CNVP Albania signs a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Albanian National Forest Agency

On 25 April 2023, CNVP Albania signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Forest Agency.  The aim of this MoC is to enhance the collaboration between both parties in the areas of Forestry, Green Economy, local economic development and legal framework for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

There are several joint initiatives described in this MoC to highlight just a few:

• Coordination of activities related to Sida- Funded “Local Economic Development” Project and Ada -funded “Integrated Forest Management in the Drin basin” Project involving the preparation and implementation of annual operational plans of forests, harvesting of MAPs and collaboration with municipalities as owners and managers of forests, pastures and wild MAPs;
• Provision of technical assistance for forest departments at Local Government Units for sustainable and integrated management of natural resources, such as wood and non-timber forest products (aromatic medicinal plants) as well as environmental services.
• Improving the regulatory framework for the sustainable management of medicinal and aromatic plants.
• Initiatives for joint projects and collaboration in different campaigns.