Mid-Term Review of the project SSPDF PHASE 2 Mid-Term Review of the project SSPDF PHASE 2 - MTR SSPDF PHASE 2 Insatsen avser en halvtidsöversyn till stöd för projektet "Strengthening Sustainable Private and Decentralised Forestry" (SSPDF) fas 2. This contribution is a Mid-term Review of the Strengthening Sustainable Private and Decentralised Forestry SSPDF, in accordance with agreement with Connecting Natural Values with People (CNVP). The objective of the review is to assess the performance of the project (its efficiency and effectiveness) and to provide if appropriate, comments in regards to any required changes, e.g. to the project scope objectives, duration, financing, and management arrangements.

The Embassy intends to directly procure Geoscope AB, Åke Nilsson, for the evaluation task. Åke Nilsson has done an evaluation (2013), of an earlier phase of the cooperation with CNVP, with good results. Åke Nilsson has been working in a study for potential support to environment in Kosovo in 2014 and was engaged by Sida assist the Kosovo Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning in drafting the program document Kosovo Environmental Program. Åke Nilsson has profound knowledge of environment and natural resources focusing on forests in Kosovo. For this reason it is viewed as particularly advantageous to be able to hire Geoscope AB. The embassy has informed Sida’s department for procurement about the fact that we intend to make a direct procurement. The objective of the review is to assess the performance of the project (its efficiency and effectiveness) and to provide if appropriate, comments in regards to any required changes, e g in regards to the project scope objectives, duration, financing, and management arrangements.