As the Readiness Phase of Nigeria’s REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Programme draws to a close, project promoters met last week for a total of three days in Calabar (Cross River State) and Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) to, among other issues, put finishing touches to the draft National Framework Strategy for REDD+.
While the two-day Calabar event (that held from Tuesday, 29 November to Wednesday, 30 November, 2016) entailed a Cross River State Stakeholder Forum, the Abuja gathering (on Friday, 2 December, 2016) was a National Technical Committee meeting that set out to validate the National Framework Strategy for REDD+.
EnviroNews presents faces as the Calabar meeting.
L-R: Dr Moses Ama (National Coordinator, Nigeria REDD+ Programme), Prof. Patrick Matakala (Lead Consultant), Sylvester Okolufua (Consultant), Samuel Adedoyin (Consultant on Natural Resources Management, UN-REDD), and Dr Ekpenyong Ita (Director of Forestry, Cross River State & Chairman, Technical Committee, Nigeria REDD+ Programme)Dr Alice Ekwu, Cross River State Commissioner of Climate Change & Forestry (middle), flanked by Dr Edu Effiom, State Coordinator, Nigeria REDD+ Programme, Cross River State (left); and Chief Damian Ariah, a traditional father from Boki in Cross River StateFrom right: Dr Godstime James (National Space Development Research Agency), Pastor Joachim (Afi Wildlife Sanctuary, Boki), Matthew Olory of the Cross River State House of Assembly, and some legislatorsDr Moses Ama, National Coordinator, Nigeria REDD+ Programme, making a presentationHarwa Umar, Gender Focal Person, Nigeria REDD+ Programme, making a contributionDr Felix Aya of the University of Calabar making a contributionMr Eje Emmanuel of the Women Environment Programme (WEP) making a contributionA view of participants at the meeting
