Issue Group 5 - Emphasizing the need to strengthen PFM and improve the speed of its roll-out
This Issue Group deals with two stakeholder groups: At one level, campaign activities will raise the awareness of forest adjacent communities of the benefits of Participatory Forest Management (PFM). As with Issue Group 4, a film promoting PFM will be recorded and shown in villages in the program area. The PFM message will be reinforced with cross-branded posters and / or leaflets, distributed at village cinema showing.
At the ministerial level targeted meetings will be held with the relevant authorities, providing a forum for partners to discuss and take action in streamlining the PFM process.
Indicators
- Increased number of PFM agreements in existence and communities are receiving benefits from PFM.
- Awareness and knowledge of PFM has increased to the point that communities demand PFM, understanding that it is more beneficial than a logging boom-bust cycle.
- MNRT and local governments sign PFM agreements
Means of Verification
- Communities in six regions have received and understood information packages on PFM.
- MNRT attend consultative meetings to address the PFM process, steps are put in place to ease the process of obtaining PFM.
Campaign Outputs
- Film production – forest crime (20 mins) (TNRF & TFCG).
- Village cinema shows, presenting a forest crime drama (TNRF & various partners in field)
- Community drama groups to present information on PFM and provoke discussion and debate at village level.
- Posters – distributed at village cinema shows (TNRF, TFCG & various partners in field).
- Radio – forest crime (8 programmes) (TNRF & TFCG).