Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 39
39
Accepted
Paragraph: 138
Ensure Forest Governance Programme scope includes significant drivers of deforestation through regular review
Recommendation
We recommend that the scope of the next phase of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme should be kept under regular review to ensure that the most significant drivers of deforestation are included.
Government Response Summary
The government has accepted the recommendation, stating that the new 10-year forest governance programme, for which a business case is being developed, will adopt a phased approach to adapt to new threats and will have a broader remit to include more drivers of illegal deforestation beyond timber.
Paragraph Reference:
138
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
FCDO is currently developing the Business Case for a follow-on 10-year forest governance markets and climate programme. It will adopt a phased approach allowing the programme to adapt to new threats and challenges for tropical forests and have a broader remit looking beyond timber to illegal deforestation.