The First Deputy Minister spoke about the qualification requirements and retraining of people employed in the forest sector and noted that within the framework of cooperation with the Federal University of Zurich, exchange programs are planned to introduce Georgian students to international European practices of sustainable forest management and forest usage.
At the meeting of the council, the Head of the Development Cooperation Service at the Embassy of Germany Lidija Christmann, and the regional director of the Swiss Cooperation Agency/Swiss Embassy in the South Caucasus, Barbara Böni, considered the progress achieved in the forestry sector in Georgia and focused special attention on the process of arranging business yards, the active involvement of society in forest management, and the strengthening of professional education.  
Enabling the implementation of Georgia's forest sector reform – ECO.Georgia is a project financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to enable the implementation of a forest sector reform, implemented by GIZ and the Government of Georgia. The project aims to mitigate greenhouse gases through improved, nature-based management of the country's forests and improvement of energy efficiency to reduce the demand for fuelwood. The project includes three components: Sustainable forest management, Energy efficiency and alternative fuel market development, Income sources and local self-government in forest management. The project covers three regions of Georgia - Kakheti, Guria and Mtskheta-Mtianeti.