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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.

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