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United Kingdom, 01 September 2018 - The "
Forest Peoples Programme " has officially joined the 109 members of the
Congo Basin Forests Partnership (CBFP).
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Brussels, 03 September 2018 - The Royal
Belgian lnstitute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) has officially joined the
Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP).
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Integrated in the University of Liege since 1 October 2009, Gembloux
Agro Bio-Tech is an internationally renowned university, known for its
teaching (ISO, CTI, EURACE accreditations) and high-quality research in
the agronomic sciences and biological engineering fields.
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...These results constitute a critical
step for the estimation and monitoring of biomass/carbon stocks
contained in the second largest contiguous block of tropical forests
worldwide, and the successful implementation of climate change
mitigation strategies, such as REDD+.
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Anti-wildlife trafficking projects
around the world given £31.5 million boost. With this week marking 100
days to go until the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, the
Government has today (Monday 2 July) announced ambitious new plans and
funding for tackling the illegal wildlife trade across the world.
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Mbororo cattle herders Photo Teseum. The delegation dispatched Monday 23
July to the Dungu area to launch the Mbororo identification operation is
short on resources and faces formidable challenges in its efforts to
conduct its mission.
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Ahead of World Elephant Day this Sunday, 12 August, African Parks wanted
you to be the first to hear the good news from Zakouma National Park. Zakouma has had a very troubled past. Between 2002 to 2010 approximately
4,000 elephants were killed for their ivory, and only 450 elephants
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NAIROBI (1st August 2018) – Finding solutions to meet the challenge of
landscape restoration in Africa, where almost 50 million hectares of
land is degraded each year, is a complex challenge requiring an
innovative, coordinated, international response, says a top forestry
expert who will speak at an upcoming conference in Nairobi.
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Chinese companies are spreading over Africa’s land. Chinese loggers,
miners, farmers and traders, and multimillion-dollar infrastructural
investments are fast becoming a feature across the continent. Some of
them gobble up forest and woodland. Some bring huge benefits to African
economies. Some do both. All of them are changing Africa.
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When these were analysed alongside policy arena conditions, the paper
finds that the presence of powerful transformational coalitions combined
with strong ownership and leadership, and performance-based funding,
can both work as a strong incentive for achieving REDD+ goals...
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From January 1st to December 31st 2017, the report may take a long time
to develop, so varying and numerous are the actions! What then is worth
remembering among the multitude of projects implemented in the
transboundary TNS complex? FTNS can legitimately be proud of the battles
fought through these projects, alone or in collaboration with other
actors of the civil society.
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Following a national meeting on the new
Sustainable Wildmeat Management project, held in Brazzaville at the
beginning of the month, all project stakeholders completed a field
mission to northern Congo. During their tour the delegation, including
Frédéric Lambert Bockandza-Paco - Director General of the Congolese
Agency of Fauna and Protected Areas (ACFAP); Joachim Kondi - National
Focal Point (MEF); and Jean Bosco Nganongo - Director of Fauna and
Protected Areas (DFAP), visited the Bomassa Park headquarters. Please
download the Document...
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The conference AFORPOLIS 1 is organised
in cooperation with the University of Göttingen in Germany and the IUFRO
(International Union of Forest Research Organisations). The conference
benefits from a substantial support of the Centre for International
Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Centre for International Development
and Training (CIDT/ University of Wolverhampton).
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Environment Secretary Michael Gove has
announced £4.5 million of new funding through the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Challenge Fund to tackle the criminals trafficking endangered species.
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Zac Goldsmith MP will play a key role in
the preparations for an international conference about the illegal
wildlife trade, held in London in October 2018.
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Anti-wildlife trafficking projects around the world given £31.5 million boost. With this week marking 100 days to go until the 2018 London Illegal
Wildlife Trade Conference, the Government has today (Monday 2 July)
announced ambitious new plans and funding for tackling the illegal
wildlife trade across the world. The Secretaries of State for the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Defra, and DFID announced a £31.5
million boost for anti-wildlife trafficking projects around the world. |
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Technical
Advisor (TA), Dja Faunal reserve who will provide technical support to the
conservator of DFR, build the capacity of the Service de Conservation, develop
management and operational plans, facilitate coordination with the surrounding
landscape and improve the overall management and conservation of the Park.
CLOSING DATE: September 9, 2018
An
outstanding leader with proven managerial coordination and communication
skills, you’ll also need a good understanding of conservation, development and
socio-economic issues in Central Africa, including substantial experience of
working in the region. Deadline for applications: 6th September 2018
The Young
Professionals Program (YPP) provides an opportunity for the sub-region’s young
women and men to learn and harness their potential as future international
water leaders. GWP’s youth-oriented strategy which has been developed and
integrated into global and regional programs and activities, aims to foster
engagement of youths as key partners of the GWP network, in order to raise
their awareness and capacities to ensure a sustainable future.
The Africa
Programme at ZSL is focussed on some of the largest and most intact landscapes
in the region with 3 programmes in Cameroon, Kenya and the W-Airly-Pendjari
landscape in West Africa. We take a landscape approach to our work with
protected areas and communities at the core of this. Our diverse portfolio of
projects cover freshwater, mangrove, savannah and tropical forest ecosystems
and a range of threatened species from black rhino, elephants and lions to
manatees, turtles and pangolins. Closing date for applications: Midnight
Sunday 9th September 2018.
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