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The NFP Facility and Pakistan entered into th first Partnership Agreement in 2004. This Partnership aims at stimulating implementation of the national forest policy and helping the country to (i) advance the national forest programme process and sustainable forest management (SFM) concepts; (ii) build policy analysis capacity; (iii) create civil society action groups focused on forestry monitoring; (iv) mobilize civil society support of SFM; (v) provide an interface between local, national and international processes related to forestry; (vi) promote dialogue amongst all stakeholders by including frequently ignored actors such as forest owners, contractors and rights holders. It was anticipated that the Partnership would have a strong impact on poverty reduction strategies, on the generation of multi-stakeholder dialogues, on the coordination of different forest-related frameworks and initiatives, the integration of biodiversity conservation in forest management and planning and on consensus-building around addressing forestry issues in Pakistan.

Following an assessment and evaluation conducted using the nfp-Matrix of outputs and impacts of the first seven years of work, the NFP Facility and Pakistan have renewed their commitment to working together on the national forest programme process. The second Partership Agreement was signed in 2011, with an overall objective to continue advancing Pakistan's nfp process with a wider scope of stakeholders involved in nfp implementation. Specific objectives of the Partnership are to: i) promote synthesis and mainstreaming of nfp initiatives and recommendations at national and sub-national levels; ii) facilitate the process of policy evolution and improving the legal framework; iii) establish mechanisms for knowledge management and communication amongst key players; iv) enhance understanding about ecosystem based forest management approaches; and v) implement a monitoring mechanism for reporting on nfp activities. Also a key component of the new Partnership Agreement is the implementation of regular monitoring and evaluation of Pakistan's progress and accomplishments by a monitoring team.

Points of Contact

15 Nov 2011

Assessment of the nfp

In order to assess the progress and status of the nfp process, the Facility and FAO have designed a matrix to provide a clearer picture of how the country nfp processing are evolving, which elements are well developed and which elements remain weak and in need of further attention. The matrix has been tested in the countries to ensure the relevance of its indicators.

The matrix contains indicators for each phase of the nfp process: analysis, policy formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. The indicators are clustered according to the primary nfp principles: country ownership, inter- and intra-sectoral linkages, partnerships and participation.

The matrix below was completed by stakeholders, in a participatory way, during a national workshop.

Each indicator was rated as follows:

the indicator has not been developed
the indicator is absent from the country nfp process
the indicator exists but is incipient
the indicator is progressing well within the country nfp process
the indicator is completed to the country’s full satisfaction - can serve as a model for others to follow

Implemented Activities