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| | | | | The new chapters of The Book That Grows Like A Tree which you can read for free at www.centralafricanforests.org.They
include an eyewitness report about sustainable management of tropical
forest in the Republic of Congo, according to FSC-standards.Saving tropical forests is one of the priorities of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that will be signed tomorrow. |
| Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19 April 2016 - Cameroon has today incinerated 2000
kg of elephant tusks and more than 1753 art objects made of ivory seized
from traffickers over the years, at the request of the Head of State,
His Excellency, President Paul Biya. The destruction ceremony was
presided over by the Minister of Forests and Wildlife in the presence of
the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, and
other partners, including TRAFFIC. |
| | From 02 to 04 May 2016 the Climate Working Group will hold a sub
regional workshop in Douala, Cameroon, aimed at decoding the conclusions
of COP 21, preparing for the Council of Ministers on 10-12 May and upcoming events under the UNFCCC, in order to develop a plan of action for implementation. |
| | A web-based tool that superimposes maps of valuable underground carbon
stocks with great ape distribution in Africa and Asia – thereby making
the strongest possible argument for protecting both – was launched this
week in Monrovia, Liberia, by the Great Apes Survival Partnership
(GRASP) and the United Nations Collaborative Programme for Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD Programme). |
| | The special session of the COMIFAC Council of Ministers will be held
from 10 to 12 May 2016 in Kinshasa. The main purpose of the session on
the one hand, is to decide on the operational conditions for
implementing the decisions of COP-21 of Paris, and on the other hand,
consider some important matters relating to the life of the institution. |
| | Eyewitness report in the Republic of Congo. FSC-certified forest
management is a key instrument to reduce poverty and enhance community
development. Saving tropical forests is one of the priorities of the
Paris Agreement on Climate Change that will be signed tomorrow. The
eyewitness report in the book makes clear how this takes place in
practice. Enjoy the pictures! |
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11 April 2016 - Only two weeks ahead of the signing of the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change, the 197 parties to the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer have taken steps towards
amending the Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which
will help curb global warming.
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On Friday, 22 April 2016, the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement
on Climate Change took place at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Following an opening ceremony, 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement,
the largest number of countries to ever sign a multilateral agreement
on the day on which it opens for signature. After signing, Heads of
State and Government met in parallel sessions to deliver national
statements addressing their intention to ratify the Agreement, and
outline their climate change policies and actions.
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On April 7, 2016 the World Bank Group announced the launch of its new Climate Change Action Plan,
which aims to accelerate efforts to tackle climate change over the next
five years and help developing countries deliver on their national
climate plans submitted for the historic climate agreement reached at
COP21 in Paris in December last year.
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| | | | Call for Sessions: 2016 Africa ESP Conference
The
conference will be Africa’s largest event in 2016 that links science,
policy and practice on ecosystem services (ES) and natural capital. The
central theme ‘Ecosystem Services for SDGs in Africa’ focuses on
practice and implementation, which showcases knowledge and research as
well as shares working examples from business, land management, policy
and local practice.
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| | | | | | | During the first term of the U.S. leadership of the newly created Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)
from 2003 to 2005, the foundations were set for the institution to play
an important role in the management of forests and natural resources in
Central Africa.
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| This year, Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change, which will take place at UN Headquarters in
New York. The Agreement was adopted by all 196 Parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at COP21 in Paris on 12
December 2015.
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| | | | | | 11 April 2016: Bioversity International has published an edited volume
examining technical, policy and legal issues relating to the
conservation and use of crop plant varieties developed by local farmers.
The publication also examines approaches to increase the share of
benefits farmers receive from the use of such varieties. |
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April 2016: A report, titled ‘Boosting Africa's Soils: From the Abuja
Declaration on Fertilizers to a Sustainable Soil Management Framework
for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa by 2030,' explores how various
regional plans for enhancing agricultural productivity can take “better
consideration of the approaches and needs of African farmers under the
umbrella of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” |
| | 7 April 2016: A number of private banks and the World Bank Group (WBG)
have announced initiatives that will contribute to implementing the
Paris Agreement on climate change, which was adopted in December 2015,
as well as various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By pledging
US$7 billion, a group of eight banks and investors have joined the Bank
of America's initiative aimed at stimulating US$10 billion for
investments in clean energy and sustainable development. |
| | | | | Local and national managers of protected areas (PA) in Central Africa,
similar to their international technical and financial partners, all
need information simultaneously available to each other. |
| | This brief describes a climate-integrated Community-based Early Warning
System implemented by the Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) in Dakoro,
Niger. Integration of Community-based adaptation and disaster risk
reduction (DRR) is important in a context of chronic vulnerability,
recurring emergencies and increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather
events associated with climate change. The brief provides a rationale
for the early warning approach, including an overview of the associated
benefits and challenges, as well as the key practical elements and
lessons learned through implementation. |
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first edition of the report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing
for Development maps out the commitments and action items contained in
the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and lays out how the Task Force will
monitor their implementation in future years. |
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Bonn, Germany (March 17-18, 2016) — The Adaptation Fund strengthened its
pipeline of programs and capacity to reach more vulnerable countries at
the 27th Adaptation Fund Board meeting with the approval of a new
coastal adaptation project in Peru, endorsements of 10 other project
concepts and pre-concepts across different countries and regions, and
new accreditations of National Implementing Entities (NIEs) in the
Dominican Republic and Indonesia.
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| | | | 7 April 2016: In the Paris Agreement, agreed upon by 195 UN Member
States in December 2015, countries agreed to make “finance flows
consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
climate-resilient development.” Developing countries will receive
financial resources for both mitigation and adaptation actions, while
developed countries are expected to continue to lead in mobilizing
climate finance from a variety of sources, with public funds playing a
significant role in reaching the previously agreed US$100 billion annual
target by 2020. |
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In the third edition of IUCN’s quarterly newsletter: the Editorial ...
about us ... CEW and IUCN hold first steering committee meeting of the
"Supporting sustainable management and enhancement of the Ngog Mapubi /
Dibang forest" Project... Radio Environment goes online ... Water
Governance : Actors of the Lake Chad Basin and Mano River share
experiences ... the IUCN Cameroon Program at CoP 21 ...
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| | | | | | | Availability Date: 1
June 2016 - Contract period: one year renewable... Deadline for
nominations of admissibility: May 3, 2016 at 16:00...Availability Date: 1 June
2016 - Contract period: one year renewable ... Deadline for nominations
of admissibility: May 3, 2016 at 16:00...We
seek a highly qualified and enthusiastic individual with a background
in the ecology of tropical rainforest trees or their
dispersers/pollinators and an interest in the conservation and
sustainability of African hardwoods to join our team. Please
begin the proposal submission process by reading the Operational
Policies and Guidelines for Parties to Access Resources from the
Adaptation Fund. Next, fill out the form entitled “Request for
Project/Programme Funding from Adaptation Fund,” which can be found on
the Project Proposal Materials page. Offers
must be submitted before Friday, 22 April 2016 in a sealed envelope
bearing the reference AO/Certif-Adm/04/2016 at the front desk of RAPAC
in Libreville, Haut-de-Guégué, Gabon. Electronic submissions may
supplement but will not substitute for hard copy paper submissions and
should be sent to the following e-mail... |
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