Yusif Sulemana pushes community benefits, national systems in Global Forest Finance Debate

Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Yusif Sulemana (PhD), has urged the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) to design its financing model around predictable funding, community benefits and strong national systems.

Dr Sulemana further renewed Ghana’s July request for representation on the TFFF Interim Board, saying Ghana’s practical experience could contribute to discussions on the realities facing tropical forest countries in Africa.

Addressing the TFFF Roundtable in New York, Dr Sulemana said countries need clear eligibility criteria and payment rules that allow them to plan forest protection programmes beyond short-term project cycles.