FORSTRY & ENVIRON

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The objective of the Forestry and Environmental Protection Project is to slow the pace of degradation of Haiti's natural resources by providing technical and financial support for: (a) the institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development's Directorate of Natural Resources and its Forestry and Environmental Protection Services, and for training in forestry and agroforestry; (b) specific programs to promote tree planting and soil conservation, improve the management of forest reserves, expand forestry and agroforestry research, establish and manage national parks and biosphere reserves, and monitor land use in Haiti; and (c) promotion by the Bureau of Mines and Energy of more efficient charcoal stoves in urban areas. The project will build the institutional and policy framework for Haiti's Tropical Forestry Action Plan through which complementary efforts will be made to redress Haiti's natural resource destruction, as implementation capacity develops.