STRENGTHENED INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVELS

To extend Forest Service efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and resources, and improve the lives of forest-dependent peoples by awarding grants to and entering into cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations, multilateral organizations, and other individuals, organizations, institutions, and governments engaged in forest conservation and management.