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The report
presents findings from an assessment study on the quality of participation of
civil society actors in REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation) and FLEGT VPA (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade –
Voluntary Partnership Agreement) processes in four countries in Africa:
Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and the Republic of Congo.
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A recently
published manual on good rural practices (Manual de buenas practicas rurales)
will assist farmers to increase the productivity of their fields and grazing
lands by using trees to produce woodfuel, fruits and fodder, stabilize soils,
store carbon, assist water infiltration, and generate other benefits. The
manual, is a product of ITTO project RED-PD 045/11 Rev.2 (M), which
aimed at a quantitative assessment of the goods and services provided by the various
types of tropical forests...
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Apia, 16
Dec 2016: The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting to be held in the
Pacific, and the final for 2016, closed today having approved eight new funding
proposals and accredited seven new partner entities.
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These
minutes have been prepared and published under the responsibility of the
Chairman of the Council and translated from English into French. Please
download the French version of the minutes of the inaugural session of the CBFP
Council…
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Streams1 : Forest management policies and land use planning…Stream 2 :
Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife resources, including fight
against Poaching and wildlife trafficking…Stream 3: Climate Change:
Adaptation and Mitigation…Stream 4: sustainable economic development and
the private sector…Stream 5: Knowledge-Based Decision-Making.
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Please
download: CBD Communiqué - UN Biodiversity Conference results in significant
commitments for action on Biodiversity. Agreements reached on actions to
integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors
and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development…
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Dear Members of the Advisory Forum, Dear
stakeholders in responsible forest management in the Republic of
Cameroon, following the publication of the first draft which was
discussed and tested on the ground, our FSC Standards Development Group,
officially recognized by FSC-International, recently produced Draft 2.0
of the new National FSC Standard for forest certification in the
Republic of Cameroon.
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If ever
there was a year to make significant progress on forest conservation and
climate change, it was 2016. Coming on the heels of the historic COP21 Paris
Agreement, 2016 was a year to demonstrate the commitment the World Bank Group
has to support countries as they take forward their nationally determined
contributions to address our global climate change challenge.
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Marrakech / Songdo, 21 Nov 2016 The
Conference of Parties (COP) has issued its latest guidance to the Green
Climate Fund (GCF) at its 22nd meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. The
decision of the COP sets out the requests from the governments that are
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), and that will guide the Fund over the coming year.
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The issues
around the environmental integrity of international market mechanisms have
gained a great deal of attention in the wake of the Paris Agreement. In
addition, with the agreement on market-based measures for international
aviation being reached, these issues are likely to gain even more prominence in
countries’ efforts to prepare for the implementation of international market
mechanisms.
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Sound quantitative estimates of forest extent and quality are essential for
REDD+. The observation of forest change is fundamental to demonstrate emission
reductions that result from policies and measures. Developing forest reference
emission levels (emission baselines) and monitoring capacity requires REDD+
countries to make a number of technical and policy decisions and build
capacity.
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The DRC
initiative, in the Mai Ndombe region, encompasses 12.3 million hectares total
(9.8 million of which are forest) and will focus on activities to address
slash-and-burn agriculture, charcoal production, and logging, along with other
drivers of deforestation. Collaboration with forest dwellers, NGOs and local
communities have been an important part of the design of the initiative, and
consultation plans have been validated by these groups to ensure active participation
in decision making.
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22 December 2016, Rome - A new strategy for FAO’s REDD+ and National
Forest Monitoring teams will expand their technical expertise to address
broader elements of the international effort to reduce emissions and
deal with deforestation. Development of the strategy was the central theme at a two-day workshop
this week, which took stock of past work on the REDD+ programme at FAO
and discussed its future direction.
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ITTO
commissioned the report from WRI as part of its contribution to the Global
Partnership for Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR) in order to increase
understanding of the factors to be taken into account in successful forest and
landscape restoration and rehabilitation of degraded forests in the tropics.
The report presents a review of restoration activities in project sites in
Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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An
ecoregional approach within an international framework can effectively conserve
forests and forest biodiversity in transboundary areas, according to
conservation projects showcased at the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13)
of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), underway in Cancun, Mexico.
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Information, please consult the following PDF Document…The Novacel Kwamouth
South Agro-forestry Project (NSK), funded by the Congo Basin Forest Fund
(CBFF), was launched in 2011. The NSK project aims to curb deforestation on the
Batéké plateaus by promoting sustainable agroforestry techniques and
strengthening people’s economic livelihoods, including basic social services. |
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The Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areas
is an intensive, 2.5-week field-based training event for individuals
working to promote sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation in parks
and nature reserves worldwide. The seminar, co-offered by CSU’s Center
for Protected Area Management and the US Forest Service International
Programs Office, will build the skills of participants to plan and
manage public use and outdoor recreation programs in protected areas to
build support for conservation, contribute to public health...
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Central Africa is a region with a very strong potential for agricultural
development. The desire of the countries in the sub-region for economic
emergence, the availability of arable land, and encouraging prices on
the world market for perennial crops will inexorably lead to increased
production of cash corps. In Central Africa this growth, which will be
sustained by both agro-industrial firms and by hundreds of small
producers, significantly increases the risks of deforestation and of
anthropogenic transformation of natural environments.
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20 December 2016, Malabo - The
Government of Equatorial Guinea is launching an extensive 18-month
project to develop its national investment plan which will position the
country to participate in the international initiative for Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). With the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) and funding from the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI),
Equatorial Guinea is set to finalize its National REDD+ Strategy and
quickly move to the planning of its REDD+ investments.
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This report entitled "Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade –
Dimensions, Drivers, Impacts and Responses" presents the results of the
fifth global scientific assessment undertaken by the GFEP initiative.
The report set out to gain deeper understanding of the meaning of
illegal logging and related timber trade, its scale, drivers and
consequences. It provides a structured synthesis of available scientific
and expert knowledge on illegal logging and associated timber trade
while adding to existing studies and reports by sharing new insights,....
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The COP22 President highlighted the positive energy from the opening
ceremony earlier in the morning that marked the transition from COP21
Presidency to COP22 Presidency and thanked outgoing COP21 President
Segolene Royal for all of her collaboration over the past year in
preparation for COP22.
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The Great Green Wall is a major
African-led initiative with the bold ambition to restore the
productivity and vitality of the Sahel region, whilst ‘growing
solutions’ to the Continent’s most urgent development challenges.
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he Fund is designed to support large-scale rehabilitation of degraded
land, for sustainable and productive use, with long-term private sector
financing.The Global Mechanism is spearheading the establishment of the Fund.
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The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 states: “By 2030,
combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land
affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a
land degradation-neutral world”.
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Target 15.3 has therefore become a strong vehicle for driving UNCCD
implementation, while at the same time contributing to other SDGs,
including those relating to climate change mitigation and adaptation,
biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, food and water
security, disaster risk reduction, and poverty.
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The
European Forest Institute (EFI) is seeking a REDD+ Expert to reinforce its REDD
Team. Interested candidates are requested to send CV with cover letter by 6th
February 2017, using our online application form. If it is not possible
for you to apply online please send your application to…
Abstracts
on these and related topics are being solicited from academic, industrial and
governmental organizations at the local, state, national and regional level.
The A&WMA highly encourages abstracts involving case studies of successful
programs and projects. Abstracts of 200-300 words are being sought for both
platform and poster presentation under the following topics:
The Academy
of Excellence is offering scholarships for the training of 10 experts in
Humanitarian supply management and Logistics in emergency situations.
The Academy
of Excellence is opening a high level training session in technical and
community project management in emergency situations. Each trainee must
successfully pass 7 international certifications in water, hygiene and sanitation
technical project management issued by the NGO OXFAM International.
Read
more …
The seminar
will begin on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins,
Colorado, next to the majestic Rocky Mountains. Most of the seminar will be
spent in the field and on the road visiting protected areas managed by federal,
state, and local governments; NGOs; and private landowners. Highlights include
trips to Arapahoe-Roosevelt and Black Hills National Forest, Rocky Mountain....
Successful projects demonstrate
a firm commitment to increase human and institutional taxonomic and/or
collection management capacity. The favorable outcome of the applications will
depend on the quality of the submitted project, the quality of the candidate as
judged from his CV, the eligibility of the candidate and the expertise,
collections and infrastructure available at the Royal Belgian Institute of
Natural Sciences and in Belgium.
The World Wide Fund for
Nature seeks a Wildlife Officer. Duration: Two (2) years. Location: Mintom,
with regular travels within Tridom Cameroon segment. Reports to: Jengi TRIDOM
Programme Manager. Supervises: Field Assistants.
The Data Entry Assistant
will be responsible for inputting information in an accurate and consistent
manner into TRAFFIC's database as part of the ‘Reducing trade threats to
Africa’s wild species and ecosystems (RETTA) through strengthened knowledge and
action in Africa and beyond’ project as well as into the AFRICA-TWIX database,
and support the AFRICA-TWIX Project Manager.
Dear Friends of the
Foundation, we are pleased to announce that our Call for proposals for 2017 is
now open: "All sectors" projects will henceforth extend to Burma and
small-scale projects on endangered animal species. The deadline for submission
of concept notes is 1 February 2017, regardless of project type.
Department: Natural
Resources research group, Contract type: Permanent, Salary: £42,924 -
£53,374 per annum depending on experience, plus benefits, Location: London or
Edinburgh, Closing date: 12pm on Monday, 6 February 2017.
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