Togo's forest policy document was validated today in Lomé at the hotel on February 2, 2021.

The ceremony was chaired by the representative of the Minister for the Environment, Dr. Amah ATUTONU, Director of Forest Resources.
This forest policy aims to improve forest productivity, to conserve biodiversity in order to increase carbon sequestration capacity and to highlight the contribution of the forest to the national economy and to the well-being of populations.

This new policy consists of various components including 4 strategic axes and 12 effects selected by all regional actors. These include:

-the improvement of forest governance;

-capacity building and forest research;

-the sustained production of forest resources and

-the mobilization of actors and the restoration of forest resources.

By 2030, the vision of this forest policy is that by 2030, Togo will be covered by 26%.
The implementation of the 2021-2025 forest policy action plan amounts to 156 billion CFA francs.
The document validation workshop was funded by the European Union through the Climate Change Support Programme (PALCC).