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The Cameroon component of the "Programme to support the preservation of
biodiversity and fragile ecosystems (ECOFAC)" was officially launched on 25 October 2017 in Douala on the sidelines of the 17th Meeting of Parties of the CBFP.
For more than 25 years, through the ECOFAC programs, the European Union
has been supporting Central Africa’s efforts to preserve its unique
biodiversity and manage its forest ecosystems.
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During the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) that took place from 24 th to 27 th
October 2017 at Sawa Hotel in Douala, Cameroon, the Zoological Society
of London (ZSL), UNESCO, IUCN, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the
Congo Basin Institute (CBI), in partnership with the Ministry of
Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), organised a successful side event on the
Dja landscape.
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"This 17th meeting of the CBFP provides an excellent opportunity for
broad consultation and information-gathering on a future GEF-funded
initiative in the Congo Basin” said Jean-Marc Sinnassamy , Senior Expert
at the GEF (Global Environment Fund) Secretariat...
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Community forestry is a new concept in the Congo Basin. Outside
Cameroon, there are currently no community forests in Central Africa.
Despite growing interest expressed by national governments, civil
society and donors, the potential of community forestry is still widely
misunderstood but deserves to be explored. |
| IOn the sidelines of the 17th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin
Forest Partnership that took place in October 2017 in Douala, the Field
Legality Advisory Group held a brainstorming session entitled "How to
make independent forest observation a tool for dialogue between the
private sector and civil society".
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African States relating to biodiversity conservation and food and
nutritional security of people who depend on forest products for their
livelihoods, a few Central African countries are taking part in pilot
tests aimed at demonstrating the likelihood of participatory management
being a viable option towards preserving the functioning, integrity and
biodiversity of forest ecosystems in the Congo Basin. |
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In mid-November 2017, the city of Yaoundé hosted a regional conference
on illegal logging. The event was supported by the European Union, in
the framework of the "Citizens’ Voice for Change: Forest observation in
the Congo Basin” Project, an independent forestry observation
initiative. |
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Bonn, 15 Nov 2017 The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master
Agreement (AMA) today with German development agency GIZ. This agreement
will allow Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) GmbH to carry out climate finance projects approved by the GCF
Board. |
| | | | | | Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Monthly update Octobre 2017
This last month, about 100 fishermen along the Sangha River received
training by the Park Management Unit on the construction and use of
Chorkor ovens, promoting a fish-smoking technique that maximizes its
conservation and helps reducing of harvest rates on fishery resources. |
| FSC: Looking back to the FSC General Assembly 2017Linking FSC to the Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainable development goals (SDO) offer businesses a unique
opportunity to engage with making a positive change for people and the
planet in a clear and structured way. But what are the business aspects
of the objectives? And why FSC should play a role in achieving them?
Please click here for more information. |
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Bonn, 14 Nov 2017 A new Green Climate Fund pilot for REDD+ results-based
payments is helping put the Paris Agreement into action, participants
at an event during the global Climate Change Conference heard.
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Bonn, 17 Nov 2017. An insight into the discussion that emerged at a COP 23 side event in Bonn; jointly published with UNDP. Since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) first
began its resource mobilisation in 2014, when it rapidly raised more
than USD 10 billion in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into
projects and programmes to date.
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Gland, Switzerland, 28 November 2017. The European Union (EU) and the
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have invested €60
million in the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA)
Programme over the next six years – making it one of the largest EU
biodiversity programmes.
Read more …
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) 53rd Council wrapped up today
after approving a work program of more than $500 million that puts a
strong emphasis on support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and
Least Developed Countries (LDCs). |
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The flyer is developed for resource mobilisation purposes and outlines
current challenges and ways agroforestry/ICRAF can respond to them.
Though it is focused on Cameroon, the information in it is also valid
for similar areas in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo,
etc.
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of holiday shopping and festivities, today is #GivingTuesday - a global
day when hundreds of thousands of people join together to give back to
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During the 17th Meeting of the Parties to the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership (CBFP) held in Douala, Cameroon from 24 to 27 October 2017,
the R20 regions of Climate Action marked its arrival in the Congo Basin
by hosting a side event on 25 October 2017 entitled “R20 regions of
Climate Action”: An opportunity to develop the green economy in Central
Africa.
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During the 17th Meeting of the Parties to the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership (CBFP) held in Douala, Cameroon from 24 to 27 October 2017,
the R20 regions of Climate Action marked its arrival in the Congo Basin
by hosting a side event on 25 October 2017 entitled “R20 regions of
Climate Action”: An opportunity to develop the green economy in Central
Africa.
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On 25 October, a meeting to launch the Cameroon component of the ECOFAC6
Program took place alongside the 17th meeting of the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership in Douala. This component which will take up 10 billion CFA
francs (12.5 million Euros) of the 40 billion earmarked for Central
Africa, aims to step up protection of forest ecosystems notably by
providing assistance to the Dja and Faro parks, and the Observatory of
Central African Forests". For more information on the OFAC support
project.
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Bonn, Germany (November 11, 2017) — An Adaptation Fund side event during
the COP 23 UN Climate Conference in Bonn brought together speakers from
Fiji, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Tanzania and the World Food
Programme to discuss concrete examples of Fund projects to the most
vulnerable communities and applying environmental and social principles
that further enhance adaptation actions.
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The COMIFAC Annual Report 2016 is available for download: COMIFAC: New
team, one goal-Our achievements in 2016: COMIFAC priority interventions:
The Partnership’s supporters- 2016 Financial review- COMIFAC management
and staff .
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The Center
for Social Excellence (CSE) is seeking applications for the 2018 long training
course in Social Forestry of the TFT Center for Social Excellence aimed at
young African graduates. The course will be conducted simultaneously in French
and English.
OFAC is
looking for an expert. Deadline for applications: 14th December 2017 at 12h00
Yaounde time. Duration: One year with possibility to renew over 3.5 years.
Location: Yaounde-Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC.
CIFOR is
looking for a Communication Officer for Central Africa. The Communications
Officer will collaborate with CIFOR’s communication teams globally, especially
those based at its headquarters in Indonesia. This nationally recruited
position will require travel across Central Africa and elsewhere globally.The
application deadline is 20 Dec-2017.
The
Technical Officer’s (TO) role will be to carry out the mission of observation
of the Protected Areas carried out by OFAC on behalf of the COMIFAC, under the
joint supervision of the Regional Coordinator of the RIOFAC support project to
OFAC and the Coordinator of the IUCN Regional program for Protected Areas and
Biodiversity. The TO will be IUCN full staff, seconded at OFAC in Yaoundé.
She/He will work closely with the Observatory technicians, the JRC regional web
developer seconded at OFAC, the IUCN, OFAC, RAPAC and JRC teams on site and
abroad.
With the
generous support of The 1001: A Nature Trust, the aim of the WWF Prince
Bernhard Scholarships is to provide financial support to individuals who wish
to pursue short-term professional training or formal studies that will help
them contribute more effectively to conservation efforts in their country. Deadline:
The deadline for application to this program is January 13, 2018.
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