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，并促进联合体之间的沟通、合作和融合。具体而言，项目管理办公室将负责：-监测研究进展--预算监测--促进联合体之间的沟通、协作和整合--促进方案--规划影响和知识交流活动的数据管理--后勤支持--主要方案管理活动如下。项目协调和数据管理：为协助项目管理小组履行职责，项目管理办公室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，并管理整个方案的沟通(例如，组织年度会议、网站开发和维护等)。高级别专题框架方案还将任命一名方案数据管理员，他将：(1)协助制定数据命名、存档和元数据协议；(2)确保有良好记录的数据收集和数据编码；(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，包括建议修改现有数据库和命名法；(5)通过经常与所有调查人员联络，确保和编写全面的元数据和数据集说明；(6)向私营部门和国家数据中心报告数据管理需求和进展情况。HMTF方案的数据管理计划大纲载于附录B。方案沟通：将通过开发一个HMTF方案网站促进财团内部、财团之间以及与外部行为者的沟通，每个财团都有单独的门户网站。会议预算将进一步促进财团之间的沟通，其中包括将巴西和马来西亚的合作伙伴与驻英国的研究人员聚集在一起的资金。影响和知识交流：私营部门技术合作委员会还将协调三个联合体的影响和知识交流活动。具体地说，项目管理办公室将：(1)在实地工作的初始阶段提供KE支持，当时项目正在建立实地地点，并与包括私人土地所有者和保护区管理人员在内的多个利益攸关方联系；(2)支持传播结果，特别是向关键利益攸关方，包括土地所有者、相关行业以及地方和国家政府部门提供详细反馈。方案资金将通过非学术知识交流干事支持马来西亚和巴西的这些活动，他们的任务是编写传播材料和会见利益攸关方。这些人将以短期合同形式聘用，在最需要的时间和地点向私营部门提供关键的知识工程支助。个别财团提出的影响计划的交付将移交给KE官员，他们将领导一个统一的、跨财团的方法来交付影响。后勤支助：HMTF方案将为马来西亚和巴西的后勤提供资金。马来西亚的资金已划拨用于支持SAFE/SEARRP和NERC-ARSF的费用。对于巴西，将分配资金支持运输费用，以抵消FAPESP在这一领域的意外预算削减。

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.