[{"bbox": [93, 154, 1163, 209], "category": "Text", "text": "Government should also be in the lead to manage the several development partners that are willing to provide support in the strategic forest and agriculture sector, including external trade of non-extractive commodities."}, {"bbox": [93, 227, 1163, 283], "category": "Text", "text": "Partnerships with the private sector have to be articulated through the establishment of governance mechanisms, such as the land management plans, that reduce the competition for the access to natural resources."}, {"bbox": [93, 301, 1163, 357], "category": "Text", "text": "Sustainable forest management (SFM) is based on four pillars, i.e., ecological, social, cultural, and economic aspects, which are equally important. Neglecting one of the pillars usually causes failures."}, {"bbox": [93, 375, 1163, 431], "category": "Text", "text": "Lastly the development of value chains based on forest products cannot be envisaged if a reliable and sustainable supply of raw material is not established."}, {"bbox": [86, 464, 399, 494], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 511, 635, 538], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is that **IF**:"}, {"bbox": [135, 555, 1161, 635], "category": "List-item", "text": "a) as a result of the proposed activities, sustainable and inclusive management of forests and agricultural areas are included in new/revised land regulations and policies, and TVET sector policy is reformed to better address the requirements of the labour market in the forestry and agricultural sectors;"}, {"bbox": [135, 635, 1161, 686], "category": "List-item", "text": "b) an integrated forest and rangeland management is effectively implemented to address food system challenges and climate stress;"}, {"bbox": [135, 688, 1161, 794], "category": "List-item", "text": "c) sustainable value chains in the forest sector, agroforestry and some selected priority agricultural areas are reinforced through addressing bottle necks to their development, enabling supporting elements of these value chains and enhanced value addition in Mongolia, including by recruiting the potential of digitalisation whilst ensuring inclusive access to the new opportunities; and"}, {"bbox": [135, 795, 1128, 822], "category": "List-item", "text": "d) appropriately trained human resource is available to engage in sectors that have become attractive again,"}, {"bbox": [97, 865, 1118, 950], "category": "Text", "text": "**THEN:** the Action will have contributed to strengthening Mongolia's green and digital transition efforts for the inclusive and sustainable development of the country, in line as well with objectives of the MoU for the Forest Partnership between the EU and Mongolia."}, {"bbox": [97, 968, 1161, 1138], "category": "Text", "text": "This is **BECAUSE** Mongolia is now at a junction of its development path, so far heavily dependent on extractive industry and unsustainable practices that would endanger its natural resources and its traditions. It could also impede on Mongolia's international commitments to climate change. Some enablers need to be in place to accompany the paradigm shift and those are at various levels: policies to drive the change (outcome 1), enhanced attractiveness of the new vision (contribution to global goals, enhanced economic returns, trade opportunities, value chain enablers) (outcomes 2 and 3) and human resources to effect the changes (Outcome 4)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1157, 1152, 1184], "category": "Text", "text": "To ensure the achievement of the overall objectives, the risks identified will be constantly monitored and mitigated."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 33"}]