Capacity Building workshop on Forest Financing for Mauritius
| Date: | July 28, 2025 to July 30, 2025 |
| Location: | Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Organiser: | UNFF Secretariat |
About the event
Strengthening National Capacity for Sustainable Forest Management
The United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS), through the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN), convened a capacity-building workshop in Mauritius focused on developing a National Forest Financing Strategy (NFFS). The event took place from 28 to 30 July 2025 in Port Louis.
Addressing Financing Gaps and Building Resilience
The workshop aimed to strengthen Mauritius鈥檚 ability to access increased funding for sustainable forest management (SFM), particularly in the context of post-pandemic recovery and climate resilience. Participants worked collaboratively to identify national priorities, map financing opportunities, and design actionable strategies to mobilize resources for forest and environmental sectors.
A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
More than 40 participants from across government ministries, the private sector, academia, NGOs, and youth organizations engaged in plenary discussions and working groups. The workshop also highlighted innovative financing mechanisms and explore how forests contribute to poverty reduction, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development.
Validation of Mauritius鈥檚 national forest financing strategy
Building on this process, the UNFF Secretariat convened a hybrid workshop on 20 August 2025 to validate Mauritius鈥檚 draft National Forest Financing Strategy (NFFS). The event gathered 25 experts from government, NGOs, academia, and the private sector.
Discussions focused on options to increase financial flows to forests, including natural resource accounting, a proposed tourism-environmental levy on Rodrigues Island, deforestation offsets, impact investing, and debt-for-nature swaps. Participants also highlighted the importance of outcome-oriented budgeting and access to multilateral funds such as the , the African Development Bank鈥檚 Climate Change Finance, and the .
The workshop concluded with the validation of the NFFS, which provides a roadmap to strengthen the role of forests in Mauritius鈥檚 socio-economic and environmental development.
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