Consultation, assessment and recommendations

This report is the main output of an independent consultation and assessment exercise carried out by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), to explore the rationale, strategy and structure of a proposal, originally from the World Bank, for a Global Forest Partnership (GFP). IIED’s work was supported by a grant from the World Bank.

The report describes the context and rationale for this work, the activities conducted and the outputs
produced between September 2007 and April 2008 (section 1). It provides a summary of facts, views and recommendations gathered through the assessment and consultation process (section 2). And it offers conclusions and recommendations to inform the future participatory development of a global forest partnership that meets stakeholders’ needs and builds on best practice (section 3).