Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance
Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the European Neighborhood Policy East Countries and Russia (ENPI FLEG program)
Project Title:
Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the European Neighborhood Policy East Countries and Russia (ENPI FLEG program)
Project Description:
The ENPI FLEG program is aimed at putting in place improved forest governance arrangements through the effective implementation of the main priorities set out in the St. Petersburg Ministerial Declaration and Indicative Plan of Actions for the Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA-FLEG) process. Participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Implementation of the Program is led by the World Bank, working in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and in close coordination with governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders of the participating countries.
Funding Organization / Donor:
European Union
Implementing Organizations:
World Bank, WWF and IUCN
Duration:
2008 – 2012
Objective:
To support governments, civil society, and the private sector in participating countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine) in the development of sound and sustainable forest management practices, including the reducing the incidence of illegal forestry activities
Project Activities (WWF-Armenia):
Gera Voskanyan
Partnership Development Manager
Tel: (+374 10) 54 61 56 (ext. 14)
Email: gvoskanyan@wwfcaucasus.org
Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the European Neighborhood Policy East Countries and Russia (ENPI FLEG program)
Project Description:
The ENPI FLEG program is aimed at putting in place improved forest governance arrangements through the effective implementation of the main priorities set out in the St. Petersburg Ministerial Declaration and Indicative Plan of Actions for the Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA-FLEG) process. Participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Implementation of the Program is led by the World Bank, working in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and in close coordination with governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders of the participating countries.
Funding Organization / Donor:
European Union
Implementing Organizations:
World Bank, WWF and IUCN
Duration:
2008 – 2012
Objective:
To support governments, civil society, and the private sector in participating countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine) in the development of sound and sustainable forest management practices, including the reducing the incidence of illegal forestry activities
Project Activities (WWF-Armenia):
- Communications activities to promote legal purchase of wood/non-wood forest products by private sector and local population with production and dissemination of communications materials.
- Assessment of 2 forest sanctuaries in the structure of “Hayantar” SNCO in terms of legal use of forest resources, proposals on improvement of management and law enforcement, capacity building for the staff to control illegal activities.
- Analysis of alternatives for forest use (non-wood forest products, ecotourism etc.). Analysis of private sector/local population access to wood and non-wood resources. Two pilot projects on alternative forest use by communities aimed at local livelihood improvement and sustainable use of forest resources.
- Evaluation of the role of the private sector in sustainable use of forest wood products and recommendations on responsible use of forest by the private sector.
- Capacity building in forest legislation issues through publication of a manual on forest legislation and implementation of a training (private and state sector).
Gera Voskanyan
Partnership Development Manager
Tel: (+374 10) 54 61 56 (ext. 14)
Email: gvoskanyan@wwfcaucasus.org
Communications Meeting, Tbilisi, Georgia, Jan 2010
