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Un amendement ambitieux du Protocole de Montréal a été adopté lors de la
28ième Réunion des Parties au Protocole au Rwanda. L'amendement de
Kigali est l'étape d'atténuation du climat la plus importante jamais
franchie par le monde depuis la ratification de l'Accord de Paris.
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YAOUNDE, CAMEROON
— In anticipation of a crucial decision to be made by the Government of
Cameroon on the renewal of a land lease for a controversial oil palm
project, EIA releases today a video
that shows how the large-scale project has negatively impacted the
lives of thousands of community members, threatened biodiversity
hotspots, and failed to meet development promises to local communities
in the Southwest region of Cameroon. The video, “The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place,” is the result of a collaboration with local, national, and international environmental groups. |
| REDD+ projects database
You can access freely to the recently updated database of REDD+ projects…ID-RECCO is a project from the Climate Economics Chair (Paris-Dauphine university, France), CIRAD (Montpellier, France) and IFRI (University of Michigan, United States). |
| EU Forest Watch - October 2016
To read : Doomed from the start: EU
proposal to ‘offset’ aviation’s emissions ; International Criminal
Court’s new focus must ensure EU companies tread lightly ; Trade rules
undermine action to address climate change ; LULUCF proposal in the
hands of Parliament now ; News in brief…
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Established in 2012, the Field Legality Advisory Group is a regional
non-governmental organization active in Cameroon, the CAR, the DRC and
the Republic of Congo. It works to promote sustainable and rational
management of the Congo Basin’s forest resources by supporting the
implementation of Independent Observation of forest law enforcement and
compliance with REDD+ principles and standards.
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As the CBFP is the only existing universal platform for the Congo Basin
Forests, the Annual Meeting of Parties (MoP) of the Partnership provides
a unique venue for partners to exhibit and reach out with information
on their objectives, priorities, programs and activities.
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The CMS Secretariat is pleased to bring to your attention a funding opportunity within the Whitley Fund for Nature. All CMS Notifications can be accessed online Here |
| Taking place just two weeks ahead of the
opening of the 22nd session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties
(COP 22), in Morocco, the Dialogue aims to support African countries in
developing a roadmap for their engagement with the GCF that is centred
on concrete proposals and projects that can be submitted to the GCF
Board for funding consideration.
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The scale and the means allotted to imports of sawn wood into Chad from
Cameroon are little documented. Two surveys were carried out to produce
an up-to-date diagnosis of the trade: sawn wood flows were monitored at
N’Djamena and Moundou from July to December 2015, and interviews were
conducted with 16 people to characterise the import and customs
clearance processes in use for timber from Cameroon. According to our
survey results, 79,000 m3 of timber entered Chad from Cameroon during
the monitoring period, so that the annual total probably amounts to
about 210,00
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Over the next three days, the 24 members of the Board will consider ten
new project proposals. The project and programme proposals have a total
project value of more than USD 2.7 billion, with requests for GCF
funding totaling USD 787.8 million.
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| Songdo, 14 Oct 2016 - 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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| Nairobi, 30 August 2016: When environment-related public spending is
compared to the much-larger economic costs of environmental damage,
governments tend to sit up and take notice – and invest more in
sustainability.
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WWF-CAR seeks a Primate Habituation,
Research and Tourism Advisor whose major function will be to provide
technical assistance, oversight and leadership to ensure the effective
management of the Primate Habituation Programme (PHP), tourism-related
activities, and research activities in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas
(DSPA), ) and transfer his/her technical and management knowledge and
experience to the DSPA staff.
WWF-CAR seeks a Principal Technical
Advisor whose major function will be the overall implementation and
supervision of its field Programme in support to the CAR Government.
They will collaborate for the management of the Dzanga-Sangha Protected
Areas (DSPA) and its broader landscape, in its aim to maintain the
biodiversity of the south-western forests of the CAR.
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.
Implementation conditions, lessons for
COMIFAC countries and recommendations on several important aspects
including: financing, ambition, the NDCs, adaptation, mitigation,
transparency, capacity-building, technology transfer, etc.
Ideas requested for innovative
partnerships aimed at stimulating investment in forests and sustainable
land use. The concept notes, describing partnership proposals, must be
submitted by October 14, 2016, at the latest.
This consultancy contract is for approx 50 days of work to conduct an
external evaluation for a DfID-funded TRAFFIC project on China-Cameroon
timber trade. The work needs to take place between Nov 2016 and May
2018. For further details, please refer to the Terms of Reference...
We are looking for an individual who has
significant experience working in policy and wildlife trade to join us
in this new position. The role will have responsibility for supporting
and developing policy and guidance on wildlife trade in Africa as it
relates to the implementation of international policy initiatives.
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