GAMS: Gums for Adaptation and Mitigation in Sudan
GAMS restores 125,000 hectares of gum agroforestry and reforestation across Sudan's Kordofan gum belt, explicitly expanding Africa's Great Green Wall.
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OperatorFAO with Sudan's Forest National Corporation and Higher Council for Environment
EcosystemSahelian gum agroforestry and rangelands
StandardGreen Climate Fund SAP019
StatusActive
LocationKordofan states gum arabic belt, Sudan
Overview
Inside the project
GAMS restores gum agroforestry and forests across the Kordofan gum arabic belt in Sudan, framed as an expansion of Africa's Great Green Wall.
It is implemented by FAO with Sudan's Forest National Corporation and Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources.
The programme is funded by a 10 million USD Green Climate Fund grant under SAP019, approved in November 2020 with implementation from November 2021 to 2028.
125,000 ha
Total land restored
9.2M tCO2e
Estimated mitigation
1.58M people
Beneficiaries
10M USD
Green Climate Fund grant
Objectives
- Restore 75,000 hectares of smallholder gum agroforestry.
- Reforest 50,000 hectares, for a combined 125,000 hectares plus rangeland restoration.
- Deliver an estimated 9.2 million tonnes of CO2e in mitigation.
- Benefit roughly 1.58 million people through around 500 gum producer associations.
Approach
- Smallholder gum agroforestry restoration combined with reforestation and rangeland recovery.
- Organisation of producers through around 500 gum producer associations.
- Delivery via FAO and national forest institutions under a Green Climate Fund simplified approval process.
Sources
Inspect 2 sources
- greenclimate.fund ↗https://www.greenclimate.fund/project/sap019
- fao.org ↗https://www.fao.org/sudan/news/detail-events/en/c/1330230/
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