| STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS |
INVESTMENT PRIORITIES |
| 1. Enhance stewardship of forest resources at district level and below |
1.1 Raise awareness of value of ecological services |
| 1.2 Raise awareness of options for benefiting from conservation of ecological services and forest products |
| 1.3 Raise awareness of responsibility to conserve biodiversity |
| 1.4 Build capacity for planning and implementation of sustainable resource management |
| 1.5 Build capacity of civil society to monitor forest extraction |
| 2. Empower civil society to organize in favor of conserving biodiversity |
2.1 Increase representation of civil society in NGOs |
| 2.2 Build capacity of civil society groups to organize forest resource protection functions |
| 2.3 Support NGO activities advocating legal and sustainable forest extraction |
| 2.4 Support NGO activities to stop illegal forest extraction |
| 3. Build alliances among conservation-minded groups in civil society and the private sector |
3.1 Build capacity among NGOs for facilitation and conflict mediation |
| 3.2 Support collaboration and cooperation among conservation-minded NGOs |
| 3.3 Support communications mechanisms linking conservation-minded NGOs with one another and the private sector |
| 4. Assess impact of conservation interventions at district level and below |
4.1 Build capacity of civil society to map and track activities affecting conservation of natural resources and changes in biodiversity |
| 4.2 Support periodic monitoring of civil society's attitudes toward biodiversity conservation in target areas |
| 4.3 Support comprehensive analysis of available data on land use, species presence, and conservation threats |