REDD+ Project Stakeholders to Meet Environment Minister Over Funding Suspension

REDD+ Project Stakeholders to Meet Environment Minister Over Funding Suspension

By: Haddy Touray Stakeholders of the Gambia Mangrove REDD+ Project have taken a unanimous decision to meet with the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) over the suspension of funding for the multi-million-dollar mangrove restoration initiative. This decision comes in the wake of Orsted’s continued suspension of funding, with the sponsor insisting that disbursement will only resume after the National Audit Offi…

Mangrove project beneficiaries urge authorities to allow project continue

However, their main appeal to the authorities was to restore the project that has transformed lives, supported livelihoods, and revitalised entire communities. The Conservation and Restoration of the Mangrove Ecosystem in The Gambia through the REDD+ Mechanism Project, a flagship initiative led by Sahel Wetland Concern, the West African Bird Study Association (WABSA), and the Kombo Foni Forest Association (KOMFORA), is aimed at restoring 10,000 …