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Community Forests
Sierra Leone aims to revitalize and create ~700 kha of community forests
Community Forests
Sierra Leone aims to revitalize and create ~700 kha of community forests
Community Forests
Sierra Leone aims to revitalize and create ~700 kha of community forests
Sierra Leone is blessed with incredible forests…
55%
Permanent forest
36%
Woodlands
17%
Moist tropical forests
2%
Mangroves
…which are increasingly under threat
Deforestation is pervasive through all types of permanent forest cover
2.2% per year
Habitat loss is driven primarily by agriculture, logging, wood fuel, and mining
Moist tropical forest
2.5% /year
lost since 1984,
or 64% of total stocks
Woodlands
1.8% /year
lost since 2010,
or 17% of total stocks
Mangrove
1.0% /year
lost since 2015,
or 5% of total stocks
Sierra Leone wants to set up ~700 K hectares of community forest, for the benefit of people and nature
Aspiration
Revitalize ~700,000 hectares of community-managed forests, covering 10% of the country, such that their sustainable management benefits both people and nature
Highlights of planned projects and aspirations
Protect
700 kha
of forest, covering 10% of the country
RESTORE
140 kha
of degraded forest
Generate
85-105M USD
in annual revenue for local communities
Sequester
2-3M tCO2
through avoided deforestation and restoration by 2030
The forests play an important role for Sierra Leone ...
Benefits to people
~150M USD/year
Forestry: Including timber and charcoal production
~140M USD/year
Water supply
~75M USD/year
Non-timber forest products
~200M USD/year
Fishing revenue
~40M USD/year
Pollination
Importance to biodiversity
2700+
Species find their primary habitat in Sierra Leone’s forests
~350
Threatened species for whom the forests are their primary home range
Iconic species
Like Chimpanzee, Pygmy Hippo, Diana Monkey, African forest elephant, Slender snouted crocodile, Jentink’s Duiker
2M+ tCO2
Reduction in emission baseline (Since 2015)
…Sustainably managed forests will bring benefits to our local communities
30-35M USD/year
Carbon financing
5-10M USD/year
Agroforestry
10-15M USD/year
Income from NTFPs
40-45M USD/year
Income from woodlots
30-35M USD/year
Carbon financing
5-10M USD/year
Agroforestry
10-15M USD/year
Income from NTFPs
40-45M USD/year
Income from woodlots
The forests play an important role for Sierra Leone…
The forests play an important role for Sierra Leone…
Benefits to people
~150M
USD/year
Forestry: Including timber and charcoal production
~140M
USD/year
Water supply
~75M
USD/year
Non-timber forest products
~200M
USD/year
Fishing revenue
~40M
USD/year
Pollination
Importance to biodiversity
2700+
Species find their primary habitat in Sierra Leone’s forests
~350
Threatened species for whom the forests are their primary home range
Iconic species
Like Chimpanzee, Pygmy Hippo, Diana Monkey, African forest elephant, Slender snouted crocodile, Jentink’s Duiker
2M+ tCO2
Reduction in emission baseline (Since 2015)
…Sustainably managed forests will bring benefits to our local communities
30-35M
USD/year
Carbon financing
5-10M
USD/year
Agroforestry
10-15M
USD/year
Income from NTFPs
40-45M
USD/year
Income from woodlots
Roadmap to 2030
Roadmap to 2030
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