM 

& APAFRI) 

7. Eighth Pacific Rim Bio-based Composites Symposium, 20–23 Nov 2006, Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaysia (FRIM, UPM & APAFRI) 

In Year 2007 

1. Regional Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Planted Forests in SEA, 15–18 

Jan 2007, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia (Sarawak Forestry Corporation & APAFRI) 

2. Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study: Meeting of National Focal Points, 31 Jan – 2 Feb 

2007, Chiang Mai, Thailand (FAO & APAFRI) 

3. Thirteenth APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting, 10 Mar 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

(APAFRI) 

4. Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) Workshop on Developing Invasive 

Species Management Plan, 8–10 May 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (APAFRI, USDA FS 

& FAO). 

5. IUFRO-SPDC Training Workshop „ Working Effectively at the Interface of Forest Science and 

Forest Policy‟, 4–8 June2007, Sabah, Malaysia (IUFRO-SPDC, GTZ and APAFRI) 

6. APFORGEN training Workshop on Forest Biodiversity: Conservation and Management of 

Forest Genetic Resources, 11–16 June 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (APAFRI, Bioversity 

International & FRIM) 

7. Study Tour on Mangrove Forests in Malaysia, 3–7 Sep 2007, Malaysia (APAFRI & FRIM) 

8. ITTO Funded Project on Forest Genetic Resources – Mid-Term Review, 5–7 Sep 2007, 

Bogor, Indonesia (ITTO, FORDA & APAFRI) 

9. International Workshop on Biological Control of Forest Invasive Species, 21–25 Sep 2007, 

Beijing, China (CAF, APAFRI, USDA FS & FAO) 

10. International Conference „The Future of Forests in Asia and the Pacific: Outlook for 2020‟ 16– 

18 Oct 2007, Chiang Mai, Thailand (FAO) 

11. IUFRO All Division 5 Conference, 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2007, Taipei (TFRI & IUFRO) 

12. Conference on Forestry and Forest Products Research, 27–29 Nov 2007, Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaysia (FRIM) 

13. The Fourteenth APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting, 16 Dec 2007, Kunming, Yunnan 

Province, China. (APAFRI) 


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14. International Conference on Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles 

of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge, 17–20 Dec 2007, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 

China. (IUFRO, KFRI, FAO, CAF & APAFRI) 

In Year 2008 

1. A regional workshop for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible 

Management of Planted Forests, 21–24 Jan 2008, Chiang Mai, Thailand (FAO) 

2. Seminar Rattan & Bamboo, 25–26 Mar 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (FRIM & APAFRI) 

3. Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network Workshop – Risk-based Targeted Surveillance 

for Forest Invasive Species, 20–23 Apr 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam (APAFRI, USDA FS & FAO) 

4. Asia Pacific Forestry Week, 21–26 Apr 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam (FAO) 

5. Fifteenth APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting, 22 Apr 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam (APAFRI) 

6. Forestry Research and Education in a Changing World: Vision for Asia-Pacific Region, 24 

Apr 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam (ICFRE & APAFRI) 

7. Introduction to Global Forest Information Service, 25 Apr 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam (IUFRO) 

8. Training Course for the Field Managers on FGR Conservation and Utilization, 7–11 July 

2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (APAFRI, UPM, Bioversity International & FRIM) 

9. State of the World Forest Genetic Resources (SOW FGR) Asia Pacific Meeting, 14–15 Oct 

2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (FAO & APAFRI) 

10. ASEAN Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change, 30–31 Oct 2008, Jakarta, 

Indonesia (GTZ, FORDA & APAFRI) 

11. Fire Management needs and actions in the ASEAN region – implementation of the Fire 

Management Voluntary Guidelines, 10–13 Nov 2008, Pekanbaru, Indonesia (FAO & APAFRI) 

12. Asia Pacific Forest Health Workshop – Forest Health in a Changing World, 1–3 Dec 2008, 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (IUFRO, KFRI, FAO, CAF & APAFRI) 

13. German Alumni Network Symposium – Close to Nature Forestry, 17–20 Dec 2008, Kuala 

Lumpur, Malaysia (DAAD, FRIM & APAFRI) 

In Year 2009 

1. Second ASEAN Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change Meeting, 19–20 Feb 

2009, Kuala Lumpur (GTZ, FORDA & APAFRI) 

2. International Workshop on Restoration after Ice-snow Disaster and Forrest Health 

Restoration, 27–28 May 2009, Lijiang China. (USDA, CAF & APAFRI) 

3. Third ASEAN Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change Meeting, 13–15 July 

2009, Jakarta, Indonesia (GTZ, FORDA & APAFRI) 

4. Seventh Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference, 3–5 Aug 2009, Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaysia (UPM) 

B. Seminars/Workshops/Meetings Attended 

In Year 2006 

1. UNFF 6, 12–17 Feb 2006, New York. (Executive Director) 

2. Asia Pacific Forestry Commission 21st Session, 17–21 April 2006, Dehradun, India. (Chairman, 

Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

3. Workshop on Ecological Information Management, 20–24 Feb 2006, Taipei. (Information 

Officer) 

4. „Keep Asia Green‟ Project Meeting, 8–10 June 2006, Bangkok, Thailand(Executive Secretary 

and Executive Director) 

5. Workshop on Regional Synthesis of Research Needs, 18–19 Aug 2006, Bangkok, Thailand. 

(Executive Director) 

6. Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Meeting, 19–23 September 2006, Colorado, 

USA. (Information Officer) 

7. Third Forestry Forum Dialogue, 26–27Sep 2006, Beijing, China.(Executive Director) 

8. Global Forest Information Service (GFIS) Training Workshop, 10–12 Oct 2006, Beijing, China 

(Information Officer) 

9. Expert Consultation on Agricultural Innovations: Linking Farmers to Market, 6–8 Nov 2006, 

New Delhi, India. (Executive Director) 


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10. Ad Hoc Expert Group on Non Legally Binding Instrument (NLBI), 11–15 Dec 2006, New York, 

USA.(Executive Director) 

In Year 2007 

1. Philippines National Forest Genetic Resources Consultative Workshop, 6 Feb 2007, Manila, 

Philippines (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

2. Country-Led Initiative in support of UN Forum on Forests, 13–16 Feb 2007, Bali, Indonesia. 


3. Indonesian National Forest Genetic Resources Consultative Workshop, 1 Mar 2007, Bogor, 

Indonesia (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

4. Seventh Session of UNFF, 14–24 Apr 2007, New York, USA (Executive Director) 

5. IUFRO Symposium „Challenges and Opportunities of Forest Research in the Policy-Making 

Process‟, 29 May 2007, Beijing, China (Executive Director) 

6. Sino-US Workshop on the Indicators of Forest Health and Restoration, 30–31 May 2007, 

Beijing, China (Executive Director) 

In Year 2008 

1. National Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in Cambodia, 

11 Feb 2008, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

2. National Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in Myanmar, 

26 Feb 2008, Yezin, Myanmar (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

3. National Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in Thailand, 

12 Mar 2008, Bangkok, Thailand (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

4. National Workshop on Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in Malaysia, 

30 July 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Executive Secretary and Executive Director) 

5. Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions General Assembly, 20–22 Oct 

2008, Tsukuba, Japan. (Executive Director) 

6. CAF 50th Anniversary and International Symposium of Heads of Forest Research Institutions, 

27–28 Oct 2008, Beijing, China. (Executive Director) 

7. Asia Pacific Forestry Commission executive Committee Meeting, 13–14 Nov 2008, Hua Hin, 

Thailand. (Executive Director) 

In Year 2009 

1. COFO, 16–20 Mar 2009, Rome, Italy (Chairman) 

2. UNFF8, 20 Apr – 2 May 2009, New York, USA (Executive Director) 

C. Newsletters 

1. Issue #18 (December 2006) printed and distributed out early January 2007. 

2. Issue #19 (June 2007) printed and distributed out early July 2007. 

3. Issue #20 (December 2007) printed and distributed out early January 2008. 

4. Issue #21 (June 2008) printed and distributed in July 2008. 

5. Issue #22 (December 2008) – e-Newsletter, posted on website in January 2009. 

6. Issue #23 (June 2009) – e-Newsletter, posted on website in July 2009. 

D. Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources Programme (APFORGEN) 

- APAFRI has hosted the Secretariat for APFORGEN 

- A website, www.apforgen.org, was launched in June 2004. It contains a whole range of 

components, including the various publications that the programme has published thus far. 

The web pages have since then undergone several major improvements, and the whole web 

site was re-designed early 2006. 

- Proposal submitted to ITTO on forest genetic resources conservation and management 

approved in early 2006. Project has duration of three years starting February 2006, and was 

extended for another year till January 2010. 

- To date, all the seven participating countries in the ITTO project: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, 

Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand, have had their national consultative 

workshops. 


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- APFORGEN has produced various compilations of reports over the past years, some printed 

and a few were on CDs. The ITTO project has published four reports. 

E. Directory of Asia Pacific Forestry Researchers 

- This project is funded by USDA Forest Service in 2004 to compile a directory of forestry 

researchers active in the Asia Pacific region. 

- APAFRI Secretariat has continued to maintain the Directory till today using internal resources. 

Currently the Directory has 800 entries. 

F. The Executive Committee 

- The Executive Committee met formally on four occasions during their mandate. The minutes 

of these Meetings are attached to this report (Attachment 1). 

- Three of the members had been replaced by their successors after their retirement from the 

member institutions: Datuk Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali (Immediate Past Chairman) replaced by 

Dato‟ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod who took over as the new Director General of FRIM since May 

2008, Dr Leocadio Sebastian replaced Dr Percy Sajise who has retired from Bioversity 

International, and Roy Banka (PNG FRI) replaced Nalish Sam who has taken leave for further 

study. 

G. APAFRI-UPM Educational CD on Wood Science 

- APAFRI produced two educational CDs on wood science and technology as compiled by Dr 

Jega Ratnasingam of University Putra Malaysia (UPM). Copies had been distributed to 

members. 

H. Office Administration 

- APAFRI Financial Reports for years 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been prepared and audited by 

an external professional accounting firm. Details are summarized in Attachment 2. 

- FRIM has continued to host the Secretariat, which includes annual financial contribution of 

RM10 000 (USD3000), office space and Internet connections. A senior researcher, with a 

personal assistant, has also been assigned to be the full time administrator of the Secretariat. 

I. The Secretariat 

- Dr Daniel Baskaran, the Executive Secretary since 2001, has left FRIM to join a private 

foundation in December 2008. Executive Director Dr Sim Heok-Choh, who was assigned from 

FRIM in 2002, had temporarily assumed also the responsibility as the Executive Secretary. 

- The Secretariat‟s daily operations were administered with the assistance of Mrs Nor Azni 

Jaafar (also assigned from FRIM since June 2008 replacing Mr Fakhrul Effendi Othman), Ms 

Nazratul Raudzah Abd Rahman (who joined APAFRI in October 2002) and Ms Syuqiyah 

Abdul Hamid (Information Officer, who joined APAFRI in June 2004). 

J. Acknowledgements 

- The achievements of the past three years would not be possible without the voluntary 

contributions of many members. Many of the activities were successfully organized with 

collaboration and in-kind contributions from member institutions. Your assistance and support 

are acknowledged and thanked. 

- The Executive Committee members have undertaken their responsibilities seriously and 

supported the many decisions during the past three years. 

- To our financial supporters: FAO, USDA-FS, Korea Forest Research Institute, GTZ, DAFF 

Australia, and many others, your support and contributions are gratefully acknowledged and 

we look forward to your continued support. 





Hotel Istana 


ANNEX V 

Attachment 1 


Minutes of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and 

Sixteenth Meetings 

of 

APAFRI Executive Committee 2006–2009 


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Attachment 1 

MINUTES OF THE APAFRI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THIRTEENTH MEETING 

Date : 10 March 2007 

Time : 0930 – 1200 

Place : Hotel Vistana Kuala Lumpur 

Attendance : As in Appendix I 

Min 13.1 Introduction Action & 

Information 

Mr Sarath Fernando, the Chairman, welcomed all the Executive Committee members 

and observers to the first meeting of the current Executive Committee. He expressed 

his appreciation to all members who, despite the short notice and their individual busy 

schedules, had come to Kuala Lumpur for this meeting. He conveyed apologies on 

behalf of Dr Xiao Wenfa who was unable to come as he was scheduled to attend the 

COFO meeting in Rome starting the following Monday. 

Information 

The Chairman noted that with a better representation of all the sub-regions in the 

Executive Committee, he is confident that APAFRI could be an effective platform for 

closer collaboration in forestry research among all the sub regions of the Asia Pacific. 

The Chairman informed the meeting that an important achievement during the period 

since the last General Assembly in July 2006, was the confirmation from FRIM‟s Board 

that it would continue to host the Secretariat of APAFRI, as well as continuing with the inkind 

and financial contribution. He expressed gratitude, on behalf of APAFRI, to Dato‟ Dr 

Abdul Razak, the Director General of FRIM and also the Immediate Past Chairman, for 

this generous offer. 

The Chairman also thanked the two Internal Auditors, Dr Petrus Gunarso and Dr Kazuhiro 

Ishizuka, who had conducted an internal audit prior to this meeting. Their report would be 

further discussed under Agenda 4. 

Min 13.2 

Adoption of the Agenda 

The Chairman informed that there were five items to be discussed in the proposed 

agenda as per distributed documents. It was agreed unanimously to adopt the agenda. 

Information 

Min 13.3 

Confirmation of Minutes of the 12 th Executive Committee Meeting 

The minutes of the 12 th Executive Committee Meeting was accepted unanimously with a 

minor typographical correction. The Executive Secretary went on to explain that items 

raised during the last meeting that required actions were tabulated at the end of the 

minutes. All necessary actions had already been taken. 

Dr Percy Sajise informed the meeting that the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) 

would be organizing a meeting on genetic resources, and he suggested that APAFRI 

should use this opportunity to introduce APFORGEN as well as explore potential 

collaboration opportunities with the Pacific Island Nations. The Secretariat would follow up 

with Nalish Sam and SPC on this. 

Information 

Secretariat 

Min 13.4 

Report on APAFRI Activities 

Dr. Sim, the Executive Director, reported the APAFRI activities for the past months since the 

APAFRI is a chapter of International Union of Forest Research Organizations 

Information

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last meeting. The details are as per Appendix II. 

Dr Percy Sajise suggested that the listing of activities should include some details under 

each item listed. These could be summarized from the monthly reports that have been 

prepared and sent out by the Executive Director every month. The Executive Director 

mentioned that articles reporting major events were also regularly featured in the 

APAFRI‟s semi-annual newsletters. 

Dr Nur Masripatin, the Vice-Chair, suggested that APAFRI should explore the possibilities 

of hosting some global or regional meetings/workshops for international processes or 

conventions such as CBD and UNFCCC. Secretariat should follow this up to tap into 

these huge resources, which could greatly uplift APAFRI‟s profile as a regional 

representative. 

Nalish Sam stressed the importance of strengthening the role of APAFRI as the platform 

for sharing and exchange of information and experience in the Asia Pacific region. The 

meeting discussed exploring the possibilities of involving more APAFRI member 

institutions, especially those from the Pacific Island Nations, in APAFRI activities, as well 

as organizing activities in the Pacific sub region. The Secretariat has initiated discussions 

on these issues with FAO-Pacific Office and SPC since a few years ago. Currently, with a 

representative from the sub region in APAFRI‟s Executive Committee, it becomes 

imperative to getting some thing off the ground soonest possible. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Min 13.5 

Report on Financial Statement 

The Executive Director tabled the 2006 year-end financial report, details are in Appendix III. 

Information 

The Executive Director pointed out that these details are in the full final auditors‟ report, what 

he presented at this meeting are just summaries. 

Min 13.6 

Internal Auditors’ Report 

The Internal Auditors, Dr Petrus Gunarso and Dr Kazuhiro Ishizuka, presented their report 

based on an internal audit conducted prior to this meeting. Their report is appended 

herein as Appendix IV. 

The meeting discussed various means to improve the collection of membership dues. 

One suggestion is, besides sending the invoices to the contact person designated by 

each member institution, the secretariat should also send copies of these invoices to the 

Head and/or the Accounts/Finance Department of the member institutions. 

Information 

Secretariat 

To further improve the overall performance of APAFRI as a regional association of 

forestry research communities, Dr Percy Sajise suggested setting up three sub 

committees to focus on the objectives of APAFRI as stated in the Constitution: 

Promote exchange of scientific and technical know-how and information; 

 

 

Promote cooperative research and training programmes; and 

Strengthen linkages between national, regional and international research centres 

and organizations. 

After a fairly lengthy discussion, the meeting decided that just one sub committee would 

be established. This sub committee would focus on promoting cooperative research and 

training programmes. Dr Percy Sajise has volunteered to head this sub committee. Nalish 

reminded the meeting the importance of having sub regional representation in the sub 

committee. 


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The meeting also suggested that the Executive Director should discuss with the External 

Auditors on ways of recognizing and reporting the in-kind contribution from FRIM. 

Executive 

Director 

Min 13.7 

Other matters 

The Chairman suggested that APAFRI Secretariat should consider organizing training 

courses and study tours as there are considerable demands for these types of capacity 

building activities in the region. As APAFRI Secretariat does not have sufficient relevant 

expertise, it could identify and approach member institutions to tap into their expertise and 

resources. He further expressed interest in sending his officers to attend a study tour on 

Malaysian mangrove forests which could be organized by the Forest Research Institute 

Malaysia (FRIM). Dato‟ Dr Razak, the Director General of FRIM and also the Immediate 

Past Chairman, supported the idea and instructed the Secretariat to contact the relevant 

division in FRIM to organize this study tour. 

Nalish Sam suggested sending round a survey questionnaire to solicit more ideas as well 

as hosts for future training courses and study tours. 

Dr Pandey strongly supported the idea of identifying member institutions to host training 

courses based on their recognized strength in certain fields of specialization. He offered 

to co-organize a training course on forest products. One possible topic would be bamboo 

for housing. The Secretariat would follow up with Dr Pandey on this and plan to have the 

first training course organized within this year. 

Dr Park mentioned that the Korean Government through the Korea Forest Research 

Institute (KFRI) would allocate substantial funding to IUFRO for a number of activities in 

Asia. A portion of this would be allocated to APAFRI for various activities. The details 

would be discussed by a committee which would include a representative from the 

APAFRI Secretariat. The Secretariat would follow this up with Dr Park. 

Dr Petrus Gunarso informed the Executive Committee that he would soon be moved back 

to the Forestry Administration of Indonesia, as he has completed his assignment at 

CIFOR. CIFOR has nominated one of the Assistant Director Generals to be the contact 

person for APAFRI. The Secretariat would follow this up with CIFOR. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Min 13.8 

Concluding Remarks 

The Chairman thanked every one present for their involvement and contributions to the 

meeting. 

The meeting was adjourned at 12.00 noon. 


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Attendance List 

Appendix I 

A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS & SECRETARIAT STAFF 

Mr. Sarath Fernando (Chairman) Forest Department Sri Lanka. 

Dr Nur Masripatin (Vice-Chair) Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA), Indonesia 

Dato’ Dr Abdul Razak Mohd. Ali (Immediate Past Chairman) Forest Research Institute of 

Malaysia (FRIM) 

Dr Percy E. Sajise Bioversity International 

Mr. Nalish Sam Forest Research Institute, Papua New Guinea (FRI-PNG) 

Dr Jung-Hwan Park Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 

Dr C.N. Pandey Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) 

Prof Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri University Putra Malaysia (UPM) 

Dr Daniel Baskaran Executive Secretary APAFRI Secretariat, c/o FRIM 

Dr Sim Heok Choh Executive Director, APAFRI Secretariat, c/o FRIM 

B. INTERNAL AUDITORS 

Dr Petrus Gunarso Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 

Dr Kazuhiro Ishizuka Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) 

C. OBSERVERS 

Mr. Hong Lay Thong Bioversity International 

Mr. Markku Larjavaara Bioversity International 


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Activities / progress of activities during the months of August 2006 – February 2007 

Appendix II 

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Meetings Organized/Supported 

1. International Agroforestry Conference 2006, 1–2 August 2006. (FRIM, UPM, APAFRI & 

MARDI) 

2. The 8 th Pacific Rim Bio-based Composite Symposium, 20–23 November 2006 (FRIM & others). 

3. Regional conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Planted Forests in SEA, 15–18 

January 2007, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Sarawak Forest Corporation, Sarawak Forest 

Department & others). 

4. Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study National Focal Point Workshop, 31 January – 2 

February 2007, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (FAO, APAFRI, & others). 

Seminars/Workshops/Meetings Attended 

1. Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) Workshop on Regional 

Synthesis of Research in the Asia-Pacific Region, 18–19 August 2006, Bangkok, Thailand. 


2. Forest Forum Dialogue, 26–27 September 2006, Beijing, China. (Executive Director) 

3. 2006 Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Information Managers Meeting, 18–20 

September 2006, Colorado, USA. (Information Officer) 

4. Workshop on Global Forestry Information Services, 20–24 October 2006, Beijing, China. 

(Information Officer) 

5. UNFF Ad hoc Expert Meeting, 12–17 December 2006, New York. (Executive Director) 

6. National FGR Workshop for the Philippines, 6 February 2007, Manila, Philippines. (Executive 

Secretary & Executive Director) 

7. Country-led Initiative in support of UNFF, 13–16 February 2006, Bali, Indonesia. (Executive 

Director) 

Newsletters 

Issue #18 (December 2006) printed and distributed out early January 2007. 

Office Administration 

APAFRI accounts for 2006 have been prepared and audited by an external professional 

accounting firm. 


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Appendix III 

APAFRI Financial Report 

Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions 

Balance Sheet 

As of 31 December 2006 

ASSET 31-Dec-06 31-Dec-05 

Current Assets 

Checking/Savings 

Cash at bank BC - Kepong 65,850.45 65,815.95 

Total Checking /Saving 65,850.45 65,815.95 

Other Current Assets 

Cash in hand 354.78 1,889.02 

US cash in hand 4,522.10 10,151.34 

Ph. Peso 52.57 52.57 

Fixed deposit 705,604.94 884,843.95 

Total Other Current Assets 710,534.39 896,936.87 

Total Current Assets 776,384.84 962,752.82 

Fixed Assets 

Computer 43,084.00 41,589.00 

Furniture & Fittings 1,444.00 1,444.00 

Office Equipment 14,272.78 14,113.78 

Total Fixed Assets 58,800.78 57,146.78 

TOTAL ASSETS 835,185.62 1,019,899.60 

LIABILITIES & EQUITY 

Equity 

Accumulated fund 1,019,899.60 793,696.37 

Net income (184,713.98) 226,203.23 

Total Equity 835,185.62 1,019,899.60 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 835,185.62 1,019,899.60 


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Appendix IV 

INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT 

ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS (APAFRI) 

Auditors: 

DR Kazuhiro Ishizuka 

DR Petrus Gunarso 

Article XVII of the Constitution of APAFRI: 

“The auditors shall be required to audit the accounts of the Association for every financial year and to 

prepare a report for the Annual Executive Committee Meeting and the next General Assembly. They 

may also be required by the Chairperson to audit the account of the Association for any period within 

the tenure of office at any date, and to make a report to the Executive Committee”. 

Contents of the report: 

1. APAFRI Financial Audit 

2. Administrative and or Procedure Audit 

3. Objectives and ore Activities Audit 

4. Recommendations 

1. APAFRI Financial Audit is officially and in detail conducted by external auditor assigned by the 

organization. The role of internal audit reported in this report covers the general overview and rapid 

assessment of the existing report made available by APAFRI Secretariat. The procedure of Audit 

follows entirely the audit system applied for a society organization in the host country of the 

secretariat: in this case Malaysia. 

2. Administrative and or procedure Audit was conducted through rapid interview with the secretariat‟s 

accountant that explain in general the problem faced and the challenges faced in managing the 

limited budget of APAFRI. Special attention was paid to the fact that member‟s contribution is only 

properly paid by 50% of the member organizations. 

3. The objective of the association was revisited to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of 

past activities. The evaluation was also aimed at finding possibility to increase the scope, activities, 

and possible funding of the association. 

4. The following are recommendations from internal auditors based on the above rapid audit 

assessments: 

a. The contribution of member organization needs to be proactively sought through a regular 

sending out of bill or invoice and timely reminder. Increasing the contribution fee will 

increase the core budget of the association and will increase independency of the 

organization in reaching the objective of the organization. 

b. On the issue of financial audit, internal auditors fully trust the professionalism of the 

assigned external auditors and fully support the implementation of appropriate regulation 

applied in the host country of the association. 

c. The focus activities of APAFRI in the future should be opportunistically adjusted to follow 

international and regional issues. This adaptive focus of activity will increase funding 

opportunity for the organization. 

d. Exploring the role of private companies, with full consideration to the objective of the 

organization, in supporting APAFRI activities may also provide the funding opportunity of 

the organization. 


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e. Report distribution that currently addressed to focal point need to be closely monitored and 

if necessary secretariat to seek back up to guarantee the information is distributed to all 

stakeholders and clients of the member organization. Dissemination of reports, 

publications, and workshop proceeding should be encouraged to be distributed widely to 

the people on the ground. 

f. The use of website and information technology should be encouraged in all members 

institution. 

g. Effort should be taken to increase the strong linkages between national, regional and 

international research centers through more collaborative research activities and joint 

proposal writing. 

h. The auditors recognized substantial amount of Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 

support to the organization that was not spell out in the financial report of the organization. 

The current financial report only adopts cash contribution reporting and this has hidden the 

major role of in-kind support given by FRIM to the organization. This kind of financial 

reporting format should not discourage other members from sharing in-kind contribution to 

the organization. The auditors recommend the possibility to include in-kind support from 

members to the organization to attract donor countries to provide a matching fund to such 

in-kind contributions. 

Kuala Lumpur, March 8 th 2007 

Internal Auditors 

DR Petrus Gunarso 

DR Kazuhiro Ishizuka 


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MINUTES OF THE APAFRI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOURTEENTH MEETING 

Date : 16 December 2007 

Time : 1530 – 1800 

Place : Hotel Haihang, Kunming, China 



Information 

Mr Sarath Fernando, the Chairman, welcomed all the Executive Committee members 

and observer to the second meeting of the current Executive Committee. He expressed 

his appreciation to all members who, despite the short notice and their individual busy 

schedules, had come to Kunming for this meeting. He also welcomed the attendance of 

Mr. Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Bangkok. 

Information 

He conveyed apologies on behalf of Dr Abdul Razak, Dr Nur Masripatin, Dr Percy Sajise 

and Dr Pandey who were unable to come due to other prior commitments. Mr. Roy 

Banka who has confirmed his attendance did not show up due to visa problem. 

The Chairman informed the meeting that over the past seven months since the last 

meeting (13 th ) in Kuala Lumpur, APAFRI has been fairly active in various regional and 

global forums and processes. The details will be presented and discussed later. 

Although the retained balance at the end of third quarter of this year was less than the 

previous year. This was basically due to expenditures incurred to complete the LOAs 

signed in previous year. Early this year, FAO has just awarded a new LOA with an 

allocation of up to USD80000 for a series of activities during this year, and again another 

LOA for USD101000 in September 2007. APAFRI has also just entered into an agreement 

with FAO HQs for organizing a workshop in January 2008. In addition, USDA had 

supported in organizing a workshop in May. 

The Chairman also thanked Dr Park for arranging Korean Forest Research Institute to 

contribute USD50000 through IUFRO to APAFRI. This fund has been used to organize the 

Conference here starting 17 December. FAO has also contributed over USD15000 to 

support the travel of participants to this conference. He also thanked Dr Xiao and his 

colleagues in hosting this APAFRI Executive Committee meeting in conjunction with the 

conference in Kunming. 

Min 14.2 


The Chairman informed that there were four items to be discussed in the proposed agenda 

as per distributed documents. It was agreed unanimously to adopt the agenda. 

Information 

Min 14.3 


The minutes of the 13 th Executive Committee Meeting was accepted unanimously. The 

Executive Secretary went on to explain that items raised during the last meeting that 

required actions were tabulated at the end of the minutes. All necessary actions had 

already been taken. 

Min 14.4 Report on APAFRI Activities 

Dr. Sim, the Executive Director, reported the APAFRI activities for the past months since the 

last meeting. The details are as per Appendix II. 

APAFRI is a chapter of International Union of Forest Research Organizations 

Information 

Information 

Secretariat

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There were some discussions on study tours and training courses. A number of 

suggestions were made: 

a. Study tours are popular, and should be continued to organize. 

b. A compilation of training courses that could be hosted by member institutions into 

a catalogue/brochure would be very useful. 

Dr Park mentioned that in conjunction with the next IUFRO World congress in 2010, the 

organizers would be organizing a series of pre-congress training workshops. Proposals 

would be prepared for soliciting funds from agencies such as ITTO. He suggested that 

APAFRI could be a major co-organizer of these workshops. APAFRI Secretariat would 

follow up with Dr Park. 

Mr. Patrick Durst while noted the diversity of topics that APAFRI activities had covered, 

mentioned that there are many other areas that APAFRI could explore and involve in. He 

further mentioned that from attending the recently concluded conference on climate 

change in Bali, he felt that there is huge scope in research, especially on topics such as 

resource assessment, carbon stock and impact on climate. 

Dr Xiao informed the meeting that the Chinese Government has placed great importance 

on climate change, and research allocation totaling more than RMB1 billion has been 

approved. APAFRI could also be involved in some of the related activities. 

There were also some discussions on holding more meetings and workshops in countries 

other than those in South East Asia. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Min 14.5 


The Executive Director tabled the 2007 third-quarter financial report, details are in Appendix III. 

The Chairman again thanked the various agencies, especially FRIM, FAO, Korea Forest 

Research Institute, USDA and many others, for the financial and in-kind contributions, which 

had been vital for the sustainability of APAFRI all these years. 

The cost of remitting the membership is rather high and the paperwork involved may have 

discouraged the regular paying of the membership dues. Some of the members had thus 

resorted to paying the memberships for a few years in a single payment. There was also a 

suggestion that Secretariat should explore the possibility of paying membership „on-line‟, this 

would make paying membership much easier. 

Information 

Information 

Secretariat 

Min 14.6 

Other Matters 

The Chairman noted that many of the research agencies and universities in the region are 

not members of APAFRI. He suggested that there should be another round of membership 

drive to attract more members. 

Mr. Patrick Durst informed the meeting about the coming Asia Pacific Forestry 

Commission meeting in April 2008 which would be hosted by Vietnam in Hanoi. During the 

meeting there will be a week-long event known as the Asia Pacific Forestry Week which 

provide opportunities to various regional and international agencies and organization to 

hold their meetings and workshops. APAFRI could participate in this event to further uplift 

its profile and attract more members. In addition, some of the activities that APAFRI had 

been involved over the years, such as the Asia Pacific Forest Genetic Resources 

Programme (APFORGEN), the Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN), 

the Asia Pacific Forest Policy Think Tank, could also be having side events during this 

week. The Secretariat would need to follow up with FAO Bangkok on participation in this 

Secretariat 

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week-long event. 

Mr. Durst also mentioned about a capacity building fund of the Australian Government 

which covers many of the areas that would also be relevant to APAFRI. The secretariat 

would follow up to explore the potential of tapping into this fund. 

Dr. Park informed the meeting that the annual contribution to APAFRI from the Korean 

Government through KFRI would increase next year. Secretariat should follow up with Dr 

Park and KFRI on the details. Mr. Durst mentioned that Korea has not been active in the 

APFISN activities, so perhaps one of the activities that APAFRI would use the contribution 

from the Korean Government is to organize activities for APFISN on invasive species in 

Korea. 

Dr Hamami mentioned about the need to organize a workshop/meeting among the higher 

institutions in the region, with the prime objective of sharing and exchanging information 

and experiences in forestry education, as well as to reach some consensus on forestry 

curricula. Mr. Durst mentioned that ICFRE had submitted a proposal to organize a side 

event on this topic during next year‟s APFC meeting in Hanoi. Prof Rodney Keenan of 

ANU has also expressed desire to link up academicians in a side event next year. 

Secretariat would follow up, and also copy the discussions to EC Members. 

A number of members had suggested that the next EC Meeting shall be held in 

conjunction with the APFC Meeting in Hanoi, next April. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Min 14.7 



meeting. 

The meeting was adjourned at 18.00. 


Appendix I 



Dr Jung-Hwan Park Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 

Dr Xiao Wenfa Research Institute of Forest and Environment Protection 




B. OBSERVER 

Mr. Patrick Durst FAO 


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Appendix II 

Activities / progress of activities during the month of March – November 2007 

A. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Meetings Organized/Supported 

APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting 

- The 13th APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting, convened on 10 March 2007, in 

Kuala Lumpur, was attended by all Executive Committee members, except Dr Xiao 

Wenfa. Dr Xiao had conveyed his regrets of not able to attend this coming meeting, as 

he was scheduled to be in Rome on the following Monday to attend the COFO Meeting 

in FAO. Mr Hong LayThong and Mr Markku Larjavaara of Bioversity International were 

also present as observers at this meeting. 

- The two Internal Auditors, Dr Petrus Gunarso and Dr Kazuhiro Ishizuka, had also 

conducted an internal audit prior to this meeting. Their report was discussed during the 

meeting, and several of their recommendations were endorsed by the Executive 

Committee. 

ITTO funded project on forest genetic resources 

- The Indonesian consultative workshop was successfully held on 1 March 2007 in 

Bogor. This workshop has attracted quite a large participation from various 

organizations and agencies, as well as a number of regional NGOs in Indonesia, and 

other major stakeholders. 

- A training course on forest genetic resources conservation and management was 

successfully held from 11–16 June in FRIM, Malaysia. A total of 18 young scientists 

from 12 countries participated. Out of these, 7 were fully supported by the project, 9 

partially supported, and 2 paid their own costs. 

- The project has already entered into its second year, and a proposal to organize a midterm 

review has been endorsed by ITTO in early May. CPFRD (Bogor) has hosted this 

review from 5–7 September 2007. This was held together with a regional APFORGEN 

meeting involving all the other APFORGEN participating countries too. Among the 14 

participating countries of the programme, 9 participated except Bangladesh, Laos, 

Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam. 

- The National Focal Point for India had successfully organized a national consultative 

workshop with allocation from this project. The workshop was held at the Institute of 

Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on 11 July 2007. Dr 

Lee Soon-Leong and Mr Hong Lay-Thong would represent the Executing Agency and 

the Collaborating Agency respectively to this workshop. 

- The National Focal Point of Myanmar has originally proposed to hold the national 

workshop in early October. This has been later postponed to February 2008. 

- The third semi-annual progress report (Feb – July 2007) for the project has been 

submitted to ITTO after all the members of the Technical Working Group had provided 

their views. Upon receiving the request for the second disbursement of funds, ITTO 

has remitted the second disbursement of USD86000 to the project account kept by 

FRIM (the executing Agency). 

- The next Project Technical Committee meeting has been proposed to be convened on 

10 December 2007 in Kuala Lumpur. Dr Hiras Sidabutar from ITTO has confirmed his 

attendance. 

- Cambodia, has earlier proposed to hold its national consultative meeting in January, 

but has yet to confirm despite repeated reminders. Thailand has proposed to hold its 

national consultative workshop in early March. 

Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) workshop on Developing Invasive 

Species Management Plan, 8–10 May 2007 

- The APFISN has approached APAFRI to assist in organizing the above workshop. The 

United States Department of agriculture-Forest Service‟s International Programme 


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(USDA-FS IP) had allocated USD 30 000 for APAFRI to organize this workshop. The 

fund has already been transferred to APAFRI. 

- A total of 31 participants attended the three-day workshop. Out of these, 25 were from 

outside Malaysia. This workshop was organized with financial support from USDA 

Forest Service. 

Study Tour on Mangrove Forests in Malaysia, 16–20 July 2007 

- A study tour on mangrove forests in Malaysia has been proposed by the Chairman 

during the 13th APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting (10 March). 

- This study tour, organized by FRIM, as an activity of APAFRI, originally planned for 

July, had been postponed to 3–7 September 2007. 

- A total of 13 participants: 9 from Sri Lanka and 4 from Vietnam, joined the five-day 

study tour. The Executive Director, APAFRI, gave a briefing during the opening 

ceremony in the morning of the first day. 

Asia Pacific Forest Outlook Studies II 

- APAFRI has been awarded a LOA with a total of USD60 000 by FAO to carry out a 

series of activities related to the Asia Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Studies II (APFSOS 

II). Part of this fund has already been used for the focal point meeting in Chiang Mai in 

early February this year. APAFRI would also assist in the preparation of a number of 

thematic studies under this LOA. 

- APAFRI assisted in organizing an e-discussion (online discussion via Internet) on the 

topic of „Science and Technology Scenarios in the Forest Sector to 2020‟. This e- 

discussion was launched in early June and continued till the end of September. 

- A second LoA, for an amount of USD101 000 has been signed between APAFRI and 

FAO, for APAFRI to provide logistic support and making travel arrangements for 

supported participants to a conference, The Future of Forests in Asia and the 

Pacific: Outlook for 2020, which was successfully held as planned in Chiang Mai, 16– 

18 October 2007. The conference attracted more than 250 people, and APAFRI 

assisted in providing support to a total of 85 participants from countries in the region. 

APAFRI was involved in compiling all the PowerPoint presentations, country posters 

and other documents onto CDs for distributions on the last day of the conference. 

APAFRI also put up a booth at this conference with poster and publication display, as 

well as distribution of brochures. 

IUFRO-SPDC Training Workshop ‘ Working Effectively at the Interface of Forest Science and 

Forest Policy, 4–8 June 2007, Sabah, Malaysia 

- APAFRI, as a chapter of International Union of Forest Research Organizations 

(IUFRO) and also the regional coordinator of IUFRO Special Programme for 

Developing Countries (IUFRO SPDC), was involved in organizing the above workshop. 

- This workshop was successfully held as proposed. APAFRI assisted in the logistics of 

supporting nine participants from APAFRI member institutions, one each from 

Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and 

Vietnam, to attend this workshop. 

International Workshop on Biological Control of Forest Invasive Species, 21–25 September 

2007, Beijing, China 

- This workshop organized by State Forestry Administration of China (SFA), originally 

planned for China supported by USDA, was expanded to invite also participants from 

other countries in the region. 

- APAFRI assisted in the logistics of inviting participants from other countries in the 

region. The Chairman has approved allocating USD3000 to supplement the allocation 

from a LoA with FAO to provide travel support for participants from outside China, 

priority given to participants from APAFRI member institutions. 


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International Conference on Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Role of 

Traditional Forest-related Knowledge, 17–20 December 2007, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 

China. 

- Prof Don Lee, IUFRO President, and Dr Park JungHwan of Korea Forest Research 

Institute had confirmed that the contribution to IUFRO made by the Korean 

Government has set aside USD50000 for APAFRI to carry out activities in the Asia 

Pacific region. This funds would be used to organize a conference on traditional forestrelated 

knowledge, a proposal which had also received endorsement from both Prof 

Don Lee and Dr Park. 

- This conference would be jointly organized by the IUFRO Task Force on Traditional 

Forest Knowledge, the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Korea Forest Research 

Institute (KFRI), FAO, the Seoul National University (SNU), United Nations University 

and APAFRI. 

- FAO has agreed to provide support up to USD15000. This fund would be used to 

arrange the tickets for a number of participants from the region to this conference. It is 

anticipated that up to 90 participants from outside China would be participating at this 

conference together with about 50 Chinese participants. 

IUFRO All Division 5 Conference, 29 October – 2 November, Taipei. 

- APAFRI contributed USD3000 to this conference as approved during the General 

Assembly in 2006. This contribution partially supported the participation of three 

persons, one each from India, Indonesia and Malaysia. 

- APAFRI also put up poster and publication display, as well as distributing various 

brochures. 

FAO Workshop on Planted Forests, 21–24 January 2008, Chiang Mai. 

- FAO HQ has invited APAFRI to collaborate in organizing a workshop on 

implementation of Voluntary Guidelines on Effective Management of Planted Forests. 

- An LOA has been drafted and would be signed soon for supporting this workshop. It is 

envisaged that participants from four countries: China, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet 

Nam, would be invited to this four-day workshop. 

B. Newsletters 

APAFRI Newsletter June 2007 Issue 

- Printed and distributed since mid July. 

C. Others 

Replacement for Nalish Sam 

- Nalish Sam, an APAFRI Executive Committee member has informed the Secretariat 

that he has taken up a scholarship to pursue a postgraduate study.As such he has 

nominated his successor at the PNG Forest Research Institute, Mr. Roy Banka 

(rbanka@fri.pngfa.gov.pg), to continue serving on the APAFRI Executive Committee. 

- In accordance with APAFRI Constitution Article XII Clause 2: “Executive Committee 

members elected are representing member institutions and not on individual basis. 

These individuals are official representatives of the member institutions”. The Executive 

Committee is therefore advised to accept this nomination of replacement, and welcome 

Mr Roy Banka to the Executive Committee. 


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Appendix III 

Balance Sheet 

As of 30 September 2007 


ASSET 30-Sep-07 31-Dec-06 

Current Assets USD USD 





Cash in hand 592.40 101.36 

US cash in hand 2,247.96 1,338.87 

Ph. Peso 15.02 15.02 

Fixed deposit 182,712.60 201,601.41 



Fixed Assets 

Computer 12,309.71 12,309.71 

Furniture & Fittings 250.29 250.29 



TOTAL ASSETS 241,523.81 263,380.57 


Equity 

Accumulated fund 263,380.57 291,399.89 

Net income (21,856.76) (28,019.32) 

Total Equity 241,523.81 263,380.57 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 241,523.81 263,380.57 


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MINUTES OF THE APAFRI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FIFTEENTH MEETING 

Date : 22 April 2008 

Time : 1700 – 1845 

Place : National Convention Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam 



Information 

The Chair welcomed all the members present and thanked them for taking time off from 

their work and to be here in Hanoi to attend this meeting and also the Asia Pacific Forestry Information 

Week (APFW). The Chair welcomed Dr. Park‟s representative, Dr Chong Se Kyung, and 

also Dr. S. Appanah from FAO, to this meeting. He conveyed the apologies on behalf of 

the other members who could not attend this meeting due to various other circumstances. 

Since no real issues were at hand, the Chairman proposed that the minutes of the last 

meeting could be looked at. 

Min 15.2 


The Chairman informed that there were four items to be discussed in the proposed agenda 

as per distributed documents. It was agreed unanimously to adopt the agenda. 

Information 

Min 15.3 


Dr. Sim took the members very quickly through the minutes highlighting only the salient 

points. The minutes were accepted unanimously. 

a. On the issue off training courses and study tour, the chair suggested that for 2008, 

that APAFRI should advertise some planned study tours. Dr. Pandey raised the 

issue that he was planning to organize a bamboo training course in India and that 

he had submitted a proposal for funding but could not proceed due to funding 

constraints. Dr. Appanah made it known that APAFRI is now recognized in the 

region and any proposal would have a better chance of funding if submitted 

through this organization. However he also suggested that such planned activities 

should have a sub-regional flavour to attract more countries to participate and 

hence having a right composition that will attract donors to make their 

contributions or support people to such events. 

b. The members also agreed that APAFRI should organize specialty courses that 

could be run regularly by the organization. For specialist to teach such courses, 

we could tap the talents from within the region. Such courses should charge fees. 

It was hoped that if good and relevant courses are organized this could generate 

revenue for the organization. 

c. As regards the IUFRO/ITTO funding for technical meetings and pre-congress 

training workshops for the upcoming IUFRO Congress 2010, the EC opined that 

APAFRI should play an active role in such activities. Dr. Sim informed the EC that 

a meeting has been organized by IUFRO at this APFW and that he has been 

invited to attend the same. 

d. On the issue of payment of fees for membership, the meeting was informed that 

due to the small fees and the high cost of remittance and amount of paperwork 

involved, some countries are having problems in paying their dues. Datuk Dr. 

Abdul Razak then suggested that for such countries they could make payments 

once every 5 or more years in advance. The Secretariat was asked to explore if 

Information 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Information 

Secretariat 


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this was possible to save unnecessary expenses. Dr. Appanah further suggested 

that probably the members from these countries could make donations to APAFRI 

which can then be offset against the annual fees. The Secretariat agreed that it 

will explore this possibility too. It was also brought to light that in the case of 

Myanmar, were the EU and USA have sanctions against it, any transaction was 

also difficult. After deliberations the EC agreed that as far as APAFRI is 

concerned, being an NGO we should continue to support Myanmar, and the 

Secretariat has been asked to write to the Ministry in Myanmar to allow FRI at 

Yetzin to become a member. 

Min 15.4 


Dr. Sim, the Executive Director, reported the APAFRI activities for the past months since 

the last meeting. The details are as per Appendix II. 

Information 

The meeting was informed that APAFRI has been actively involved in Asia Pacific Forestry 

Commission sessions since 2002. For the current session, which incorporated the Asia 

Pacific Forestry Week, APAFRI co-organized a number of side events, and also been 

invited to attend a number of meetings. 

Min 15.5 


The Executive Director tabled the 2007 un-audited annual financial report, details are in 

Appendix III. 




Information 

Information 

Min 15.6 

Other Matters 

The Chairman noted that many of the research agencies and universities in the region are 

not members of APAFRI. He suggested that there should be another round of membership 

drive to attract more members. 

Datuk Dr Abdul Razak informed the meeting that he would be officially retired on 26 April 

2008, and FRIM would have a new Director General after that day. The Chairman, while 

expressing sincere gratitude and thanks to his years‟ of contributions to APAFRI, invited 

him to stay on as an Executive Committee member and continue to be a designated 

signatory to financial transactions. The Chairman would also write officially to the new 

Director general of FRIM requesting him to nominate another representative from FRIM to 

be an Executive Committee member. The secretariat would follow up with the nomination. 

The Chairman mentioned that the next General Assembly would be due next year, in 

2009. The General Assembly should be convened as a special event together with a 

regional conference or meeting, to attract participation from more member institutions to 

ensure that the General Assembly could have the required quorum. Dr Nur Masripatin had 

tentatively agreed, pending final approval from her Ministry, to consider hosting the next 

General Assembly, most probably in Bogor. She would like to explore the possibility of 

securing funding from the Australian Government to organize a conference/workshop on 

climate change next year, and the APAFRI General Assembly could then be held during 

this conference/workshop. The Secretariat would follow up with her on this. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 


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Min 15.7 



meeting. 



Appendix I 



Dr. Nur Masripatin (Vice-chair) Forestry and Estate Crop Research and Development Agency 

(FORDA) 

Datuk Dr Abdul Razak Mohd Ali (Immediate Past Chairman) Forest Research Institute Malaysia 

(FRIM) 

Dr CN Pandey Indian Plywood Industries Research and Development Institute (IPRDI) 


Mr. Roy Banka Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute (PNG -FRI) 

Dr. Chong Se Kyung (representing Dr Park JungHwan) Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 



B. OBSERVER 

Dr. S. Appanah FAO 


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Activities / progress of activities during the month of December 2007 – March 2008 


Appendix II 

APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting 

- The 14th APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting was convened on 16 December 2007, 

in Kunming, China. This meeting was attended by Mr Sarath Fernando, Dr Xiao Wenfa, 

Dr Park JungHwan and Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri. Mr Patrick Durst of FAO was present 

together with Dr Daniela Baskaran and Dr Sim Heok-Choh of APAFRI Secretariat. 

- The next meeting, the 15 th , would be convened during the coming Asia Pacific Forestry 

Week in Hanoi, 21–26 April 2008. 

International Conference on Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Role of 

Traditional Forest-related Knowledge, 17–20 December 2007, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 

China. 

- This conference, jointly organized by the IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest 

Knowledge, the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Korea Forest Research Institute 

(KFRI), FAO, the Seoul National University (SNU), United Nations University and 

APAFRI, had attracted more than 130 participants from 14 countries. 

- A major portion of the fund for this conference was from the Korean Government 

through a grant to IUFRO. FAO had supported travel of 17 participants from various 

countries in the region. A number of other agencies, including the Seoul National 

University, Korea Forest Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, and United 

Nations University, also contributed to this conference. 

- Compilation of the proceedings is in its final stage and would be published as an 

IUFRO publication soon. 

- Final financial statement received from CAF and submitted to IUFRO to close out the 

LOA. 

FAO Workshop on Planted Forests, 21–24 January 2008, Chiang Mai. 

- The workshop was successfully held as proposed. 

- A total of 24 participants from China, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam participated in 

this workshop. 

- Four FAO officers and three APAFRI Secretariat staff members facilitated and assisted 

in running the workshop. 

- Final report and statement of expenses drafted, LOA closed and final payment 

received. 

ITTO funded project on forest genetic resources 

- The National Focal Point of Cambodia had successfully organized the national 

workshop in Phnom Penh, 12 February 2008. 

- The national workshop for Myanmar was held on 26 February 2008 in the Forest 

Research Institute, Yezin. 

- The Royal Thai Forest Department organized the national workshop for Thailand on 12 

March 2008 in Bangkok. 

- The forth semi-annual progress report (Aug 2007– Jan 2008) for the project has been 

submitted to ITTO together the required statement of accounts. 

- A training course has been proposed to be organized in Kuala Lumpur, tentatively 

scheduled to be in early June 2008. 

- Proceedings of the APFORGEN National Coordinators Meeting and ITTO Project 

Update in Dehradun, 2006, published. 


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Seminar on Rattan & Bamboo 2008 

- This seminar, organized by FRIM initially planned for 2007 was postponed to 25–26 

March 2008. 

- APAFRI supported the participation of at two participants: Dr Aida Lapis from the 

Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, Philippines and Ms Alawatugoda 

from Forest Department Sri Lanka. 

Asia Pacific Forestry Week, 21–16 April 2008 

- APAFRI has been awarded a LOA with a total of USD82 000 by FAO to carry out a 

series of activities related to the Asia Pacific Forestry Week. APAFRI assisted in setting 

up of an on-line registration programme, and also various logistics related to the weeklong 

event in Hanoi, Viet Nam. 

- USDA had provided a grant of USD30000 for organizing a workshop on forest invasive 

species during the week. 

- APAFRI would also jointly organize a special event of forestry research and education 

with ICFRE. 

- APAFRI would be putting a display booth during the week. 


APAFRI Newsletter December 2007 Issue 

- Printed and distributed since mid January 2008. 


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Appendix III 



Balance Sheet (Un-audited) 

As of 31 December 2007 

USD 

USD 

ASSET 31-Dec-07 31-Dec-06 






Cash in hand 312.00 110.87 

US cash in hand 7,935.80 1,464.39 

Ph. Peso 16.43 16.43 

Fixed deposit 190,548.86 220,501.55 



Fixed Assets 

Computer 13,690.00 13,463.75 




TOTAL ASSETS 229,232.01 288,072.50 


Equity 


Net income (58,840.49) (30,646.13) 

Total Equity 229,232.01 288,072.50 



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MINUTES OF THE APAFRI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SIXTEENTH MEETING 

Date : 4 October 2009 

Time : 0930 – 1230 

Place : Hptel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 



Information 

The Chair welcomed all the members present and thanked them for taking time off from 

their work and to be here in Kuala Lumpur to attend this meeting and also the General Information 

Assembly in the afternoon. The Chair welcomed Dr. S. Appanah from FAO, to this 

meeting. Since no other issues were at hand, the Chairman proposed to proceed with 

the adoption of the agenda and moved on to read the minutes of the last meeting. 

Min 16.2 


The Chairman informed that there were four items to be discussed in the proposed 

agenda as per distributed documents. It was agreed unanimously to adopt the agenda. 

Information 

Min 16.3 


Dr. Sim took the members very quickly through the minutes highlighting only the salient 

points. The minutes were accepted unanimously. 

e. There were some discussions on the issue off training courses and study tours. 

The general consensus was that these types of activities are highly beneficial to 

capacity building in the region, and more should be organized. These could also 

generate revenues for APAFRI. Dr. Appanah repeated the remarks he made 

during the last meeting that, APAFRI is now recognized in the region and any 

proposal would have a better chance of funding if submitted through this 

organization. Such planned activities should have a sub-regional or regional 

flavour to attract more countries to participate and hence having a right 

composition that will attract donors to make their contributions or support 

people to such events. 

f. On the issue of payment of fees for membership, the meeting was informed that 

due to the small fees and the high cost of remittance and amount of paperwork 

involved, some countries were having problems in paying their dues. The 

meeting was told that the Secretariat would only intensely collect unpaid 

membership dues once in three years, coincides with the announcement for the 

General Assembly. Member institutions were reminded to pay up their 

membership dues to be able to nominate and vote during the General 

Assembly as stipulated in the APAFRI Constitution. This in effect allows the 

member institutions to pay their membership fees only once in three years, 

greatly reduces the burden and paperwork of paying every year. 

g. As to the suggestion of allowing members to make financial or in-kind 

contribution in lieu of membership payments, there were several different views 

and no conclusion reached. Thus far, no member has ever requested to settle 

the membership by financial contribution. 

h. In the case of Myanmar, the Secretariat has written to the Director of FRI at 

Yetzin inviting FRI Myanmar to become a member. The Director has responded 

positively that a request for approval has been sent to the relevant ministry. 

Information 

Secretariat 

Information 

Secretariat 

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Min 16.4 


Dr. Sim, the Executive Secretary, reported the APAFRI activities for the past months 

since the last meeting. The details are as per Appendix II. 

Information 

Min 16.5 


The Executive Director tabled the June 2009 unaudited financial report, details are in 

Appendix III. 




Information 

Information 

Min 16.6 

Other Matters 

The Chairman noted that many of the research agencies and universities in the region 

are not members of APAFRI. He suggested that there should be another round of 

membership drive to attract more members. 

The Chairman mentioned that the next General Assembly is due this year, and will be 

convened in the afternoon at this very hotel. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

The meeting was informed that in the current Executive Committee, two members: 

Korea Forest research Institute (represented by Dr Park JungHwan) and the Research 

Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection (represented by Dr Xiao 

Wenfa), had served the maximum of two terms, and are no longer eligible for reelection. 

Dato‟ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod, Director General of FRIM, conveyed the decision of FRIM‟s 

top management that it would be inappropriate for FRIM to continue hosting APAFRI 

Secretariat if FRIM is not elected Chair of APAFRI. 

Dr Leocadio Sebastian, Bioversity International, proposed that an amendment to the 

Constitution be tabled to allow the member institution hosting the Secretariat be made 

an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. The meeting agreed that this 

amendment be tabled at the General Assembly in the afternoon. 

Dr Park JungHwan, reminded all present about the IUFRO World Congress in Seoul 

next year. He urged the Executive Committee to ensure that APAFRI would be actively 

involved in this premier forestry research event which is organized once in five years. 

The Secretariat has already received enquiries for support to three technical sessions, 

on forest genetic resources, wood processing and invasive species. More discussions 

will be held in the next few months to finalize the details. 

Dr Park JungHwan also suggested that APAFRI should have a booth during the IUFRO 

World Congress, and he would suggest to the Organizing Committee to give APAFRI 

preferential rate for the booth. The Secretariat shall follow up with this suggestion. 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

There were also some discussions about APAFRI‟s support to events organized by 

member institutions. The Secretariat reported that APAFRI has a tradition of providing 

support of up to USD3000 to each event organized by member institution, and over the 

years several member institutions had made such requests. However, the Secretariat 

would like to have more involvement in organizing such event, rather than been treated 


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like a bank which member institution could make cash withdrawals. The Secretariat 

would appreciate that it be contacted from the very beginning of the planning and 

organizing an event, rather than only towards the end when the organizers need more 

funding. The meeting has agreed that this point be made known to all members, and the 

Secretariat may want to reject application where it has little or no planning or organizing 

role. 

The meeting further agreed that the maximum support could be increased to USD5000 

per event. 

Secretariat 

Min 16.7 



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Appendix I 


Mr. Sarath Fernando (Chairman) Forest Department Sri Lanka 

Dr. Putera Parthama (Vice-chair) Forestry and Estate Crop Research and Development Agency 

(FORDA) 

Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod (Immediate Past Chairman) Forest Research Institute Malaysia 

(FRIM) 

Dr CN Pandey Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI) 

Dr Awang Noor Abd Ghani University Putra Malaysia (UPM) 

Dr. Park JungHwan Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 

Dr Leocadio Sebastian Bioversity International (BI) 

Dr Xiao Wenfa Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection (RIFEEP) 

Dr Sim Heok Choh Executive Secretary, APAFRI Secretariat, c/o FRIM 

B. OBSERVERS 

Dr. S. Appanah FAO 


Dr Xu Daping Research Institute Of Tropical Forestry (RITF) 

Mr. Somphachanh Vongphasouvanh Forest Research Centre Laos PDR (FRC Laos) 

Dr. Pipin Permadi Forestry and Estate Crops Research and Development Agency (FORDA) 

Dr. Tadao Gotoh Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS) 

Prof. Dr. Jiang Zeping Research Institute of Forestry (RIF) 

Mrs. Sanjana Lal Department of Forestry Fiji (DF Fiji) 

Dr Aida Lapis Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) 

Prof. Dr. M. Al-Amin Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences (IFES) 

Dr Isamu Okochi Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) 

Dr Daniel Baskaran 


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Appendix II 

Activities / progress of activities during the month of April 2008 – September 2009 


1. APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting 

- The 15th APAFRI Executive Committee Meeting was convened on 22 April 2008, at 

the Convention centre, Hanoi. This meeting was attended by Mr Sarath Fernando, 

Datuk Dr Abdul Razak, Dr CN Pandey, Mr Roy Banka and Dr Mohd Hamami Sahri. Dr 

Appanah of FAO was present together with Dr Daniel Baskaran and Dr Sim Heok- 

Choh of APAFRI Secretariat. 

2. Asia Pacific Forestry Week, 21–16 April 2008 

- A LoA from FAO to engage APAFRI in handling some logistics for a number of 

activities associated with the APFW has been signed, and the first two payments 

received. 

- The activities/events that APAFRI has been invited to jointly organize or actively 

involved include: Asia Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network workshop (with USDA 

support), Asia-Pacific Forestry Research (jointly with the Indian Council for Forestry 

Research and Education), and the Asia-Pacific Universities Forest Education Network 

(proposed). 

- APAFRI also put up a display booth during the week. Besides the display of 

publications, a number of publications and proceedings would be copied onto CDs for 

distribution. 

3. ITTO funded project on forest genetic resources 

- Training course for the field managers has been successfully organized as 

scheduled from 7–11 July 2008. A total of 18 participants from 10 countries 

participated. 

- The Malaysian national consultative workshop had been successfully held on 30 

July 2008. About 30 participants from several sates including Sabah and Sarawak, 

attended the one-day workshop in Kuala Lumpur. 

- Three reports/proceedings had been published during this period, copies were 

distributed to all participating countries, and also members of APAFRI. 

4. State of the World Forest Genetic Resources (SOW FGR) Asia Pacific Meeting 

- FAO HQs has contacted APAFRI to assist in organizing a small meeting to gather 

together colleagues to work on the contributions from this region to the SOW FGR 

study. 

- The workshop was successfully held as planned from 14–15 October 2008. 

- A total of 18 participants from 13 countries, plus FAO and Bioversity International, 

attended the two-day workshop. 

5. ASEAN Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change 

- APAFRI assisted the ASEAN Secretariat organized the two-day workshop to launch 

the ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change in Jakarta, 

30–31 October 2008. 

- The Executive Director attended the workshop and presented briefly the activities that 

APAFRI had organized and involved in over the years. Some discussions about getting 

APAFRI to handle the logistics of this proposed network, and GTZ (the main donor of 

this network) has tentatively proposed to involve APAFRI in at least two workshops in 

2009. 


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6. Fire Management needs and actions in the ASEAN region – implementation of the Fire 

Management Voluntary Guidelines 

- FAO HQs Rome has contacted APAFRI to assist in organizing the above mentioned 

workshop. 

- The workshop was attended by a total of 26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

- A number of international agencies, including ITTO and TNC, had confirmed their 

participation. A representative from the ASEAN Secretariat was also present. 

- The final report and the statement of expenses finalized, and would be sent to FAO for 

closing the LOA. 

7. Forest Health in a Changing World, 1–3 December 2008 

- The Korean Forest Research Institute (KFRI) had allocated a portion of its contribution 

to IUFRO for supporting activities in the Asia Pacific region. This fund, to be handled by 

APAFRI, was used for organizing a workshop on forest health, 1–3 December 2008 in 

Kuala Lumpur. 

8. German Forestry Alumni Network – Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

- The Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (CeTSAF), Georg- 

August-Universität Göttingen, has engaged APAFRI to assist in organizing a 

symposium, Close to Nature Forestry – Practices for Asia-Pacific towards the 

Millennium Development Goals Challenges. 

- A total of 28 participants from 11 countries attended the four-day symposium/workshop 

from 17–20 December 2008. 

9. An APAFRI-UPM educational CD on wood science 

- Dr Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam of University Putra Malaysia (UPM) has compiled 

materials for two CDs: Understanding Wood – a Utilization Perspective and Wood 

science and technology for beginners. 

- Copies of these CDs were distributed free to all members. 

10. International Workshop on Restoration after Ice-Snow Disaster and Forest Health 

Restoration, 27–28 May 2009, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. 

- USDA has provided financial support of USD23000 for this workshop, to be jointly 

organized by the Chinese Sate Forest Administration (SFA) and the Asia Pacific Forest 

Invasive Species Network (APFISN). The fund is to be handled by APAFRI. 

- The workshop was successfully held as scheduled. More than 85 researchers and 

forest managers participated in this two-day workshop. 

- A total of 14 participants from Bangladesh (1), Cambodia (1), Fiji (1), India (1), 

Indonesia (2), Malaysia (2), Myanmar (1), Pakistan (1), Philippines (1), Timor Leste (2), 

and Vietnam (1) were supported by a fund from USDA managed by APAFRI. Five, who 

had been offered support, decided to withdrawn their participation at the last minute for 

various reasons. 

11. Seventh Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference (PRWAC) 2009 

- APAFRI agreed to provide support to enable staff members of member institutions to 

participate in this conference organized by UPM. The Organizers had nominated two 

candidates for this offer, but only one qualified. 

12. International Symposium on FGR, 5–8 Oct 2009, Kuala Lumpur 

- A second announcement with more detailed information has been drafted and 

circulated out, as well as posted on APAFRI‟s website. 

- A total of 45 abstracts had been received before 15 July, the deadline for submission. 

Colleagues from Bioversity International and FRIM selected 25 for oral presentations. 

The first round of notification letters sent. 


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- FAO is also planning to have a meeting to discuss the State-of-the-World report on 

FGR, after the closing of this symposium. 

13. Asia Pacific Forest Products Workshop, 14–16 December 2009 

- A draft announcement for a workshop on forest products and climate change has been 

finalized and circulated to members and colleagues in the region. 

- The Chairman of APAFRI Executive Committee, Mr. Sarath Fernando, has consented 

to host this workshop in Sri Lanka. 

- This proposed workshop would utilize the contribution, an amount of USD50 000, from 

Korea Forest Research Institute to APAFRI, which is a portion of its contribution to 

IUFRO, has been received by IUFRO HQs. 


1. APAFRI Newsletter December 2007 Issue 

2. APAFRI Newsletter June 2008 Issue 

3. APAFRI Newsletter December 2008 Issue (e-format) 

4. APAFRI Newsletter June 2009 Issue (e-format) 

C. Secretariat APAFRI 

- Mrs. Norazni Jaafar (Azni) had joined APAFRI Secretariat since 15 June. She is 

replacing Mr Fakhrul Effendi Othman who has been re-assigned by FRIM to another 

unit. 

- Dr Daniel Baskaran, the Executive Secretary, has submitted his resignation as he had 

left FRIM on 31 December to join a private conservation foundation. 

- The Chairman has suggested, and the Executive Committee endorsed, that Dr Sim 

Heok-Choh, the current Executive Director, be designated as the Executive Secretary. 

This would be a temporary measure till the next General Assembly. 

- 2008 accounts had been audited by the external auditors. 


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Appendix III 


Balance Sheet 

As of 30 June 2009 

ASSET 30-Jun-09 31-Dec-08 

Current Assets USD USD 


Cash at bank BC - 

Kepong 18,690.33 67,886.77 



Cash in hand 43.32 443.87 

US cash in hand 2,093.36 7,251.94 

Ph. Peso 14.81 14.81 

Fixed deposit 218,646.23 162,308.20 

Total Other Current 

Assets 220,797.72 170,018.82 


Fixed Assets 

Computer 2,131.83 2,131.83 




TOTAL ASSETS 244,517.01 242,934.55 


Equity 


Net income 1,582.45 37,091.41 

Total Equity 244,517.01 242,934.55 






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ANNEX V 

Attachment 2 


Financial Reports for 2006, 2007 and 2008 


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Attachment 2 

APAFRI‟s Financial Reports for Years 2006, 2007 and 2008 

Audited 2006, 2007 and 2008 accounts (USD) 

2006 2007 2008 

Property, Plant & Equipment 16,518.81 16,722.75 5,028.96 


Fixed Deposits 198,761.95 171,762.35 162,308.20 

Cash at Bank 42,955.46 10,985.47 67,886.77 

Cash in Hand 1,434.76 6,372.57 7,710.62 

Total Assets 259,670.99 205,843.15 242,934.55 

Represented by 

Retained earnings 287,295.66 259,670.99 205,843.15 

Surplus income for the year - 27,624.68 - 53,827.84 37,091.41 

Total Retained 259,670.99 205,843.15 242,934.56 

APAFRI Incomes and Expenses (USD) 

2006 2007 2008 

Total Income 83,422.04 264,016.52 385,469.10 

Total Expense 111,046.72 317,844.35 348,377.70 

Sources of APAFRI Incomes 





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ANNEX VI 

APAFRI 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 

2009–2012 


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APAFRI EXECUTIVE MEMBERS 2009–2012 

Chairman : Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod – FRIM 

Vice Chairman : Dr GS Rawat – ICFRE 

Immediate Past Chairman : Mr Sarath Fernando – FD Sri Lanka 

Committee : Dr Isamu Okochi – FFPRI 

Dr Aida Baja-Lapis – ERDB 

Prof Simon Saulei – PNG FRI 

Prof M Al Amin – IFES 

Dr Xu Daping – RITF 

Dr Putera Parthama – FORDA

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