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ENPI/FLEG Georgia – Program Update. ENPI / FLEG Georgia. Implementing Organizations :. World Bank IUCN WWF. in partnership with the NPAC and other key stakeholders. Overall Country Context. MOE and Stakeholders Support for FLEG Good Cooperation among Implementing Partners
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ENPI/FLEG Georgia Implementing Organizations: World Bank IUCN WWF in partnership with the NPAC and other key stakeholders
Overall Country Context • MOE and Stakeholders Support for FLEG • Good Cooperation among Implementing Partners • Positive Approach from the side of NGOs, Scientific Institutions and Private Sector • Institutional Set-up Instability
ENPI/FLEG Georgia • Work Plan covers: • Technical / Analytical Research • State Institutions/ Private Companies Capacity Building • Awareness Raising / Strengthening of Communication and Public Involvement • Regional/ Cross-Country Activities
Analytical Reports • Recommendations on Improvement of Legislation and System related to Wood Source Verification (WWF) • Study on Current Forest Management Standards and Practices in Georgia (IUCN) • Study on Economic and Social Impact of Illegal Logging and Unsustainable Forest Practices on Rural Population of Georgia (IUCN) • Review of the Current and Proposed Institutional Changes in Georgia’s Forestry Sector (WB)
State Institutions / Private Companies Capacity Building • Communications Strategy for the Forest Agency (IUCN) • Training of Forest Inventory Specialists in measuring Wood Volumes (WWF) • Forest Harvesting Guideline (IUCN) • Training in Environmental Civil Journalism (IUCN) • Training in Environmental Investigative Journalism (IUCN) • Pilot Projects for Improvement of Aternative Livelihood of Local Communities (IUCN)
Strengthening of Communicationand Public Involvement / Awareness Raising • ENPI FLEG Electronic Quarterly Newsletter / Bilingual Leaftets(IUCN) • National Website --www.enpi-fleg.ge(IUCN) • Media Monitoring Report (IUCN) • Environmental Journalists’ Database(IUCN)
Regional Activities • Workshop on Transboundary Timber Flow (WWF) • Experts Review Meeting for Comparative Study on Economic and Social Impact of IllegalLogging and Unsustainable Forest Practices on Rural Population (IUCN) • Joint trainings for Journalists and Regional Media Contests (IUCN)
PLANNED ACTIVITIES • Regional workshop on voluntary forest certification (WWF) • Elaboration of Recommendations on Function Zoning and Ecosystem-based Management (WWF) • Development of Indicators and Methodology for Assessment of Illegal Logging and Forest Crime (WB)
PLANNED ACTIVITIES • Public Campaign to promote Responsible Purchasing Approach (IUCN); • Study Tour of Forestry Agency Staff to Latvia (WB) • Incorporation of FLEG-related Issues at University (IUCN) • FLEG Stakeholder Conference in Georgia (IUCN) • GIS Training (WB) • Regional Forestry Staff Training (WB) • Provision of GIS Software (WWF)