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We, Heads of State, Government, and Delegations, gathered in Marrakech, on African soil, for the High-Level Segment of the 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...issue this proclamation to
signal a shift towards a new era of implementation and action on climate
and sustainable development.
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Please download the: Final Communiqué of
the 16th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership 21-25
November 2016 – Kigali, Rwanda...
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The expert meeting of the ninth Ordinary
Session of the COMIFAC Council of Ministers in charge of Forestry
and/or Environment of the COMIFAC countries was held at the behest of
His Excellency Emmanuel NIYONKURU, Minister of Water, Environment, Land
Planning and Urbanism of the Republic of Burundi, Acting President of
the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC).
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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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The minutes of the CBFP Council are available below for download. These minutes have been assembled and issued under the reponsibilty of the Chair of the Council. Kindly download here below: the minutes of the CBFP Council...
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Kigali-Rwanda: 22 November 2016 - Bioversity International has officially joined the Congo Basin Forests Partnership (CBFP).Bioversity is a global
research-for-development organization and member of the CGIAR
Consortium. The organization delivers scientific evidence, management
practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural and tree
biodiversity for sustainable global food and nutrition security.
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The EU Facilitator of CBFP has addressed a new letter to all CBFP
Partners, setting out the Facilitation’s perspectives and proposals for
the 16th Meeting of Parties, scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda on 21-26 November 2016. Among other things, the Facilitation proposes an update of the CBFP Cooperation Framework to be adopted at Kigali.
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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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23 November 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
today launched a new publication that will help countries in Africa and
elsewhere trace timber from forest to consumer as part of wider efforts
to crack down on illegal logging and promote the legal timber trade.
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has reached a new milestone today with the
approval of USD 745 million in funding proposals at its fourteenth
meeting. The 10 projects and programmes have a total value of USD 2.6
billion, and will help 27 countries across the globe to reduce their
emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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A new business tool designed to combat bribery has just been published. ISO 37001is
actually the first international anti-bribery management system
standard built to assist organizations in fighting bribery risk both
within their own operations and at all levels of their global value
chains. By providing a generally flexible framework intended to prevent,
detect and address bribery-related issues, ISO 37001 will enable
organizations to mitigate the risks and costs related to this scourge.
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF) today
announced the approval of its first grants in support of processes to
develop National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
Under the GCF's Readiness and
Preparatory Support Programme, Liberia will receive USD 2.2 million with
UNDP acting as its delivery partner to implement its NAPs activities,
whilst Nepal will receive a grant of USD 2.9 million via UNEP.
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Main article: Indonesia to issue world's first FLEGT licences
This November Indonesia is expected to become the first country in
the world to issue FLEGT licences, which will allow companies to import
Indonesian timber in to the EU without carrying out the due diligence
checks required by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). Read full article…
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| Forest Watch is a monthly e-newsletter from Fern dealing with EU policy
and forests. To read : Elusive ‘negative emissions’ must not distract
from immediate action at Marrakesh ; 2030 renewables policy: Commission
must repair bioenergy weaknesses ; The EU should support binding human
rights initiative ; Will EU-Vietnam trade deal protect forests and
strengthen forest people’s rights? News in brief…. |
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In Central Africa, industrial forest
concessions and protected areas occupy most of the forested space while
community forests are confined to the margins. This separation ignores
the reality of land rights and overlapping uses, as well as the need for
governance involving different users of the same space. The mapping of
local land rights lays the foundation for sharing timber revenues and
the development of new economic activities involving industrial
operators and communities.
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On Day 1 of COP22, the theme was ‘Africa in Action.’ Foreign Minister of
Morocco and President of COP22 Salaheddine Mezouar said in his opening
remark that the conference being held « on African soil demonstrates a
whole continent’s commitment to contributing to the global effort » to
fight climate change. He emphasized the importance of helping all
African countries fight climate change because the « sun does not ignore
a village because it is small. »
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The interactive session on consideration of best practices in the
implementation of the Convention continued on Thursday morning, the
third and final day of CRIC 15, with delegates providing input on the
Secretariat report on accessibility of information on best practices
through the Scientific Knowledge Brokering Portal and the Capacity
Building Marketplace. Delegates then met in a contact group throughout
the remainder of the day to review the draft report of the session,
including the conclusions and recommendations.
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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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...I am happy to tell you that the
French translation of chapters 1–8 of the book Central African Forests
Forever has been published at www.centralafricanforests.org. Now
everyone in central Africa–and elsewhere in the world–can benefit from
the book’s information about best forest practices, ecotourism and other
important subjects to preserve forests in Central Africa.
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WWF seeks the services of a consultant
to carry an evaluation of a WWF Netherlands funded three years Program
to support environmental best practice policies and implementation in
palm oil, mining and related infrastructure development aimed at
advancing a green economy in the Congo Basin. All candidates interested
in conducting this evaluation should submit, no later than December 15,
2016…
WWF seeks the services of a consultant
to undertake an evaluation of a WWF funded field conservation program in
southeast Cameroon (TRIDOM landscape).All candidates interested in
conducting this evaluation on a consultant basis should submit, no later
than December 15, 2016 a technical proposal including:
Under the responsibility of the Head of
Unit, in close coordination with the EU Facilitator of CBFP, and jointly
with other colleagues working in the unit, you will be working in the
areas of sustainable management of forests and biodiversity (governance,
conservation, climate change)… If we caught your interest, we are
looking forward to your application until 27.11.2016.
WWF-DRC is recruiting the position of
Principal Technical Advisor for our programme in Democratic Republic of
Congo to help us achieve our new ambitious goals, and build a future
where people live in harmony with nature. Location: Mbandaka, Province
de l’Equateur, Democratic Republic of Congo. Deadline for applications:
25 November 2016
The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) is a
young and dynamic NGO established in 2004 to address the extinction
crisis facing the wildlife of the Sahara and neighbouring Sahelian
grasslands of Africa. SCF focuses on the conservation of threatened
species and their habitats. Projects include the establishment and
management of protected areas, the reintroduction of lost species, and
hands-on training of African professionals through applied research,
wildlife survey and monitoring.
The Project Finance and Administrative
Officer, AAI is an integral member of the African Apes Initiative (AAI
projects) team, providing financial and administration support
particularly in program logistics and efficient project administration.
The incumbent reports to and works closely with the Technical Director
West and Central Africa and is the key linking point within the program
team and HQ Finance team to understand, interpret and implement
financial policies and budget plans within the AAI projects. The
majority of AAI-field programs are in West and Central Africa.
Session objectives: to develop the
participants’ ability to identify viable project ideas, to teach
participants how to craft relevant projects that will appeal to
financial partners, Strengthen participants’ capacities to develop
synergies.
The World Resources Institute (WRI)
seeks a Central Africa Regional Strategy Lead to lead development of
national strategies, support work plan development, monitoring,
communication and fund-raising across WRI’s Forest Program’s priority
countries in the Congo Basin – with a particular focus on Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Location: Kinshasa, DRC
Management and Engineering Technologies
International, Inc. (METI), in collaboration with the US Forest Service,
as a part of the US Agency for International Development’s bilateral
programs in Uganda, seeks a full-time technical advisor to provide
technical support to the National Forestry Authority of Uganda. The
technical advisor will provide strategic and technical guidance on
mapping Central Forest Reserves and other attendant technical issues
within the National Forestry Authority.
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