EXCOM Form:
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Concept Paper or Project Document:
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Annual Progress Reports:
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Final Report:
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Key project deliverables:
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Evaluation:
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https://unece.org/evaluation-reports |
Part I. Planning (to be filled in before submission to EXCOM) |
Part II. Implementation (to be used for reporting on progress in the implementation of the project in real time)1,2 |
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Expected accomplishments |
Planned activities |
Estimated costs (US$)
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Implemented activities3 |
Actual expenditures4 (US$)3 |
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EA1: Increased awareness and capacity of forest stakeholders for the transition to the green economy in the ECE region.
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A1.1 A study to contribute to the integrated system of environmental and economic accounting (SEEA) for forests (UN Statistical Division framework for ecosystem accounting) (consultancy) |
10,000 |
1. Consultant has been contracted. 2. Research on and compilation of a paper on “Measuring the value of forests in a green economy” has been compiled successfully (link). 3. The study has been presented and discussed during the workshop "Workshop on measuring the value of forests in a green economy" (21 October 2016, Geneva, Palais des Nations Room V" and is currently in the preparation for publication.
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4,000 |
A1.2 Participation in relevant international meetings to stimulate and monitor implementation of the Rovaniemi Action Plan the ECE region (consultancy, travel of experts, UNECE staff) |
10,000 |
1. Implementation of the Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy - Report to Silva2015 Engelberg - link 2. Presentation 3. Organization of a side event on "Forest Governance - From Global Initiatives to National Experiences"
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5,000 | |
A1.3 Organisation of the workshop on collection and analysis of data on the forest sector workforce in the UNECE region (consultancy, travel of experts, participants, |
20,000 |
1. A workshop on "Forest Products Markets and Forest Sector Workforce in the Balkans" was held successfully from 8 - 10 December 2015. It brought together 30 experts from the Balkans and Central Asia and Caucasus (UNECE/FAO UNDA project on Sustainable Forest Management for Greener Economies in the Caucasus and Central Asia) to discuss, exchange experiences, map out the needs for capacity building as well as formulate recommendations for the future work on forest product markets and forest sector workforce. Link to website of the meeting
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17,000 | |
A1.4 Preparing a paper on the valuation and payment of ecosystem services (consultancy) |
10,000 |
1. An online survey on “Forests and Water: Valuation and Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services (FES)” was developed and and received more than 90 replies by 22. January 2016 (https://www.research.net/r/ZS2YFRT ). 2. Results of the questionnaire will be presented at the workshop during the International Day of Forests (“Forests and Water”) on 21. March 2016 ( |
www.unece.org/index.php?id=41874).
3. The outcome or the workshop and a concept note for the study is posted on the website of the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section (http://www.unece.org/DAM/timber/meetings/20160321/conceptnote-forests-and-water.pdf).
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19,000 |
A1.5 Organising an awareness-raising event within the framework of the International Day of Forests (travel of experts, hospitality expenses) |
5,000 |
1. Participants in seminars and workshops 2. Hospitality |
6,500 | |
A1.6 Publication of the Forest Products Annual Market Review 2014 (consultancy, contractual services). | 50,000 |
1. International Consultants fees and travel
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41,700 |
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Total without 13% of Programme Support Costs | 92,200 | |||
13% of Programme Support Costs |
12,000 |
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Total (including 13% of Programme Support Costs) |
105,000 |
Total (including 13% of Programme Support Costs): |
104,200 |
1 The secretariat shall inform EXCOM in case of unexpected developments or serious problems of any kind in the project implementation.
2 Questions from member States on project implementation will be forwarded to the secretariat.
3 Relevant information should be uploaded by the project manager on the Project Monitoring Tool within one month from the end of the activity and include the following:
(a) For an advisory service (including at a workshop/seminar/training organized by other organizations): title; venue; dates; project expenditures; and hyperlink(s) to presentation(s) and other relevant documents;
(b) For a workshop/conference/training organized by UNECE: title; venue; dates; project expenditures; and hyperlinks to the meeting agenda, list of participants, presentation(s) made by UNECE, conference documents, training materials and reports;
(c) For a consultancy: project expenditures; hyperlinks to the consultancy ToR and main outputs (study, report, training material, presentation, etc.) produced by the consultant/s;
(d) For other outputs not included under bullet points above: hyperlink to relevant documents.
[1] Relevant financial information – certified by the Executive Office - should be uploaded by the project manager on the Project Monitoring Tool within one month from the end of the activity.