World Forestry Congress 2015: PPECF-COMIFAC:  "Side Event, session 2"   "Promotion of forest governance in Central Africa", Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 19:45 to 21:15...

World Forestry Congress 2015 from 07 to September 11, 2015 in Durban, RSA

"Forests and people: investing in a sustainable future.

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"Side Event, session 2"

 "Promotion of forest governance in Central Africa".

 It is the event of the World Forestry Congress, this Tuesday, September 08, 2015, 19:45 to 21:15.

In this " Side Event ", the Central Africa Forests Commission, will report on the results achieved by the countries of the sub region which materialize, inter alia, by a continuous areas of forest increase furnished and certified based on a grid of legality (OLB, VPA /FLEGT), by a commitment to contribute to the protection and preservation of the forest heritage and audit third party (FSC) audits.

Remember that forests play a crucial role for food safety and nutrition of rural populations by providing jobs, energy, nutritious food and a wide range of other goods and services.

Thus, FAO estimates that 1.6 billion people depend on forests as a means of subsistence and development that is why they must be well managed.

This "Side Event” is a unique opportunity to meet numerous actors and partners involved in the multiple uses of the rainforest of the Congo basin and to debate with them, key issues related to markets, to the legality, the sharing of profits and new uses of land.

It is also an opportunity to propose measures to improve and strengthen forest governance. It remains an essential base for responsible management of forest ecosystems taking into accounts its multiple principles and criteria of management, in favor of the neighboring populations and the preservation of its rich biodiversity.

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On the menu:

-        30 min presentations, initiated by CIFOR and the EU on "Challenges and evolution of forest in Central Africa governance"; PPECF^[1] on the Evolution & benefits of forest certification in Africa Centrale; IUCN on the dynamics of conservation and multi players participation in the management of forest ecosystems, Rainforest Alliance on the participation of local communities in the sustainable management of forests and WWF on new uses of land;

-        Distribution of reference documents: the new COMIFAC convergence plan; Forest & Environnement of RIFFEAC, new edition “Handbook of the Forester” of Cirad, guide of slaughter with low impact in the Basin of the Congo from PPECF, Flyer & Tee short of PPECF, block notes project GEF/UNEP-WRI/RA, support for Asian forests companies in Gabon and development of REDD + in the DRC by WWF-CARPO, occasional papers by CIFOR, publications and book by IUCN;

-        Soft distribution of the different presentations;

-      Communications will be translated simultaneous in tree languages: English, French and Spanish;   

-          A cocktail offered at the end of the work.

Register now through a mail to: Romain.Lorent@gfa-group.de ; Elie.Ngoa@gfa-group.de