Promoting Sustainable Fuelwood Management In Local Communities -

With funding under the Global Environment Facility, a UNDP-supported sustainable fuelwood management project has been launched in Nigeria, promoting reforestation in local communities where wood vending still thrives. Sustainable fuelwood management in Nigeria secures multiple environmental and socio-economic benefits, including reduced GHG emissions from wood fuel consumption, enhanced carbon storage and sequestration, as well as improved rural livelihoods and opportunities for local development  In her remarks, the acting director, CGSPS, Dr. Monica Orisadare pointed out that women and children are the ones mostly affected by wood vending, saying the centre’s role is to make sure women are mainstreamed and trained with their male counterparts.