The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government for the grant of $30,000,000.00 to provide additional/alternative livelihood support to forest fringe communities.
It is meant as an incentive for them to engage in enhanced forest protection, forest restoration and reforestation and forms part of efforts by the government to achieve biodiversity and climate objectives under the Resilient Ghana Package launched at COP28 in Dubai, last year.
In 2022, at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the then British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, launched the Forest and Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) as a new political forum that brings together governments and partners to work together to implement solutions that reduce forest loss, increase restoration, and support sustainable development.
Subsequently, at COP 28 in Dubai, Ghana launched her Resilient Ghana Package for nature, climate, and people, under the FCLP.