Public-private-partnerships in the forest sector and sustainable livelihood development in Nigeria

Public private partnership as a concept has gained ground over the last few decades as a virile approach to delivering goods and services. It is a contractual agreement between a public agency and a private company or consortia of companies whereby the skills and assets of the public and private sectors are shared in delivering a service or facility. This concept has been successfully applied, particularly in infrastructure, as medium to long term arrangements between the public and private sectors in the provision of some service obligations of the public sector by the private sector, with clear agreement on shared objectives for delivery of public infrastructure and/ or public services, as well as benefit sharing.