Nigeria: UNDP Plans Standards, Certification System for Fuel Wood in Nigeria

9 November 2015

AMID the shocking fact that deforestation is the largest source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in Nigeria and responsible for 40 per cent of national Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is finalizing a Global Environment Facility (GEF) driven project worth $4.4 million that would promote sustainable forest use and management practices at national and state level across the country.

The project titled "Sustainable Fuel wood Management in Nigeria", aims at reducing poverty, the degradation of basic social indicators, and setting the country on a pathway to sustainable development .

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