Building Capacity to institute Sustainable Forest Management and Climate Change Adaptation
Building Capacity to institute Sustainable Forest Management and Climate Change Adaptation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: The main objective of the project is to create a setting in which residents around Wonegizi Protected Area can through environmental education and demonstration projects mainstream sustainable land/ forest management practices into their daily livelihood activities as an approach to combating climate change, Land degradation and biodiversity loss. The project will build capacity of the locals in developing mitigating activities in the area of Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation. The project will also address the issue of livelihood.
CRITICAL FACTORS FOR PROJECT SUSTAINBILITY:
? Train farmers in ecological farming practices essential to climate change adaptation mitigation to the locals
? Local community empowered to manage the project
? Alternative livelihood developed
CRITICAL FACTORS FOR PROJECT SUSTAINBILITY:
? Train farmers in ecological farming practices essential to climate change adaptation mitigation to the locals
? Local community empowered to manage the project
? Alternative livelihood developed
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
SKILLS AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Country:
Liberia
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 37,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 10,000.00
Project Number:
LBR/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/04
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
An in-depth consultation has already taken place, with discussions beginning in 2011 with community and stakeholders representative. This proposal has evolved as a direct result of that consultation process and a pre-project development visit which was undertaken from October by the GEF/SGP NC.
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Knowledge transfer and capacity building based on personal involvement of local people are at the heart of this project and hence dissemination is an integral aspect of what is planned.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Samuel Boakai
Email:
Mrs. Gboryonon B. Zarbupoo
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Address
C/O UNDP Office, UN Drive, 1000 Monrovia 10,
Monrovia, West Africa
Monrovia, West Africa
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