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FeaturedPDFNational Forest Policy 2023 - 2032
This Forest Policy replaces the second policy which ended in 2019. The purpose of the policy is to achieve the sustainable management of sufficient forest cover that could meet the social, economic, and environmental and livelihood needs of the current and future generations. This Forest Policy 2023 - 2032 is developed in the context of the implementation of the Gambia National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2021 and the National Forestry Strategy and Action Plan (2019 – 2028). It also integrates policy provisions of the ‘Validated Supplementary Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Policy’ 2017 - 2026, as well as other national development initiatives. The new policy envisions contributing to the implementation of The Gambia’s obligations in the frameworks of international and sub-regional conventions and agreement that the country is party to. These include the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) and the ECOWAS Forest Convergence Plan, amongst many others in which forestry is an important component. The policy takes into consideration the need to strengthen the complementarity between forestry and other development sectors such as parks and wildlife management, fisheries, agriculture, water resources, land and community development. One of the cross-cutting enablers identified for the successful implementation of the strategic priorities of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2021, which this policy seeks to support is “Promoting environmental sustainability, climate resilient communities and appropriate land use”. The maintenance of a sustainably managed forest cover is a prerequisite to attaining these ends. Given the forests’ role in maintaining environmental stability, providing food and feed for livelihoods, protecting the agricultural space and providing energy and other livelihood support systems, the national forest policy would, of necessity, have to be appropriately linked to the wider national development context which the NDP provides. The Forest Policy 2010 - 2019 called for the development of a national forest strategy to put the policy into effect. The said strategy and plan of implementation both for 2019 – 2028, were developed late and approved only at the end of the policy period in 2019. They could therefore not be implemented during the said policy period. The Strategy contains important strategic elements which, if implemented accordingly, will go a long way towards the attainment of sustainable forestry in the country. Therefore, this new forest policy 2023 – 2032 has taken into consideration the provisions of the strategy and plan to take forward their implementation in support of the implementation of the new policy. A supplementary Strategy and Plan would need to be prepared for the full implementation of the new policy
FeaturedPDFRepublic of the Gambia first biennial update report (BUR1) December 2024
The Gambia’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR1) outlines national greenhouse gas inventories, mitigation actions, and climate change vulnerabilities under the UNFCCC. It highlights major emissions sectors, ongoing adaptation strategies, and the country's severe climate risks despite low global emissions.
FeaturedPDFGambia Forest Act 2018
The Gambia Forest Act 2018 governs the maintenance, sustainable management, and development of the nation's forest resources to combat illegal logging, protect endangered tree species, and regulate forest product licensing
FeaturedPDFNational Climate Change Policy of The Gambia
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