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| Project/activity ID | PD905/19 Rev.3 (F) Phase 1 | ||||||||
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| Title | PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOSSE-AUX-LIONS GAZETTED FOREST IN THE SAVANNA REGION IN TOGO | ||||||||
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The Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest was once a superb reserve for fauna and flora. However, as a result of the socio-political unrest that Togo experienced during the 1990s, the gazetted forest, as most of the protected areas, has been invaded and devastated by local people, thereby questioning the non-participatory, unilateral management processes applied by the Forest Administration since the colonial era. Over the decades this has led to significant changes, particularly in relation to the degradation of forest resources, biodiversity, uncontrolled exploitation and worsening impoverishment of local populations.
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To reverse this trend, the Agency for Forest Development and Use (Office de Développement et d’Exploitation des Forêts—ODEF) has developed this project proposal which aims at the sustainable management of the Fosse-aux-Lions gazetted forest by identifying and marking out consensus-based boundaries, establishing an operational framework of consultation between the stakeholders and the Forest Administration, promoting income-generating activities (IGAs), providing training to stakeholders in good practices for land use, creating areas for grazing and forage, educating local people in forestry regulations, and promoting the fuelwood sector to contribute to improving the living conditions of the populations concerned. |
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