Harmonization of forest and other policies affecting the sector would eliminate flash points that spur conflicts among government agencies dealing with the same clientele. This would also facilitate convergence of many initiatives by the different government agencies and sectors resulting to formulation of platforms for long term coordination among agencies and stakeholders. Retrofitting the PFA as a line agency, and reorienting its main function as first: a forest land management agency and second, a forest resources management authority, would respond appropriately to focusing government efforts as facilitator of development and operationalizing the long term goal of putting every hectare of forest lands under sustainable management unit. The separation of the authority and enterprise functions of the PFA would promote efficiency in forestry operations. The capacitating of forestry institutions would be facilitated where conflict in functions can be minimized or eliminated.

On the other hand, the creation of the National Council for Sustainable Forestry (NCSF), a coordinative body, would facilitate coordination among agencies whose concerns are influenced or affected by what is happening in watersheds; e.g., Department of Agriculture with their AFMA, Department of Agrarian reform with the CARP, etc.