CSOs in Cross River demand review of Forestry laws 16 years after

CSOs in Cross River demand review of Forestry laws 16 years after

No fewer than 20 Civil Society Organizations, CSO, working on environmental and forestry issues in Cross River State have demanded that the state Forestry Law enacted since 2010 be amended. They met in Calabar on Wednesday to announce that after six months of regular interface to review the content of the law, they were convinced that most of its provisions have become obsolete and not at par with present realities. The CSOs in a list of recomme…

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason for the lack of sustainable afforestation culture. The 19 CSOs, after a six-month review of the Cross River Forestry Law 2010, called for urgent reforms to curb deforestation, strengthen institutions and empower forest communities. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in Calabar, the state ca…