Projet Foret et Environnement

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The project will: (a) contribute to a better use of forestry resources by implementing, on a pilot basis, a management plan in the depleted coastal zone; (b) reinforce the strategic planning and operational capacity of government institutions in the forestry sector; (c) resume forestry and environmental research activities; (d) make forestry and environment training more practical and tailored to the needs of the private sector and to conservation needs; (e) help prevent environmental degradation through the implementation of recommendations from key environmental studies; and (f) support the Government in the creation and maintenance of wildlife reserves. The project will include the following components in order to meet the above objectives: institutional strengthening, forestry and environment training, forestry and environment research, forest inventory and rehabilitation, and creation and maintenance of reserves.