Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Strengthening Sustainable Management of Forests in Georgia (LT, HU Twinning)

The project aims to enhance the capacity of the state forest institutions (Forest Policy Division of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia; LEPL National Forest Agency; Department of Environmental Supervision) in order to prevent and combat illegal activities in the sector, ensuring the sustainable management of Georgian forests, including legal harvest and trade of timber and non-timber forest products. The project is oriented on harmonization of the Georgian forest regulatory framework to the EU standards and practices.

Result
Outcomes: 
1. Georgian forest related legislation including respective legal acts, regulations and directives are evaluated and recommendations are prepared.
2. The capacity of State forest institutions necessary for efficient fulfilment of their regulatory and institutional functions reinforced.
3. Communication between the state forest institutions enhanced and the forest information and monitoring system upgraded."

Budget
EUR 840,000

Donor
EUROPE AID (EU)

Implementing Partner
MS Consortium (Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia)

Contact Informashion
Alvaro.ORTEGA-APARICIO@eeas.europa.eu
d.matoniene@gmail.com
n.tskhovrebadze.2@gmail.com