Objective: Improving the image and public acceptance of forest owners

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Inform press and media
• Communicate results to the EU
• Improve public relations skills of relevant forestry services

When

From 2003 onward

Objective: Establishing the launching platform for project implementation

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Participatory need assessment on information material and training
• Support/ facilitate training needs assessment: Identify problems and priorities of non- state forest owners
• Analysis of non- state forest owners, state forestry services, policy, financial instruments
• Identify financial sources
• Establish a database & networks of national experts
• Establish a database of international experts
• Identify key people in the forest owners associations as focal points. Identify experts to be involved. Identify target groups

When

2005-2008

Objective: Raising awareness by accessing and sharing information

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Extension materials
• Develop and distribute extension materials on biodiversity in forest management
• Facilitate the organisation of international symposium on biodiversity and forest management in Central and East European countries

When

2005-2008

Objective:Increasing knowledge and skills of forest management stakeholders

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Organize national seminars according to needs
• Organize international seminars for each country group
• Support the establishment of an in-service training programme
• Establish a regional network of trainers

When

By programme - BCF 2005-2008

Objective: Enabling the institutional framework to meet the needs of forest owners

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Draw proposals, support change, and improve forest legislation
• Draw proposals, support adaptation of forestry policies
• Discuss financial instruments in national and international workshops

When

By programme - BCF 2005-2008

Objective: Empowering forest owners in decision-making

Country: Bulgaria

Who: Bulgarian Chamber of Forestry

What:

• Plan participatory forest management (active FO participation)
• Market information system for products
• Identify key experts within forest owners associations and forest extension services for discussion on financial instruments

When

2005-2008