The broad objective of the programme is "To facilitate the management of trees and other forest resources for improved livelihoods."
To achieve this, Forest Action Network is guided by the following specific objectives, strategies, activities, and indicators:
Specific Objective (1) To promote on-farm forestry practices.
Strategy (a) Market development and research; Provide private forest extension services
Activities:
i. Produce and disseminate IEC materials on tree planting
ii. Provide farmer-targeted extension services, species valuation, disease management, seed collection, woodlot management.
iii. Develop tree valuation guidelines and assist farmers to know how to use them
iv. Support and enhance tree seedlings in the nursery
v. Development of value chains for trees and trees products for farmers
Indicators
i. No. of farmers supported to develop tree valuation and market systems
ii. No. of IEC materials produced
Strategy (b) Forest rehabilitation
Activities:
i. Tree planting for soil conservation and forest rehabilitation
ii. Support regulations on Tree Planting for soil conservation and forest rehabilitation
iii. Support regulations by the Ministry of Agriculture on 10% tree coverage of land, extension services for multinationals and consumers of wood.
iv. Facilitate tree planting for agroforestry, soil, and water conservation
Indicators
i. No. of farmers supported to establish soil and water conservation through forestry practices
ii. Partnerships established with relevant government bodies
iii. Acreage of trees planted Area of land under trees
iv. No. of tree nurseries set up
Strategic Objective 2: To empower and strengthen communities and community groups on Participatory Forest Management
Strategy (c) Building capacity and strengthening of CFAs
Activities
i. Support formation & registration of CFAs using developed simplified guidelines
ii. Facilitate the process of PFM with CFAs
iii. Facilitate strengthening and empowerment of CFAs
iv. Training on alternative livelihoods investment for CFAs
Indicators
i. No. of CFAs trained practising PFM
ii. No. of CFAs adopting valuation systems
iii. No. of tree seedlings produced and planted
iv. No. of tree seedlings produced and planted
v. No. of simplified materials developed
vi. No. of CFAs supported and strengthened
Strategy (d) Creating an M&E framework for forest resource assessment and a feedback mechanism to inform policies and legislation.
Activity
i. Training forest communities on the use of valuation guidelines
Indicators
i. No. of community groups applying simple monitoring systems
Strategy (e); Supporting KFS, local level structures and private institutions implement the new forest legislation.
Activity
a. Establish demonstrative training on alternative livelihoods
Indicators
a. No. of support arrangements to local authorities and government agencies
Strategy (f) Capacity building on alternative livelihoods investments on non-timber products
Activities
i. Training on NTFPs
ii. Development of IEC materials
Indicators
i. No. of alternative livelihood investments supported
ii. No. of people benefiting from livelihood improvement investments
iii. No. of IEC materials developed
Objective 3: To initiate and foster partnerships between forest communities and the private sector
Strategy (g) Promoting partnerships and coordination with other organisations
Activity
a. Linking and creating opportunities for partnerships
Indicators
i. No. of private sector farmer partnerships established
Strategy (f) Developing farmer out grower tree schemes
Activity
a. Facilitate formation of tree farmer associations
b. Linking farmer associations with the relevant private sector organizations
Indicators
i. Acreage of tree planted
ii. Investments made through tree planting
Strategy (h) Market development and research
Activity
a. Research on markets and appropriate options for forestry investments
Indicators
i. No. of research outcomes implemented
Objective 4: To protect water catchments, springs and wetland areas
Strategy (i) Capacity building and awareness creation on the importance of springs and wetland protection
Activities
i. Facilitate the production of tree seedlings
ii. Protection of water springs and wetlands
iii. Capacity building communities on the policies on wetlands
Indicators
a. No. of tree nurseries established around water catchment areas and wetlands
b. No. of springs and wetland protected
c. No. of community members whose capacity has been build
Objective 5: To capacity build communities on climate change adaptation, mitigation and associated initiatives
Strategy (j) Capacity building communities on climate change impacts
Activities
a. Climate change IEC material development
b. Awareness creation on adaptation strategies
Indicators:
i. No. of climate change capacity initiatives supported
ii. No. and type of IEC materials developed
iii. Level of awareness created
iv. No. of research and impact created
Strategy (k) Research
Activities
a. Research on forestry and climate change effects and mitigation to inform the relevant institutions
Indicators:
i. No. of relevant research conducted
ii. No. of research outcomes implemented or applied