Short-term Goal (2020-2022): The strategic improvement of institutions and governance systems, as well
as of spatial plans and the investment environment, in order to fulfill Cross River State’s commitment to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic growth.
Medium-term Goal (2020-2028): The implementation of governance systems in line with policies,
measures and procedures developed by relevant institutions of CRS, and their application to the spatial
and financial mechanisms developed and established in the previous phase, to achieve the targeted 20
percent reduction in emissions by 2025.
Long-term Goal (2020-2035): Cross River State’s forests and land areas become a net carbon sink by 2030
as a result of the implementation of appropriate policies and measures for sustaining economic and
ecosystem service functions of forests and contribution to Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution
(NDC) to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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