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The roadmap of the CBFP Facilitation of
the Kingdom of Belgium adopted, CBFP results-oriented governance
underway with report submitted by CBFP college leaders, 4th CBFP Council
meeting consolidates gains, enhances credibility of the governance
reform and active preparations underway for the 18th Meeting of CBFP
Parties due to take place in Brussels from 27 to 28 November 2018.
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Closing Report and movie, results and achievements of PACEBCo
The PACEBCo Regional Coordination is pleased to release the following movie for download, (i) the Closing report of the program, and (ii) the movie " PACEBCo results and achievements ".
The PACEBCo Program which was completed on 30 June 2017 achieved many
results with a 79.26% financial execution rate and a 92% rate of
physical implementation.
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It is a bi-annual publication (April and October),
edited and published by RIFFEAC (Central African Network of Forestry
and Environmental Training Institutions).
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" We, the Heads of State and Government
of the member countries of the Congo Basin Climate Commission and the
Congo Basin Blue Fund, meeting in Brazzaville on 29 April 2018..
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New-York, 10 May 2018 - The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda
to the United Nations in partnership with the Central African Forest
Commission (COMIFAC) and in close collaboration with the CBFP
Facilitation of the Kingdom of Belgium held a high-level side event at
the UN Trusteeship alongside UNFF 13.
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Following the establishment of COMIFAC
in March 1999 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by the Central African Heads of
State, the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the member
countries of the Congo Basin Climate Commission and the Congo Basin Blue
Fund held in Brazzaville in late April 2018 ratified the
institutionalization agreement of the two instruments.
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United States - Under the theme
“Building the Investment Case for Sustainable Landscapes and
Restoration,” the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium
took place at the World Bank in Washington D.C. on 30 May. Attracting
more than 500,000 listeners and engagers, the Symposium brought together
local communities, scientific experts, investors and politicians to
discuss how public and private finance can better partner to address
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soldiers will deploy to Africa to help save endangered rhinos from poachers for
the first time, the Defence Secretary will announce today. The Army is sending
around two dozen troops to Malawi next month as Britain steps up its fight
against the ‘blood ivory’ trade, it can be revealed. |
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22 wildlife traffickers were arrested in
3 countries. 13 ivory traffickers were arrested in 4 operations in
Gabon including a corrupt gendarme. 4 ivory traffickers were arrested at
a coast town on the South of the country. First a Nigerian trafficker
was arrested during an attempt to sell 27 kg of ivory. As a head of a
large ivory trafficking ring operating in coastal area he had been in a
target of investigations for several months.
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Since the entry into force of the Nagoya
Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) in October 2014, many
countries have been working actively to operationalize the protocol. A
major challenge to the implementation of the Protocol is the need to
mobilize the requisite capacities to support countries that are seeking
to amend or establish new legal, administrative or political measures at
the domestic level.
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Studies conducted over a decade in
several countries across Central Africa, particularly in Cameroon,
Gabon, Congo and in the DRC, have shown that domestic timber markets are
growing rapidly and have gained prominence in terms of volumes exported
to Europe or Asia.
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Brussels, 08 May 2018: Fern has
officially joined the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). As part of
the application process, Fern has 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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Belgium 16 April 2018. Ghent University,
Department of Green Chemistry and Technology and Department of
Environment officially joined the members of the Congo Basin Forests
Partnership (CBFP). As part of the accession process, Ghent University
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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The IPBES (Intergovernmental
Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) has
launched an external review of the global assessment of biodiversity
which will run until 29 June 2018 (documents available since 14 May).
The IPBES aims for the widest possible participation of reviewers in
this process: “Interested and qualified experts, including scientists,
policy makers, practitioners and other knowledge holders".
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The fourth regional meeting of the
Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020 Africa Palm Oil Initiative (APOI)
took place in Accra, Ghana on 17 May 2018, organised by Proforest in
collaboration with the Government of Ghana.
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May 10, 2018 Throughout history, people have depended on forests and
trees for the vital resources they provide, to sustain economies,
societies and human well-being. It is estimated that the economic value
of ecosystem services provided by forests globally could be worth as
much as US$16.2 trillion.
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The Amazon Sustainable Landscapes
Program (ASL) was approved by the GEF Council in October 2015, as a
pilot “Impact Program”, with incentives for an integrated regional
approach under the SFM Strategy.
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The program reached its goal in 2017,
the year in which ARPA, the world’s largest tropical-forest protection
initiative, celebrated its 15th anniversary, further proof of the
efficacy of its management model. |
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This report is part of a broader effort
by the World Bank Group, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and
numerous conservation partners to explore innovative tourism
partnerships to help countries open up smart investment in this sector
and capitalize on their natural assets. The World Bank has experience
implementing over 300 tourism-related projects across, more than 86
countries since the 1960s. We help our clients maximize their
development resources and unlock the intrinsic value of their natural
assets.
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Biodiversity is an increasingly
important issue on the political agenda. Many believe that the process
initiated regarding the climate must now be undertaken for biodiversity.
Everyone remembers the excitement triggered by the conclusion of COP 21
on climate and the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
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a plan to ban fossil fuels and become the first fully decarbonised
country in the world. Carlos Alvarado, a 38-year-old former journalist, made the announcement
to a crowd of thousands during his inauguration on Wednesday.
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| FSC is a global not-for-profit organization that helps take care of the
environment and boost the global economy by ensuring responsible
management of close to 190 million hectares of the world’s forests.
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The United Nations Forum on Forests, concluding its thirteenth session
this afternoon, adopted an omnibus resolution regarding the activities
it will carry out to support the United Nations Strategic Plan for
Forests (2017-2030). The aim is to implement a communication and
outreach strategy, to raise public awareness of the Plan.
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Songdo, 27 Apr 2018 A guide to NAPs and why GCF is supporting this UN process to spark catalytic climate action. The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
across the Caribbean was one of the most destructive on record,
according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Extreme
weather killed several hundred people, impacted the lives of millions,
and will likely require years for the worst hit Caribbean islands to
recover.
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| PEFC Invitation to participate in SFM Public Consultation
“Our revised Sustainable Forest Management benchmark is now up for public consultation,
and we are asking you to share your insights and knowledge to help us
further improve this vital document. The deadline for comments is 26
June 2018.
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This edition of ITTO Tropical Forest News reports some of ITTO’s recent
work aimed at scaling up investments in productive forests and
sustainable supply chains across the tropics. We believe that such
investments are crucial for generating equitable economic growth and
ensuring wellbeing at the local to planetary scales. They will also help
in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 15
(“life on land”).
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As a partner, the Adaptation Fund will have an active presence at the
premier international conference on climate change adaptation at the
Adaptation Futures held June 18-21, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa –
the country which is also home to two innovative Adaptation Fund
projects.
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Ubiquitous in Asia in objects from chopsticks and bowls to scaffolding
and screening, bamboo has often been disregarded as a material for
large-scale architecture. But Vo Trong Nghia, who grew up in a forest
village in northern Vietnam and knew how strong, light and tactile it
could be, saw no sense in that.
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This study uses an ensemble of 25 transient Regional Climate Model (RCM)
simulations from the CORDEX initiative, forced with the Representative
Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5, to investigate the potential
temperature and precipitation changes in Central Africa corresponding to
1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels.
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FTNS NEWS is the official bimonthly newsletter of the Sangha
Tri-national Trust Fund (FTNS). Founded in 2007, FTNS is an
environmental Trust fund which has as objective, to guarantee a
sustainable funding of TNS ( The Sangha Tri-national), the first
trans-boundary forest complex (shared between Cameroon, Congo Republic
and The Central Africa Republic) in Central Africa and World Heritage
Site.
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The Central
African Republic (CAR) has called on the United Nations labour agency to
provide special assistance to the conflict-torn nation and make it a “pilot-country”
for the implementation of a programme to build peace and resilience through job
creation.
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The month
of May turned out to be intense for the Park Management Unit! We received many
collaborators who intervened on various aspects of our operations such as the
training of the Park rangers, the improvement of our communication systems,
projects for the development of ecotourism, an audit of our finances, and the
delivery of new generators for our Bomassa and Makao facilities. We hope you'll
enjoy reading this month's edition here attached. |
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A year ago, 51-year old grandmother Janine Nyota-Nguburu traded in her
traditional cookstove, about the size of a large metal lantern, for an
energy-efficient version that she bought just around the corner from her
small urban farmhouse in Kinshasa. The ceramic center of Janine’s new
cookstove does a better job of harnessing radiant heat and reduces the
amount of charcoal she needs to burn to prepare her signature fried
beans. This also means a 70-kg bag of charcoal that costs about $20 now
lasts her two months instead of two weeks.
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Civil society actors who are working to end the illegal timber trade,
travelled to Europe from 5 to 14 March 2018 to meet representatives of
the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European External
Action Service and the German, Belgian, French and Dutch governments.
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African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) for the 13th session of the United
Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) took place in Douala (Cameroon) at the
Prince de Galles Hotel, on 9 and 10 April 2018, and aimed to formulate a
common consensual sub regional position on the topics on the agenda of
the UNFF session scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 May 2018 at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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The High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG), submitted its
final report on sustainable finance on Wednesday 31 January. The
20-member group of experts from civil society, the financial sector and
academia, established by the European Commission in December 2016, has
released a series of recommendations setting out a comprehensive
strategy on sustainable finance in the European Union.
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The ideal
candidate will have a campaigning background and the ability to turn complex
policy jargon into clear narratives. He/she will be an excellent team worker
with a strong degree of autonomy, able to work with people from a variety of
cultural backgrounds, show initiative, and deliver accurate communications
under pressure. Deadline for applications: 12:00 13th July 2018
We are
looking for a strong, well-organised professional; a good team worker and
networker who is able to communicate well - both orally and in writing - across
different cultural backgrounds. Someone who shows initiative and works quickly
and accurately; is politically astute and a quick learner. Deadline for
applications: 12:00 13th July 2018
We are
looking for a Partner and General Finance Officer to provide strong and
professional support to the organisation. The post will be full time, with an
indicative split of three days working on partner finance related matters and
two days providing general financial and admin support to the organisation.
There will, however, be flexibility required based on demand and workload. Deadline
for applications: 12:00 13th July 2018
The
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated
logistician for the following vacancy for WCS Republic of Congo/Nouabalé-Ndoki
Foundation (FNN).Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications,
should apply by sending an application letter and CV together with the names
and contact information of three references to the address below no later than
July 15th, 2018. Please include “FNN Head of Logistics” in the subject
line of your email. Send to: wcscongobrazza@wcs.org.
Registration
procedure of the Yaoundé-IUFRO conference 2018 is open
For participants without oral or poster presentation, please
notice that all payments should be done before July 30, 2018. After payment,
please kindly send to the organizing committee (iufroyaounde2018@gwdg.de) a
confirmation of the money transfer with a justification of your payment
category (e.g students ID, proof of affiliation, etc.). A formal invitation
letter will be sent to each participant after the payment confirmation.
For our country operation in DRC, we are looking for a
dynamic and committed Country Director, with knowledge and experience of the
region, to develop and lead WWF-DRC Country Office so that it is highly
influential; is able to shape the sustainability agenda of DRC domestically and
globally to deliver on WWF’s global priorities; and plays a leadership role
within the WWF Network.
For our country operation in Cameroon – one of the largest
in the Central Africa Region - we are looking for a dynamic and committed
Country Director to replace the current incumbent due to go on retirement. The
retained candidate will drive high performance of our Country programme with
efficient operating systems, professional and skilled staff, and strong
financial resources, delivering conservation impact on issues and in places
that are key for WWF’s global Network Initiatives and conservation priorities.
All application should be sent to recruit-wwfdrc@wwfdrc.org
Female applicants are encouraged. Deadline for application: (25/ 06/
2018).
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