- Part of former “cocoa belt” productive area in central Côte d’Ivoire, exploited & overused to the point of decimation & loss of agricultural productivity
- Land cover comprised of non-native savanna, secondary semi-deciduous forests, & agricultural lands with high reforestation potential
- Emergence of cashew nut cultivation encourages landowners to actively prevent & fight fires – the main driver of forest degradation
- Various small & medium-scale projects under development target local communities (LC), especially youth & women
- Pilot region for national Forest Investment Program (FIP) project to implement the new National Forest Policy, selected for high deforestation rate & emigration of cocoa producers
- Member of the Assembly of Regions & Districts of Côte d’Ivoire (ARDCI) – multi-level collaboration forum for representation of regions & districts in national & international contexts
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Source
C. Stickler et al. (eds.). 2018. The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability
Publisher
Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF)
Publication year
2018
Authors
Solano, D.; Simonet, G.; Peteru, S.
Geographic
Côte d'Ivoire