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DIRECTORATE-GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Sustainable Forest Management Programme in African ACP Countries
EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (2000-2003)
EC Tropical Forestry Budget Line
Project B7-6201/98-08/VIII/FOR
Project GCP/RAF/354/EC
Experience of Implementing National Forest Programmes in
NIGERIA
Accra, 27 April 2003
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ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BackgroundINTRODUCTION.
Overview of NFP in Nigeria
Terms of Reference.OUT COME OF NFP IMPLEMENTATION.
Method of Study.
Biophysical Overview.
Overview of National Forest Programmes (NFP) in Nigeria.
Involvement of National and International Organisations.
Changes in the condition of forest resources.NOTABLE SUCCESSES ON ACCOUNT OF NFP
Policy and Institutional Reforms.
Consideration of Forestry in the Economy:
Investments in the Forestry Sector:
Capacity Development.
Integration of NFP.
Capacity to review NFP.
Current level of production of goods and services.
Resource requirements to manage forests sustainably to generate goods and services at the current level.
Current level of outputs and services generated:
Extent of cross-sectoral resource transfers and subsidization:
Sustainability of National Forest Programmes at Current Level of Inputs and Outputs.
Review of the Forestry Sector.FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NFP.
Manpower Development.
Forestry Action Plans:
Dialogue
Master Plan for Forestry Sector Development.
Bottom-Up Programme Development.
Data Collection.
ConclusionsREFERENCES
Recommendations
APPENDIX 1: REACTIONS TO FAO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPORT.
APPENDIX 2: COUNTRY CASE STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES.
Appendix 3: List of people contacted during the study
Appendix 4.: Composition of the National TFAP Advisory Council.
Appendix 5: Composition of the National TFAP Technical Committee.
Appendix 7: Externally Funded Projects in Nigeria
Appendix 8: Budgetary Allocation to SFDs (1992)
APPENDIX: 10 : SOURCES OF INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NFP.
APPENDIX: 11 : SPREAD OF STATES ALONG REGIONS.
