FORESTRY ICP II

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The Government of Indonesia's objectives in the forestry sector are to conserve and sustain natural resources for longer-term benefit by the nation. The primary objectives of the Second Forestry Institutions and Conservation Project are to reduce the pace of deforestation and to sustain and maximize long-term benefits from forest resources. Strategies to achieve these objectives include : a) better management of production forest (concessions) to reduce logging damage and to sustain the regenerative capacity of the forests for longer-term; b) increase in resource mobilization for national development; c) improve the efficiency of future reforestation activities; d) improve the technical basis for reforestation and concession management through adaptive research; and e) improve the management of nature conservation areas through better planning. The project will include the following components : 1) concession management and inspection; 2) reforestation; 3) forestry research; 4) conservation; and 5) policy advisory service.