Most recently, MoEFWA has drafted several pieces of legislation related to forestry, e.g. the draft Law on the Identification of the Criteria and Procedures for the Creation of Strategic Wood Material in Stands and the Treatment of Virgin Forests. This merger would also result in the reduction of forestry staff by some 38 per cent. The Strategy sets out a long-term national strategy for forest and pasture management, including erosion control, community management, reforestation, biodiversity conservation and protected area management.