1. THE NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME FACILITY www.fao.org/forestry/nfp-facility

2. The National Forest Programme Facility National forest programmes National forest programmes The National Forest Programme Facility The National Forest Programme Facility Country Support Country Support Information Services Information Services Governance of the Facility Governance of the Facility How to apply for Facility funds How to apply for Facility funds

3. The National Forest Programme Facility Country-specific process for forest policy formulation and implementation towards Sustainable Forest Management  Based on Rio Agreements and guided by the UNFF  Framework for planning  Framework for action National forest programmes

4. The National Forest Programme Facility... is an innovative Partnership between developing countries, funding partners and FAO … … facilitates the implementation of national forest programmes... The National Forest Programme Facility

5.  A move away from projects  Country led  Informed participation of stakeholders...offers a new approach towards Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

6. The National Forest Programme Facility …with strategic priorities on  building a national consensus  integrating SFM into poverty reduction  integrating international commitments

7. The National Forest Programme Facility Beneficiaries  Partner countries and their interest groups, through grants, to further the nfp process  nfp practitioners world-wide, through global knowledge management initiatives

8. The National Forest Programme Facility Country Support Purpose  Creating an enabling environment for national forest programmes  Catalytic role  easing bottlenecks Focus of its support  Information and knowledge  Capacity development

9. The National Forest Programme Facility Activities  Civil society participation in nfp  Formulation and adoption of policies  Strengthening skills  Knowledge access, use and sharing

10. The National Forest Programme Facility Funding per country:  US$ 300,000 per country, on average  for a 3-year period Funds to be spent on:  Workshops, fora, and training  Policy analysis and specific studies  Knowledge management systems

11. The National Forest Programme Facility Partners of the Facility  2002: 7 Countries and one Sub-regional NGO  2003: + 21 more Countries and one Sub- regional Organization  2004: + 8 more Countries

12. The National Forest Programme Facility Partner Countries in Africa

13. The National Forest Programme Facility Partner Countries in Asia & Pacific

14. The National Forest Programme Facility Partner Countries in Latin America & Caribbean

15. The National Forest Programme Facility  Facilitating the exchange of knowledge  Linking international and national knowledge sources  Developing a forest Information Web Platform, and dynamic methods of information exchange Information services of the Facility

16. The National Forest Programme Facility Web presence www.fao.org/forestry/nfpwww.fao.org/forestry/nfp-facility  nfp Information Platform, including: nfp Update www.fao.org/forestry/nfp-update www.fao.org/forestry/nfp-update nfp Digest www.fao.org/forestry/nfp-digests www.fao.org/forestry/nfp  Sourcebook on Funding SFM: Database on funding sources Information for fund-raising www.fao.org/forestry/cpf-sourcebook

17. The National Forest Programme Facility CD-ROM : nfp information compendium - cover

18. The National Forest Programme Facility CD-ROM : nfp information compendium - contents

19. The National Forest Programme Facility A Donor Support Group of Existing and Potential Donors A Steering Committee of 11 members ( Developing Countries (3), Funding Partners (2), World Bank, Research Institutions, International NGOs, Foundations, Private Sector and FAO ) Governance of the Facility

20. The National Forest Programme Facility The Facility is funded, under a multi donor trustfund, by European partners and FAO

21. The National Forest Programme Facility The Facility is hosted by FAO, and has been operational since June 2002 with: A core staff at the HQ of FAO The active support of  FAO Regional nfp Advisors, and additional Regional Facilitators  The FAO Forestry Department at large

22. The National Forest Programme Facility Process for Country Support in 2 phases  Concluding Partnership Agreements between Facility & interested countries  Providing Facility Grants to nfp stakeholders in Partner countries

23. The National Forest Programme Facility Procedures for Partnership Agreements  Interested countries apply for partnership, based on a concept note  The Steering Committee determines priority countries for partnership with Facility, based on criteria to evaluate country applications  Partnership Agreements are established with Partner Countries

24. The National Forest Programme Facility Procedures for Facility Grant contracts: 3 steps  A call for proposals is published in partner countries towards a wide range of stakeholders  Proposals from stakeholders are ranked, based on criteria (see further)  Facility Grant contracts are concluded with selected stakeholders

25. The National Forest Programme Facility Eligibility criteria for Facility grants The beneficiary must be…  located in the country  a stakeholder in the nfp process  a non-profit making organisation  ready to contribute 20% of cost

26. The National Forest Programme Facility Ranking criteria for Facility grants  Quality and logical design  Competence & capacity to undertake action  Cost effectiveness  Co-ordination with other stakeholders  Sustainability of the proposal  Transparency and access to information  Training and learning processes  Potential impact

27. The National Forest Programme Facility Name of stakeholder, address Summary of the proposal Outline of the Proposal (page one)

28. The National Forest Programme Facility (page two) Background Specific issues to be addressed Linkage to the national forest programme process Linkage to actions already being taken

29. The National Forest Programme Facility (page three) Objective(s) of the proposal Objectives and how to address the issues Proposed action detailed description of the activities to be performed or the services to be rendered

30. The National Forest Programme Facility (page four) Expected Outputs Specify and describe in detail....... to avoid later disputes over quantity and quality

31. The National Forest Programme Facility (page five) Modalities Partnership(s) established Involvement of stakeholders Other assistance received or requested Management and organizational chart

32. The National Forest Programme Facility (page six) Action Impact On social, economic and environmental issues On forest stakeholders' and their commitment to improve forestry Duration and Timing

33. The National Forest Programme Facility (page seven) Stakeholders’ Contribution detailed description, costing and timing of all inputs provided by the Applicant contribution should be at least 20% of the total Facility supported activity

34. The National Forest Programme Facility (page eight) Detailed Budget Description task, unit costs, total costs Cost items may include: National Consultants (if needed) Contracts (for services other than consultants) Travel (transport and subsistance allowance) Training (such as workshops, awareness campaign) Expendable material (stationary, training material)

35. The National Forest Programme Facility The FACILITY wishes the Forestry Stakeholders a successful launching meeting. Thank you!