Forestry Sub-Sector Policy (2010-2019). Country/Territory Gambia Document type Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry Keyword Agricultural development Poverty Capacity building Agro-forestry Institution Forest management/forest conservation Public participation Local government Research Financing Community management Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa Entry into force notes The present Forestry Sub-Sector Policy covers the period from 2010 to 2019. Abstract The goals of the present Forestry Policy include: i) Improvement in the living standards of the citizenry through poverty reduction and forest resource enhancement initiatives; ii) Institutional empowerment for effective decentralized forest resource management; iii) Encouragement of coordinated efforts and inflow of assistance into the forestry sub-sector as defined in the National Development Framework; iv) Improvement in Department of Forestry’s absorptive capacity and effective management of forest resources. Full text English