Niger Forest for Life NAMA Support Project (NDFL NSP)
The Centre for Ecological and Community Development (CECD), is a Civil Society Organization, protecting the environment in Nigeria with special emphasis on tropical rainforests and climate change.
Overview of the project
The project goal is to advance meaningful reduction in emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation by pilot and Implement Niger Delta Forest for Life NAMA Support Project (NDFL NSP) in 5 communities to protect 10000 ha of forests and scale up across 9 states of coastal Nigeria to protect over 250000 ha and support over 200 households BY:
1. promote land use planning, to protect biodiversity and build climate resilience
2. helping the communities to set aside and conserve globally significant biodiversity corridors and sustainable management of Coastal wetlands and rain forests
3. to build the capacity of over 200 youths and women in the communities to conserve and restore ecosystems
4. Support with alternative livelihoods, such as beekeeping, Grass cutter farming, Snail farming and fish farming especially among forest dependent indigenous communities
NDFL NSP aims at adapting and mitigating impact of climate change by conserving and restoring Niger Delta Coastal Wetland and forests as well as to reduce poverty with alternative livelihoods
Ongoing research
August 22/ 2024 to July 18/2028
Project demonstration pilot at Irele LGA, OVER Ondo State:
1. Iyansan Sustainable forest management project 5000 HA
2. River Otu Corridors Conservation Area 3000Ha;
3. Irele wetland Conservation Area (1300 ha set aside by holo community along River Oluwa) near Ebute Irele :
4. Output: over 10,000 ha of Rainforests and wetlands protected, improved over 500 livelihoods in the LGA, for scale up across Niger Delta region
Niger Delta Forest For Life NAMA Support Project in order to build adaptive capacity of over 20,000 rural households with alternative livelihoods, such as snail farming, grass cutter farming, fish farming also helping the communities for land use planning, to set aside community conservation over 25000Ha areas, tackling drivers of deforestation to deliver multiple benefits to livelihoods
1. Over 10000 HA of Wetland set aside in 5 indigenous communities
2. Over 200 youths and women are trained for alternative livelihoods, beekeeping, fish farming grass cutters farming and snail farming
3 Plots set aside for nursery to raise over 20,000 seedlings of native species
4. Established forest management committees
5. Conservation agreements signed with communities
organisation
The Centre for Ecological and Community Development (CECD), is a Civil Society Organization, protecting the environment in Nigeria with special emphasis on tropical rainforests and climate change.
Our Vision is to see globally significance ecosystems restored and protected for present and future benefits of the people and wildlife that depends on them.
Our mission is to promote sustainable land use planning, build climate resilience, by working with indigenous communities to conserve, protect rain forests, reducing biodiversity loss as well as improve coastal wetland and marine resource management