Project Rationale

This program is intending to examine how social responsibility programs of businesses in the forest sector can contribute to sustainable forest management and better livelihoods for forest dependent people. The project will also promote synergy between CIFOR’s Governance Program and Livelihood program through joint work on topics of mutual interest. Social and environmental justice for local stakeholders is at the core of the mandate of the Governance Program.  The Livelihoods Program has taken this one step further in promoting social responsibility at the interface of researchers and local communities, and will focus on testing innovative methodologies for sharing complex but relevant scientific findings with communities.

Strategy

• To build networks with key stakeholders at regional and national level
• Action research in collaboration with the Kutai National Park, local government and local communities to implement effective CSR linking this to the analysis of the legal framework.
• Highlight innovative practices in sharing knowledge between researchers and diverse stakeholders.

Main Activities

• To conduct an inception workshop
• To facilitate a series of  workshops and focus group discussion
• To assist stakeholders in developing more effective CSR activities. Analyse the link of local CSR to global initiatives and policies            
• Conduct a survey to identify institutional incentives and disincentives in research and academic organizations to sharing knowledge with a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
• Compile a practical manual of innovative research methods and communication strategies to share research results more equitably.

Project Data

Duration: July 1, 2006 – June 31, 2008

Donor: Ford Foundation Jakarta

Location of case studies: East Kutai with focus on Kutai National Park and Malinau in East Kalimantan; South America

Contact persons at CIFOR: Moira Moeliono, Agus Mulyana, Bambang Setiono, Godwin Limberg, William Sunderlin, Patricia Shanley, Citlalli Lopez

Summary of Events

• Inception Workshop “Learning to be responsible: Addressing social, economic, and environmental issues for social responsibility of forest based businesses”; Samarinda, February 27-28, 2007
• First planning workshop in Sangatta, East Kutai, March 7-8
• Launching of Sharing Knowledge Survey, July 2007
• CSR Planning Worskhop I &II "Future scenario of the collaboration in Mitra Taman Nasional Kutai" , Bontang, July 25-26, 2007
• Kutai National Park Team Building, Bontang, July 27-30, 2007
• Training Workshop on CSR facilitation, Sangatta, August 1-5, 2007
• CSR Planning Workshop II for Mitra Kutai , Bontang, August 27-28 07