Issue Group 4 - Increasing local awareness about law compliance and improved prosecution of forest crime
Increasing the awareness of the seriousness of committing a ‘forest crime’ at multiple stakeholder levels is seen as key to improving issues of forest governance. District and village level stakeholders will receive the greatest focus. A film about forest governance, local economic development and forest crime will be produced with matching posters. A mobile film unit will show the film, together with the PFM film recorded as part of Issue Group 5, throughout villages in the program areas. The film will provide the opportunity for people to discuss and debate local forest governance issues. The film shows will also be used to collect a rich set of experiences from local people of forest governance and management issues to feed back into the wider campaign. Posters and other media will be widely distributed at village cinema showings.
To ensure that this important communications message reaches the majority of the target audience a radio series on forest crime will also be developed, integrated with the film shows and aired on national radio.
Indicators
- Increased knowledge and awareness of laws & legal procedures.
- Better understanding of forest values & stronger enforcement of forest laws.
Means of Verification
- Selected villages in six regions understand what forest crimes are, and the consequence of them continuing unabated.
Campaign Outputs
- Posters branded to match guidelines, offering contact details for further information. (TNRF & IUCN-FLEG).
- Fact sheet for new investors made available through embassies. (TNRF).
- Law compliance pack provided to newly appointed personnel when changes occur. (TNRF)
- Drama groups to present information on forest laws and provoke discussion and debate.