Community Forestry and Forest Policy  

In the search for alternative natural resource management strategies, it has become apparent that local communities have a crucial role in management. Communities are empowered with responsibility and rights. 
 
 

 
  
In The Gambia this management approach has been introduced for over 10 years, e.g., the URDFP. 
 

Social Forestry 

In areas with high population pressure, like in Ethiopia, progressing erosion and dwindling natural resources, one of the ways to improve the livelihood of the rural population and to achieve food security is the "social forestry".

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