[{"bbox": [238, 148, 520, 173], "category": "Page-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [176, 189, 1114, 243], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Specific Objective #1: Strengthen inclusive Forest Governance through the implementation of the VPA FLEGT"}, {"bbox": [176, 259, 1111, 315], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 1.1:** The institutions of the VPA (such as SETAVA, JIC, SIIAVA and National Committee) and the institutional capacities of the other agencies involved in the TLAS are strengthened"}, {"bbox": [252, 330, 789, 357], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capacity assessment and capacity-building activities;"}, {"bbox": [252, 361, 1111, 474], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Long- and short-term technical assistance on programme and project management, forestry-related issues, communication, stakeholder engagement, gender sectoral analysis on the forest sector, gender action plan to reinforce the inclusivity of the forest governance, land issues and indigenous peoples' rights, and other relevant areas;"}, {"bbox": [252, 477, 873, 504], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Acquisition of equipment and provision of operational budget;"}, {"bbox": [252, 507, 897, 534], "category": "List-item", "text": "* (Support for) outreach, awareness, and communication activities."}, {"bbox": [176, 547, 1111, 629], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 1.2:** The Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) is developed along with the necessary regulatory framework, the forest sector procedures, and the IT systems and databases that facilitate its enforcement."}, {"bbox": [215, 646, 1111, 702], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Development and implementation of IT systems and databases, acquisition and deployment of IT infrastructure in line with the VPA requirements;"}, {"bbox": [215, 705, 1064, 733], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Review design of public sector realistic and simplified forest management procedures;"}, {"bbox": [215, 736, 1111, 820], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Legal reviews of regulatory framework of the forestry sector, revision, simplification and improvement of forestry control and verification procedures, development of regulations, guidelines and protocols;"}, {"bbox": [215, 822, 885, 850], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capacity-building of forest guards and other government personnel;"}, {"bbox": [215, 853, 575, 880], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Independent audit(s) of the TLAS."}, {"bbox": [176, 893, 1111, 921], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 1.3:** The capacity of private sector operators to comply with forestry regulations is enhanced"}, {"bbox": [215, 936, 1066, 964], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Gender-sensitive capacity assessment and capacity-building of private sector operators;"}, {"bbox": [215, 967, 701, 993], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Technical assistance (short-term consultancies);"}, {"bbox": [215, 996, 1111, 1053], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Establishment of a platform of dialogue between private sector and ICF for an improved policy, norms and procedures' adherence."}, {"bbox": [176, 1066, 1111, 1122], "category": "Text", "text": "**Output 1.4:** Other VPA-accompanying measures are supported, including demonstrating compliance with the requirements under the Deforestation Regulation in the wood value chain"}, {"bbox": [215, 1137, 1111, 1193], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Develop technological solutions to provide and to pass on information relevant to the Deforestation Regulation related to due-diligence check across complex wood supply chains;"}, {"bbox": [215, 1196, 1111, 1280], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Strengthen participatory and inclusive capacities and skills of forest sector stakeholders, including facilitating vertical integration i.e. sustainable connections between producers, processors, and exporters to the EU;"}, {"bbox": [215, 1283, 1015, 1311], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Development and deployment of databases and IT-tools to facilitate participation;"}, {"bbox": [215, 1313, 833, 1341], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Acquisition of equipment to support stakeholder participation;"}, {"bbox": [215, 1343, 1057, 1371], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capacity assessments and capacity building of VPA-stakeholders (public and private);"}, {"bbox": [215, 1374, 575, 1399], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Outreach and awareness activities."}, {"bbox": [632, 1524, 656, 1549], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "13"}]