Institutional strengthening will be a vital part of project implementation. This includes infrastructure required for project implementation, building capacity of personnel who implement and monitor the Project (capacity building of beneficiaries are discussed in Component 2), system of monitoring and evaluation, and publicity for the Project.

All VPIC members (forest owners and other stakeholders from the community) and range officials will be trained on the FWP planning process, basic forest management and group administration etc. to facilitate their informed participation in the FWP development process. The training will particularly focus of their orientation to the project components; VPIC formation, governance, and...