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Criteria for PROFOR Engagement

In order to be eligible for PROFOR funding, any activity must meet the criteria set out in Table 1below. In short, these criteria assure that an activity meets PROFORs strategic objectives and isrelevant to one of the thematic areas outlined above.

Table 1: Criteria for PROFOR engagementCriteria Components

Relevance to

PROFORs thematicareas and objectives

Clear relevance to one of the four thematic focus areas:

Potential of the sector to contribute to economic development and

poverty alleviation (especially regarding extreme poverty and indigenousgroups)

Potential to address governance related issues and challenges in the

forest sector which seriously limit its contribution to broader sustainabledevelopment objectives and strategies (e.g decentralization, majorconflicts of interests between various actors, accountability problems)

Potential to improve internal revenue generation and attract

investment in improved forest management

Potential to contribute towards cross sectoral and macroeconomic

development objectives and strategies through forests

Feasibility,

significance andsustainability of the

work

Concept is unambiguous, with a clear focus and an attainable

objective

Plan for effective dissemination of results

Indication of the initiatives sustainability (follow-up strategy, fund

leveraging, integration, likelihood of upscaling, etc.)

Reputation andcapacity of applicant

organization

Applicant organization is a recognized / legitimized entity in the

development community or by the host country(ies)

A high degree of confidence that the initiatives proponent will deliver

on the outputs and outcomes described in the concept note

Strong national/

international demandand political will forpartnership with

PROFOR (forproposals with

country or region

specific elements)

Strong capacity and willingness of the involved country(s) to act as a

focal point or active promoter in forest related regional or sub-regionalfora for direct exchange of experiences

Sufficient political commitment to address/engage in a constructive

dialogue on the issues and constraints identified as key for PROFORengagement

Willingness to initiate necessary policy reviews and strategic planningprocesses focused on identified issues

Willingness to set up appropriate structures and mechanisms for

stakeholder participation (e.g. consultative mechanisms, participatoryplanning processes, conflict resolution mechanisms etc.) in analysis and

dialogue on the issues

Willingness to share information at national and international levels

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Integration within identified national forest program activities and

country priorities

Priority given to the PROFOR thematic issues in the NFP

process/sectoral policies/sectoral plans and programs

Relevance to donor

priorities Compatibility with donor priorities and, where relevant, developing

possible synergies and leverage from linking PROFOR activities to donor

programs in-country

Relevance tobroader World Bank

country programs, totake advantage ofaccess, leverage

and synergies whichwill result from such

coordination

Activities which complement on-going economic policy and country

dialogue, and major structural adjustment or programmatic operationswhich may impact on the forest sector or be influenced by potentialdevelopments in forests

(and/or) Activities which complement on-going or planned forest

sector lending or forest related issues-based lending, IFC activities, otheractivities of the Banks Global Partnership Programme, and/or major GEF

funding

(and/or) Activities which complement major on-going or planned

investments in other sectors which may impact on the forest sector (e.g.mining, dams, roads, agricultural/rural development)

Potential for: (i)significant gains in

knowledge, (ii) highapplicability to awide range of

situations, and (iii)high potential for

effectivedissemination

Clear definition of problems where analytical work will have highlikelihood of success in producing improved performance in the four

thematic areas

Interest in promoting and facilitating a broad-based dialogue with all

important groups of governmental and civil society stakeholders, and in

special efforts to support the participation of marginalized groups (e.g. therural poor)

Ability to generate tangible outcomes or results (analytical work,

policy papers, tools etc.)

Scale of impact ofsuggested activity on

forest conservationand developmentoutcomes

Potential for influencing broad/global policy dialogue

Potential for significant poverty reduction

Potential for forest sector and/or forest governance reformsdeveloped to be implemented in support of broader sustainable

development goals

Potential for leveraging new and innovative SFM financing

Potential of suggested activities to protect or enhance key local and

global environmental services or values through NFP processes

Funding (including

other fundingsources)and

detailed timeframe

Mention of whether counterpart funds exist and / or significant

leveraging of counterpart or donor funds foreseen Proposal stays within the indicative PROFOR funding levels (40,000-

150,000 USD) and the implementation schedule coincides withPROFORs operating timeframe

Acknowledging if alternative, more appropriate sources of funding forthe proposed initiative exist