GoJ (MOFA): Provide financial assistance
ITTO: Implementation of projects

Yokohama Action Plan: [3]Support the development of and access to basic information on forest resources and land use to encourage sustainable forest management and promote conservation and reforestation projects in response to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD).

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners: ● Support implementation of projects to promote sustainable forest management in Africa

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions: GoJ (MOFA): Provide financial assistance for the implementation of ITTO projects in the field of sustainable forest management in Africa

Status: (i) Project pledged at the ITTO spring project cycle for 2009
Cameroon: Participatory Rehabilitation and Management Project for Mangroves and Watersheds in the Coastal Area of the Douala/Edea Wildlife Reserve “Douala-Edea Mangrove Project” ($526,231)
(ii) Project pledged at the 45th Council Session of ITTO (9-14 November 2009, Yokohama)
Ghana: Towards Sustainable Indigenous Mahogany Timber Production in Ghana: Phase II, Refining the Silvicultural Tool Kit and Practical Training for Industrial - Foresters and Community Farmers ($445,264)
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Status: (i) Projects pledged at the Inter-sessional meeting of ITTO (9-12 June 2008, Accra)
(a) Côte d’Ivoire: “Forest Seeds Management and Conservation”(US$ 912,764)
(b) Ghana: “Conservation and Utilization of Medicinal Plants in Ghanaian Forests Fringe Communities”(US$ 399,138)
(c) Togo: “Study for the Conservation, Land Management and Sustainable Mountain Biodiversity Management in the Center North Region of Togo” (US$ 52,358)

(ii) Projects pledged at the 44th Council Session of ITTO (3-8 November 2008, Yokohama)
(a) Ghana: Timbers of Tropical Africa Part 2: Group 7(2) within the PROTA Programme ($596,419)
(b) Liberia: Reviving Forestry Education in Liberia ($212,522)
(c) Liberia: Development of the National Reforestation Policy and Afforestation Strategy Consistent with the Liberian 3C-Approach ($68,310)
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