The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved a grant of USD 3.2 million to help improve the state of forests in Serbia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in a release Thursday.
The funds will be used to finance activities in a four-year FAO project aimed at improving the general health and condition of Serbian forests through sustainable forest management.
The aim of the FAO project is to help Serbia review its current forestry-related development strategy and legislation and introduce modern multifunctional forest management.
In the adoption of decisions related to forest management, it is necessary to carefully consider biodiversity preservation issues and reducing the impact of climate change.
These activities will be implemented by FAO in cooperation with the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Activities in the implementation of the project can start several weeks following the approval of the grant by the GEF Council.
Source: Tanjug
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