Forest Information Generation and Ownership by Local People in Products and Services Markets by RECOFTC (Forestry Framework Agreement) in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal

Description: Forest Information Generation and Ownership by Local People in Products and Services Markets by RECOFTC (Forestry Framework Agreement) in Thailand. Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal.

Goal of the proposed project is: local people gaining additional benefits through improved access to forest products and carbon markets and payments for environmental services, contributing to poverty reduction, enhancement of environmental conditions, and mitigation and better adaptation to climate change. Purpose of the project is: the role of local communities strengthened in generating and using quality information (on forest products, carbon stocks and environmental services) to improve benefit-sharing arrangements.

The purpose of the appraisal is to review the project document for ForInfo as a desk study and to provide possible recommendations to it in order to ensure project’s feasibility, sustainability, effectiveness and ownership.

Duration: 7 days