Signing the Forest Co-Management Agreement
Eliam Kamanga
Accountability is key to governance and management
TA Kamenya Gwaza and TA Kachindamoto signing the FCM agreement with the District Council and the DoF
Eliam Kamanga
In an effort to promote improved governance and management, the DoF and MCHF supported the development of a tripartite forest co-management agreement between the DoF, the District Council, and the local communities (represented by the TAs). Roles and responsibilities--including specific roles and commitments from supporting actors (including Malawi Police Service, Ministry of Justice, etc.) help stakeholders to hold one another accountable.
The forest-co-management agreement has been informed by a forest management plan, developed with data from the NFI and from a series of community consultations. This also resulted ion the identification and prioritization of degradation/restoration hotspots.
Evidence of implementation is important to incentivize and motivate partners to continue investing in forest co-management