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The Federal Republic of Germany agreed to take over the CBFP
Facilitation for the period 2020-2021. Dr. Christian Ruck, has been
appointed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to assume
the function of CBFP Facilitator for the next two years.
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As a result of climate change and
deforestation, tropical forests are becoming less and less efficient
carbon sinks… Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon,
study finds… The Congo rainforest is losing ability to absorb carbon
dioxide. That’s bad for climate change….
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Despite the past stability of the
African carbon sink, our most intensively monitored plots suggest a
post-2010 increase in carbon losses, delayed compared to Amazonia,
indicating asynchronous carbon sink saturation on the two continents. A
statistical model including carbon dioxide, temperature, drought and
forest dynamics accounts for the observed trends and indicates a
long-term future decline in the African sink, whereas the Amazonian sink
continues to weaken rapidly.
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Drilling in one of the greatest carbon
sinks on the planet could release greenhouse gases equivalent to Japan’s
annual emissions, experts warn. The world’s largest tropical peatlands
could be destroyed if plans go ahead to drill for oil under the Congo
basin, according to an investigation that suggests draining the area
would release the same amount of carbon dioxide as Japan emits annually.
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While the three countries concerned by
the study, Cameroon, Congo and Gabon, have fairly comparable forest
areas, forest taxation generates very different levels of revenue. In
countries that still have significant volumes of log exports, the
majority of revenues are derived from this raw timber export stream. For
example, in Cameroon log exports represent 25% of the volume of
roundwood equivalent exported, but generate 84% of export tax
revenues.Cameroon is characterized by a very high tax burden, both in
terms of area royalties and log exports.
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To read: Gabon-new partnership deals to
support high ambitions… FSC & AITBT find common ground in marketing
committee… join linkedin group about sustainable tropical timber… your
african cases needs to be shown… fsc goes to carrefour du bois 2020…
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SUMMARY: Unveiling of the TNS World
Heritage of Humanity monument, carried out by UNESCO with the support of
WCS and thanks to funding from the European Union...A final evaluation
mission took place in the TNS as part of the EU-funded CAWFHI project to
strengthen the protection of the outstanding biodiversity of the region
through the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
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This important message is to advise you
that, effective April 2020, ALL applicants wishing to apply for
Financial Assistance (i.e. grants or cooperative agreements) will be
required to use Grants.Gov.
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The Open-Ended Working Group on the
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework has been tasked with advancing
preparations for the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity
framework. It is expected that this process will culminate in the
adoption of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework by the Conference
of the Parties to the CBD, at the UN Biodiversity Conference in 2020 in
Kunming, China as a stepping stone towards achieving the 2050 Vision of
“Living in harmony with nature".
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From a postcolonial ecocritical
standpoint, this essay analyzes the play Le Cri de la forêt (2015)
co-authored by Henri Djombo, a cabinet minister from Congo-Brazzaville,
and Osée Colin Koagne, a stage director and environmental activist from
Francophone Cameroon. Mindful of the rich biodiversity of the Congo
Basin where the playwrights originate, the essay interrogates why the
forest in the play is screaming and moves on to engage with related
ecological questions such as the scapegoating of witchcraft and doubtful
traditional beliefs amidst climate change.
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The Kingdom of Belgium Facilitation of
the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), in close collaboration with
the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) and the Government of
the Republic of Cameroon, hosted from 16 to 17 December 2019 in Douala,
Cameroon, the Experts’ Meeting for the follow up of the International
conference on Security, Poaching, Transhumance Management and the
Movements of Armed Groups between the Sahel and Equatorial Africa.
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The Kingdom of Belgium Facilitation of
the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), in close collaboration with
the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) and the Government of
the Republic of Cameroon, hosted from 16 to 17 December 2019 in Douala,
Cameroon, the Experts’ Meeting for the follow up of the International
conference on Security, Poaching, Transhumance Management and the
Movements of Armed Groups between the Sahel and Equatorial Africa.
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Kinshasa, 5 December : Under the
presidency of the Minister of Finance and with the participation of his
counterparts for the Environment, Land use planning, Land tenure,
Agriculture and Energy, of the Norwegian and French Ambassadors and
Congolese civil society, today the DRC National REDD+ Fund Steering
Committee approved the “Programme for the Sustainable Management of
Forests" (often referred to by its French acronym, PGDF).
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The overarching objective of this study
is to identify laws and policies on deforestation, child labour, force
labour and smallholder inclusion in Cameroon, and analyze how these
policies support the private sector to align with the sustainable
production of timber, palm oil, cocoa and rubber. This review clearly
demonstrates that both government and private sector can achieve targets
of curbing deforestation and ensuring effective respect of human rights
along the supply chains of the selected commodities.
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CAFI’s latest meeting in Geneva marked
by enhanced South-South learning. In a new and much appreciated effort
to foster South South exchanges and learning, the 14th CAFI Executive
Board meeting was the first time that country-dedicated sessions were
open to other countries. The Governments of Gabon, Republic of Congo,
DRC, Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea joined in.
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Structurally intact tropical forests
sequestered about half of the global terrestrial carbon uptake over the
1990s and early 2000s, removing about 15 per cent of anthropogenic
carbon dioxide emissions. Climate-driven vegetation models typically
predict that this tropical forest ‘carbon sink’ will continue for
decades. Here we assess trends in the carbon sink using 244 structurally
intact African tropical forests spanning 11 countries, compare them
with 321 published plots from Amazonia and investigate the underlying
drivers of the trends.
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The European Commission’s Green Deal can
help solving the international climate and biodiversity emergencies by
shaping stronger and more sustainable partnerships with tropical
forested countries. But this will only succeed, if it reconciles
environmental sustainability, climate resilience and inclusive
development.
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How an oil project linked to the
Republic of Congo’s corrupt rulers was obtained by one of Africa’s
richest men in questionable circumstances — imperilling climate-critical
peatland forests. This report is based on a joint investigation by
Global Witness, Der Spiegel and Mediapart, in conjunction with the
European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) media network.
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This briefing note from Coordination
SUD and Fern analyses the issues we need to address to ensure forests
help deliver tropical forested countries’ Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs). This includes respect for communities’ rights and
preserving their livelihoods, protecting and restoring biodiversity, and
improved forest governance. Tackling these challenges will require
effective civil society participation.
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