U.S.

FOREST SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
U.S. Forest Service programs in sub-Saharan Africa focus on delivering high quality natural resource
management programs to improve lives, landscapes, and biodiversity in the region. Through strong partnerships
with excellent organizations, the Forest Service has provided direct, on-the-ground technical support and
exchange opportunities in countries across the region for over 20 years with support from the U.S. Department
of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

NIGERIA

TOGO CAMEROON

GHANA

GUINEA RWANDA

SENEGAL DJIBOUTI

SIERRA LEONE ETHIOPIA

LIBERIA UGANDA
GABON KENYA
REPUBLIC OF CONGO TANZANIA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MOZAMBIQUE
ZAMBIA MALAWI
NAMIBIA MADAGASCAR
BOTSWANA ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICA

400+ professionals have attended 91,000 trees planted and 8

400 US-based seminars and trainings. 91K community nurseries established.

Over 4.5 million hectares of land

5,600 people trained in fire and
under improved management
+4.5M practices. 5,600 disaster management.
 THEMATIC
HIGHLIGHTS
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
9 national parks and protected areas
supported to manage wildlife habitat,
promote sustainable ecotourism, and
build technical capacity.
170,000 hectares of national forest better
managed in Uganda.
3,500 hectares of land improved in Ghana,
including 2,000 hectares of wetlands.
240,000 hectares of wildlife habitat are
better managed in Malawi.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Established 20 climate change clubs in
Ghana that reach 1,200 students and
trained 200 teachers.
7 resident climate change advisors
support 7 ministries across the continent.
11 national government and 9 sub-national
institutions addressed clean energy issues.
FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
12 climate smart agriculture demonstration
sites managed by 170 farmers in Ghana.
200,000 hectares of rangelands in Ethiopia,
Kenya and Tanzania under improved
management for healthy watersheds and
pastoral livelihoods.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
GLOBAL EXCHANGES
24 people from ministries in Central
Africa are obtaining advanced degrees.
Over 300 people from the region
participated in US-based seminars.
Trained 100 law enforcement officials to
combat illegal logging in South and
Central Africa.
COMMUNITY FORESTRY
150 community members trained in land
use mapping, management and
monitoring in East Africa.
Delivered trainings to 600 people to
design land use manuals, mapping, and
management plans in Central Africa.
Supported the establishment of 34
community forests across Guinea, Sierra
Leone, and Cote d’Ivoire in areas of high
biodiversity.
FIRE AND ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
174 courses trained over 5,000 students
across southern and East Africa.
Fire management plans developed for
large protected areas in Zambia, Uganda,
Ethiopia, and Rwanda to better protect 1
million hectares of land.
Kathleen Sheridan Natasha Marwah
Africa & Middle East Program Coordinator Africa & Middle East Deputy Coordinator
U.S. Forest Service International Programs U.S. Forest Service International Programs
kathleenasheridan@fs.fed.us natashamarwah@fs.fed.us
www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/international-programs