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The Belgian CBFP Facilitation has
received a number of amendments to the first draft of the Brussels
Declaration which it has incorporated into the text. Please find
attached the new version of the draft "Brussels Declaration".
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This document summarises the conclusions
of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade held on 11 to 12
October 2018. It notes the actions adopted by countries and commitments
made by them and the international community, in challenging the
illegal wildlife trade and its effects.
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From 24 to 27 September 2018, about 150
participants from 27 countries, including the following African
countries (Benin, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire,
Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tunisia),
Japan, Indonesia, USA, China, Canada and European countries (Finland,
France...
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The organization of the scientific day
is fully in line with the road map of the Belgian CBFP Facilitation.
Research on the Congo Basin forests should be used to set priorities for
action and to sound the alarm bells so that policy makers become aware
of the situation and act accordingly.
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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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Last week NGOs launched a EU Forest
Manifesto calling for political groups, candidates for the European
elections and EU leaders to support forests and forest peoples in their
work.
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New York, 28 Sep 2018 The Green Climate
Fund has today announced that its Board will consider projects to a
value of USD 1,148.4M for approval at its meeting next month.
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The Biodiversity in Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Program is
leveraging its network of protected areas (PA) managers,
conservationists, researchers, and associated multilateral agencies
operating in the same sphere, to undertake the first State of Protected
Areas (SoPA) report for the Caribbean region in over two decades.
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In recent years, there has been a trend for African states to delegate protected area management to private partners. Central Africa is confronted with
rapidly declining wildlife populations, with scarce funding and poor
incentives as root causes. This raises the question as to whether
management delegation can counter this trend...
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Libreville (Gabonese Republic), 25
September 2018- The Deputy Secretary-General of the Economic Community
of Central African States (ECCAS), the Honorable Tabu Abdallah
Manirakiza and the Head of Mission of the African Development Bank (
AfDB) Mr. DIOP Amadou Bamba, Environmentalist at the AfDB, this morning
signed the memorandum of understanding on preparations for the Support
Program for the Conservation of Ecosystems and Resilience to Climate
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The President of the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Joseph Kabila Kabange, has symbolically incinerated more
than one ton of elephant ivory and over a ton of pangolin scales. The
incineration ceremony was held on Sunday, September 30, at the N'sele
wildlife park, located close to the city of Kinshasa province.
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The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo,
announced on September 26, during a visit to a Rougier-owned sawmill,
that all logging concessions in Gabon would be required to get FSC
(Forest Stewardship Council) certified. There are close to forty active
concessions in Gabon, covering nearly 16 million hectares. FSC is
considered the world’s most stringent forest management label.
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This briefing examines how extensive forest tenure and resource mapping
by local communities in Mai Ndombe province has major implications for
DRC’s flagship jurisdictional REDD+ programme, especially in terms of
land and carbon rights, land management, and distribution of benefits
from anticipated emissions reductions activities.
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From May 2013 to May 2017, the Congo’s
one-stop shop for opening a new business approved the launch of 6,181
companies. The Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to attract to
investors vying for entrance into this country whose soil is one the
world’s richest, making Congo a geological scandal.
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With a 145,500-square-kilometer swath of peatlands in Central Africa
newly identified as an important storage of carbon, researchers,
decision-makers and practitioners are now discussing the likelihood of
and means for keeping this water-logged area intact.
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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
remained. |
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From 3 to 4 July 2018, the conference
hall of Le Paradis hotel’s Chalet Bantu in Kribi hosted a workshop on
participatory assessment of transparency in Cameroon’s forestry and
environmental sector.
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Aurélien Barrau, an astrophysicist,
ignited social networks with a well-thought and captivating piece on
global warming and mankind’s role in its own destruction.
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BONN, Germany (Landscape News) — Landscape restoration initiatives must
include the voices and involvement of indigenous peoples, and
particularly women, to ensure success. That was the main message from
participants at a session on Land Territory and Natural Resource,
Traditional Knowledge and Climate Adaptation, hosted by the Indigenous
Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMG) at the recent
Global Landscape Forum conference in Nairobi. |
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In September the Nouabalé-Ndoki National
Park bid farewell to Nicholas Radford, Head of the Admin & Finance
Department for the past two-years, and welcomed Camille Raynaud who will
soon arrive in Bomassa to take over this important role. The task is
often ungrateful as the hard work of the park's administration and
logistics departments often takes place behind the scenes. |
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In 2015, the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) set
out to bring 100 million hectares of degraded land across its namesake
continent into restoration by 2030. Commitments to the initiative from
27 different countries have now exceeded this target area by 11 million
hectares.
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Throughout history, times of crisis have yielded extraordinary
innovation and social cooperation. Not only has this been essential for
conquering many seemingly insurmountable challenges, but it has also
shown one of the greatest strengths of human nature: we can best face
and overcome crises through joint, creative action.
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The sub-regional workshop aims primarily to strengthen the skills of
COMIFAC negotiators in light of the findings of various discussions held
by different bodies during the Bangkok special session, to ensure that
the sub-region takes an active and meaningful part in the Katowice
Conference.
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In August, just before the celebration of World Elephant Day, a big
result was achieved for the elephants of Nouabale-Ndoki and the Republic
of Congo. Indeed, the country adopted its National Action Plan for
Elephants (NAPE), a huge step forward for elephant conservation.
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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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This first in a series of short MappingForRights information briefs
provides a general overview of the programme, how it is helping to
transform perceptions of forests in the Congo Basin and looks ahead to
what this means for various forest reforms in the region.
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The Société Financière des Caoutchouc (Socfin) group is among the
world’s biggest independent plantation owners, managing 187,000 hectares
of mostly oil palm and rubber plantations in Asia and Africa, where it
has been operating for more than a century. Meanwhile controversy of
various kinds has dogged Socfin in recent years.
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Driven by sophisticated transnational criminal networks and local gangs,
the illegal abalone trade has been fuelled by deeply entrenched
socio-economic disparities in the Western Cape, bitterly contested
fishing quotas, drugs, and gang violence. Download report…
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RIFFEAC (The Central African Network of
Forestry and Environmental Training Institutions) is COMIFAC’s technical
partner in forestry and environmental training. It was established in
Libreville on 5 October 2001 with the following 8 founding member
institutions: the Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA)
of the University of Dschang, the Mbalmayo National School of Water and
Forests (ENEF), the Garoua Training School for Wildlife Specialists
(EFG), the Cap Estérias National School of Water and Forests (ENEF), the
Marien Ngouabi Institute of Rural Development....
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The
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer is responsible for the development
and implementation of M&E activities related to the project including:
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Documentation, Planning, Learning and
Sharing and other responsibilities.
The
responsibility of the Senior Climate Finance Officer will be to coordinate
financial management of the Internal and External Climate and Environment
Funds’ portfolio under implementation/management by AfDB. Under the leadership
and guidance of the Manager PECG.1 and in close collaboration with the Funds’
operation coordinators, the incumbent provides leadership in budgeting,
financial reporting and administrative matters to facilitate efficient,
cost-effective implementation of the Division’s core business functions.
Closing date: 16/11/2018
The
training culminates in forest governance certificates, with grading based on
successfully completed modules. Training location: CRESA Forêts-Bois,
Nkolbisson, Yaoundé, Date of training: February 12 to 22, 2019
Working
under the supervision of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
ESARO Technical Coordinator, Conservation Areas & Species Programme, the
Project Manager will be responsible for the performance, communications,
partner relationships, and all technical aspects of the project as well as
developing and maintaining strong relationships with the East African Community
and the project partners.
The
International Union for Conservation of Nature is looking for a Technical
Officer, BIOPAMA Regional Resource Hub for Biodiversity and Protected Areas who
will be responsible for coordinating the development of the Resource Hub for
Biodiversity and Protected Areas and expanding the networks of contributors and
users in Eastern and Southern Africa. She/he will work closely with Protected
Area agencies and Regional Experts in collection and collation of data and
information for effective management and governance of the protected and
conserved areas in the region.
African
Wildlife Foundation (AWF) works with the people of Africa to ensure its
wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. The organization is seeking
high-performing individuals to fill the position of Wildlife Law Enforcement
Associate. S/he will assist the supervisor in the advancement of AWF’s
engagement in wildlife law enforcement and enhancement of deterrent sentencing
of wildlife crimes in francophone Africa.
African
Wildlife Foundation (AWF) works with the people of Africa to ensure its
wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. The organization is seeking
high-performing individuals to fill the position of Wildlife Law Enforcement
Associate. S/he will assist the supervisor in the advancement of AWF’s
engagement in wildlife law enforcement and enhancement of deterrent sentencing
of wildlife crimes in francophone Africa.
African
Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is seeking a high-performing individuals to fill the
position of Senior Community Project Officer (SCDO). She/he will be responsible
for working with different stakeholders to assist local communities living
around Mkomazi National Park in the Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape to implement AWF's
project, Strengthening community engagement in anti-poaching operations and
reducing human-wildlife conflicts in the cross-border area of Tsavo (Kenya) and
Mkomazi (Tanzania).
USAID's Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development
Gains Enhanced Project (BRIDGE) is looking for a Local Fisheries Expert. She/he
will work as part of a team led by the Political Economy Analysis Expert to
synthesize and analyze existing information, conduct key stakeholder
consultations and site visits to ground-truth information and contribute to a
report that will address various issues.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Africa Program is
seeking a dynamic, experienced individual to lead the Madagascar program. The
Country Director will work closely with the Regional Director to ensure
alignment between country program activities and the regional structure. The
Madagascar Country Director is WCS's legal representative in Madagascar and is
responsible for all WCS activities in the country. Application deadline: 19
October 2018.
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