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8.2.1 Project ProgressAfter roughly two years of operation and according to the available information, theproject process to our knowledge is as follows:Output 1: Carbon financing for community forestry: During the first six month of the project, a site selection process carried out Business plan were developed A remote sensing team developed land-cover classifications for the two sitesby carefully analyzing Landsat5, SPOT and PALSAR images. Benefit sharing mechanism was developed through consultations withrepresentatives from 92 of MJUMITA‟s networks Classifications of landscapes were made by looking at seasonal changes in thevegetation and distinguish between forest and fallowOutput 2: Reducing leakage: 26 villages developed participatory strategies to reduce D&D and improvelivelihoods PFM and REDD training programme for project staff, district staff and otherNGO staff undertaking REDD projects completed Built capacity of communities, government and CBOs to support REDD+ inthe long term Feasibility study for establishing a long-term PFM and REDD trainingprogramme based at the FBD´s Forestry Training Institute of Oimotonyicompleted and under consideration by development partnersOutput 3: Documentation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Development and implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation andCommunication plan (MEC) Continued collaboration with various research projects such as the CIFOR-ledGlobal Comparative Study on REDD and inclusion in the work of fiveCCIAM financed research projects Memorandum of Understanding signed with TNRF on communicationactivitiesOutput 4: Advocacy at national and international levels: Recommendations for the National Strategy224