5. EVALUATION AND MONITORING
5.1 Evaluation of Success of Afforestation and Tree Planting
Activities in Dimapur district, Nagaland
The field evaluation in respect of success of afforestation and tree planting activities undertaken during 2006-2007
in Dimapur district of Nagaland has been completed and the report has been submitted to NAEB, New Delhi.
5.2 Evaluation of Afforestation Programme being implemented through Forest Development Agencies (FDAs)
The mid-term field evaluation of Rayagada, Keonjhar, Sambalpur (North) and Rourkela FDAs in Orissa was taken up during
January to February, 2009. Field survey has been completed and report relating to Rayagada, Keonjhar, Sambalpur (North) and
Rourkela FDAs have been submitted.
6. AWARENESS RAISING
6.1 Celebration of World Forestry Day in Shillong
The Regional Centre celebrated the World Forestry Day on 21 March, 2009 by organizing an interactive
meeting on forest and climate change at the Regional Centre.
6.2 Documentation of the process, preparation of video film, preparation of success stories, publication
of the related material for SMFE.
The documentation of the process related to SMFE activities is under preparation. The video documentary will soon be
ready for editing. A brochure on developing small and medium forest based enterprises in Meghalaya was brought out by this
Regional Centre and has been distributed to all concerned.
6.3 Documentation of success stories in Assam
The screening/identification of success stories for documentation is being done in consultation with the state forest
department. The documentation of success stories in Assam
will be done after completion of process relating to identification.
6.4 Brochures on commercially viable forest
based activities
Brochures related to commercially viable forest based activities will be brought out after
the documentation.
7. ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report 2007-2008 has been published and distributed to
concerned authorities.
8. ADVISORY MANAGEMENTCOMMITEE MEETING
The 29th Advisory
Management Committee (AMC) Meeting of the Regional Centre was held on 14 November, 2008 in the Conference Hall of the Administrative Building,
North-Eastern Hill
University, Shillong. The minutes of the meeting were sent to all concerned.