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Brussels, 22 December 2017- The Alliance
for the Conservation of Great Apes in Central Africa (Alliance ACMG)"
has officially joined the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). As part
of the application process, Alliance GSAC submitted the required
documents and agreed to abide by the CBFP members’ cooperation framework
in promoting sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Central
Africa.
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For this new year, the AEP team and its
General Manager extend their best wishes to you and invite you to
discover the special CBFP and COP23 edition on climate in its last issue
of December 2017.
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Experts in participatory forestry came
together in a meeting last September in Brazzaville. The meeting came up
with a proposed roadmap highlighting priorities to be considered in
enhancing participatory forestry in Central Africa.
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Lessons learned from GEF 6 on placing
emphasis on Central Africa could enrich the discussions. By way of
reminder, GEF 6 received pledges from contributors / "donors" amounting
to USD 4.43 billion. |
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As part of implementation of its road
map, the Sub-Working Group on Protected Areas and Wildlife in Central
Africa (SGTAPFS) held its seventh meeting from 4 to 8 December 2017 in
Libreville, Gabon. |
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4,5 December 2017: The Validation
workshop of COMIFAC sub-regional strategy for gender mainstreaming into
sustainable management of natural resources in the Congo Basin took
place in Libreville, Gabon, from 4 to 5 December 2017.
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The case of the Ngoyla-Mintom Forest
exemplifies the often competing interests of various actors concerned
with these issues at national and global level. It demonstrates how the
narrative on forests, development and biodiversity has evolved in recent
decades, both in terms of international programs and national
priorities.
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The extensive report, entitled The
Human Cost of Conservation in Republic of Congo: Conkouati-Douli and
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Parks and their Impact on the Rights and
Livelihoods of Forest Communities, finds
that communities living in and around the two parks are subjected to
heavy-handed policing by eco-guards, often resulting in serious harm and
even death.
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| | Washington, D.C. (December 15, 2017) — In a move demonstrating its
continued commitment to support the Adaptation Fund’s work in funding
concrete projects that help the most vulnerable communities in
developing countries adapt to climate change, the Brussels-Capital
Region of Belgium has pledged a new commitment to the Fund of more than
EUR 600,000 for 2017.
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‘The book Central African Forests Forever is a key source of
information and new of its kind, by its content and by its form. By its
content because it treats the fundamental issues of the Central African
forests of today and tomorrow, taking technological as well as social
aspects into account. By its form thanks to its exceptional collection
of photographs. |
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Prince Harry is the new president of a conservation group called African
Parks, which takes over national parks and gives rangers military-style
training to take on poachers and protect wildlife. The BBC visited one
of the parks it manages, at Zakouma in Chad.
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| | | | | | | PEFOGRN-BC: Season's greetingsOn behalf of the entire team of
international training projects in natural resource management in the
Congo Basin at Laval University, CERFO, the coordination of RIFFEAC and
all our partners, we thank those who continue to support us to reach the
results of this year and in the future. I would like to take this
opportunity to wish you and all your loved ones, my best wishes for
peace, health, happiness and prosperity for the new year 2018.
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| Cameroon’s forestry and wildlife sector: Facts and Figures
The 2017 edition of "Facts and Figures" is the materialization of our
decision to publish reliable and up-to-date information on our sector.
Much like previous editions, this document is a summary report on our
efforts. The core work of the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions has been
saved to better track progress and assess ground covered. Your warm
reception of previous editions has been very encouraging and made us
confident of the choices we made. |
| | | | Integration of indicators based on ILOs Core Conventions principles done in Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. During its 65th meeting in March 2014,
the FSC International Board of Directors requested the FSC Secretariat
to develop an FSC system-wide solution for certificate holders’...
Read more …
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The two MOOCs (Management of Protected Areas and Ecological Monitoring) are being offered online until mid-December 2017, allowing applicants’ time to take courses and take exams (if they wish to obtain the certificate).
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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is taking place in Bonn, Germany from
19-20 December, 2017. The Forum, a multi-stakeholder platform on
sustainable land use, gathers a wide range of like-minded partners
working on the landscape and forest restoration agenda including, among
others, the World Bank, UN Environment, CIFOR, World Resources Institute
(WRI), the Global Environment Facility, and supported by the German
Government.
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The report, which was presented in the context of the 5th AU-EU Summit
in Abidjan, draws upon over 30 years of JRC's work in Africa and focuses
on challenges and opportunities, structured along four pillars of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): People, Planet, Peace and
Prosperity.
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| | | | | From 27th to 30th October 2017, IUCN
participated in Ghana in a high level advocacy with parliamentarians and
Ministers from member States of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA). IUCN
is supporting NBA, through PAGE as part of the partnership agreement,
for sensitisation of water stakeholders, and particularly
parliamentarians and responsible Ministers on the Niger Basin's Water
Charter.
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| Paris, 12 Dec 2017 Green Climate Fund Executive Director Howard Bamsey
spoke about GCF's efforts to mainstream gender throughout its activities
in a side-event held on the eve of the One Planet Summit in Paris.
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Easier access to GCF resources for smaller-scale activities. CF has introduced a new application process for smaller-scale projects or programmes: Do you have a project that is ready for scaling up, and has the
potential for transformation to adapt and/or mitigate to climate change?
Read more …
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Since 1992, the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) has reported from the front lines of
international environmental negotiations. Governments, non-governmental
organizations, the media, and academics have relied on the Bulletin as
an indispensable record of many negotiating processes over the past 25
years...
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Dear Partner, The EU Facilitation would hereby like to
thank you for your invaluable contribution to the 17th Meeting of
Parties (MOP) of the CBFP, which took place at the Sawa Hotel in Douala,
Cameroon, from 24 to 27 October 2017..
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! I would like to express my genuine
appreciation for your many valuable contributions in 2017 that helped
enrich our shared Partnership. By working together, we made more
progress! Regarding the next CBFP Facilitation, i am pleased that Belgium has committed
to take on the CBFP Facilitation for the period 2018-2019.
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Gabon Wood, Woodworking & Forestry
Show 2018 offers you the chance to meet wood, woodworking and forestry
professionals, develop ideas for increasing the range and quality of
your business, and learn new techniques and sources of supply.
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Towards effective multi-stakeholder participation in decision-making. Two strategy documents of the CEFDHAC
networks have been drafted and validated through an inclusive,
participatory process within each of the networks thanks to
multi-faceted support from the GIZ COMIFAC regional project.
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The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved "Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future" as the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2018.
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Zooming in on Central Africa - on the USD 500 million work program
approved by the GEF Council focused on least developed countries and
small island developing States: USD 16.8 million for the DRC, USD 3
million for Cameroon and 43.5 for multi-country projects including
USD13.5 million (Mali, Niger, Chad) and USD 20 million...
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(Agence Ecofin) - Mahogany exports to
Canada increased more than threefold by the end of October 2017,
according to the International Tropical Timber Organization (Oibt)
Economic Outlook report.
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We are
pleased to announce the 2018 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service's Central Africa Regional Program...
Read more …
By the end of the course, participants
will have a firm grasp of the main public policy instruments used
globally to manage the environment, natural resources and biodiversity,
as well as tools used for climate change adaptation. They will be able
to design public environmental policies using a combination of various
economic and legal instruments. 5-day training at CIRAD (Montpellier)
starting 15th October 2018.
Tenders
must reach the office of GWP Cameroon no later than 7:00 am local time on
Monday 22nd January 2018. No submission will be received beyond
the deadline. All requests for complementary information should be done by
email to the following address: elouganoelle@yahoo.fr
The Chief
Technical Advisor (CTA) will be responsible for the technical quality control
of projects and support through advisory and capacity building services that
lead to overall regional project process....
The
Secretariat wishes to give Members early details of the Project Cycle Calendar
for Autumn 2018 leading to the Fifty-fourth Session of the ITTC. All proposals
should be sent to the following email addresses: breulmann@itto.int and
sugihara@itto.int
The Center
for Social Excellence (CSE) is seeking applications for the 2018 long training
course in Social Forestry of the TFT Center for Social Excellence aimed at
young African graduates. The course will be conducted simultaneously in French
and English.
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