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Status: Closed
BSFP (Bulgarian-Swiss Forestry Programme)
Description
Since 2001, Intercooperation is commissioned by Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) to implement a Forestry Programme in Bulgaria. The experience gained during the first phase starting in 1997 implemented by ETH Zurich formed the basis for the design of the present support to the forest sector. BSFP contributes to sustainable forest management with two main components:
a) capacity building of the national forest administration and other key actors to implement the ongoing sector reforms, including the training of trainers for practical forestry work, advocacy training of PHD forestry students and international exchange of experiences in seminars and workshops and
b) Introduction and support of multifunctional regional forestry planning with participation of all forestry stakeholders as a platform for setting priorities on future management of forest resources, contributing to decentralised decision making and partnerships.
BSFP works in the frame of the national forest policy and strategy to which it has contributed with a in-depths forest sector analysis and with a national forest fire management policy and strategy.
The Operative Centre of BSFP works in a team of 8 members through Sylvica Foundation that has a EN ISO 9001:2000 Certified QMSystem by Moody International Q-Zert GmbH.
Local partner: National Forestry Board, Forest University of Sofia
International partner: ETH Zurich, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape
Fact sheet
Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2001
End: 2007
Status: Closed
Region: Eastern Europe
Country: Bulgaria
Working domain: Natural Resource Management
Key topic: Municipal development and decentralization | Strengthening of associations and interest groups | Wood processing and marketing | Silviculture and management of natural temperate forests | Forest policy, legislation and sector governance | Forest economics | Conflict management on common properties | Participatory technology development | Human resource and institutional development | Capitalization of experiences
Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Staff
Project responsible: Jürgen Blaser
Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Jürgen Blaser
Responsible at Head Office: Jürgen Blaser
Advisors, programme officers: Hilmar Stetter | | Vassil Stiptzov
Associated staff: | Silvia Leibundgut
Contact
Address:
BSFP/Sylvica Foundation
4 Vitosha Blvd.
BG-1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
Phone: +359-2-988 44 22 Fax: +359-2-988 44 22
E-Mail: bsfp@sylvica.org
Resp. for this entry: jblaser
