Session 2

1. Session 2 WHY IMPLEMENT THE FOREST INSTRUMENT?

2. Overarching policy framework • Only international policy instrument dealing with All types of forests • Covers all aspects of SFM • Social, cultural, environmental (biodiversity, Climate change, Desertification) and economic functions of forests • Holistic or 360 degree view of forests • How to create an enabling environment for SFM • Provides platforms for exchange of experiences and best practices at all levels

3. Guiding and strengthening NFP implementation • Tool/checklist for assessing comprehensiveness of NFP • Assessing progress towards achieving SFM • Identification of areas needing strengthening taking into account the progress and specific features of each country

4. Linking the NLBI to national development frameworks • Demonstrating contribution of forests to national economy beyond GDP • Integration of forestry programmes into development plans at national (e.g. PRSPs, five year development plans) and sub-national levels

5. Coordinating international forestry related initiatives and agreements • Many countries implementing :-CBD, UNFCCC, REDD+, FLEGT and Voluntary partnership agreements • Usually implemented by different departments or ministries in a fragmented manner • Duplication • Inefficient use of financial and Human resources • NLBI can serve to enhance coordination between these processes

6. Enhancing inter-sectoral coordination • Many forest related initiatives in other sectors: • Energy, agriculture, water, environment, trade, finance, judiciary • Identifying all forest related activities and involving all key stakeholders at national level helps with integration and coordination

7. A basis for resource mobilisation • Most developing countries lack financial resources and capacity • Mobilise resources through • Integrating the elements of the NLBI into the NFP • Clearly demonstrating contribution to global objectives on forests • Comprehensive financing strategy to guide development partners to contribute to the funding of the NFP and NLBI

8. Exercise 1.1: Relating existing national forestry development framework to the NLBI policies and measures • In groups, participants should indicate the type of forest development framework they are using i.e. NFP, Forest Master Plan or other equivalent and when it was developed or adopted. • Which of the national policies and measures are being implemented in your region/state/ country? • This exercise will help participants to reflect and relate the policies and measures to their own situations. • Time: This exercise should take 30-45minutes to do plus

9. Exercise 2.2: Stakeholder analysis • The participants will be asked to identify the important stakeholders who need to be informed of, and participate in the implementation of the Forest Instrument. In addition they participants will be asked to identify or suggest the awareness raising strategies and methods they could use to reach the identified stakeholders. This will be done in country groups. The main guiding questions are: • Who in the country do you need to convince of the benefits of implementing the NLBI (this is essentially a stakeholder analysis)? • How would you go about it (this is about awareness raising methods)? This exercise will take 30min hour plus Plenary discussion 15 minutes presentation by a few countries