An institutional reform is needed to more effectively manage protected areas and biodiversity, including natural resources. Within SAEPF, this could be a “Biodiversity Department” and in the event that the status of SAEPF is upgraded to that of a ministry', this might be the “State Agency for Biodiversity Management” within the Ministry of Environment. Exceptions can be made for those forest areas that have nationally strategic value and importance for other economic sectors (e.g. mining).