Emerging Opportunities under REDD+ to address drivers of D&FD Based on the Direct Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation, the R-PP includes preliminary REDD+ Strategic Options for each of the sectors. These are summarized in the following table: Table 3. Preliminary Strategic REDD+ Options FORESTRY SECTOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MINING SECTOR Raising commercial logging Transforming the shift from Regulating and Mainstreaming of standards; cultivation into permanent or managing wood fuel environmental and semi-permanent agriculture energy social concerns in the Reducing logging area footprint; (moving to a more efficient mining sector Introducing more Regulating and managing chainsaw agricultural system in order efficient kilns and Promoting logging (with a new regulatory to reduce land use and forest cooking stoves certification for structure for chainsaw logging degradation) sustainable mining about to be set in place) Ensuring that plantation and Integrating Conservation and permanent agriculture Protected Areas into REDD and development is located on acceleration of the timeline (whilst degraded forest lands with Liberia has committed through lower carbon content policy and legislation to allocate 30% of forest area to protected Carbon stock enrichment of areas, there is a shortfall of 894,000 barren land through timber ha. plan is needed to fill this gap). crop planting (tree crops instead of other agricultural Enhancement of carbon loading in products), including degraded forest areas, focusing on commercial tree species indigenous species / forest (linked to forest sector) rehabilitation During the war years and before commercial logging was blocked by the imposition of UN timber sanctions, the Forest Development Authority (FDA) practiced a weak regulatory oversight which sanctioned unsustainable logging. The forest reform process has set in country’s place the policy, legal, and institutional environment to combat these direct drivers of D&FD on the supply side. One of the key instruments is the Chain of Custody for commercial forestry. In addition, the Community Rights Law (2009) has laid ground for an equitable distribution of benefits from forest resources and empowering of local forest communities.
Emerging Opportunities under REDD+ to address drivers of D&FD Based on the Direct Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation, the R-PP includes preliminary REDD+ Strategic Options for each of the sectors. These are summarized in the following table: Table 3. Preliminary Strategic REDD+ Options FORESTRY SECTOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MINING SECTOR Raising commercial logging standards; Reducing logging area footprint; Regulating and managing chainsaw logging (with a new regulatory structure for chainsaw logging about to be set in place) Integrating Conservation and Protected Areas into REDD and acceleration of the timeline (whilst Liberia has committed through policy and legislation to allocate 30% of forest area to protected areas, there is a shortfall of 894,000 ha. plan is needed to fill this gap). Enhancement of carbon loading in degraded forest areas, focusing on indigenous species / forest rehabilitation Transforming the shift from cultivation into permanent or semi-permanent agriculture (moving to a more efficient agricultural system in order to reduce land use and forest degradation) Ensuring that plantation and permanent agriculture development is located on degraded forest lands with lower carbon content Carbon stock enrichment of barren land through timber crop planting (tree crops instead of other agricultural products), including commercial tree species (linked to forest sector) Regulating and managing wood fuel energy Introducing more efficient kilns and cooking stoves Mainstreaming of environmental and social concerns in the mining sector Promoting certification for sustainable mining During the war years and before commercial logging was blocked by the imposition of UN timber sanctions, the Forest Development Authority (FDA) practiced a weak regulatory oversight which sanctioned unsustainable logging. The country’s forest reform process has set in place the policy, legal, and institutional environment to combat these direct drivers of D&FD on the supply side. One of the key instruments is the Chain of Custody for commercial forestry. In addition, the Community Rights Law (2009) has laid ground for an equitable distribution of benefits from forest resources and empowering of local forest communities.
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