FAO launches $3.6 million forestry project in Zambezia

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FAO launches $3.6 million forestry project in Zambezia

3:00 CAT | 05 Mar 2019

Photo: Twitter / @FAOMozambique

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is launching a forestry project worth US$3.6 million in Zambezia province, central Mozambique, according to a statement it has released.

The initiative will be implemented in partnership with the National Forest Directorate of Mozambique and is funded by the Global Environment Facility.

Working together to promote the sustainable and integrated use of flora resources (timber and non-timber), ensuring the creation of benefits for all those involved in their exploitation, with an emphasis on local communities. New project for #forest. @FAOMozambique #Zerohunger ? pic.twitter.com/rg3H7xsVh9

— FAO Mozambique (@FAOMozambique) March 4, 2019

The project aims to promote the conservation of biodiversity and mitigate the impact of climate change on Miombo [a species of tree] forest ecosystems by introducing innovative methods and increasing the capacity to manage natural resources.

The initiative aims to “support the [Mozambican] government in improving the forest and wildlife revenues channelling mechanism, making payments conditional on the environmental performance of communities,” the statement says.

The project will operate in seven districts of Zambézia, covering a total area of almost four million hectares, of which 2.1 million hectares are forest.

Project coordinator Frank Beernaert says that innovation, expansion and sustainability are the priorities in implementing the initiative.

Source: Lusa