[{"bbox": [141, 179, 1135, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "A baseline study will be carried out within six months from the start of project implementation. The entrusted entity, in collaboration with the implementing partners, will engage service providers to carry out specialised baseline surveys as indicated in the logical framework."}, {"bbox": [141, 284, 1135, 446], "category": "Text", "text": "The change of forest cover including the area and the forest quality, which is a fundamental performance indicator, will be monitored in collaboration with the forest protection departments. The monitoring mechanism will be embedded in the national forest cover change monitoring set up and carried out through the Forest Resource Monitoring System (FRMS), which is in nationwide use. The action will support the strengthening of the use of the FRMS and set up an internal data verification mechanism to ensure satisfactory reliability of the forest cover change reports."}, {"bbox": [141, 470, 1135, 549], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will foster inter-ministerial coordination between MARD and the General Statistic Office (GSO), particularly at district and province levels to harmonise the reporting parameters and the performance statistics."}, {"bbox": [130, 638, 311, 666], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [141, 684, 1135, 739], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a mid-term and final evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [141, 763, 1135, 819], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to the effectiveness of action implementation strategy."}, {"bbox": [141, 843, 1135, 951], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the action is expected to create innovative models for forest management and support the Vietnamese government in attaining the challenging NDC targets."}, {"bbox": [141, 980, 1135, 1098], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 30 days in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [141, 1127, 1135, 1216], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion Expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [141, 1239, 1135, 1321], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [141, 1349, 761, 1377], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [130, 1466, 449, 1494], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [141, 1512, 1135, 1592], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 27"}]