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In this festive season at the end of
the year 2020, we are pleased to get back to you to express our
appreciation, because from our interactions during this year 2020 that
is drawing to a close, we have benefited from your diverse and rich
contributions and proactive engagements that have enriched and enhanced
our joint partnership.
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Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), December 8-11, 2020, was the venue for the Eighth Meeting of the CBFP Governing Council, a High-Level Policy Dialogue and related meetings.
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CBFP
meetings have always been an opportunity for its partners and assimilated to
organize side-events promoting their activities or addressing a theme of
interest for conservation. With the support of the CBFP Facilitator from the
Federal Republic of Germany, Honorable Dr. Christian Ruck, the Regional Program
ECOFAC 6 was honored to organize the first "Congo Basin Regional Program Day"
within the framework of the CBFP on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
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Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the
Congo) - 11 December 2020 – the CBFP Council held its eighth meeting.
The gathering was chaired by the Honourable Dr Christian Ruck, CBFP
Facilitator of the Federal Republic of Germany, co-chaired by His
Excellency Mr. Jules Doret Ndongo, Cameroon Minister of Forestry and
Wildlife, Acting Chairman of COMIFAC and hosted by: His Excellency
Barrister Claude NYAMUGABO BAZIBUHE, Minister of Environment and
Sustainable Development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the
Congo – 10 December 2020: A High-level dialogue was held between the
members of the CBFP Regional College (member States, COMIFAC and ECCAS)
and the Technical and Financial partners who belong to the CBFP Donor
College.
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The "Transhumance Day" side event was
held on 9 December 2020, in the Kinshasa meeting room of the Congo River
hotel. The day was devoted to strategic reflection on the topic of
peaceful transhumance and gathered experts from the different
geographical blocs established as part of the implementation of the
N’DJAMENA Declaration. During the meeting, participants were presented a
roadmap and a logical framework, which had been developed during
previous working sessions.
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Convened by the Cameroon Minister of
Forests and Wildlife, Acting Chairman of the Central African Forests
Commission (COMIFAC), with the support of the Federal Republic of
Germany, Facilitator of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), an
extraordinary session of the Council of Forestry and Environment
Ministers of the COMIFAC member countries was held on 10 December 2020
in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the wings of the 8th
CBFP Council meeting.
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The main
objective of this College was, on the one hand, to examine the draft
Declaration of the countries of the ECCAS / COMIFAC space for the forests of
the Congo Basin and their periphery and, on the other hand, to rule on the
functioning and life of COMIFAC by examining its financial situation, its
future with regard to the process of rationalisation of the sub-regional
institutions and the organisation of the 3rd Summit of the Heads of State and
Government of COMIFAC.
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On 8 December 2020, the second edition
of the special Civil Society College Day of the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership (CBFP) was held at the Pullman Hotel in Kinshasa in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The fourth ordinary session of the
Tri-national Supervisory and Arbitration Committee (CTSA) was organized
on December 9 in Kinshasa, on the sidelines of the 8th Council meeting
of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). Please download the Final
press release of the meeting…
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At the invitation of Mr. Jules Doret
NDONGO, Minister of Forestry and Wildlife of Cameroon, Acting Chairman
of the N’Djamena Anti-poaching Tripartite Agreement of (N'Djamena AT6LAB
of 2013) between Cameroon, CAR and Chad, the expert meeting in view of
the second session of the Tripartite Supervision and Arbitration
Committee (CTSA) of the N’Djamena AT-LAB between Cameroon, CAR and Chad
took place on 8 December 2020 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
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ARTICLE 1. - (1) This decree shall lay
down the terms and conditions for the use of wood of legal origin in
public procurement. (2) It shall apply to public procurement initiated
by the State and other legal persons governed by public law.
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In 1994, Cameroon became the first
Congo Basin country to adopt the concept of "community forestry" in its
legal framework, allowing rural populations to secure land as a
non-permanent forest domain for income-generating activities, based on a
simple management plan validated by the administration. In conducting
these activities, most of the community forests have opted for timber
production, which is often favored by rural populations as the fastest
route to significant income.
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Here, we describe how the crisis
creates a perfect storm of reduced funding, restrictions on the
operations of conservation agencies, and elevated human threats to
nature. We identify the immediate steps necessary to address these
challenges and support ongoing conservation efforts.
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The Joint Implementation Committee took
place on November 25 and 26, 2020 in the conference room of the
Ministry of Forest Economy in Brazzaville and was co-chaired by Mrs.
Rosalie MATONDO, Minister of Forest Economy and Mr. Raul MATEUS PAULA,
Ambassador Head of the Delegation of the European Union in the Republic
of Congo.
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GENEVA, 7 October 2020 – Revising the
operating procedures of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) is
an endeavour that started earlier this year and has just received
valuable recommendations from a new report by Transparency International
(TI). Acknowledging the work achieved on transparency and integrity
while identifying areas for improvement, the report released today by TI
provides useful input into the process.
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The 7th annual STTC conference was held
on 19 November on the theme "Holding the line and moving forward: roots
for green recovery". The STTC team was delighted with this interactive
and stimulating online event and thanks the participants for their
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This agreement, which has just been
signed by the two establishments, covers the implementation of technical
activities relating to tropical timber, its processing and its uses.
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The Sino-African Sustainable Timber
Online B2B Meeting jointly organized by China Timber & Wood Products
Distribution Association (CTWPDA) and the International Tropical Timber
Association (ATIBT), was successfully held on 17-18th December.
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The development process of the PAFC CB
forest certification standard sparked enthusiasm among forest management
stakeholders who provided more than 300 comments.
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New report shows the long-term benefits
of restoring forests outweigh the costs. The long-term benefits of
restoring forests outweigh the costs, and this is a key factor in
driving the implementation of forest landscape restoration (FLR) in many
countries, a new WWF and IUFRO study finds.
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Payments for environmental services
(PES) are at the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s REDD+ and forest policies,
which aim to restore and conserve the country’s forest cover up to 20%
of the country’s land area. The EU REDD Facility has analysed the
experience and lessons learnt from two innovative pilot projects, which
tested several PES models aimed at restoring forest cover in cocoa
landscapes. I have the pleasure of sharing with you the results of this
analysis.
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The publication comes on the heels of the European Parliament’s report An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation,
adopted on 22 October. Such a regulation will only be effective if
accompanied by action to tackle the drivers of forest loss and human
rights violations on the ground. Getting the incentives right suggests
that the EU negotiate partnership agreements with major producers of
forest risk commodities.
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Smallholder farmers across Côte
d’Ivoire rely heavily on cocoa production, but rarely manage to generate
a living income from cocoa alone. Balancing the well-being of farmers
and the conservation and restoration of forests along with cocoa
production is a pressing challenge.
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In almost equal measure, discussions
and actions around racism in 2020 have been extremely painful, and
extremely hopeful. The following scenarios came from a wider discussion
around race and privilege that began in February at the Pathways 2020
Human Dimensions Conference held in Nairobi.
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This first edition focusses on
Indonesia and Vietnam and the articles were written in collaboration
with our local partners. In many cases, they report that they are more
able to contribute to policy discussions and that at least some
authorities are paying closer attention.
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The 3rd ATIBT Think Tank on the theme
"What future for certified companies in the Congo Basin" took place on
the 2nd and 3rd of November 2020, by videoconference. Since its creation
in May 2018, the Think Ttank has been supported by the ATIBT marketing
program.
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Several countries and financial
institutions made new climate finance-related pledges, including: the
United Kingdom, which pledged to double its climate finance contribution
to USD 15.5 billion over the next five years; and the European
Investment Bank, which announced a goal of 50% of investments going
toward the climate and environment sectors by 2025.
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The virtual sessions began with bad news for global biodiversity. The launch of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook,
a final report card on progress against the 20 Aichi Biodiversity
Targets adopted in 2010 with a 2020 deadline, starkly announced that
none of the targets will be met.
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The European Commission has stated
that, “climate action is at the heart of the recently introduced
European Green Deal”, including “ambitiously cutting greenhouse gas
emissions” and reaching zero emissions by 2050. As part of the plan, the
Commission raises the prospect of increased reliance on bioenergy
sources.
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Read: CBFP Facilitator, Honorable Dr
Christian Ruck, makes successful entrance into Congo Basin’s diplomatic
and political scene; CBFP Facilitator, the Honourable Dr Christian Ruck,
in audiences with high-ranking political leaders in Cameroon; 16
October 2020 – Implementation of N’Djamena Declaration in West Bloc gets
major boost following visit of CBFP Facilitator of the Federal Republic
of Germany, the Honourable Dr Christian Ruck…
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The discussion focused on a proposed
Declaration of the CBFP as a ‘type 2’ partnership, which while is not
in the position to impose decisions on states, does have an influence
over discussions and negotiations at the international level which
relate to the region – UNFCCC and CBD in particular.
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Since the landmark Paris Agreement of
2015, there has been a dramatic increase in private sector interest and
action related to climate change. In just five years, hundreds of
companies have set targets to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by
2050 and have outlined science-informed plans to achieve them.
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The Congo Basin contains the world's
second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate.
Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit.
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This study provides critical inputs to
frame future media campaign messages and, by demonstrating some
consumers’ interest in legal timber, to strengthen the domestic
legitimacy of policies such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance
and Trade.
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As any other foodstuff, insects should
be regulated by the government to ensure product quality and consumer
safety. The goal of the present paper was to assess the current legal
status of edible insects in Africa. For that, corresponding authorities
were contacted along with an extensive online search, relying mostly on
the FAOLEX database.
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WWF CAR seeks a coordinator who can
ensure the overall coordination of activities under this ‘PAPA’ project
funded by the European Union (EU) and will also ensure that Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) or external service providers implement
activities according to the work plan. He / she will also oversee the
budget for this project, monitor the progress of the project and be
globally responsible for achieving the objectives of this project.
Deadline for applications: 26 January 2021.
AWF Country Manager
AWF seeks
to hire a Country Manager who will be responsible for providing overall
leadership, strategic focus, management and accountability for AWF's programs
in Cameroon. He/she will be expected to maintain strong lines of communication
with several other senior management positions, particularly on program,
policy, strategy, fundraising, impact and species protection programmes.
The overall
objective of this consultancy is to obtain a better understanding of the
financial flows in the cacao and community forestry (wood/NTFPs) sectors in
Cameroon which will help WWF develop a strategy to influence these sectors. The
deadline for the reception of bids is 21stJanuary 2021.
"For
our DRC office, we are looking for a dynamic and committed Program Coordinator,
Human Rights who will contribute to the growth of our program (financed by the
German Ministry for Development Cooperation, BMZ) in Democratic Republic of
Congo and Central Africa" . Deadline for applications: January 15, 2021.
The first
call for proposals for Small Technical Grants for Assessment (STGA) is now open
until 29 January 2021. It is an open ended-call and proposals will be reviewed
on a rolling basis in order of their receipt.
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