1. FLEG I Objective – to contribute to:
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legal and sustainable forest management and utilization
practices
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strengthened rule of law and
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improved local livelihoods
focusing on environmental sustainability, human right
aspects and gender equity
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2. Analytical Work to highlight problems
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Identify the perverse incentives
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Highlight poor policy and legislation
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Improve the institutional framework
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Improve law enforcement
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Work with private sector
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Increase public awareness and education
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3. Some examples of work completed in Belarus
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Review of existing forest management system
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Road map for forest sector reform
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Development of new forest strategy
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Integration of FLEG in the forestry education process
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Review and amendment of forest and environmental
legislation to reflect FLEG issues
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4. FLEG II Objective – to contribute to:
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sustainable forest governance,
management, and protection of forests,
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ensuring the contribution of the region's
forests to climate change adaptation and
mitigation, to ecosystems and
biodiversity protection, and to
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sustainable livelihoods and income
sources for local populations and
national economies
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5. FLEG II key priorities in Belarus:
•Updating the national forest policy, improving forest
legislation and law enforcement
•Optimizing the system of forest management and forest
utilization practices
•Improving the level of professional training for forestry
specialists, and
•Implementing a communication strategy in the forest
sector, developing forest-related and environmental
education
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6. The draft CWP for Belarus includes 4 result areas and 20
activities:
•Sustainable
forest conservation and enhanced
environmental and socioeconomic role of forests
•Improvement of the national forest policy and legislation,
development of sustainable forest management and
utilization system
•Capacity building and achieving national objectives of
sustainable development of forestry and overall forest
sector
Development of FLEG national communication strategy
and regional cooperation for implementation of St.
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Petersburg Declaration

7. FLEG II specific Development Objectives are to:
i) make progress implementing the St. Petersburg FLEG Ministerial
Declaration and support the participating countries commit to a timebound action plan to ensure its implementation and follow-up
activities
ii) review or revise forest sector policies and legal and administrative
structures; improve knowledge of and support for sustainable forest
management and good forest governance (including the impact of
related EU regulations); and,
iii) test and demonstrate best practices for sustainable forest
management and the feasibility of improved forest governance
practices at the field-level on a pilot basis in all participating
countries.
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8. Thank You!
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