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Updated on May 25th, 2017:
(R) Oromia National Regional State Forested Landscape Program
The Development Objective is to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management and investment in Oromia. Approval completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156475. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Contact: Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam, Minister; Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director.
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Updated on March 13th, 2017:
(R) Oromia Forested Landscape Program
The Development Objective is to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management and investment in Oromia. Negotiations authorized on 20 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156475. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Contact: Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam, Minister; Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director.
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Updated on June 28th, 2016:
The Program Development Objective is to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management and investment in Oromia. Appraisal completed on 12 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156475. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Tel: 00251115580522, E-mail: eenvironment@gmail.com, Contact: Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam, Minister; Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director.
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Update on December 21st, 2015:
12.The Project Development Objective is to reduce deforestation and net greenhouse gas emissions from land use in targeted large forested landscapes in Oromia. Concept completed on 23 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156475. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

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