1. Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Central Asia
Project financed by the European Union
Turkmenistan updates
Istanbul

2. Content
Missions up to date
Review of legal framework
Recent developments
Recommendations for future project activities

3. List of Missions in Turkmenistan July 2013 – Inception workshop
September 2013 – Inception mission
March 2014 – Road map for Turkmenistan
September 2014 – Recommendations for specific project support
November 2014 – Developing Normative Documents, proposing standardized regulatory process within the Ministry of Nature Protection and Forestry Administration 3

4. Review of Legal Framework
New Forest Code since 2011
National Forestry Programme 2013 – outlines the list of normative documents to be elaborated
6 normative documents elaborated in 2012 by the former GIZ project on Sustainable Forest Management, submitted to the Ministry but yet not approved 4

5. Recent developments:
Amendments to the Forest Code - to provide the Ministry of Nature protection (MNP) with the necessary authorities and responsibilities to develop, approve monitor and update regulations

6. Recent developments:
2 normative documents are elaborated with the support of HF with national experts:
ND#5: “Regulatory system for collecting payments and fees for the use of forests”
ND#18: “Regulation for the implementation of forest reforestation and new afforestation activities in the areas belonging to the Forest Fund”

7. Recent developments:
Recommendations for a model and procedures for a more effective process of developing future NDs and other regulatory instruments:
Department or position within the Ministry of Nature Protection
Within the new department within the Forestry Administration

9. Recommendations for the following steps:
Provide follow-up support to the regulatory process
Provide support in implementing the regulatory cycle
Provide specific guidance to the FA in the development of further NDs
Provide training to specialists at performing required functions of the regulatory cycle (e.g work with the MNP/FA) 9

10. Gulbahar Abdurasulova FLEG/ERCA National Coordinator in Turkmenistan
Thank you!
Gulbahar Abdurasulova
FLEG/ERCA National Coordinator in Turkmenistan 10