Evaluation Recommendations or Issues 1:  Category 1: Validity of the project design

Considering the validity of project design, it is recommended that special emphasis should be devoted to the design of future PES programmes/projects,

Evaluation Recommendations or Issues 2: Category 2: Institutional framework and PES governance

In terms of governance and institutional framework, it would be appropriate to: (i) build on the achievements of the project, especially as regards the Commission dedicated to the management of the RBA Ecolabel; (ii) provide a framework for the coherence of the strategies of public institutions around the RBA Ecolabel (SFM, SGG, DARED, etc.); and (iii) maintain the public-private international organisations dialogue during the implementation or revision of the RBA Ecolabel standard.

Evaluation Recommendation or Issue 3: Category 3: Sustainability of net benefits over time

Considering the sustainability of the net benefits and the progress towards the achievement of the impact, it is strongly recommended that the national counterpart ensures that the continuity of the CE-SM project's opportunity and its net benefits are to be continued.

Evaluation Recommendation or Issue 4: Category 4: Exit strategy and sustainability

The main axes of the exit and sustainability strategy (2021-2022) concern (i) the creation of an institutional and legal framework for PES at the national level; (ii) support to the implementation of the ASMEL RBA management plan; and (iii) support to the management of the RBA eco-label.

In fact, the evaluation mission recommends the organisation of a national sharing workshop dedicated to PES in Morocco. The main objectives of this workshop are: (i) to take stock and capitalise on current PES initiatives; (ii) to discuss opportunities of institutionalising PES; and (iii) to set up the RBA Ecolabel framework agreement