26 May 2010

As part of the evaluation, LTS International will carry out a stock-take of public expenditure analysis efforts in forestry and efforts to establish the effectiveness and efficiency of public spending in the forestry sector.  LTS International will also examine public expenditure analysis work from other sectors and build up a compendium of global good practice examples which could be used in the forestry sector. LTS International will draw upon this knowledge to prepare a guidance note, including a set of principles articulating a best practice approach to public expenditure analysis (including assessments of expenditure efficiency and effectiveness) for the forest sector. Tools such as the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (currently deployed to assess the effectiveness of spending on protected areas) will be considered for the forest sector.