Author O'Hara P.

Year of publication 2010

National forest programmes (nfps) have become a commonly agreed framework for planning and implementation of forestry activities in pursuit of sustainable forest management at the country level. FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility, are jointly working to build country capacity for implementation of nfps, in accordance with the nfp principles. The training module on enhancing stakeholder participation in national forest programmes is one of the joint initiatives specifically designed to enhance the implementation of the nfp principles of ?participation and partnership?. This training manual is designed for use by trainers, facilitators or coaches to facilitate high quality participatory training in order to effectively enhance stakeholder participation in nfps and in other areas of decision making and action in the forestry sector. It harnesses lessons from best practice in national forest programmes, the use of participatory methods and adult learning. The manual is versatile and can easily be adapted and tailored to specific training contexts. The availability and wide utilisation of this manual will greatly contribute to spreading and deepening the knowledge and skills of trainers, facilitators and practitioners to apply the principle of participation in their national forest programmes.