Deadline extended to February 1, 2010
 

in its meeting on October 29, 2009, the FIP Sub-Committee, taking into account the current funding level for the FIP, agreed on five country or regional pilots, to be supported under the FIP.  An Expert Group will be invited to recommend five pilots to the Sub-Committee and a list of up to three additional countries to be considered should funds become available to finance additional pilots or should some of the selected pilots prove not to be feasible.

The FIP design document calls for the CIF Administrative Unit to inform eligible countries, through the country offices of the MDBs, of the FIP program and invite interested government to submit a brief expression of interest to be considered as a pilot country. Countries submitting an expression of interest will be given priority consideration by the Expert Group in formulating their recommendations for country and regional pilots.

Call for Expression of Interest to be considered as a pilot program under the Forest Investment Program

(See FIP Key Documents for Attachments to Expression of Interest)