Forest Development Project

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The Forest Development Project will improve the environmentally sustainable management of the State and private forests, in an effort to increase benefits to the national, and rural economies, derived from the country's forest resources. To this end, project components will: 1) Establish new systems to ensure sustainable management of private forest lands, by strengthening the Department of Forests, specifically, the Forest Inspectorate and Support Service within the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests (MAFF). Supervisory, regulatory, and monitoring activities in forest management, will be supported, as will the provision of extension, and advisory services. Furthermore, support will be provided for the development of national, and local associations of private forest owners, which includes assistance for business development plans, service delivery, and capacity building in financial, and procurement management. In addition, a national forest management information, and monitoring system will be established to integrate cadastre, forest inventory, and biodiversity data. 2) Mitigate the State's forests management restitution, and its consequences, by supporting reform, and strategic development of the National Forest Administration, and, through the rehabilitation, and extension of the forest road network. 3) Support the increased productivity, and competitiveness of forest industries, through the establishment of the Forest Sector Business Information Center, to coordinate, and assist timber, and related forest industries. 4) Build public support for sustainable forest management, through public awareness campaigns. 5) Support project management, and financial activities, and oversee monitoring and evaluation aspects.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection,Industry, Trade and Services

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Project

Road, Raw Materials, Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Government