Nigeria REDD+ Readiness Programme The goal of this Programme is to enable Nigeria to contribute to climate change mitigation through improved forest conservation and enhancing sustainable community livelihoods. The objective is to build the REDD+ mechanism in Nigeria, using Cross River State as a demonstration model. The Programme is structured in four outcomes, two at the Federal level and two focusing on Cross River State, as follows (see Table 1 below for details):
 
1.	Improved institutional and technical capacity at the national level.
2.	Framework for REDD+ expansion across Nigeria prepared.
3.	Institutional and technical capacity for REDD+ in Cross River State strengthened.
4.	REDD+ readiness demonstrated in Cross River State.