Voices for Mekong Forests (V4MF) is a 5-year programme which aims to give local communities a voice and improve forest governance by strengthening the participation of non-state actors (NSAs) in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The overarching rationale of V4MF is that for forests to be sustained, forest landscape governance must be based on principles of inclusivity, requiring effective participation of non-state actors. The project recognises that many national, regional and global initiatives (FLEGT-VPA, REDD+) offer opportunities for NSAs to become actively involved in government-led forest landscape dialogues and decision-making processes. The transboundary focus of V4MF covers landscape across five countries – Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Triple Line was commissioned and conducted mid-term review of V4MF project to assess progress towards achieving project results and capitalise lessons on how it could further improve during the remaining duration of its implementation. This included assessing qualitative and quantitative achievements of the project, analysing relevance of project strategies, understanding assumptions and intervention logic/theory of change, analysing gender mainstreaming aspects and providing recommendations for the future direction of V4MF project.
