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ArticleRestoration of productive landscapes through management of trees on-farms in the off reserve landscape through tree registration and climate smart farming systems in Ghana
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Ghana has a total land area of 238,540 km2 and approximately 15% of the country has been set aside as forest reserves, wildlife parks, and the remaining 85% is owned by stools, skins and individuals across the country. All naturally occurring trees in off reserve landscapes are vested in the state but they occur in individual and community lands and farms. Most of Ghana’s agricultural system embraces the retention of trees during the course of cultivation with trees integrated in a mixture with crops. In the past, farmers destroyed these trees because their cocoa farms were destroyed by felling of trees for timber and they could not get compensation or any support from the state. To achieve Ghana’s Forest policy goals and objectives of the forest Plantation strategy, Ghana is piloting a programme to provide legal support for farmers, optimize the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems by developing appropriate technologies that involve trees (incorporation of trees-on farm within 3.75 million hectares) and enhances connectivity and biodiversity between the agricultural and forest landscapes. A pilot programme to register all planted and naturally occurring trees at the district level has begun with recent support from Climate Investment Fund through Ghana’s Forest investment programme (GFIP) to provide options for tree tenure regimes, tree ownership and benefit sharing mechanisms for farmers to plant more trees. This paper highlights the importance of trees on farm for landscape restoration, legal framework and the procedures for tree registration, identified strengths and weaknesses and potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as sustained reduction in degradation and deforestation whilst increasing productivity per hectare for farmers. Keywords: Landscape management, Deforestation and forest degradation, Climate change, Agriculture, Sustainable forest management ID: 3624089 -
ArticleModified Taungya plantation as a rural development initiative to restore landscapes and enhance livelihoods in Ghana
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.In Ghana, forest plantations have been adopted as one of the best options for restoring degraded landscapes and providing economic benefits to tree growers and forest fringe communities. From 2002 to 2020, approximately 200,000 hectares of forest plantations have been established across the country. Although a mixture of exotic and indigenous forest tree species are used, approximately 70% of forest plantations is Teak (Tectona grandis) and reasons for its selection include the following a) Fast growth and good economic returns, b) Relatively fire resistant, c) Poles from thinning used for electricity transmission d) Landscape restoration using local partnerships e) NTFPs survive under shade after canopy closure, f) Medicinal uses of the leaves among others. Although the government is playing a lead role in the establishment of these forest plantations, public-private and public-community partnerships have been used in addition to purely private investments. The main public-community partnership for forest plantation development since 2002 has been the Modified Taungya System (MTS), which is a collaboration between government, represented by the Forestry Commission and forest-fringe communities with equal benefit sharing. MTS allows the communities to participate in the restoration of degraded landscapes whilst benefiting from food crops, income from tree seedling sales, and ultimately 40% of the Standing Timber Value from commercial thinning and final harvest. This paper highlights modalities for MTS as a unique management model for community development, promoting forest-based livelihoods, improving household incomes, enhancing food security and landscape restoration. The challenges and opportunities for maximizing benefits from the system towards development of rural economies will be discussed. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, Sustainable forest management, Partnerships, Human health and well-being, Economic Development ID: 3624103 -
DocumentFrom projects to landscapes: FAO/WRI tools for monitoring progress and impacts of Forest and Landscape Restoration
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Restoring degraded lands is a key strategy for mitigating climate change, improving ecosystem health, and sustaining goods and services for people and planet. As part of the Bonn Challenge, New York Declaration on Forests, and other international initiatives, countries are encouraged to collectively restore at least 350 million hectares of degraded lands. Also, 2021-2030 has just been declared the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Monitoring restoration progress is important for ensuring that restoration activities stay on track to meet local and global goals. Monitoring also provides evidence for communicating successes, which will attract further investments for restoration projects, thereby scaling up efforts. In this context, WRI and FAO have jointly developed a series of tools to help with monitoring restoration. First is a guidebook for practitioners on discussing objectives and impacts and deciding which indicators to consider for monitoring their restoration projects, entitled The Road to Restoration: A Guide to Identifying Priorities and Indicators for Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration. Alongside this publication, the organizations prepared an e-learning course within the FAO e-learning academy and a web application called AURORA (Assessment, Understanding and Reporting of Restoration Actions), which facilitate the decision-making process and support users is selecting desired impacts and their indicators, setting up their goals, and monitoring progress. To complement this process, the publication Mapping Together: A Guide to Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration using Collect Earth Mapathons was produced to help project managers organize data collection events that establish baselines and monitor progress focusing on biophysical indicators. Here, we briefly present the FAO/WRI set of tools that will facilitate monitoring at different stages and will contribute to more robust monitoring and reporting processes. Keywords: Monitoring and data collection|Landscape management ID: 3623051
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