Countries in West Africa are strengthening their technical and institutional capacities to support REDD+ readiness, with assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through a dedicated training series on Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV). This initiative is crucial for improving forest monitoring, accessing climate finance, and ensuring sustainable land use. Given the increasing global emphasis on climate action, robust monitoring and reporting systems are essential for ensuring transparency and accountability in REDD+ implementation. It is part of FAO’s Institutional and Technical Support for REDD+ Readiness in West Africa project, supporting Benin, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone.

A key component of the project is developing national capacities for MRV system development and NFMS implementation. FAO designed a six-month blended learning journey in collaboration with the FAO/GEF CBIT-Forest II project

More information: https://www.fao.org/in-action/boosting-transparency-forest-data/news-and-events/news/detail/building--technical-capacities-to-combat-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-in-west-africa/en