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| | | | | Kinshasa, 12 May 2016. Under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Joseph Kabila Kabange and on invitation of the Minister of Water, Environment, Territorial Development and Urbanism of Burundi, Acting President of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) a special session of the Council of Ministers in charge of the Environment and Forestry of the COMIFAC member countries took place on 12 May 2016 in Kinshasa.
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| The survey conducted by OFAC-COMIFAC and RAPAC, with BIOPAMA’s assistance, on the Protected Area sector's expectations of the Regional Observatory was a success: more than 160 survey forms were filled out by a wide variety of actors! Based on these intermediate findings summarized in the attached document, the team plans to plug some gaps identified in the sampling in the coming month : there is a need for better representation of riparian actors of protected areas and national opinion leaders and to this end they will need to fill out a few more survey...
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| World Environment Day aims to inspire more people than ever before to take action to prevent the growing strain on planet Earth’s natural systems from reaching the breaking point. The2016 theme highlights the fight against the illegal trade in wildlife, which erodes precious biodiversity and threatens the survival of elephants, rhinos and tigers, as well as many other species.
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| Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as a promising climate change mitigation mechanism in developing countries. This article examines the national political context in 13 REDD+ countries in order to identify the enabling conditions for achieving progress with the implementation of countries’ REDD+ policies and measures.
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| The past few decades have seen a dramatic expansion in the establishment of protected areas around the world. While their primary aim is the conservation of biodiversity, many protected areas are also home to local and indigenous communities who have over many generations based their livelihood, culture and identity on these landscapes and ecosystems.
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| Larger than Elephants - Regional Analysis sets out the scale of the crisis that Africa faces due to the threat to ecosystems, natural resources and wildlife. It examines lessons learnt from past conservation efforts and identifies priority areas for future action. It has been produced in close concertation with the conservation community and Africa specialists. This full Regional Analysis follows a Synthesis report published in 2015.
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| Certification standard bodies in climate governance are assumed to function as independent third parties agencies in transactions, providing trust and transparency to ensure that the calculation of carbon credits is reliable. This article investigates the validity of this assumption for the voluntary forest carbon market by analysing the environmental credibility of...
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| Updating in Interactive Graphic - A number of climate funding announcements by developed country governments, multilateral development banks and multilateral climate funds have been made in the run-up to and at the COP 21 UN climate change conference. The secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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| The Green Climate Fund concluded its first "Readiness Week" to assist direct access entities in developing their project ideas. The week-long event brought together the 13 organizations that have been accredited for direct access to the Fund, as well as 27 developing countries, represented by a National Designated Authority or Focal Point (NDA/FP).
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| Bonn, 16 May 2016: On the 10th-11th May the Least Developed Countries met in Bonn to prepare for the upcoming climate negotiations beginning on 16th May. This preparatory meeting has been an important opportunity for all LDC negotiators to come together and further develop the collective goals of the...
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| On 24, 25 and 26 May 2016, a workshop was held to validate the final report of the study on the harmonization of land use texts and their alignment with the normative framework for territorial management in Cameroon...
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| The 17th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Tri-National Sangha (FTNS) - Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund Limited – was organized from 24 to 25 may 2016 in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo).It was attended by eight directors (reached quorum), five staff of the Executive Board of the FTNS and an expert (financial advisor).
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UNCCD and Global Mechanism have recently published brochures on land degradation neutrality, land and sustainable development goals, and Great Green Wall. Land Degradation Neutrality: The target setting programme. Investing in land degradation neutrality is a smart and cost effective way of getting things done.
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A new book, Land Degradation, Desertification and Climate Change, which is based on the report prepared for the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference, was published by Routledge. The Conference was held from 9-12 in March 2015 in Cancun, Mexico.
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Bonn, 19 May 2016--The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formally announced the appointment of Patricia Espinosa as Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. It follows backing for his recommendation by the Bureau of the UNFCCC who met in Bonn, Germany on 15 May ahead of ongoing meetings to advance the aims and ambitions of the new universal climate agreement adopted in Paris last year.
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A group of NGOs, including Fern, has issued a briefing paper calling
on the EU to strengthen the measures contained in the FLEGT Action Plan
as a way of tackling illegal logging. The briefing is the NGOs’
contribution to the policy debate related to the evaluation of the FLEGT
Action Plan, the review of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), and the
EU’s commitment to halt deforestation and restore degraded forests by
2020.
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ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - the illegal trade of timber and forest products in West Africa was the focus of a regional law enforcement meeting hosted by INTERPOL’s Project Leaf (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests).The Regional law enforcement meeting on illegal trade of West African rosewood (held between 24 -28 May 2016 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) brought together law enforcement representatives from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal and Togo.
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The information exchange platform
AFRICA-TWIX is operational since 15 March 2016. It has more than 70
operators responsible for the implementation of the CITES in four pilot
countries covered by the project (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and the
Democratic Republic of Congo).
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SONGDO, 28
APR 2016 GCF’s direct access country partners take part in UN Women
training session on women’s empowerment to scale up climate
action….“Women are key agents for tackling climate change. They have an
important role to play, not only in addressing the effects of climate
change but also in contributing to the other Sustainable Development
Goals,” she stated. “At UN Women, we are pleased to see that GCF has put
women at the centre of its work with countries, demonstrated through
this one-day workshop on women’s empowerment to scale up climate
action.”... |
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26 May 2016 – At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the region’s security, development and stability by increasing drought and fuelling conflict.
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The first conference on the Initiative
of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel (GGWSSI) was held
in Dakar from 2 to 7 May 2015 under the theme "Restoring Africa Landscapes - The way forward". The ministerial segment of the May 3, 2016 ended with the reading of the Final Declaration of the Conference.....
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Casablanca, Morocco (May 4, 2016) – The Adaptation Fund is engaging the nearly 30-country area of Francophone Africa directly in its first Climate Finance Readiness Workshop for the region in Casablanca, Morocco May 3-5.
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26 May 2016 – At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the region’s security, development and stability by increasing drought and fuelling conflict.
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Asian supermodel Nadya Hutagalung joined
A-list celebrities to launch a United Nations campaign against the
illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of
extinction, robbing countries of their natural heritage and profiting
international criminal networks.
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South African National Biodiversity Institute Implements Projects through ‘Enhanced Direct Access’ Approach with Community Small Grant Facility. Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2016) — In an innovative approach to respond to local climate adaptation needs, a pilot Community Adaptation Small Grants Facility in South Africa funded by the Adaptation Fund (AF) has reached a milestone with the approvals of its first four projects. |
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Global Environmental Change has been the premier journal for publishing innovative research on the human and policy dimensions of adaptation to climate change. To celebrate this, the journal has prepared a virtual special issue comprised of thirteen papers published in the last ten years that significantly advance the frontiers of knowledge about adaptation.
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| | | | | Thebulletin-The climate change generation gap
A record number of Americans now view global warming as a serious threat and
blame human activities as the cause. But there is apparently a
generation gap out there when it comes to accepting the scientific
evidence. And an ethnic gap, a gender gap, and a gap in political
leaning—along with whether one can be considered one of society’s
“haves” or “have nots.” So, who are these climate deniers? What is their
profile?
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| Bonn climate change conference: 16-26 may 2016
The Bonn Climate Change Conference opens today and will continue until 26 May. The meeting comprises the 44th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 44) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 44), as well as the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1).
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| | | | | | | The Africa Water Atlas is a visual account of Africa’s endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more than a collection of static maps and images accompanied by informative facts and figures: its visual elements vividly illustrate a succinct narrative describing and analyzing Africa’s water issues ......
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| (Brussels) May 4, 2016 – As the European Commission releases a review of its flagship forest policy, new evidence from social and environmental justice NGO Fern shows the benefits it is bringing in many tropical forested countries.
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| Bonn, 3 February 2016 - The Secretariats of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) are pleased to announce that the designated date for World
Migratory Bird Day 2016 will be Tuesday, 10 May 2016. This year’s theme is the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds. . You will be able to register your events on the World Migratory Bird Day website shortly (the website is currently under construction).
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| | | | Following the recent annual conference of the Heads of INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs), the Environmental Security Programme (ENS) is pleased to announce the outcomes which call for enhanced collaboration with the INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Committee to address transnational environmental security threats. The Heads of NCBs adopted outcomes on 3 main areas.....
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| In Central Africa, trophy hunting constitutes an incentive-based approach for sustainable wildlife management. We collected data from the wildlife administration, safari hunting enterprises and local wildlife management committees, to provide an order of magnitude of the financial performance of this sector in Cameroon...
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| In sub-Saharan Africa, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) employs tens of millions of people directly. Most of the region’s ASM activities are informal because registration is often costly and bureaucratic. The resulting illegality, along with the sector’s numerous social ills and environmental impacts, has overshadowed its importance, in particular how many subsistence farmers now rely on ASM for their disposable incomes ...
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The mission to conduct the feasibility
study of the project for establishing a carbon fund to reduce
deforestation and improve the living conditions of the population in the
Sangha Tri-national will aim to...
ICAT seeks expert input on its
methodological framework. The framework will help countries
transparently measure and assess the impacts of climate policies and
actions. Input is sought on guidance across these topics...
WWF-Regional Office for Africa- Yaoundé
Hub seeks a Head of Policy Whose major functions will be developing and
delivering the Central Africa strand of the WWF and TRAFFIC WCP,
securing high level political and corporate commitments as well as
programmatic impact delivery. S/He will do this through two primary
functions...
Description: The African Wildlife
Foundation's UK Director works as an integral member of the global
philanthropy team, with the primary responsibility of expanding AWF's
philanthropic reach to new global regions by growing the individual and
institutional donor base in the United Kingdom. The UK Director will
play a lead role in crafting a comprehensive fundraising strategy for
AWF UK, ensuring that funding in the UK continues to increase.
Description: AWF is
looking to identify an experienced Chief of Party for its anticipated
Biodiversity program in South Sudan. This program is part of USAID's
objectives to build foundations for conservation, anti-trafficking, land
and natural resource management, conflict mitigation, and security, and
will enhance women and youth with livelihoods and economic
opportunities, through fishing, vegetable gardening and small scale
micro-enterprise activities to disengage them from wildlife poaching.
The Sr. Manager of IT Service Management
is responsible for the IT infrastructure and information systems for
the Africa and Madagascar region. He/she will work with the Country IT
technicians within the region to develop sustainable support structure
addressing the support needs of the users in the country and program
offices. The Sr. Manager of ITSM also works in conjunction with the
other Sr. IT Service Managers to ensure that global "follow the sun"
technical support and network operations coverage are maintained. The
individual will also address escalated problem resolution when
necessary.
The coordinator is responsible for
coordinating the proposal process, processing agreements and payments,
collecting and organizing reports and corresponding evaluation data for
both types of grants. In addition, the coordinator will serve as a
primary moderator of a special community of practice designed to promote
best practices for leveraging the Roots & Shoots model to create
meaningful experiences for young people in nature.
Location: Arlington, VA (DC Metro
Area). The Conservation Business Models Associate designs and implements
new business and investment models that promote sustainable production
of global commodities, while also conserving and restoring critical
landscapes, and protecting natural capital, including carbon, water and
biodiversity.
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