Narrative Description of the Project:

The global objective of the assignment is in close cooperation with communities to develop the forest management plans and forest rehabilitation designs for the areas allocated to community management, which should be developed according to the following:

• In a participatory manner taking into account the environmental, economic and social roles and importance of forest resources
• Building the capacities of community members and Armenian professionals, preparing forest management plans with the mentioned approaches
• In a manner which involves the community members in the forest management planning process, and other key stakeholders including, the forest industry, Hayantar, NGOs
• Based on non-timber, ecological, biodiversity aspects of the forest, social functions and participation, which is important for integration of forest and watershed management plans

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

Preparation and presentation of 12 Community Forest Management Plans of Gegharkunik and Tavush Marzes.

• Preparation of forest management plans and forest rehabilitation design
• Participatory Rural appraisal
• Participatory resources assessment
• Rapid Biodiversity Assessments (endangered flora and fauna, important genetic resources, watersheds, potential corridors)
• Installation of experimental plots for pilot management and rehabilitation measures
• Demarcation of forest compartments with use of GIS
• Forest inventories according to current instructions (stock volume, timber quality, growth rates, spp diversity, critical biotopes, NTFPs), etc.