Country-led planning: Towards institutional financing of national forest monitoring systems

9:00 – 12:00

Opening plenary

N/A

Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30

GFOI CLP parallel session opening

Welcome remarks and setting the scene

Participant introductions

Objectives, agenda

14:30 – 17:00 (break included)

Core block 1: Estimating the cost of NFMS

Expected results:

1. A consolidated overview of how countries estimate NFMS costs Including comparative approaches, scope definition (what is included/excluded), and existing methodologies
   
2. A set of key gaps and actionable insights to improve NFMS cost estimation Highlighting common challenges, methodological inconsistencies, and practical elements for strengthening or developing costing approaches and initial building blocks toward a more consistent costing framework

Combined techniques in plenary and breakout groups

Guiding questions:

Countries:

• How do countries estimate the cost of their NFMS?  Do they have a methodology for doing so?
• Which elements of the NFMS are included in their calculations, and which are left out—and why?

Finance expert:

• Existing methodologies for estimating NFMS costs—conceptual approaches and country-based examples

8:30 – 9:00

Quick recap of previous day

A participatory technique to bring to present the main ideas of the previous day

9:00 – 10:30 (break included)

Session Linkage A: MRV credibility and accuracy as enablers of sustainable NFMS financing

Expected results:

1. A shared understanding of how MRV credibility and accuracy influence NFMS financing Including key linkages between NFMS and MRV, and how these either enable or constrain access to sustainable finance
   
2. Actionable insights and recommendations to strengthen MRV as a financing enabler Highlighting practical lessons on how improving MRV credibility and accuracy can unlock or enhance sustainable financing opportunities for NFMS
   

Breakout groups + facilitated conversation in plenary

Guiding questions:

• What are the linkages between the NFMS and MRV?
• How do these linkages enable or limit sustainable financing of the NFMS?
• What lessons or recommendations can be drawn regarding the relationship between MRV credibility and accuracy, and access to sustainable financing opportunities?

10:30 – 12:30

Core block 2: Financing the NFMS

Expected results:

1. A clear overview of how countries finance their NFMS Including main funding sources, strategies, and perceived adequacy of current financing
   
2. Key challenges and practical insights to strengthen sustainable financing strategies Highlighting funding gaps, hard-to-finance components, and the role of climate and carbon finance without compromising system integrity

Breakout groups + facilitated conversation in plenary

Guiding questions:

Countries:

• How do countries finance their NFMS? In other words, what are the main funding sources and strategies?
  
• Do you consider the NFMS is effectively funded?
  
• Which components are the most difficult to fund, and why? Which are the easiest, and why?
  
• What role can climate and carbon finance play in sustaining NFMS? The role of projects in NFMS financing. How can all these sources be leveraged without narrowing the scope and compromising the long-term sustainability of the system?
  

Finance expert:

• Lessons learned and recommendations from country experiences on sustainable NFMS financing strategies

10:30 – 12:30

Session Linkage B: Commodity monitoring and market demands as drivers of sustainable NFMS financing

Expected results:

1. A shared understanding of how commodity-related demands influence NFMS financing Including how deforestation-free supply chains, traceability requirements, and market regulations (e.g. due diligence frameworks) create both pressures and opportunities for financing NFMS
   
2. Practical insights on leveraging commodity agendas to support sustainable NFMS financing Highlighting opportunities, risks, and strategic considerations for aligning NFMS with commodity monitoring needs without narrowing its scope or compromising its public-good function

Facilitated conversation for Session Linkage B:

• What are the linkages between NFMS and commodity monitoring requirements (e.g. traceability, deforestation-free commitments, due diligence)?
  
• How do these linkages create incentives or constraints for sustainable financing of the NFMS?
  
• What lessons or recommendations can be drawn from countries where commodity-driven demands have influenced NFMS development or financing?

Lunch break

14:00 – 15:30

Let’s make a barter, preparing for peer support: I may have what you need, and you might have what I need

Expected results – Barter exercise

1. A set of matched peer-to-peer support opportunities Including identified pairs or groups of countries connecting specific challenges with relevant experience and solutions
2. A prioritized list of bottlenecks and corresponding solution pathways Ready to be further explored through bilateral exchanges or clinic cases during the peer-to-peer sessions

The barter exercise is a dynamic activity inspired by the analogy of a traditional market based on exchange rather than buying and selling. In this setting, participants will “seek” and “offer” something very specific: they will seek solutions to challenges that represent bottlenecks in their NFMS institutionalization processes and offer experiences and knowledge to help address those challenges. By the end of the exercise, peer-to-peer support opportunities will have been identified—either in bilateral or collective formats—to be further explored on Friday, 6 November.

15:30 – 17:30 (short break included)

Regional Exchange I: Advancing NFMS institutionalization: Addressing common challenges through a functional lens

Expected results:

1. A prioritized set of shared regional challenges, with initial actionable responses. Including concrete ideas and inter-institutional actions that could inform future collaboration at the regional level
   
2. A clearer understanding of the added value of regional approaches within CLP processes. Illustrating how addressing selected challenges collectively at the regional level could enhance efficiency, coherence, and problem-solving capacity
   

Participants will be organized into three regional groups (Asia, Africa, LAC). Each group will select at least one key technical challenge on sustainable finance of the NFMS they wish to explore and analyse it from multiple perspectives, ensuring that the discussion generates concrete reflections, ideas, and actionable recommendations—particularly from a functional and inter-institutional standpoint.

Suggested guiding questions: Thinking on sustainable finance of the NFMS

1. What technical or institutional challenge(s) do we share across the region?
2. What lies behind the challenge when we look to its institutional dimension?
3. What could countries do differently to address it?
4. Where could a regional approach or exchange add value?

9:00 – 9:30

Regional Exchange II: Reporting back to plenary

Plenary session

Each region will provide a brief report-back, highlighting key insights, priority challenges, and actionable ideas emerging from the discussions. (Format and guiding prompts to be defined.)

9:30 – 11:45 (short break included)

Session Linkage core block 3:
What does sustainable financing for an NFMS look like—and how do we get there?

Expected results:

1. A shared definition of what a sustainably financed NFMS looks like in practice Reflecting integrated insights from technical, institutional, and financing dimensions
2. A set of three key strategic shifts toward sustainable NFMS financing Synthesizing lessons and recommendations from previous sessions into a clear forward pathway

Plenary and breakout groups

Guiding questions:

• What would we expect to see in a country where the NFMS is sustainably financed?
  
• What defines a sustainably financed NFMS in practice?

Participants will collectively develop a concise synthesis, capturing the three key steps toward sustainable NFMS financing. 

11:45 - 12:15

Closing the GFOI CLP parallel session

Expected results: 

1. Participants’ key takeaways and feedback on the CLP exchange captured, providing insights for future peer-learning and CLP knowledge-sharing activities
2. A shared sense of closure and continuity established, reinforcing connections among participants and the value of continued peer-to-peer exchange beyond the workshop

A synthesis of the discussions held throughout the week as part of the CLP workshop will be presented during the GFOI SSX Closing Plenary in the afternoon.

• Quick evaluation
  
• Voices from the room
  
• Closing remarks

Lunch break

14:00 – 17:30

SSX closing plenary

N/A

9:00 – 12:30

Peer to peer support (P2P)
Clinic cases sessions

Both, the P2P support and the clinic cases will be defined and scheduled during the previous days.