Foundation for Forest Assessment & Analysis (FFAA)

Not-for-profit Section 8 Company, under the Companies Act, 2013

Activities

  • Organise expert consultations/workshops on the themes allied to forest assessment
  • Bring out policy advocacy papers/ technical information series
  • Maintain a website for sharing information
  • Initiate a journal (JFFAA)
  • Undertake consultancy assignments for forest assessment, monitoring and allied themes including preparation of management plans and impact assessment
  • Work for TOF assessment and propmotion
  • Undertake capacity building programmes on forest assessment, forest carbon assessment, monitoring and allied themes
  • Organise workshops on relevant themes including an annual workshop
  • Create training material on forest assessment and monitoring
  • Develop methodologies for forest ecosystem assessment
  • Design payment for ecosystem services (PES) models suited to different regions and socio-economic settings
  • Create a Field Action Group (FAG) for
    • Undertaking forest inventory works including forest carbon assessment
    • Undertaking TOF Assessment
    • Carrying out impact assessment studies
    • Undertaking Working/Management Plan preparation activities