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Please download here below: Draft of
Official Programme, 17th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership, 24 to 27 October 2017, Douala, Cameroon, Sawa Hotel.
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his article takes stock of the forest
concessions and management rules in Central Africa, the slow progress of
forest certification, and the difficulties facing the FLEGT/VPAs
process, and proposes a preliminary assessment of the impact of the log
export ban imposed in Gabon since 2011...
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28 to 30 August 2017, Concorde Hotel,
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo: The Central African Forest
Commission (COMIFAC) hosted a sub regional capacity building and
preparatory workshop in view of upcoming events of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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AGRIPO is pleased to announce the
release of the book "Ecological orchards, a model of responsible and
exemplary climate-smart agriculture: a story of community resilience in
Central Africa" preface by Brice Lalonde. Discover the book/project
review: “Tayap ecological orchards”, full version available online.
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The 46th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC-46) convened from 6-10 September 2017, in Montreal, Canada, and
brought together approximately 320 participants from over 107 countries.
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| Eco-security, man/wildlife conflict and land use take centre stage at debates: All roads lead to N'Djamena! |
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The Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven
Mimica participates today in this year's United Nations High Level
Political Forum on Sustainable Development (link is external) to
reaffirm Europe's global leadership in fighting poverty and supporting
sustainable development.
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19 September 2017: UNFCCC Secretariat has published a number of reports
in accordance with the current transparency system of the UNFCCC. These
include: reports on the individual review of Parties’ annual
submissions; technical analyses of the first biennial update reports
(BURs); a report on the review of the report to facilitate the
calculation of the assigned amount for the Kyoto Protocol’s second
commitment period (CP2) of Portugal...
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| The Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Management Unit makes a point to apply
the Wildlife Laws in strict compliance with Human Rights, Congolese laws
and ecogards' Code of Conduct in the TNS landscape. In order to prevent
all incidents, our law enforcement teams are continuously informed on
our rules of engagement, and complaints processing systems are put in
place that populations are made aware of. This month, these systems have
been reinforced and several information sessions have taken place.
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| 75 farmers including 22 women have
received loans totaling 3,270,000 FCFA at a 1.5% monthly interest rate
in exchange for 606 bags of maize and groundnuts.
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The long-awaited SEP2D web site is
finally online. Visit the website for details on the SEP2D program on
the website as well as the list of winning projects. |
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The thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 13) convened in Ordos,
Inner Mongolia, China, from 6-16 September 2017. Approximately 1,200
participants gathered for the ten-day meeting, which adopted 37
decisions, including on agenda items related to desertification...
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 30th August 2017–a new
TRAFFIC report launched today finds Kinshasa’s notorious ivory markets
going underground following increased enforcement activity.
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On August 16, 2017, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG)
presented the interim results from two pilot studies to integrate PHE
guidelines into biodiversity conservation, as well as key findings from a
comprehensive literature review on cross-sector linkages between PHE,
nutrition, and food security in its presentation titled...
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Luxembourg, 28 Sep 2017. The European Investment Bank and the
Green Climate Fund have signed an Accreditation Master Agreement,
allowing them to work together to finance climate action in developing
countries.
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This year’s UN General Assembly marks the 2nd anniversary of the
adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). Shortly after, the world can also celebrate the first
anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change coming into force.
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The
Community Officer, Faro National Park will work with the local communities and
the pastoralists in promoting sustainable land use options that enhance
conservation and build resilience of communities to the effects of climate
change. This position will report to Cameroon Country Coordinator.
From 27 to
28 October 2017 at the Agricultural Training Center (CAPAM) in Zamakoé-Mbalmayo
at Carrefour Gibier.
The Jane
Goodall Institute is looking to fill an Assistant Manager position. She/He will
be responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of operations at the
Center's Kouilou River Islands sites ensuring all welfare, veterinary and
other standard operating procedures are being implemented correctly. The
Assistant Manager will develop and maintain physical infrastructure including
enclosures, cages, transfer facilities, staff accommodation, storage buildings
and other fixed and mobile assets including boats, outboard engines and
vehicles.
We’re
looking for a Computer Engineer who likes to solve difficult problems related
to climate change and carbon footprint offsetting and calculation. The Engineer
must be great at designing and building large and complex (yet maintainable)
systems in less than the time that most competent people think possible. Should
have a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or the equivalent.
The minimum
budget per project is US $50,000 and the maximum budget per project is US
$300,000. Projects are expected to start on 01 July 2018 the earliest and must
be completed by 31 December 2020.
SAS is
currently accepting papers and posters for its 2018 Discovery Summit Europe. We
are looking for presenters who can share how they have solved important
problems with JMP. Each year our paper and poster presenters are a source of
inspiration for the Discovery Summit Europe - posing and challenging analytic
theories, benchmarking best practices and conceiving innovative concepts.
Presenters will shape the conference conversation about how to apply analytics
in forward-looking companies around the globe.
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