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Book (series)Terminal evaluation of the project “Sustainable forest management under the authority of Cameroonian Councils”
Project code: GCP/CMR/033/GFF - GEF ID: 4800
2023Also available in:
No results found.Project "Sustainable forest management under the authority of Cameroonian councils" (GCP/CMR/033/GFF; GEF ID: 4800) was financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the FAO along with the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife (MINFOF) the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED), and the Association of Forest Communes of Cameroon (ACFCAM) as well as other national partners as executing agencies. The final evaluation found the project was highly relevant to the needs of national governments and of Cameroonian councils, the FAO, and GEF despite gender and indigenous peoples’ issues not being prioritized. Significant capacity building of local council officials, Peasant Forest Committees (PFCs) and Council Forest Cells (CFCs) were achieved on sustainable forest management issues and carbon management. However, due to significant delays, internal governance conflicts and personal issues within the FAO and between national government partners and executing agencies, the landmark paradigmatic change in forest management approach, whereby council forest management plans would integrate sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and carbon management components have not been achieved. Project gains are likely to continue beyond the project but this is contingent on actions taken to address financial, institutional, social and environmental risks. -
ProjectEnhancing Community-Based Management of Dryland Forests in the Gambia - GCP/GAM/031/GFF 2023
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No results found.One of the major environmental problems faced by the Gambia is the degradation and destruction of its forests, mainly the dryland forests in the northern part of the country, The underlying driver is the increasing population pressure and lack of adequate socio-economic/livelihood opportunities. Dryland forests in the country play a pivotal role in halting desertification. Although the forest sector in the Gambia is reported to contribute to about only 1.2 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP), from a socio-economic perspective, it holds great significance to rural livelihoods. Dryland forest ecosystems provide supporting, regulating and provisioning services. The regulating and supporting services are significant in a larger context, agricultural and livestock production account for nearly 30 percent of GDP and employ more than 70 percent of the labourforce. Strong and healthy ecosystem services are therefore important for continued progress in sustainable agricultural and livestock production in the country. Although several initiatives/ programmeshave been implemented to address this situation, there are still barriers to dealing with the issue effectively. The objective of this project was to reduce forest degradation in the northern part of the country through the strengthening and expansion of community-forestry and the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) practices. -
Book (series)Terminal evaluation of the project "Sustainable Forest Lands Management and Conservation under an Ecosocial Approach"
Project code: GCP/VEN/011/GFF - GEF ID: 5410
2024Also available in:
This project was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Its objectives were to reverse the degradation of forest ecosystems, recover forest areas under degradation processes, mainly in the Imataca Forest Reserve, and promote the institutionalization of these activities in forest management at the national level. The project made a significant contribution in terms of generation and systematization of information; methodological developments to estimate carbon emissions, reservoirs and sequestration, and compilation of information for the National Integrated Forest Information System; strengthen institutional and community capacities, and promote the application of sustainable forest management practices under a co-management scheme. Important co-benefits were also generated, such as the creation of the Tukupu Community Social Property Company, which is the first Indigenous Peoples' forestry company established in the country, and the proposed Presidential Decree for the Creation of the National Forest Co-management System.
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