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Baar 16.01.2017: " lnterholco AG" has officially joined the 95 members
of the Congo Basin Forests Partnership (CBFP). As part of the accession
process, lnterholco AG 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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16TH CBFP MEETING: “The CBFP adopts a new governance framework offering better opportunities for dialogue". For five days, the meeting brought
together close to 450 participants from the Congo Basin countries,
donors, international organizations, NGOs, representatives of research
institutions and the private sector. The agenda featured several
technical and political segments which unfolded in a format modeled on
those of recent Meetings of the Parties...
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From 7 to 8 February 2017, the city of
Sangmelima located in the South region of Cameroon hosted the
deliberations of the operational planning workshop on the annual
activities of the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat (CES). Organized with
the technical and financial support of the GIZ COMIFAC support project,
the workshop saw the participation of 34 people, including COMIFAC...
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The Action will increase participation
of national and local NSAs in: (1) collecting, assessing, analysing and
sharing information; (2) monitoring forest governance, REDD+ and
land-use change processes; and (3) advocacy, representation and holding
governments accountable.
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This report reviews the various types of demands and
supplies of sawnwood on the Cameroonian internal market (in Yaoundé and
Douala) in order to identify the possibilities of promoting the
long-term consumption of sawnwood and furniture of legal origin...
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Yaounde, 01 February 2017:
Just like Burundi, the Congo, the CAR, the DRC and Rwanda before her,
Cameroon has issued a statement expressing its interest in joining the
ranks of the beneficiary countries of the "Bonn" challenge, and its
commitment to work to restore forests and degraded lands covering an
estimated surface area of 12,062,768 hectares, spanning...
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New York, 23 January –Countries reached
agreement last Friday on a plan that would significantly improve the
outlook for the world’s forests, including a target that would expand
the world’s forests by 120 million hectares—an area about the size of
South Africa—by 2030.
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21 to 22 November 2016, Kigali, Rwanda- The Sub-regional workshop on the
non-timber forest products economy in Central Africa took place on the
sidelines of the 16th Meeting of the Parties of the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership (CBFP). It was held as part of Stream 4, entitled "NTFPs,
Economic development and the private sector ".
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ARTICLE 1: The following executives are appointed to respective statutory posts within COMIFAC: Executive Secretary: NDOMBA NGOYE Raymond, of the Republic of Gabon; Deputy Executive Secretary-Technical Coordinator: Mr ITSOUA MADZOUS Gervais Ludovic, Republic of Congo...Please download below, Decision No. 001 / COMIFAC / Pr / CM / ORD / 16 on the appointment of COMIFAC statutory staff...
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the show every year from across the globe. It has become the region’s
only dedicated business-to-business meeting place for the wood, wood
accessories and woodworking machinery industry.
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Today South Korea became the 7th donor to join the Central
African Forest Initiative by signing the CAFI Joint Declaration, during a
high level ceremony held in Daejon and attended by the Minister of
Korea Forest Service Dr SHIN Won-Sop, Norway's Ambassador to Korea Jan
Ole Grevstad, and UNDP's Seoul Policy Centre.
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The December/January 2017 edition of the
UN-REDD Programme's bi-monthly, multi-lingual news and information
resource is now available, featuring updates from our partner countries,
news and perspectives from REDD+ practicioners, publications, videos,
jobs and more.
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| What is this questionnaire about? This online Accreditation
Self-Assessment Tool has been developed to outline the minimum
requirements that an institution must meet before it can be accredited
to receive funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF)...
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Introducing the Citizen Voices for
Change: Congo Basin Forest Monitoring Project (CV4C). This 4-year
project aims to strengthen the contribution of non-state actors (NSA),
such as civil society, Indigenous Peoples and community organisations,
to improving forest governance, sustainable forest management and the
contribution of forests to development in five Congo Basin countries.
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Read: Time to decide: Civil society
points to advances delivered by Cameroon VPA, and its potential…Hailing
some positive changes in the Republic of Congo…Climate change linked to
animal products: Germany proposes action, the EU thwarts its own
goals…Palm oil plantations in Cameroon ‘took away families’ crop land
and burial lands’, participants at EU Parliamentary event hear…News in
brief.
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Corruption, forests, and what the EU can
do… Recap: TI @ COP22: A selection of reactions and resources from TI's
participation at COP22…. Climate Action Global Gathering… Open
Government Partnership… International Anti-Corruption Conference…
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Read: FSC General Assembly 2017; the FSC publishes revised standards on
the chain of custody; FSC Board approves plan to address false
statements in the FSC system; the FSC makes new strides to protect
Intact forest landscapes; the FSC and the Global Partnership on Forest
and Landscape Restoration...
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2017 Theme: African emulation around spatial data: technology transfer,
acquisition of know-how, capacity building. The Geomatics Days (I-GEO)
are a participatory platform in Africa for ongoing exchanges between
Geomatics actors, end users and beneficiaries. The Organizing committee
is pleased to provide you with regular updates at the link below:.. |
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WWF-Salonga Program Administrator
WWF-DRC is looking for a Program
Administrator for its Salonga programme to help achieve its new
ambitious goals and build a future where people live in harmony with
nature. All applications should be sent to recruit-wwfdrc@wwfdrc.org.
The subject should read SNP-PA Deadline for applications: 28 February
2017
WWF: Salonga National Park Manager
WWF-DRC is looking for a Park Manager
for the Salonga National Park to help achieve its new ambitious goals
and build a future where people live in harmony with nature. All
applications should be sent to recruit-wwfdrc@wwfdrc.org. The subject
should read SNP-PM. Deadline for applications: 28 February 2017
Palladium: Call for applications from FLEGT and forest governance experts - Congo Basin
Our FLEGT team is currently seeking both
national and international consultants and advisers with experience
working in the Congo Basin, as well as skills in the forestry sector,
governance of natural resources, diplomacy and facilitation of
multi-stakeholder processes, for a variety of short and long term
missions on projects in the Congo Basin and other regions of
French-speaking Africa.
Open international call for tenders for
the delivery of services to support the Central African Forest
Commission (COMIFAC) through the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat in
Cameroon for the Promotion of Certified Forest Exploitation.
University of Wolverhampton, Centre for
International Development and Training (CIDT) is looking to recruit an
M&E firm to provide services over the lifetime of our recently
commissioned 4 year project – Citizen Voices for Change: Congo Basin
Forest Monitoring Project. The M&E services will , include a
baseline study in the first quarter of year 1, mid-term review at the
beginning of year 3 and final evaluation following the end of the
project in year 4.
The main function of this job is to
design, coordinate and implement TRAFFIC’s Demand reduction work in Viet
Nam through a behaviour change approach targeting current and future
consumers of endangered wildlife products including rhino horn, in
conjunction with relevant TRAFFIC and WWF national, regional and
international programmes, offices, and partners.
This position is responsible for
undertaking relevant research on wildlife trade, within the Central
Africa regions. The role holder will identify actions designed to reduce
illegal or unsustainable trade within Africa and between Africa, Asia,
other regions and major international wildlife markets. Work will
require applying an insight-led, results-oriented and collaborative
approach.
The Central Africa and Great Lakes
Directorate (DACGL) of the Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF)
is inviting applications from its member institutions region-wide. Aim:
To support institutions in strengthening training through
professionalization, pedagogical innovation and employability of young
graduates. The invitation is open from 5 January to 18 March 2017
(midnight, Yaounde time). The invitation to tender is open from 5
January to 18 March 2017 (midnight, Yaounde-Cameroon time).
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