[{"bbox": [129, 152, 1145, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional Intervention monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [129, 254, 775, 283], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [166, 300, 980, 328], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The EU Delegation and the GFC will have the overall oversight and monitoring role;"}, {"bbox": [166, 329, 1145, 383], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The implementing partner will be in charge of identifying the baselines and monitoring the achievements of the indicators falling under their responsibility;"}, {"bbox": [166, 384, 902, 412], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The GFC is in charge of compiling data collected through national statistics."}, {"bbox": [129, 411, 1145, 496], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex."}, {"bbox": [129, 513, 326, 543], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [129, 559, 1145, 617], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a final evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the European Commission."}, {"bbox": [129, 633, 1145, 720], "category": "Text", "text": "It 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 promoting innovative approaches to the forestry sector and presents a complex set of actions."}, {"bbox": [129, 736, 1145, 850], "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": [129, 866, 1145, 953], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination²¹. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [129, 969, 1072, 998], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [129, 1014, 1145, 1101], "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": [129, 1118, 464, 1148], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [129, 1164, 1137, 1250], "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": [129, 1266, 1139, 1324], "category": "Text", "text": "To that extend they must comply with the instructions given in the 2022 Guidance document Communications and raising EU visibility: Guidance for external action) or any successor document)"}, {"bbox": [129, 1350, 1068, 1386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [129, 1414, 1145, 1473], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [129, 1489, 1145, 1576], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2022 \"Communicating and Raising EU Visibility: Guidance for External Actions\", it will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union's support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement as"}, {"bbox": [129, 1620, 537, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²¹ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 29 of 30"}]