Maintenance and restoration of forest cover in rural areas

In the face of forest cover degradation in rural areas, there is a need to identify High Conservation Value (HCV) forests and to support participatory land use planning initiatives (in the Glaro District of Liberia), such as community-based sustainable management of remaining forests (sacred forests, cemetery woods). Also, by encouraging the protection of certain riverbanks, such as the Hana in Côte d’Ivoire, revegetation can be undertaken, recreating a green network in the landscape.

Furthermore, in Côte d’Ivoire, with a view to restoring conditions for sustainable agriculture and diversifying producers’ sources of income, good agricultural practices are being promoted, particularly in cocoa
farming through agroforestry. This reintroduction of trees in agricultural areas contributes to a diffuse connectivity favourable to certain biodiversity.