Implemented by

Ghana 04/2019 – 03/2023

FAO National Dialogue on Wood Energy and Forest Landscape Restoration in Ghana

27-28.01.2020

Forest Landscape Restoration through a Sustainable Wood Energy Value Chain

In cooperation with:

Biomass represents 39% of the energy consumption in Ghana. Charcoal and fire-wood are in particular the main energy source for cooking.

Therefore logging of fuel-wood is a main driver for forest degradation and deforestation, especially in the Bono-East and Savannah region.

This project aims to support the partner institutions to restore forest landscapes by establishing a sustainable wood energy value chain, jointly with landowners and farmers in 10 charcoal producing communities.

Introduction

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This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Environment (BMU) under the International Climate Initative (IKI).

In the funding area "Conserving natural carbon sinks/REDD+", IKI supports since 2008 partner countries in implementing the REDD+ mechanism and as well projects to support the approach of forest and landscape restoration “FLR” as part of the Bonn Challenge.

The total project budget is 4,5 Million Euros and the duration is 4 years (04/2019-03/2023)

Introduction

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District Forest

Service

Divisions

Project Partners

Ghana

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Increase sustainability

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Increase efficiency

and decrease demand

2. Forest

rehabilitation1. Woodlots / Agroforestry establishment

Fallow/Farmland Natural forestFuelwood Plantation

Charcoal/fire-wood producers

Fire-woodCharcoal

3. Improved kilns &

cooking stoves

Middlemen

Consumers

e.g. Restaurants, food processors, schools, individual households

5 & 6. Feed results into NDC’s and disseminate within

the ECOWAS region

4. Strengthen nat.

policies and strategies

Harvest of fuel-wood

Utilization of fuel-wood

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Project Objectives

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Output 1:

A total of 300 ha of degraded land are used for the production of energy wood

• In the 10 selected communities in

Bono East and Savannah Region

• Selection of interested individuals, groups,

schools, etc.

• Carry out gender analysis

• Analysis of degraded potential areas

• Carrying out trainings

• Secure land use rights

• Development of afforestation plans, monitoring

system and cost-benefit analyses

• Establishment of community nurseries

• Implementation of the afforestation activities

• Create business models/cooperation with

charcoal producers

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Output 2:

A total of 700 ha of degraded natural forests and agroforestry landscapes are

rehabilitated

• In the same 10 selected communities in

Bono East and Savannah Region

• Analysis of natural forests and agroforest areas

degraded by charcoal production

• Analysis of the biodiversity aspects and

biocultural values

• Sensitization of local stakeholders and

participatory selection of the 700 ha

• Gender analysis

• Capacity building amongst target group

• Development of restoration plans and monitoring

systems

• Establishment of community nurseries

• Implementation of the restoration activities

Ghana

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Pic.: IUCN

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Output 3:

The energy-efficient use of wood energy is improved in selected communities

• In 4 selected communities

• Conduct surveys on existing experiences

• Select technologies to be introduced (e.g.

kilns, improved cook stoves)

• Develop business and marketing plans

• Install selected technologies

• Training in the new technologies

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Improved

wood energy

policies to

increase

sustainability

and efficiency

Incentives for

woodlot

establishment

to increase

the wood

resources

Wood

production

Conversion

Trade

Consumption

Forest Dev.

Master Plan

Forest

Plantation

Strategy

Bioenergy

strategy/

policy

REDD+

strategy

AFR 100

initiative

……

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Output 4:

Recommendations for the improvement of the wood energy value chain are discussed in

the Ghanaian process of modification/reformulation of energy- and climate-relevant

strategies

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Output 5:

Disseminate project results and approaches within the ECOWAS region

• Workshop to present the project results in a

regional context

• Conduct consultations with ECOWAS

Secretariat and member countries

• Carry out a feasibility study in two ECOWAS

countries

• Supply of national and regional experiences

to regional exchange platforms

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Output 6:

Feeding the project results into the Ghana NDC

• Workshop on how to feed the project results

into the national REDD+ and NDC process

• Feeding the project experience into

international knowledge networks and

exchange platforms

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Thank You!

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