The Gender Equality Act Implementation and Monitoring Plan (2016-2020)
50.
The goal of the plan is to provide gender equality, integration, influence, empowerment,
dignity and opportunities for men and women in all functions of society. The plan has
five thematic areas. These are:
Gender in education and training
Gender in health services and sexual reproductive health rights
Mainstreaming gender in development sectors
Gender in governance and human rights
Capacity of the National Gender Machinery
National Forest Policy 2016
51.
The National Forest Policy lays down guiding principles, policy statements and strategies
on the management of forests in the country. The Policy is aligned to bilateral and
international agreements and conventions such as the Rio Declaration, United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Montreal Protocol, United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), United Nations Convention on
Biological Diversity (UNCBD), United Nations Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)
52.
The goal of the National Forest Policy is to improve provision of forest goods and
services to contribute towards sustainable development of Malawi through protection and
conservation of forest resources. The policy aspires to control deforestation and forest
degradation. . The policy promotes strategies that will contribute to increased forest cover
by 2% from the current 28% to 30% by 2021, and sustainable management of existing
forest resources.
53.
The National Forest Policy takes a holistic approach to sustainable forest management. It
adequately addresses issues of forests and water; climate change; food security; HIV and
AIDS; gender and equity; wealth creation; biodiversity and Payments for Ecosystem
Services (PES); Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
(REDD+) and Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM). The National Forest Policy
recognizes among others the importance of creating an enabling environment for
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