Forest Ecosystem Enhancement to Reduce GHG Emission and Improve Community Resilience in South Sudan - TCP/SSD/3802

The effective management of natural resources, and forest ecosystems and resources specifically, is considered crucial for the Government of South Sudan It can help to safeguard rural livelihoods and foster sustainable development If current rates of annual forest loss are sustained, this could lead to complete forest loss within 50 years Many factors, such as weak governance structures, poor institutional capacity and livelihoods needs from the growing population and displaced communities, are of deep concern The Government is committed to forest governance, and in line with international climate change treaties, a new forest policy and legislative framework is being implemented to incorporate initiatives for sustainable forest management into the country’s economic growth strategy.

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Format: Project biblioteca
Language:English
Published: FAO ; 2023
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc6853en
http://www.fao.org/3/cc6853en/cc6853en.pdf
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Summary:The effective management of natural resources, and forest ecosystems and resources specifically, is considered crucial for the Government of South Sudan It can help to safeguard rural livelihoods and foster sustainable development If current rates of annual forest loss are sustained, this could lead to complete forest loss within 50 years Many factors, such as weak governance structures, poor institutional capacity and livelihoods needs from the growing population and displaced communities, are of deep concern The Government is committed to forest governance, and in line with international climate change treaties, a new forest policy and legislative framework is being implemented to incorporate initiatives for sustainable forest management into the country’s economic growth strategy.