Project

Location/

State

Funding

Agency

Targets

Status

Afforestation Programme

Kano

Jigawa

Bauchi

Plateau

Sokoto

Borno

Katsina

Yobe

Kebbi

  IBRD

  IBRD

  IBRD

  IBRD

  IBRD

  IBRD

  IBRD

Production of seedlings for Farm  Forestry and Shelterbelts;

Establish nursery to produce 2,324million seedlings for farm forestry and shelterbelts;

Establish new nursery and rehabilitate others to produce 127 million seedlings for farm forestry;

Rehabilitation of Nursery and production of seedlings for farm forestry and shelterbelt establishment

Establish new nursery and rehabilitate old ones to produce 7.37 million seedlings for farm forestry and shelterbelt;

Farm Forestry project, 3.4 million seedlings to be produced. Old nurseries to be upgraded;

Establish new nursery and rehabilitate old ones to produce seedlings for farm forestry and shelterbelt establishment;

Rehabilitation of nursery and production of seedlings for farm forestry and shelterbelt establishment;

 Completed

  Completed

Forest Management Program

Kogi

Kaduna

Ogun

Ondo

IBRD

IBRD

IBRD

IBRD

Management of 2,035 hectares of plantation already established. Establishment  of 700 ha plantation;

Establishment of 2,450 ha of Eucalyptus and pine plantation and development of Management regimes for existing plantations at Afaka, Ribako and Nimbia;

Maintain fire prevention and fire control system in about 17,000 ha of Gmelina and 3,760 ha of Teak plantations  maintain roads and thin the plantation;

Maintain fire prevention and fire control system in Gmelina and Teak plantations, maintain roads and thin the plantation.

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed.

Forestry Development Project

Ogun

Ondo

ADB

ADB

Maintenance of existing 11,363 ha of Gmelina plantations and 430 ha of Teak plantation

Establishment of 5,400 ha of Gmelina plantation and 600 ha of  trial plantations of indigenous and pine species

 On-Going

 On-going

Arid Zone Afforestation Program

Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, Borno and Adamawa

Federal Government of Nigeria

Production of 2 million seedlings annually for the establishment of woodlots;

Establishment of 200km shelterbelts;

Procurement and distribution of fencing materials for participating farmers;

Monitoring of project performance in all participating states.

Completed

Katsina State Afforestation project

Katsina state

EEC/FGN

Annual establishment of 5km of shelterbelts;

Establishment of 400 ha windbreaks;

Production and distribution of 1 million seedlings to participating farmers;

Document and distribution of fencing materials;

Establishment of 1.65 ha woodlot.

Environmental management Program

All states

 IBRD/FGN

To strengthen Nigerian Environmental organizations and assist them in implementing their programmes;

To establish a programme of data collection that enable the government to measure levels of environmental degradation and be aware of environmental trends over time;

To complete a series of  sector investigation and feasibility studies leading to soundly conceived programmes;

National Forest Resources Study

Abia, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, and Taraba. The last four encompass the plantation study aspect of the study

ADB/FGN

Development of data acquisition capability through aerial photographs and maps as well as the collection of forest resources data and preparation of maps and forest operation manuals

FRIN/JICA Trial Mechanized Afforestation Project

Afaka, Kaduna State

Japanese International Cooperation Agency a(JICA) and FGN

Trial afforestation project in semi-arid areas for the purpose of establishing afforestation techniques. The project covered collection of useful data for selection of species;

Establishment of afforestation technology and estimation of forest management cost. The project established 742.94 ha over the five year project life

Cross River State Forestry Project

Cross River state

ODA and Cross River State Government

Prepare a state forestry strategic management plan to ensure sustainable management and utilization of the states’ forest resources;

Strengthen the manpower capabilities of the forestry sector etc.