PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PPA:NEP 22268 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT ON THE FORESTRY SECTOR PROGRAM (Loan No. 1040-NEP[SF]) IN NEPAL February 2001 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit — Nepalese Rupee/s (NRe/NRs) At Appraisal At Program Completion At Operations Evaluation Nre 1.00 = $0.0341 $0.017 $0.02 $1.00 = NRs29.30 NRs58.77 NRs68.00 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADBN - Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal BAEDP - Biogas and Agricultural Equipment Development Pty., Ltd. DNPWC - Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation DOF - tment of Forests EA - Executing Agency FINNIDA -Finnish Department for International Development Cooperation (formerly Finnish International Development Agency) FPDB - Forest Products Development Board FSCC - Forestry Sector Coordinating Committee FSPL - Forestry Sector Program Loan HPPCL - Herbs Production and Processing Co. Ltd. M&E - monitoring and evaluation MED - Monitoring and Evaluation Division MFSC - Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation MOF - Ministry of Finance MPFS - Master Plan for the Forestry Sector NPC - National Planning Commission OEM - Operations Evaluation MiPCR - program completion report PPAR - program performance audit report TA - technical assistance NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government ends ...