{"id":4739,"date":"2017-05-29T03:41:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T03:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo\/"},"modified":"2017-05-29T03:41:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T03:41:33","slug":"world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank extends $3.8m forest carbon facility to Nasarawa, Ondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_159788\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1.jpg?resize=1280%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/ventra-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-1062x596.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159788\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1.jpg?resize=1280%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-1062x596.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/forest-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nigerian forest cover has been on constant decline owing to deforestation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Nigeria losing about 3.5 per cent of its forest yearly, which is between 350,000 and 400,000 hectares of forestland,\u00a0the World Bank\u00a0has been extended Nigeria Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness Programme to Nasarawa and Ondo States.<\/p>\n<p>The programme\u00a0by the United Nations REDD Programme and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has the World Bank as an implementing partner and main vehicle for REDD+ readiness in the country, with an initial priority focus in Cross River State.<\/p>\n<p>Under the\u00a0 $3.8 million FCPF support, the success story is being replicated in two other states of Nasarawa and Ondo. The goal of the programme is to enable Nigeria to contribute to climate change mitigation through improved forest conservation and enhancing sustainable community livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>The programme supports Nigeria to contribute to climate-change mitigation in the forest sector, with initial work in Cross River State, which has a track record in community forest management and an engagement in forest conservation, aside from having a relatively high forest cover.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a two-day Mid Term Review (MTR) workshop was held\u00a0in Nasarawa organised by the Federal Ministry of Environment and World Bank, where Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura reiterated that Nigeria is making efforts through afforestation and re-afforestation programmes to tackle issues of global\u00a0warming and climate change, adding that \u201ca protected eco-system <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/tips-for-house-price-negotiation\/\">offers<\/a> multifarious advantages to the human society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that three forest sites, namely Obi forest in Obi Council area, Marhai forest in Wamba council and Zono forest in Toto Local Government Area are ready for the REDD+ programme intervention. \u201cWe have also paid the State counterpart contribution and provided an office complex in Karu to house both Nasarawa State REDD+ and the NEWMAP offices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Makura assured of the continued support of the State government to facilitate the realisation of protecting the environment to ensure the sustenance of fauna and flora.<\/p>\n<p>The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, represented by Dr. Elizabeth Ebiwele, expressed concern about the growing rate of deforestation in the country and assured of the commitment of government to environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged and appreciated the World Bank and other development partners for the support given to Nigeria from the inception of the REDD+ programme. \u201c We must all embrace interventions that will help reverse the rate of deforestation of which REDD+programme is one and very pivotal in contributing to the country\u2019s Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris agreement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Environmental Specialist of the World Bank, Dr Amos Abu explained that the objective of the programme is to build the REDD+ mechanism in the country, using Cross River State as a demonstration model and the task of the FPCF\u00a0is to support Nigeria design a socially and environmentally sound strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Abu explained that the programme is in three phases and four components. The phases are REDD+ readiness, investments in forestry and related sectors and emission reductions payments while the components are strengthening national and state level readiness management arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Other aspects include developing REDD+ and conduct Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA); developing reference emission level; and enhancing stakeholder engagement, communication, consultation and feedback for REDD+ readiness process.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the aim of\u00a0the MTR is to support the REDD+ Secretariat in preparation of the mid-term progress report. \u201cThis is a milestone in FCPF readiness preparation and a requirement of the grant agreement. It will also be the first comprehensive report on Nigeria\u2019s progress towards REDD+ readiness, but will focus on stock taking and assessing progress as well as planning and scheduling the remaining activities in order to achieve REDD+ readiness at project completion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a hre=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo\/\"> Guardian <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian forest cover has been on constant decline owing to deforestation With Nigeria losing about 3.5 &hellip; <a title=\"World Bank extends $3.8m forest carbon facility to Nasarawa, Ondo\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/world-bank-extends-3-8m-forest-carbon-facility-to-nasarawa-ondo\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Bank extends $3.8m forest carbon facility to Nasarawa, Ondo<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[1399,617,522,41,15282,15307],"class_list":["post-4739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-development","tag-house","tag-nigeria","tag-property","tag-ross","tag-ulta"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/forest-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C718&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}