SYNTHESIS REPORT: Experience of Implementing National Forestry Programmes in Gabon, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

INTRODUCTION

OVERALL STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF FORESTS AND FORESTRY IN THE FIVE CASE STUDY COUNTRIES.

Physical, Population and Economic Indicators

Environmental Significance

Economic significance of forests

ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE CASE STUDY COUNTRIES RELATIVE TO NFP FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

The relative economic importance of forest resources and extent of user-dependence.

The demographics of forest users and dependent groups

Forest policy and legislative environment, relative to forestry goals and stakeholder empowerment.

Importance of agriculture sector and changes relative to other sectors

Political and Institutional environment impacting on nfp in case study countries

THE PROCESS OF NFP FORMULATION

Sustainability of forest development

Broad based approach to nfp formulation involving other sectors and Actors

Factoring in key social, economic, institutional and political development into nfp process.

Expected fundamental changes from the nfp process.

Adherence to the basic principles of nfp formulation

Situation at the end of the nfp formulation process

Duration of the nfp formulation process and its impact on nfp quality

IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES

Policy and Institutional arrangements

Decentralization

Financing of national forest programme

Changes in conditions of forest resources

THE WAY AHEAD

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