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National Forest Policy, 2020

Reverses forest loss; FREDD+ implementation; carbon credits.

Statutory basis

Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act 2016; National Park Service Act 2007

Replaces the 2006 Forest Policy. Targets reversal of the estimated 3.7% annual rate of forest loss, implementation of the Nigeria FREDD+ programme (Cross River pilot extended nationally), and the development of voluntary carbon-credit markets. Implementation is constrained by State land-tenure jurisdiction under the Land Use Act 1978.

Other Environment policies

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.