In addition to the abovementioned state bodies, the Akhmeta municipal government is the only municipality which is involved in the management of forests. Since 2013, more than 300 meetings have been held in the framework of the NFP process. Up to 270 stakeholders from different ministerial sectors, academia, the private sector, the NGO sector and several international development partners were involved in the NFP process. Based on the National Forest Concept a forest sector reform strategy and action plan has been elaborated, which has been approved by the government as part of the National Environmental Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2021 with the following goal: “Improvement of the general condition and ecological functions of the forests, through the introduction of sustainable forest management system in Georgia".