![]() GhanaCountry Area : 238,533 km2Forested Area (1000 ha) : 9,337UN-REDD Programme Partner Country : Yes (as of December 2011)Type of UN-REDD Programme Support Received : Targeted support, Support to country needs assessment (CNA)FCPF Member : YesActive FCPF Grant Holder: YesReadiness Grant Holder: YesCarbon Fund: YesSupport under Warsaw Framework for REDD+Ghana has received support on governance and synergies between REDD+ and FLEGT, as well as on national forest carbon inventories through regional targeted support in West Africa. The country also participated in the regional needs assessment on NFMS in West Africa. (Section 3.49). National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan In addition, the knowledge exchange programme between Kenya and Ghana, provided an opportunity for Ghana to draw lessons on strategy development from UN-REDD experts who joined the mission to Ghana. Also, while this is not a direct activity by the UN-REDD Programme, the UNDP Global Commodities Programme has supported work on the cocoa landscape, which will build on the overall support of the UN-REDD Programme in the country.
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Total Approved Targeted Support Amount (US$) 306,000
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Description:
- Awareness raised of relevant stakeholders on common technical areas between REDD and FLEGT and encourage their participation in the coordination between the processes.
- Regular information-sharing facilitated between REDD and FLEGT processes and stakeholders, in the context of cross sectoral coordination.
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Lead National Institution: Request through the Forestry Commission, Ghana Expected completion date: 30/06/2016.
Description:
1. Enhanced regional cooperation and capacities on NFMS, MRV and data sharing.
2. Enhanced capacity and experiences shared on forest carbon inventories in West Africa.
Additional funding in November 2016 (USD 104,000), specifically to reach the following:
Regional training workshop undertaken and capacities of Remote Sensing /GIS staff improved on land use land cover classification systems and on how to harmonized existing land use legends in their countries.
Regional Training undertaken and data analysis skills of scientist and forest service staffs enhanced for estimation of emission factors.
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