a. Strengthen institutions for environment and natural resources management at various levels (i.e., insufficient manpower for ENR);
b. Improve and institutionalize various multistakeholder coordination mechanisms as mandated by the different ENR laws for greater transparency and accountability is important in environmental governance;
c. Provide assistance to LGUs to develop and implement local environment and natural resources management plans and programs (i.e., ICM plans, forest and watershed management plans, etc.) in accordance with the national programs, thereby facilitating the achievement of economic and environmental sustainability priorities and targets through relevant on-the-ground strategies and action plans; and
d. Support women's enhanced roles in ENR through policy development, capacity-building and strengthening of gender mainstreaming mechanisms.