Human-modified Tropical Forest Programme Management

方案管理小组的作用：方案管理小组将协调方案一级的活动，促进联合体之间的沟通、协作和一体化。具体而言，项目管理小组将负责：-监测研究进展-监测预算-促进联合体之间的沟通、协作和一体化-促进方案的数据管理-规划影响和知识交流活动-后勤支助下文介绍了关键的方案管理活动。为协助PMT履行职责，PMT将任命一名方案协调员，帮助他们进行研究和预算监测、编写报告，以及管理整个计划的沟通（例如组织年度会议、网站开发和维护等）。HMTF方案还将任命一名方案数据管理员，负责：（1）协助制定数据术语、归档和元数据协议;（2）确保数据收集和数据编码有充分的文件记录;（3）支持将新数据输入现有数据库;（4）促进各种数据库之间的数据兼容性，包括建议修改现有数据库和术语;（5）通过与所有调查人员的频繁联络，确保并制定全面的元数据和数据集描述;（6）向PMT和NERC报告数据管理需求和进展情况。HMTF项目的数据管理计划大纲见附录B。方案交流：将通过开发一个HMTF方案网站，为每个联合体提供单独的门户，促进联合体内部、联合体之间以及与外部行为者的沟通。会议预算将进一步促进财团之间的交流，其中包括将巴西和马来西亚合作伙伴与英国研究人员聚集在一起的资金。影响和知识交流：PMT还将协调三个联盟的影响和知识交流活动。具体而言，PMT将：（1）在实地工作的初始阶段提供KE支持，此时项目正在建立实地站点并与包括私人土地所有者和保护区管理者在内的多个利益相关者进行联络;以及（2）支持结果的传播，特别是向关键利益相关者提供详细的反馈，包括土地所有者，相关行业以及地方和国家政府部门。方案资金将通过非学术性知识交流干事支持马来西亚和巴西的这些活动，这些干事将负责编写传播材料和与利益攸关方会晤。这些人将以短期合同的形式聘用，在最需要的时候和地方为PMT提供关键的KE支持。个别财团所提出的影响计划，会交由九龙东人员负责，由他们领导一个跨财团的统一方法，以达致影响。物流支持：HMTF计划将为马来西亚和巴西的物流提供资金。马来西亚已拨出资金，用于支持国家外汇管理局/东南亚地区应急救援方案和国家应急中心-东南亚地区应急救援基金的费用。对巴西来说，将拨出资金支持运输费用，以抵消FAPESP在这一领域未预见到的预算削减。

ROLE OF THE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TEAM (PMT): The PMT will coordinate Programme-level activities and facilitate communication, collaboration and integration among the consortia. Specifically, the PMT will be responsible for:- Monitoring research progress- Budget monitoring - Facilitating communication, collaboration and integration among the consortia- Facilitating data management for the Programme- Planning impact and knowledge exchange activities- Logistics supportKey Programme management activities are described below.PROGRAMME COORDINATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT: To assist the PMT in fulfilling their responsibilities, the PMT will appoint a Programme Coordinator to help them in research and budget monitoring, report writing, and managing communication across the Programme (e.g. organising annual meetings, website development and maintenance, etc.). The HMTF Programme will also appoint a Programme Data Manager who will: (1) Assist in development of data nomenclature, archiving and metadata protocols; (2) Ensure well documented data collection and data encoding; (3) Support importing of new data into the existing databases; (4) Facilitate compatibility of data between the various databases, including suggesting modifications of existing databases and nomenclature; (5) Ensure and develop comprehensive metadata and data set descriptions through frequent liaison with all investigators; (6) Report to the PMT and NERC, on data management needs and progress. The outline Data Management Plan for the HMTF Programme is presented in Appendix B. PROGRAMME COMMUNICATION: Communication within consortia, among consortia and with external actors will be facilitated by the development of a HMTF Programme website, with separate portals for each of the consortia. Among-consortia communication will be further facilitated by a meetings budget that includes funds for bringing Brazilian and Malaysian partners together with the UK-based researchers. IMPACT AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE: The PMT will also coordinate the impact and knowledge exchangee activities of the three consortia. Specifically, the PMT will: (1) provide KE support during the initial stage of fieldwork, when projects are establishing field sites and liaising with multiple stakeholders including private landholders and reserve managers; and (2) support the dissemination of results, in particular providing detailed feedback to key stakeholders, including landholders, relevant industries, and local and national government departments. Programme funds will support these activities in Malaysia and Brazil through non-academic Knowledge Exchange officers who will be tasked with preparing dissemination materials and meeting with stakeholders. These will be hired on short-term contracts, providing the PMT with crucial KE support when and where it is most needed. Delivery of the impact plans put forward by the individual consortia will be devolved to the KE officers who will lead a unified, cross-consortia approach to delivering impact. LOGISTICS SUPPORT: The HMTF Programme will provide funds for logistics in Malaysia and Brazil. Malaysian funds have been allocated to support SAFE/SEARRP and the costs of the NERC-ARSF. For Brazil, funds will be allocated to support transport costs, offsetting unforeseen budget reductions by FAPESP in this area.