Case Studies: Organisational Change & Management
Asia, Institutional Review of the Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific, 2001, RECOFTC
RECOFTC developed a strategic programme to establish its basic direction as an institution concerned with supporting community forestry in the Asia-Pacific region. To ensure this programme could be implemented effectively an assessment and realignment of the organisation structure was critical. LTS provided independent expert advice to facilitate a delicate process and ensure the institutional structure aligned with the programme objectives. Supporting an internal RECOFTC task force, an LTS organisational assessment specialist advised on RECOFTC's new organisational structure and necessary changes.
Croatia, Restructuring Study for the Strategic Development of State Forest Authority Hrvatske Sume, 2002, World Bank
A study to provide the State forest authority with a detailed, phased and costed plan for its future role, restructuring and strategic development. The study started with a review of the forest sector and assessed how it will impact on and be affected by the restructuring. Based on it, the organisation was reviewed, and restructuring options formulated and modelled. The study ended with an agreement on the optimal scenario for restructuring, and a detailed restructuring plan. LTS provided a specialist to help review international experience in restructuring state forest authorities, and to formulate, discuss and agree options for restructuring the organisation.
Georgia, Forest Sector Rationalisation and Institutional Development Study, 2002-2003, World Bank
The Government of Georgia with assistance from the World Bank has prepared the Georgia Forests Development Project. A key activity of this project is to prepare a detailed, phased and costed plan for the institutional and financial development of the State forest sector, aimed at improving its organisational and operational performance and increasing its economic and fiscal efficiency through the sustainable management of the nation's forests. The LTS consultants had the overall task of reviewing the current forest sector institutional and financial framework and to identify the optimal model for the future role, restructuring and organisational development of these institutions in the field of protection, regulation and state control of forests.
India, Western Ghats Forestry Project - Project Process Support Team, 1995 - 2001, UK Department for International Development
The Western Ghats Forestry Project aimed to conserve the biodiversity of the Western Ghats forests in Southern India and to sustain and enhance the livelihoods. This was achieved through a process of institutional strengthening within the Forest Department to develop Joint Forest Planning and Management strategies in conjunction with local communities. Approaches to produce a sustainable supply of forest products, encourage regeneration and improve forest cover whilst conserving biodiversity and ecological functions of the forests were developed. LTS managed and provided consultants to a team of four specialists providing process support to guide the development of the Karnataka Forest Department. The support team focused on the development cycle and division level strategies, of client-focused and site-specific management systems; management information systems; training; monitoring and evaluation; and technical issues including forest management planning, research and remote sensing.
Kenya, Forestry Transaction Advisor, 2007-2008, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank
The USAID-funded Forest Rehabilitation and Environmental Management Strengthening (FORREMS) Programme is a six-year initiative (2003-2008) that strengthens government natural resource management institutions, assists local community groups in improving forest and environmental management, aids the rehabilitation of degraded rangelands and improves rural livelihoods with sustainable nature-based enterprises. Together with the World Bank-funded Natural Resources Management Project, FORREMS has worked with the Forest Department (FD) and Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) in improving the enabling framework for sustainable forest management by advancing reforms in Forest Act, draft Forest Policy and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) - a state corporation that will replace the FD in 2007. The Forestry Transaction Advisor acts as the Principal Advisor to the Permanent Secretary, De-Linking Committee, Forest Reform Secretariat and Board on the transition of FD to the KFS. In this regard, the advisor brings to KFS expertise public sector reform such as strategic planning, corporate governance, organisational structuring, budget and finance, human resources management, recruitment and performance contracting.
South Africa, Water and Forestry Support Programme (WFSP), 2003-2005, UK Department for International Development
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) is responsible for managing South Africa's water and forestry resources, and for reversing historic patterns of management detrimental to the interests of the poor. As an integrated part of a wider sustainable livelihoods programme, DFID has supported the forest sector in South Africa for over a decade. LTS's recent support (2003-2005) to the WFSP covers four key areas of activity - completion of the restructuring / privatisation process for the plantation resource, consolidation of organisational changes within the Chief Directorate of Forests, identification and establishment of the enabling environment and modalities for an enterprise based approach to achieving improved rural livelihoods from forestry, and review and re-design of an NFP process. Our work aims to enhance the commercial opportunities and capabilities of previously disadvantaged people.
