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Viewing cable 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80, AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80 2009-04-03 07:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
VZCZCXRO8521
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHBD #0080/01 0930753
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 030753Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4492
INFO RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 2038
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000080 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT PASS FOR EAP/MTS/COPPOLAMG, EAP/RSP/WYCKOFFA 
DEPARTMENT PASS FOR OES/DAWSONC 
BANGKOK FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV TBIO EAID KINR BX
 
SUBJECT:  AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM 
 
SUMMARY 
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1. (SBU)  Ambassador Todd has encouraged Government of Brunei (GoB) 
officials, as well as the private sector to pursue more definitive 
actions to protect the environment. Of particular interest is the 
Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative. Recently, Ambassador Todd met with 
the likely new head of Brunei's HoB Council who discuss the 
difficulties that Brunei and the Hob Project face within Brunei. 
While funding is available, specific conservation actions as well as 
comprehensive master plans are not completed or even started. 
Additionally, the US Embassy is currently unable to provide aid 
bilaterally to the GoB, which limits Embassy's official engagement. 
Brunei can serve as the "honest broker" for regional efforts but 
more direct support and guidance is needed. End Summary. 
 
AMBASSADOR TODD METS WITH HoB LEADERS 
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2. (SBU) Recently, Ambassador Todd invited local and regional Heart 
of Borneo officials to met with him regarding the current status of 
the HoB initiative.  Mr. Mikail Cavanaugh, who is likely to be 
selected as the new head of the Brunei HoB council, briefed the 
Ambassador on his ideas and concerns regarding HoB in Brunei and 
regionally.  Cavanaugh told Ambassador Todd that while Brunei has 
received solid financial support from a variety of sources, actual 
project work is progressing slowly. He noted that private sector 
companies have given over a million dollars (Brunei). In addition, 
the British and Japanese governments have continued to provide 
financial and technical support on a bilateral basis to Brunei. 
Lack of direction, limited planning, and a wait and see attitude 
have hampered conservation efforts.  Corporate sponsors are now 
placing some of their donations on hold.  Cavanaugh noted that 
Brunei can serve as an "honest broker" for regional conservation 
efforts and as a catalyst for further action.  He said Brunei would 
welcome more direct USG involvement on a bilateral basis. 
Ambassador Todd and Mr. Cavanaugh agreed that environmental issues, 
such as deforestation and water management have broader regional 
stability concerns. 
 
WWF PERSPECTIVE 
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3. (SBU) Cavanaugh provided Ambassador Todd with a comprehensive 
overview from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) perspective.  WWF sees 
the HoB Initiative as a collaborative effort to establish and 
reinforce a network of protected areas and sustainably-managed 
forests, through international cooperation led by the three nations 
containing the Heart of Borneo - Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia. 
Central to the success of the Heart of Borneo Initiative is enhanced 
transboundary collaboration, engagement of local interests in short 
and long-term planning, sustainable financing, and the cooperation 
of the private sector and civil society in establishing sustainable 
resource management practices. 
 
4. (SBU) Since the signing of the Heart of Borneo Declaration in 
2007, WWF has assisted the three governments in developing a 
trinational blueprint designed to enhance national actions through 
improved cooperation and transboundary collaboration. The 
overarching trilateral political commitment to the HoB is a 
cornerstone for future conservation and sustainable development 
success.  WWF believes regional collaboration is necessary to 
realize a comprehensive program of sound resource management in the 
face of climate change impacts, protect biodiversity and enhance 
regional economic and resource security. 
 
REVIEW OF BRUNEI'S ROLE IN HoB 
------------------------------- 
5. (U) Cavanaugh also reviewed Brunei's Role in HoB.  He noted the 
HoB initiative began with an exploratory international workshop that 
was held on 5-6th April 2005, hosted by Brunei's Ministry of 
Industry & Primary Resources (MIPR), with the assistance of WWF. It 
generated a conservation vision and an action plan for the Heart of 
Borneo.  Since then, the ASEAN Heads of Government have endorsed the 
importance of conserving a network of protected areas in the Heart 
of Borneo (Kuala Lumpur, December 2005) and the BIMP-EAGA Heads of 
Government have made this a Flagship Project which has their full 
support (Kuala Lumpur, December 2005 and Cebu, January 2007). In 
March 2006, at the 8th Conference of the Parties of the Convention 
on Biological Diversity in Curitiba, Brazil, the three Bornean 
governments affirmed their intention to work together to conserve 
and sustainably manage the Heart of Borneo. 
 
6. (U) Subsequently, MIPR hosted the First Trilateral Implementation 
Meeting for HoB in Bandar Seri Begawan. Among the agreements at this 
meeting, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia undertook to prepare their 
own national HoB implementation plans, while at the same time 
developing international co-ordination mechanisms to ensure the 
 
BANDAR SER 00000080  002 OF 002 
 
 
harmonious development of the overall initiative. Brunei's national 
document, the Project Implementation Framework, provides a roadmap 
for the national Heart of Borneo endeavour and was completed in May 
2008. It has subsequently been accepted by the national HoB Council, 
which itself has been established as the guiding body for HoB 
implementation in Brunei. 
 
7. (U) It is important to note that Brunei has played a major 
catalytic role from the very beginning when it convened the April 
2005 workshop. It has effectively contributed to leadership of the 
initiative through skilled diplomacy, and it is able to act as a 
pilot or testing-ground for both planning and projects precisely 
because of its manageable size and relative lack of some pressures 
on its natural resources. This is why Brunei is able to style itself 
as the Beacon of the Heart of Borneo, and therefore U.S.G. support 
for the Heart of Borneo through Brunei will further enhance the 
country's unique ability to lead transnational collaboration with 
Indonesia and Malaysia. 
 
 
COMMENT 
--------- 
8. (SBU) Brunei wants to be a leader in Environmental causes. 
However, lack of planning and a slow decision making process by the 
GoB has stymied much of their progress. Because Brunei is rich in 
hydrocarbon resources they can afford to promote good stewardship of 
the land, water, and air.  The real problem is they do not have the 
technical skill to implement their conservation plans and lack a 
comprehensive master plan. This lack of progress has lead some of 
Brunei's major Hob corporate donors (Shell, HSBC) to hesitate on 
further commitments.  Brunei has often started major programs, such 
as increased rice production, but seen them flounder for lack of 
planning and technical expertise.  Ambassador Todd has spoken out on 
how Brunei can move forward and is committed to continue US Embassy 
engagement.  Bilateral efforts will be greatly enhanced if the 
Embassy were able to bring aid and expertise directly to Brunei, 
especially to facilitate their role as a catalyst and honest broker 
in regional conservation efforts. 
 
 
TODD