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Strengthening capacity of non-state actors to improve FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes in Western Africa

European Union (Through Partnership with Tropenbos International, Netherlands)

2017-2021

Liberia, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

Western Africa

Environment (Forestry policy and administrative management)

Project Summary

Objective:

  • Enhanced capacity of Western Africa NSAs to monitor, advocate and engage with State Actors in FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes

Expected results:

  • Increased organizational and operational capacities of local and national NSAs to undertake participatory and independent monitoring of forest governance and forest land-use change, including changes in livelihoods and social and environmental safeguards;
  • Improved transparency, access to information, and accountability in the forest and land sectors;
  • Effective engagement of NSAs in FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes;
  • Viable sub-national, national and cross-border networks of well-informed local non-state actors, and increased cross-border cooperation and information exchanges;
  • Information and lessons exchanged with international REDD+ and FLEGT-VPA communities

Approaches:

  • Awareness creation, training, and NSAs mobilization
  • Develop and implement tools for independent forest and land-use change monitoring
  • Building coalitions and networks
  • Peer-to-peer experiential learning, promotion of good practices, and technical guidance
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Sharing of lessons and experiences on NSA user-friendly platforms

Key facts

Sector: Capacity Building, Forest Conservation, and Landscape Management
Domain: Forestry and Community
Benefiting zone: Liberia, Ghana, and Ivory Coast
Nature:  Performance base contract
Duration: 2017 – 2021
Status: completed

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