Ghana - Community Forestry Management Project

The present intervention concerns the Community Forest Resources Management Project. It’s designed as part of the Natural Resources Management Program. The project aims to contribute to poverty reduction through inter alia, the conservation and sustainable development of forest resources for maintenance of environmental quality and the perpetual flow of optimum benefits to all segments of the Ghanaian society. The project should focus on small-scale plantation investors and involve the participation of communities living near degraded forest in the management of forest and the establishment of forest plantations through the Modified Taungya System. The Community Forestry Management Project will have four components, namely: a) Integrated Forest Management; b) Sustainable Livelihood Scheme; c) Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening; and d) Project Management Support.