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Project Title

Making forestry work for the poor: Adapting forest policies to poverty alleviation strategies in Asia and the Pacific

Goal and Objectives

The goal of the project is to assist forestry agencies in strategic planning and developing means to reduce poverty through sustainable forest management and forest rehabilitation.

Specific objectives are:

1. To draw together methods and means by which poverty has been effectively reduced in South and Southeast Asian developing countries;
2. To build capacity within forestry agencies and local NGOs through engagement in assessment of past efforts to reduce poverty through forestry;
3. To distribute findings to an Asia-Pacific audience and increase awareness of effective means to adapt forest policies to poverty alleviation strategies.

Outcomes and Outputs

Project Outcome: Enhance the analytical and planning capacities of forestry institutions in the region and enable formulation of pro-poor forest policy solutions.

1. Document methods and means by which poverty has been effectively reduced in the Asia-Pacific region.
2. Strengthen capacity within forestry agencies and local NGOs for strategic planning and for integrating poverty alleviation measures in forestry policy. 
3. Increase awareness of effective means to adapt forest policies to poverty alleviation strategies.

Executing Agency:

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
 
Duration:

1 year