APFED Booklet on Good Practices and Innovative Activities 2005 ...

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development, Phase II (<strong>APFED</strong> II) for 2005–2010 was
supported by both the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and 25 leading <strong>APFED</strong> environment–sustainable
development experts, selected from countries within Asia and the Pacific.*1 The projects contained in this
“<strong>Booklet</strong> on Good Practices and Innovative Activities (2005–2009)” either received support from the <strong>APFED</strong>
Showcase Programme or received the Ryutaro Hashimoto <strong>APFED</strong> Award in demonstrating excellence in
pursuit of sustainable development in the region. Overall running of the Showcase Programme and the
Awards received much inspirational input and guidance from the <strong>APFED</strong> members.
Special appreciation is expressed to the <strong>APFED</strong> members who served on the Award Selection Committee
and <strong>APFED</strong> Showcase Panel. The <strong>APFED</strong> Award Selection Committee was chaired throughout 2006–2009
by Yoriko Kawaguchi and its members were Cielito Habito, Emil Salim, Reza Maknoon and Hans van Ginkel
(2006–2007), and Sanit Aksornkoae, Vinya S. Ariyaratne, Myung-Ja Kim and Yuqing Wang (2008–2009).
The <strong>APFED</strong> Showcase Panel was chaired by Akio Morishima for 2006–2010, and its members were
Myung-Ja Kim, Parvez Hassan, Tongroj Onchan and Vinya S. Ariyaratne (2006–2007), Cielito Habito, Emil
Salim Parvez Hassan and Reza Maknoon (2008–2009), and Cielito Habito, Emil Salim, Sanit Aksornkoae
and Parvez Hassan (2010). Particularly noteworthy support for the Showcase Programme came from
United Nations Environment Programme–Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP), headed
formerly by Surendra Shrestha and thereafter by Young-Woo Park.
Support for Showcase project evaluations and Award project case studies came from a wide range of
partners, particularly the members of NetRes (the Asia–Pacific Regional Network of Policy Research
Institutes for Environmental Management and Sustainable Development) mentioned in the subsequent
section of the overview.
Gratitude is also extended to all colleagues and partners who contributed manuscripts to this booklet.
Most importantly, we would like to express our deepest respect to all those who have supported the
exemplary projects highlighted in this booklet, in both demonstrating and sharing their wisdom and
compassion towards sustainable development.
March 2011
*1: Full list of the <strong>APFED</strong> II members is available at
http://www.apfed.net/apfed2/<strong>APFED</strong>_II_Final_Report_for_CD.pdf
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