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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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N’Djamena, 23 October 2018: The
Minister of State François-Xavier de Donnea, Facilitator of the Kingdom
of Belgium for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, the Executive
Secretary of COMIFAC Mr Ndomba Ngoye Raymond and the Co-Facilitator, Mr
Maxime Nzita met his Excellency Mr Idriss Deby ITNO, President of the
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Brussels, 06 November 2018; VLIR-UOS has
officially joined the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). As part of
the application process, VLIR-UOS 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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Brussels, 6 November 2018: ClientEarth
has officially joined the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP). As part
of the application process, ClientEarth 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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Brussels, 06 November 2018, Hasselt
University has officially joined the members of the Congo Basin Forests
Partnership (CBFP). As part of the accession process, Hasselt 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 purpose of this roundtable
discussion is to learn about priorities, gaps, and opportunities for
wildlife conservation capacity development in Central Africa. Session
Co-Chairs : Dirck Byler, Chief, Africa Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and Francis Tarla, Central Africa Bushmeat Action Group
(CABAG)/University of Dschang, Cameroon... |
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The Belgian CBFP Facilitation hereby announces that the 5th Council Meeting will take place on 27 November 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Federal Public Service, Rue des Petits Carmes 15, Brussels. Please find attached the meeting agenda. Transportation of CBFP Council members will be provided by the CBFP Facilitation. Departure time is at 2:00 p.m. at the Royal Museum for the Belgian Federal Public Service.
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Location : Salle
Orange, Palais Egmont - Time : 15 :30 – 17 :00 - Speaker(s): Ludovic
Miaro III, WWF; Adrienne Stork, Rainforest Alliance/AFi; Jacqueline Van
De Pol, ATIBT; Erith Ngatchou, TFT, Chris Eves, ZSL-SPOTT.
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Fern-Thursday, 29 November 2018 from
00:30 to 15:00 (CET) Bruxelles, Belgium. The panel event will discuss EU
support to forests in the new EU budget, and whether it will help to
achieve climate and development goals in forested developing countries.
Registration is necessary before 15 November. |
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“Women’s role in managing forests other
natural resources can no longer be forgotten or overlooked,” said
Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy of the Republic of Congo, in
a video played during a round table conference on Women, Forests and
the ITTO, at the 54th session of the International Tropical Timber
Council.
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We are pleased to invite you to take part in the annual meeting on PPPs
(Public-Private Partnerships) in Africa. This year’s Africa PPP Forum
will focus on the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and
Agricultural sectors.
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Highlights for Wednesday, 7 November 2018-A 2018 survey of companies in
Europe on the impact of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
(FLEGT) timber legality initiative has found that most companies now
consider that FLEGT licensing is making it easier to import timber
products from Indonesia.
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The National Forum on Mineral Governance in Cameroon was held from 10 to
11 October 2018, at the Djeuga Palace Hotel in Yaounde. The forum was
organized within the framework of the Mines-Environment-Health and
Society Project (ProMESS) which is being implemented by FODER with the
financial support of the European Union.
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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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This volume also feeds into a policy debate between African Union’s
nations, citizens, entrepreneurs and researchers. It aims to be part of a
new co-operation between countries and regions focused on mutual
learning and the preservation of common goods. This report is the result
of a partnership between the African Union Commission and the OECD
Development Centre. |
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We’re in the process of evolving the Regional Climate Weeks in 2019, so
that they more fully realize their objective of mobilizing diverse
actors in the public and private sectors around our common goal of
addressing climate change. |
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This paper was prepared for the Argentine G20 presidency by World
Resources Institute (WRI) and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) as a contribution to the Climate Sustainability Working Group.
The paper identifies issues that should be considered in the development
of long-term strategies. |
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Tropical timber producers, importers, governments and communities need
to work more closely together to increase the impact of efforts to
promote the benefits of sustainably produced tropical timber in consumer
markets. |
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Forest Trends is pleased to invite you to a side event at WRI’s Forest Legality Week on Thursday October 25th from 1-3pm.
Art Blundell of Forest Trends will be discussing the role of natural
resources in conflict and peace agreements, and how Myanmar’s forest
sector can boost – or undermine – economic growth during the country’s
transition from military rule to more democratic governance.
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October 1 marks the official joining of RA-Cert with NEPCon to unify
their credible sustainability certification services at a global scale,
engage widely with a diverse range of stakeholders, and productively
contribute to the development of schemes for environmental and socially
responsible practices.
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Enjoy and broadcast the 25-minute
movie in Sangho to understand the program, listen to testimonials,
opinions and expectations of various actors, see the progress status.
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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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Women’s role in the management of forests and other natural resources
can no longer be forgotten or dismissed, said Rosalie Matondo, Minister
of Forest Economy in the Republic of the Congo, in a video presented at a
panel discussion on women, forestry and ITTO that took place today at
the 54th session of International Tropical Timber Council.
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On a potholed dirt road cutting through thick sun-dappled foliage,
hundreds of miles from the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, the forest is
full of people. Young men push rusty bikes through the red dirt, balancing towering bags
of charcoal. Women in bright patterned cloth wade in streams in the
forest shade, where they let cassava roots — the staple of the Congolese
diet — soak for days, sending a pungent odor wafting through the
humidity. Batwa
men follow scrawny hunting dogs through dense undergrowth, bowstrings
taut as they search for an antelope or monkey for dinner.
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Rainforest Foundation UK is pleased to share with you ‘At Loggerheads:
The Moratorium, Geographical Programming and Community Mapping in DRC’,
the third in RFUK’s series of information briefs looking at the policy
implications of community mapping in the Congo Basin.
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The new study entitled “the Wildlife
Trade in Belgium: An Analysis of CITES Trade and Seizure Data”, looks at
the trade in species listed in the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. (CITES) and builds on
previous studies that identify Belgium as a major destination and
transit point for the species, especially moving from Africa to Asia.
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The sub-regional preparatory workshop
for future meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 16 to 18 October 2018 at the
FRAMOTEL Hotel in Kribi, Cameroon. The workshop was organized by the
Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC), with financial and
technical support from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) and the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ).
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How much information on Annex VII of the VPA in Cameroon is being
published? This was assessed by the Forestry and Rural Development
Association in a recent report, which is available for download ...
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| UEREDD Facility-Insights into forest-risk commodity supply chains
UEREDD Facility is pleased to share with you some updates on the
Transparency for Sustainable Economies (Trase) initiative, which works
to improve the transparency, clarity and accessibility of information on
the commodity supply chains that drive tropical deforestation.
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WWF is looking for a qualified consultant. The
goal of this assignment is to strengthen the institutional capacity of
WWF local partners in the Campo-Ma’an landscape on aspects of
organizational governance including cooperation formation, strategic and
business planning as well as resource mobilization, in order for them
to sustainably continue and carry out the project goals and its related
activities after the closure of the project.
Case Management and Advisory Services Officer - BCRM
The Case Management and Advisory
Services Officer will provide support to the Director of BCRM in the
registration and management of incoming Requests, and in the delivery of
BCRM’s advisory services in line with the Officer’s duties and
responsibilities described below....Closing date: 29/11/2018
As part of the ANRC, the Chief Forestry
Officer will: Provide strategic advice to the director and operational
leadership to forestry experts and consultants responsible for producing
policy briefs, conduct periodic country sector studies and designing
toolkits to generate the knowledge necessary to support RMCs capacity
building programs...Closing date: 01/12/2018
As the position title implies, the PPP
Finance Expert’s responsibilities are at the nexus of financial
mobilization, financial operations, marketing and analyses in both the
private and public sectors, hence requiring a combination of multiple
skills to be successful. The main responsibilities will be the need to
maximize the use of tools/instruments employed to manage investment risk
in the financial markets with the institutional policy-driven
objectives of the AUSIF/AWF. Furthermore, structuring PPP deals will
require balancing transaction/project-specific operational work with
policy advocacy, outreach, communications and coordination of events and
functions, which implies being able to effectively work with a wide
range of methods, procedures and processes.
The Director has overall responsibility
for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directorate (PERN) and
will have the mandate to support the Bank’s Regional Member Countries,
and African sub regions, to develop renewable energy, energy efficiency
and clean cooking as part of their energy systems – through a
combination of public and private sector operations. The Director will
supervise the Division Managers for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
and Clean Cooking and Energy Initiatives in this role to (i) promote the
development of renewable energy across the African continent and
position the Bank as a knowledge and thought leader on renewable energy,
(ii) promote energy efficiency along with clean cooking and (iii)
implement various initiatives with RMCs, donors and other stakeholders.
Closing date: 13/12/2018
The EU project "Sustainable wildlife
management to improve the living conditions of local communities" seeks
an experienced senior scientist for its Lastoursville site, who is
committed to rural fieldwork and engagement of local communities in the
concerted management of natural resources (hunting and fishing). Your
main responsibility will be to implement activities aimed at balancing
food security issues with wildlife conservation challenges through
sustainable and legal exploitation of wild fauna populations.
The workshop aims at providing
participants with the required basic knowledge about CC, CCA and VA,
including methodology and tools, focusing largely on the mangroves
ecosystem. More specifically, the consultant will be required to cover
the following aspect of the training… Application Deadline: 30th
October, 2018.
Gabon Programme Manager
Space for Giants is recruiting a
Programme Manager to oversee the development and implementation of the
Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) Mitigation Project to be delivered through
The Giants Club Initiative in Gabon. Project delivery will take place
in partnership with the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN) to
secure the livelihoods of local farmers and promote protection for
elephants.
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