Edo State Government Partners idh, Organizes Forest Management Workshop

Edo state government in partnership with idh has organised a one-day workshop for stakeholders on "assessment of coordination gaps in Forest Landscape Management among MDAs in the state. 

Addressing participants at the workshop, the Team Lead, idh, Chris Okafor said "the need to harmonise the administration of forest landscape in Edo state could not have come at a better time than now. Officials of Edo state Ministeries, Department and Agencies that have direct business relations with the use of the various forests should operate an agreed and common template in the administration of forest landscape in the state".

Other resource persons like the state facilitator, idh, Comrade Bashir Kadiri and Christian Kolawole opined that "for the forests to be put to optimal usage, there must be proper coordination of governmental goals, well thought-out forest governance system, as well as providing solutions to the challenges associated with coordination and integration among MDAs".

The one-day  workshop had participants drawn from relevant government Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Edo state such as the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry Commision, EDOGIS, among others with a sole mandate to brainstorm on how best to proffer solutions to challenges militating against the growth of the forest landscape such as the lack of inter-sectorial coordination, excessive bureaucracy, inaccurate data and poor funding. 

A communique was issued after the workshop which is expected to serve as a template for other inter-organisation workshops in the country.