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Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing

The Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing Climate project, funded by Gower Street, is a transformative initiative by the Rights and Advocacy Initiatives Network (RAIN).

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Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing Climate.

The Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing Climate project, funded by Gower Street, is a transformative initiative by the Rights and Advocacy Initiatives Network (RAIN).

Running from July 2023 to August 2026, this project is designed to tackle deforestation, enhance sustainable livelihoods, and build resilience against climate change in Ghana’s Atwima Mponua, Asante Akim North, and Asante Akim South Districts.

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The Partnerships for Forest Protection and Livelihood in a Changing Climate project, funded by Gower Street, is a transformative initiative by the Rights and Advocacy Initiatives Network (RAIN).

Running from July 2023 to August 2026, this project is designed to tackle deforestation, enhance sustainable livelihoods, and build resilience against climate change in Ghana’s Atwima Mponua, Asante Akim North, and Asante Akim South Districts.

The objectives of the action are to:

  1. Promote agroforestry for livelihood and as climate action action among forest communities in the Asante Akim North and South; and Atwima Mponua.
  2. Promote forest monitoring in targeted communities through strengthening of community-based forest monitoring.
  3. Promote climate awareness among young people.
  4. Promote learning and knowledge sharing through dissemination of lessons from intervention for scale up.
  5. Promote organizational capacity development.

Specific activities under the projects are:

  1. Restore degraded forest through Modified Taungya System (MTS) and establish nursery at work area
  2. Support farmers to incorporate trees on farm and assist natural growing trees
  3. Promote NTFP production among farmers
  4. Promote Organic farming
  5. Train Forest Monitors
  6. Create awareness on climate change among school children and establish school environmental clubs
  7. Train staff on fundraising, monitoring and learning

Gower Street, Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission, Department of Agriculture, Cocoa Health Extension Division, Ghana Education Service.

3 years (August 2023 – August 2026)

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