The 2nd JCC/PSC Meeting

The 2nd meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and the Project Steering Committee (PSC), which manages and coordinates the overall activities of this Project was held on 16th July 2024.

The meeting was co-chaired by the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Forestry, H.E. Mr. Marcos da Cruz and the Chief Representative of JICA Timor-Leste Office, Dr. ITO Minpei. Around 40 people participated in the meeting including government officials from the central and target provinces, the Japanese Embassy in Timor-Leste and JICA Timor-Leste Office.

First, the Project team and the counterparts reported on their activities for fiscal year 2023 and the first half of 2024. They reported that CBNRM has started in the four target watersheds (Comoro, Laclo, Caraulun, and Tafara), that the training for government officials in the target watersheds was carried out as planned, and that the forest monitoring using drones started in 2023.

Following the activity report, the proposed activity plan for the second half of fiscal year 2024 was presented. The proposed plan included monitoring of CBNRM activities, the follow-up training for government officials, preparation of pilot activities for community forestry and forest monitoring. The proposed plan was unanimously approved by the participants at the meeting.