Decentralized Forest and Woodland Management

The World Bank is supporting the Government of Burkina Faso to increase climate resilience and further improve community-based natural resource management in rural communes. Its objective is to (i) support climate change governance; (ii) improve land use planning and economic activities around forest and woodland resources, reducing drought risk; and (iii) establish guidance, best practices and a structure of knowledge management around sustainable natural resource management as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. Rural communities and local authorities in 12 provinces and 32 communes will be the focus of activities that support community-level natural resource management, protection and rehabilitation of woodlands, timber and non-timber forest resources, wildlife, agro-forestry, alternative livelihoods and support to small and medium size enterprises.