The Project will enhance conservation of forests in selected protected
areas (national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and watersheds); increase overall
wood production; and institute sustainable management of forest resources
through local community participation, institutional capacity
building, and policy reform. To achieve these aims, investments are required
to: (i) continue the expansion and extension of the successful models
for participatory afforestation and rehabilitation of degraded forests and
other underutilized government lands; (ii) enhance the capacity of the
Forestry Department (FD) and nongovernment organization (NGO) delivery
mechanisms and their appreciation of the environment; (iii) institutionalize
community participation in forest management, thereby increasing
overall wood and forest production and contributing to forest conservation;
and (iv) ensure conservation and sustainability of forest resources,
leading to better environment for the present and future generations.