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This initiative aims to contribute to energy security and reduce the country’s high dependence on
external energy sources and logging by offering ideas for developing non-timber forest activities,
economic but nature-friendly energy projects and diversified nursery production.
The EUR 9 million FLEG II programme aims to improve forest law enforcement and governance in
seven countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine, which are
collectively home to more than 20% of the world's forests. The programme deepens reforms in forestry
policy, and legal and administrative matters in the sector while carrying out pilot projects, and
addressing forest fire and climate issues. It builds upon the achievements of its predecessor, the