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ANE Regional Activities
>> Regional Overview >> ANE Regional Activities Overview ACTIVITY DATA SHEET
PROGRAM: Asia and the Near East Regional
TITLE AND NUMBER: East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative, 498-015
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: None.
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: None.
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1999 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2002Summary: The East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative (EAPEI) was established to continue U.S. Government assistance for fire and haze preparedness and prevention and to establish broader long-term efforts focused on other key regional environmental problems in the East Asia and Pacific region. The goal of EAPEI is to promote environmental quality in the East Asia and the Pacific by increasing environmental capacity and knowledge through joint Department of State-USAID and partner efforts.
Key Results: EAPEI activities have resulted in improved understanding of the root causes and impacts of fires in Indonesia; improved local, national, and regional fire detection, suppression, and management activities; improved environmental planning and management; and helped combat destructive fishing practices in Southeast Asia.
Performance and Prospects: In FY 2000, EAPEI activities focused on 1) improved land use and forest management practices including fire prevention and control; 2) coastal and marine resources management, and; 3) environmental planning and management, principally in Indonesia. The most successful activities had clearly defined objectives and work plans, strong field-based management, and good relationships with in-country partners.
The program has supported improvements in fire management and response in Indonesia. Technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has raised the technical quality of the work of the ASEAN Haze Coordination and Support Unit and helped to maintain information flows about other donors' fire suppression activities. Other forest policy activities supported under EAPEI, particularly in analyzing the sources and impacts of fires and identification of alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture, have proven valuable in identifying policy reform opportunities and promoting decentralization, governance, and equity objectives of the new Indonesian government.
EAPEI supported work by the International MarineLife Alliance and the World Resources Institute in Southeast Asia, and the Nature Conservancy in the Pacific, to reform destructive fishing practices such as cyanide and dynamite fishing and overharvesting. Notable progress was made documenting and combating the spread of these practices in the region.
Possible Adjustments to Plans: Starting in FY 2002, funds will be obligated and activities will be reported under the regional objective "Environment Managed for Prosperity and Sustainability" (498-024).
Other Donor Programs: EAPEI is managed as a regional activity, and collaborates on an implementation level with the Asian Development Bank's work with the ASEAN Regional Fire and Haze Action Plan; major U.S. foundations active in the region such as the MacArthur Foundation and the Packard Foundation; and the bilateral programs of Japan, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: Implementing partners include: 1) U.S. government agencies, e.g., the Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USDA Forest Service, Department of Interior; 2) U.S. non-governmental organizations such as Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and World Resources Institute; 3) international agricultural research centers, e.g., the International Center for Research on Agroforestry and the Center for International Forestry; 4) the University of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Center; and 5) international organizations such as the South Pacific Regional Environment Program.
Selected Performance Measures:
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(2002)Implementation of forest management policies that encourage conservation and more sustainable use of tropical forest resources Center for Int'l Forestry (CIFOR) initiates as-sessment to objectively analyze causes and impacts of the devastating Indonesia fires. Approaches to community forestry and reduced impact harvesting developed and disseminated by CIFOR. CIFOR completes report documenting Indonesia fires, underlying causes, impacts. Policy, technical asst. needs are identified. CIFOR recom-mendations being imple-mented by Government of Indonesia. Increased cooperation in fire prevention and fire fighting ASEAN coordination and support unit strengthened to support implementation of the Regional Haze Action Plan. Indonesia passed legislation changing accountability for firestarts, controlling oil palm planta-tion expansion and delegating regional fire suppression responsibilities. Fire simulation response exercises and suppression plans build fire-fighting capacity in Indonesia New activities continue to enhance Indo-nesian and regional capa-city to design, coordinate, implement fire management programs. Enactment and enforcement of policies and regulations that prevent destructive fishing and promote marine conservation and management Indo-Pacific Destructive Fishing Reform Initiative expanded in Southeast Asia; live reef fish trade monitoring stations established in key locations (e.g., Hong Kong). Live reef fish trade control-led through improved de-tection, pros-ecution of cyanide/blast fishers, train-ing of fisher-men in new methods, and transparency in the Hong Kong transit markets. Scientific, policy, mgmt advice and asst. developed, disseminated to Pacific Island govts and communities to control the expansion of the regional coral trade Development, growing adher-ence to codes of conduct for responsible fisheries.Development and implementation of action plans to com-bat destructive fishing practices. U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 3,975 ESF 0 ESF 3,975 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 3,250 ESF 2,444 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 7,225 ESF 2,444 ESF 4,781 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 300 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 0 DA 0 CSD 300 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 0 DA 0 DA 0 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 7,525 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 0 DFA The FY 2001 and future activities and funding related to this SO have been moved to SO 498-024.
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