R1. CSOs are recognized by the government with organizing and capacity building for synergy and drawing its participation in decision and policy making based on their needs.

R2. Strengthened existing grass-root organizations (existing network of environmental / rural development CSOs), especially representing rural voices, and more CSOs joined.

R3. Local NTFPs producers, mainly of truffles, medicinal plants and honey, have a formed network or an association.

R4. Local CSOs and other stakeholders capacitated on sustainable forest practices and the use of NTFPs for income generation.

R5. Participatory advocacy campaigns, capacity-building, research and knowledge dissemination to promote forest conservation/NTFPs for the livelihood of rural communities.

R6. Dissemination of a documentary/5’-10’ video on participatory forest governance in the Hyrcanian forest and other awareness-building materials.