CBFP News Archive

2017

Adaptation Fund : Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium Pledges New Support to the Adaptation Fund for those Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
GCF: Gender is central to GCF, states Executive Director at women and climate finance event
GCF : Simplified Approval Process (SAP)
Mr Anders Henriksson, the European Union Facilitator of CBFP wishes you a joyful holiday season and extends best wishes for 2018!
PASA: Freed from Chains – One Chimp Rescued, One to Go
Best Wishes for 2018 from the EU Facilitation Team
Acknowledgment for your highly appreciated participation in the 17th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)
European Commission's JRC report 'Science for the AU-EU Partnership: building knowledge for sustainable development'
GIZ COMIFAC project assists CEFDHAC networks in developing their strategies!
Researchers and legal practitioners receive training on ABS
The alarm has been sounded!
GEF: Central Africa mobilizes at 53rd Council of Global Environment Facility (GEF)
FROM BALI TO MARRAKECH: A DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS - As told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
ITTO: Trade Advisory Group backs ITTO’s support for green supply chains
ENB: 53rd Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees
ITTO: Council session closes with new funds pledged
ONU-The international community is committed to a planet without pollution
Traffic: Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking Prevalent Across Central Africa’s Garamba-Bili-Chinko Landscape
ABS GIZ COMIFAC Project: Training on managing ABS Clearing House Mechanism in Cameroon
Summary of REPALEAC side event at CBFP MOP: How to strengthen regional coordination and effective support of indigenous peoples and local communities
Minutes from the third meeting of the CBFP Council (English language version)
Book - Central African Forests Forever
biopama: Protected areas across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific boosted with €60 million investment
WRI: Colombia’s Climate Finance Tracking System Registers $6 Billion Worth of Action
GEF Council approves $500 million work program focused on least developed countries and small island developing states
GCF and CTCN strengthen cooperation on technology to support Paris Agreement
GCF: GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
GCF: Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
GEF News: A new Policy on Gender Equality for the GEF
GEF News: Revising stakeholder engagement in the GEF
ICRAF flyer: How do you want your cup of cocoa? Sustainable and Fair, please! ”.
FODER: Newsletter of the regional workshop on law enforcement and illegal logging in the Congo Basin
MOP 17 - FLAG Side Event: How to make independent forest observation a tool for dialogue between the private sector and civil society.
PASA: Your Donation Will Be Doubled - Save a Chimp Today
A Voice for Central Africa’s Pangolins: Update from the Second Technical Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) Roundtable on Pangolin Conservation in Central Africa
Traffic: Cameroon forestry, last straw for a bulbul, online trafficking & more ...
TRAFFIC publishes studies on Cameroon timber trade governance ahead of ITTO Council meeting
EU - Central Africa: European aid to preserve biodiversity and strengthen management of forest ecosystems
FSC: Looking back to the FSC General Assembly 2017
EU: The Congo Basin: Toward pooling efforts in the fight against the illegal timber trade and illegal logging
Launch of ECOFAC6 Program (Cameroon component) and RIOFAC project
R20 Regions of Climate Action: An opportunity to develop the green economy in Central Africa
9th edition of International Seminar of Secretariat for Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEEAC), Brazzaville, 07 to 08 December 2017
FAO presents advances in participatory forestry in Central Africa achieved by three projects funded by Global Environment Fund and remaining issues.
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Monthly update Octobre 2017
COP23: Italy and UN Launch Fellowship Programme for Climate Vulnerable Countries
EU: The EU remains the main and most open market for African food and manufactured products
cop23.unfccc : Bonn Climate Conference Becomes Launch-Pad for Higher Ambition
Dja Side Event at the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)
GCF and GIZ sign partnership agreement
GCF: Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
Adaptation Fund Side Event Showcases Environmental and Social Policies in Helping Ensure Focus on Most Vulnerable
AF: Germany Opens UN Climate Conference with EUR 50M Pledge to Adaptation Fund
Devex : COP23 UN Climate change conference
GEF Secretariat - CBFP MOP 17: Towards a GEF initiative for Congo Basin landscapes?
MOP 17 CBFP - FERN - ACRN: Civil society discusses new community forestry paradigm at the CBFP Meeting of Parties in Douala
PASA: New York Times Sheds Light on Ape Smuggling Crisis
COMIFAC - High Level Session – COP 23: Who pays for Congo Basin Rainforest Conservation? Meeting Room de Brum - BULA ZONE 3
Douala (Cameroon) hosted the third CBFP Council Meeting on 24 October 2017
10 Years of the Adaptation Fund - Pioneering Adaptation Finance and Concrete Actions
GCF accreditation self-assessment tool
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
GCF invests USD 65.8M for Egypt renewable energy project; reaches USD 100M disbursement milestone
Direct access becomes news at GCF - The Pacific Islands are the first to take advantage
Central Africa must seize the opportunity of GCF independent evaluation to make its voice heard
Thegef: Progress made on future direction of Global Environment Facility
Thegef: UN Environment Our Planet Magazine (September 2017) - The Global Environment Facility issue
Thegef: UN Environment Our Planet Magazine (September 2017) - The Global Environment Facility issue
Thegef: GEF-7 Replenishment
EU Facilitation: Final Communiqué of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties (MoP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
europeaid/news: Spotlight Initiative - High-Level Launch Event of the European Union and the United Nations
europeaid/news: Faces2Hearts - Travel far, get closer
onlinelibrary.wiley: The Economic and Legal Sides of Additionality in Payments for Environmental Services
Forestlegality: WRI and Norway Partner on Forest Legality and Transparency
Forestlegality: Washington Forest Legality Week 2017
cop23.unfccc: COP23 Kicks Off with Strong Calls to Hold to Paris Agreement Path
cop23.unfccc: Opening Speech by Patricia Espinosa at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23)
CV4C Newsletter: Forest Monitoring in the Congo Basin
Documentation of the17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Stream1: Forest governance and land use
Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Stream2: Biodiversity and wildlife
Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties -Stream 3 : Climate Change (adaptation and mitigation)
FAO forestry newsroom: Cameroon strengthens its legal timber sector
Pictures of the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MoP) of CBFP
Program 17th Meeting of Partners (MOP)
MoP17 - Registration of participants
COMIFAC : Annual Report 2016 - 15 years later, COMIFAC has positioned itself as a leading partner on the regional and global stage
COMIFAC : Extraordinary Ministers’ Conference
africa.fsc : Developing of the National FSC Forest Management Standard in Namibia
africa.fsc : SDG Updates Congo Basin
FSC Africa Newsletter – 6 October 2017
gabonreview : Environment: ODDIG seeks UOB’s expertise
mapecology.ma-Sénégal: Launch of solarpower cooperative for households in Saint-Louis District
UE Forest Watch: October 2017
conservationandsociety: Not Seeing the Cattle for the Elephants: The Implications of Discursive Linkages between Boko Haram and Wildlife Poaching in Waza National Park, Cameroon
Theconversation: Why blaming ivory poaching on Boko Haram isn’t helpful
Environmental Policy and Governance: An Assessment Framework for Benefit Sharing Mechanisms to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation within a Forest Policy Mix
thegef: Listening to our Land: Stories of Resilience
IITA: Stakeholders strategize ways to prevent MLN in West Africa
IITA: New app diagnoses crop diseases in the field and alerts rural farmers
thegef: New commitments made at 2017 Our Ocean conference
GCF Board meets in Egypt to develop project portfolio, consider new accreditations
IITA: EAC policymakers trained on aflatoxins and their effective antidote, aflasafe
Thegef: Using indigenous knowledge to reverse land degradation in Angola
IITA: Celebrating IITA50 in Rwanda: How collaboration between CGIAR and scaling partners can make science work for farmers
Interholco AG Launches its First Sustainability Report
Exhibition area at the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the CBFP - Registration open
Newsletter-Alliance for the Conservation of Great Apes in Central Africa: EPISODE ONE The birth of an alliance...
New article: Extractive industries in forest landscapes: options for synergy with REDD+ and development of standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo
International scientific conference: “African forest-related policy and politics” 24 – 27 September 2018 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Call for Abstracts – Save the Date
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Annual NIE Seminar to Draw More Than 20 National Partners from Around Globe
adaptation-fund: 10 Years of the Adaptation Fund. Pioneering Adaptation Finance and Concrete Actions
greenclimate.fund: GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
adiac-congo: Sustainable forest management: Subregion’s experts finetune the report on participatory forestry
IISD: Summary of the thirteenth session of the conference of the parties to the un convention to combat desertification: 6-16 September 2017
IISD: Summary of the 46th session of the intergovernmental panel on climate change: 6-10 September 2017
GCF: European Investment Bank and Green Climate Fund sign partnership agreement
GCF: New GCF manual puts gender at centre of climate response
ec.europa: The European Union reaffirms its worldwide leadership to achieve sustainable development
sdg.iisd: Businesses Aim to Harmonize Indicators, Reporting Methodology for SDG Progress
sdg.iisd: Promoting Climate-Smart and Climate-Ambitious National SDG Reporting: Global Goals Week
ABCG News: Developing Synergies at the Intersection of Human Health and Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons Learned from an Integrated Population, Health, and Environment Approach in Cameroon and Tanzania
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park °° Monthly update AUGUST 2017
ABCG News: Conflict: the fourth "C" in Liberia's forest management?
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ: Sub Regional Preparation Workshop in view of upcoming UNFCCC events.
environews-rdc-Conservation : Domestic ivory markets increasingly disappearing in Central Africa
The CBPE now holding its fourth session!
BSB Yamoussa project / Credit warrantage: a lever for empowering farmer organizations and boosting the incomes of rural households.
A historic moment! N'Gaoundéré hosts first ever session of the CTPE
Eco-security, man/wildlife conflict and land use take centre stage at debates: All roads lead to N'Djamena!
Agripo : Book release: "Ecological orchards, a model of responsible and exemplary climate-smart agriculture"
SEP2D web site launch
sdg.iisd: Transparency and Compliance Update: UNFCCC Reports on Technical Assessment of Ethiopia’s Proposed FREL, Compliance Committee Holds Annual Meeting
Draft of Official Programme: 17th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, 24 to 27 October 2017, Douala, Cameroon, Sawa Hotel.
Libre Afrique-DRC: Virunga National Park under renewed threat from oil exploration
TRAFFIC: Organized criminal gangs behind rhino horn processing in South Africa—new study
TRAFFIC REPORT SPECIAL: Shift in rhino horn trafficking revealed in new TRAFFIC report
Recent evolutions of forest concessions status and dynamics in Central Africa
Nytimes: The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
worldbank : 5 key sectors for innovation and increased smart climate investments
UICN Magazine trimestriel d'information du Programme Cameroun : Issue no. 8
Adiac-congo-Congo Basin: Developing indicators for intact forest landscape identification and management
Welcome to the Central African Network of Forestry and Environmental Training Institutions (RIFFEAC): Welcome to a new member of the CBFP!
A new member of the CBFP: Welcome to the African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF)!
TRAFFIC : New TRAFFIC Study Lifts Lid on Central Africa Ivory Markets.
Invitation to register for the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) from 24 to 27 octobre 2017 in Douala, Cameroon and related events
Central African Forests Forever: Available now. Full editions in English and French, hard copy, 22 chapters.
Traffic : Kinshasa’s ivory market still flourishing, finds TRAFFIC study
The CBFP family welcomes a new member: Welcome to the Network of Community and Local Radios for Good Governance, Conservation and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (ReRaC)!
Gabonactu : Rwanda inaugurates 7 schools and multipurpose center built with ECCAS and ADB assistance
Quarterly progress report on COMIFAC activities (April- June 2017)
GCF: Liberia receives first instalment of USD 2.2m GCF grant for climate adaptation
GCF: Mainstreaming gender
GCF: GCF lays climate finance groundwork in Africa and the Pacific
CIFOR: Advancing equity and inclusiveness in forest management and certification
CIFOR: The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil
CIFOR: Green Climate Fund steps up to reduce deforestation and forest degradation
ITTO: ITTO releases latest Biennial Review of the World Timber Situation
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park °° Monthly update
New manager at the helm of the GIZ support project to COMIFAC
Invitation to register for the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) from 24 to 27 octobre 2017 in Douala, Cameroon and related events
Save the date: 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) - from 24 to 27 october 2017 in Douala, Cameroon and related events
FAO-COMIFAC Final Communiqué: Sub-regional forum on mangroves in Central Africa
Declaration of ECCAS Ministers on the security of natural resources, man/wildlife conflict and other land use conflicts in Central Africa
Communiqué final : Special Conference of Ministers of the Organization for wildlife conservation in Africa (OCFSA)
Final Communiqué: ECCAS Ministers’ Conference on eco security, human/wildlife conflict and other land use conflicts in Central Africa.
Flegt : The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme launches a new call for concept notes in VPA countries
Flegt: The EU Timber Regulation implementation and enforcement updates
Flegt: Republic of the Congo and the EU release 2016 annual report on VPA progress
ITTO News release: New global teak study released
ITTO News release: ITTO and JICA strengthen collaboration on tropical forests
The Network of Parliamentarians for Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (REPAR): The 100th member of the CBFP!
lemonde.fr. Congo’s forests: Scientists join others in speaking out against AFD project
news.mongabay: Is the forestry project of the French Development Agency threatening the peatlands of the DRC? (commentary)
COMIFAC: Final communiqué of the 9th workshop of the WGCCD
FAO: Local communities and sustainable wildlife use in Central Africa
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Board Approves US$ 20.4M in New Project Funding in Intersessional Period
REFADD prepares for COP 23
National Tourism Conference of the Republic of the Congo from 17 to 18 July 2017.
tempsreel.nouvelobs/Urgence pour la biodiversité : Sixth extinction is underway
blogs.mediapart abon/Conférence mondiale sur les Océans : Creation of 20 Marine Protected Areas
actualite.cd : DRC: 5 forest concessions’ contracts cancelled by the Minister of the Environment
Final Communiqué /Sub-Regional Workshop on the sustainability of village hunting and bush meat supply in Central Africa
OSFACO Newsletter - July 2017
forumdesas : Agricultural settlement activities begin in Salonga park
Environews/DRC - EU: European Union sanctions will not affect 11th EDF financing
CAFI : DRCongo cancels illegal concessions
CBFP Flash News July 2017
unep: Annual Report 2016
unep: G7 throws weight behind sustainable finance movement
ec.europa: African Ministerial Conference on Environment - AMCEN
ec.europa: EU proposes enhanced partnership with Africa on peace and security, and job creation for youth
ec.europa.eu: European Development Days focus on "Investing in Development" #EDD17
Congo Basin is mobilizing in Brussels at the European Development Days
Welcome to the new member of the CBFP: African Community Rights Network (ACRN)
Welcome to the Secretariat for Environmental Assessment in Central Africa (SEEAC): The new CBFP member!
Lemonde/ Akinwumi Adesina : "Africa should be feeding the world, not the other way round"
Lemonde/The Agence Française de développement responds to criticism for delivering Congo’s forests to large concession operators
International Forestry Review publication_A case study on inclusiveness in forest management decision-making mechanisms
BSB YAMOUSSA Project: Promoting Beekeeping: on illegal harvesting and its adverse effects on sustainable production
Developing a knowledge management system: Highlighting the pivotal role of the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat
On the way to the law APA .... !!!!
MEFDDE Newsletter, May 2017
REFADD Workshop from 03 to 05 July 2017
The Bonn challenge: Chad and Cameroon rise to the Challenge
afd.fr : Energy in Africa The RECP programme
RFI: G20: 9 Heads of State gather around Angela Merkel in Berlin
Sangha Tri-national annual report 2016 (TNS)
Welcome to the Streams of the 17th Meeting of Parties of the CBFP
CAFI: CAFI and Gabon Sign Letter of Intent
CAFI: The Letter of Intent with Gabon
CAFI/DRCongo : Consensus and major advances on managing forest sector risks
Global Ecology and Conservation/ Original research article: Relative efforts of countries to conserve world’s megafauna
19th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund
FAO: Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans – Supplementary guidelines
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Workshop in Ethiopia Aimed at Increasing Climate Finance Access for Least Developed Countries
Fern : The future of FLEGT - what will the EU prioritise?
2016 ABCG Annual Report for the period October 2015 to September 2016
On 16 May 2017, the city of Libreville hosted the 2nd CBFP Council meeting
ITTO: Time-series data on tropical timber released
ITTO Latest edition of the “Tropical Timber Market Report” provides information on Improving competitive environment for US wood flooring manufacturers
ITTO Previous edition of the “Tropical Timber Market Report” reviews highlights fragility of EU okoumé plywood sector.
africa-eu-partnership: Good Financial Governance conference held in Cameroon on Illicit Financial Flows
GIZ COMIFAC ABS Project: Putting women at the centre of the ABS process in COMIFAC countries
COMIFAC initiates harmonization of data on Central African forests
GTBAC 25 Meeting: Decoding the decisions of COP Biodiversity Convention 13
GCF disburses finance to support indigenous people in the Amazon
greenclimate.fund : Careers
TRAFFIC : Welcome to this week’s wildlife trade news!
europarl: Transparent and Accountable Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries: The Case of Forests
Africa awakening WWF AFRIC A FY16
ec.europa.eu: Joint Press Release - World Reconstruction Conference 3
ec.europa.eu : International climate finance
ec.europa.eu : EU and ITC announce partnership to strengthen fashion value chain and boost job creation in West Africa
EU Forest Watch 226 June 2017
CMS: Urgent Protection Proposed for Some of the World’s Most Known Species
consilium.europa: The Council adopts a new European consensus on development
ec.europa: European Consensus on Development
Wfp: Germany Contributes €25.5 Million To WFP’s Emergency Response In Lake Chad Basin
IUCN: Annual report 2016
AFR100 initiative brings stakeholders together on the sidelines of the launch of the National Reforestation Campaign 2017
CMS: Convention on Migratory Species Press Release - Species Listings
Unep: UN Environment statement on US decision to leave Paris Agreement
Nature: Trump pulls United States out of Paris climate agreement
HARMATTAN: Publication of the book "Climate governance in Cameroon" Sociology of international public action in the context of Africa
who.int : World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017
ITTO-Workshop participants call for update of African guidelines
May 2017 Tropical Forest News
Enroll Now: UNDP-CBD-NBSAP Forum-TNC FREE Massive Open Online Course: Greening Consumption & Production I 31 May - 12 July 2017
Progress report on COMIFAC activities (January - March 2017)
TRAFFIC: Wildlife Traffickers Exploiting Airlines Worldwide
Adaptation Fund In South Africa
Adaptation-fund: ECO-NGO Newsletter May 8, 2017: Strong Support for the Adaptation Fund
GCF: Empowering Direct Access workshop 23–25 MAY, SONGDO, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
TRAFFIC: European Union suspends the re-export of raw ivory
Infosylva 09/2017
CAFI: Eq. Guinea, Cameroon & Congo share progress
CAFI: Gabon and CAFI move forward on Letter of Intent
CAFI: DRCongo reflects on programming achievements & needs
FAO: New knowledge sharing platform on forest and landscape restoration launched
advances.sciencemag: The last frontiers of wilderness: Tracking loss of intact forest landscapes from 2000 to 2013
Fao: Forest and Landscape Investment Forum (FLIF)
Unccd: 17 June Observance: Our Land. Our Home. Our Future.
Unccd: High-level event on Land Degradation held at UN Headquarters
Biodivcanada : Mark your calendar: May 22 is International Day for Biodiversity!
IISD: Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2017
IISD: Summary of the Vienna Energy Forum 2017
climateactiontracker: China, India slow global emissions growth, Trump’s polices will flatten US emissions
Status Report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) Mid-year update 2017
Unfccc: Climate Adaptation, Disaster Risk and Development. Event in Bonn 16 and 17 May
RAPAC : APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY from friends and conservation actors in Central Africa
Sixth SGTAPFS meeting
GTBAC meeting in Douala, Cameroon
ITTO-CITES Near Infrared Spectroscopy NIRS for the monitoring of Mahogany trade
GCF: Call for thirteenth round of applications for accreditation as an Observer organization to the Green Climate Fund.
A brave eco-guard dies fighting poachers in Garamba
GIZ-COMIFAC: Till we meet again!
PREREDD+ -Developing Allometric Equations in Central Africa: A new dynamic underway in Cameroon
COMIFAC member countries gear up for 12th session of United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
IUCN Cameroon Programme News
Chimpanzee Doguy Needs Eye Surgery
consilium.europa : United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests: EU Council conclusions
Exchange meeting of the REDD+ project with the scientific community of the National University of Equatorial Guinea
REDD+ project managers exchange ideas with the scientific community of the University of Bangui, Central African Republic
WWF Report-2016 : Year of astounding successes and stunning revelations
Worldmigratorybirdday: World Migratory Bird Day. 10 May 2017
worldmigratorybirdday: 10 May 2017: World Migratory Bird Day
GCF: Invitation for Thirteenth Round of Application for Accreditation as an Observer Organization to the Green Climate Fund.
GCF: GCF 101 – New guide on how to access the Green Climate Fund
OECD-Climate Change Adaptation and Financial Protection. Synthesis of Key Findings from Colombia and Senegal
africatime : Cameroon and EU enter agreement for better management of forest resources
RECEIAC: Journalists and communicators acquire outreach tools on climate change and REDD+
PACO-SSIP: small grants available for biodiversity protection and local development
GCF: GCF approves eight projects at its first Board meeting in 2017
UN-REDD: April / May edition of the REDD+ Resource now available!
FAO: Daunting challenges, clear goals: forests and the SDGs
FAO: Practical steps to strengthen the legal timber trade on agenda at Rome meeting
FAO: New data collection module to improve understanding of woodfuel consumption
IISD: Summary of The High-Level SDG Action Event: Climate Change And The Sustainable Development Agenda: 23-24 March 2017
UN-REDD: A Congolese success story: Part 2 - Perseverance and government ownership
ATIBT: Our activity report 2016 is online!
IISD: 45th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-45)
GCF: Sixteenth Meeting of the Board: Videos
CIFOR: Have integrated landscape approaches reconciled societal and environmental issues in the tropics?
Daily Nation: Leave forests standing to get much greater value from them
Page: World green economy leaders look for ways to spark a new green revolution – and set a path to the 2030 Agenda
IISD: 3rd Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) Forum - Going Further, Faster – Together
IISD: 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292
CIFOR News: In complex palm industry, “certified sustainable” falls short
ITTO: The issue 26/1 of the Tropical Forest Update (TFU)
UN: More sustainably managed forests would help meet energy needs of 1/3 of world population
Sciencedirect : Deforestation and timber production in Congo after implementation of sustainable management policy: A reaction to the article by J.S. Brandt, C. Nolte and A. Agrawal (Land Use Policy 52:15–22)
The CBFP family welcomes a new member: Welcome to Nature+ ASBL
EU Forest Watch April 2017
Infocongo : Industrial Palm Oil in Congo Basin: Are Countries Ready?
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Recognized for Continuing Effort to Help ‘Green’ UN Global COP Climate Conference
Traffic: Hong Kong poised for critical ivory market debate
Traffic: Scene-of-crime evidence gathering: TRAFFIC helps deliver training in Tanzania and Kenya
theguardian: Record-breaking climate change pushes world into ‘uncharted territory’
FAO-THE CHARCOAL TRANSITION Greening the charcoal value chain to mitigate climate change and improve local livelihoods
FAO: Forestry Communication Toolkit
se4all: The United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All 2014-2024
ATIBT: User Guide for of Eco-certified African timber now available online and for sale
ATIBT: P3FCC, a new ATIBT-FFEM research project on forest dynamics
senpresse: GENETIC RESOURCES: ABS for effective benefit sharing
Traffic: Responsible travel promoted through “Wild Africa” salon
COMIFAC: SUIVI CONVERGENCE developed and released online
Dry season counts (1 976 – 201 6) in the Faro - Bénoué protected area complex (North Cameroon) highlight the continued importance of West – Central Africa’s largest population of common hippopotamus
IITA: Biological product "Aflasafe” to reduce aflatoxin levels in groundnuts and corn
Mediaterre: Popularization of Convergence Plan 2 underway in the Congo
inFO news: an e-newsletter from FAO Forestry
IITA: Former Benin President and Sasakawa executive members praise the work of IITA-Benin
IITA: Scientists to detail progress and challenges regarding global cassava threats at meetings in Nigeria
IITA : Scientists gather to compare notes on status of genetic improvement of yam in Africa
21 March International Day of Forests 2017
adaptation-fund-New Board Chair: Adaptation Fund ‘Doing Right Things Right’ with Innovative, Effective Approaches
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Board Greenlights Record 13 Project Submissions, Appoints New Leadership at 29th Meeting
UN: Opening Segment of the Water Dialogue
IISD: Preparatory Meeting for the Ocean Conference: Our Oceans, Our Future: Partnering for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14
Iisd: Stakeholder Day and 5th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-5)
adaptation-fund: Adaptation Fund Board to Review 23 Project Submissions at March Meeting
Congo Basin Peatlands_Nature Letter 2017: Age, extent and carbon storage of the central CongoBasin peatland complex
What is World Water Day?
Worldwaterday: Why wastewater?
Good News for Congo Basin: COMIFAC as Accredited Observer organization to the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
FAO #LoveForests: IDF 2017 video campaign
GEF: The Art of Knowledge Exchange: A Results-Focused Planning Guide for the GEF Partnership
GCF: Agreement heralds closer GCF-China ties
GCF: GCF consultationson REDD+ results-based payments
Gef- Integrated approaches: accelerating women’s contribution to food security, reducing deforestation and sustainable cities
IISD: ENB+ Side Events Coverage
GEF: Restoring land productivity in Kazakhstan's small villages
GEF: People for wildlife: conservation unbound in Namibia
IISD: 6th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (OWG-EFMLS-6)
COMIFAC: Central African experts receive training on climate finance
COMIFAC-report: Sub-regional workshop on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and climate finance capacity building in Central Africa, 13-16 March 2017, Kigali-Rwanda
Making Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) work for forests, people and the climate: Civil society recommendations on the future of VPAs
Tandfonline: The role of forest resources in income inequality in Cameroon
Cameroun24: Cameroon - Environment. Bertoua : 144 pieces of ivory seized
Journaldemontreal : More than a tonne of ivory, chopped into pieces, seized in Uganda
Africatime : Ali Bongo Ondimba receives book on strategic planning of Gabon’s territory
FAO: CAFI invests USD 10 million in DRC forest monitoring system to tackle climate change
FAO: Indigenous peoples are key to protecting wildlife and rural livelihoods
Traffic: FairWild sustainability solutions on show at BioFach 2017
Creation of a Blue Economy Funding Fund in the Congo Basin: Blue Fund
Ministerial Conference on the establishment of the Congo Basin Blue Fund
The Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), the CBFP’s new partner!
New collaboration protocol between COMIFAC and RAPAC signed!
Sub Regional Preparation Workshop in view of future UNFCCC events, 09 - 11 March 2017
Workshop on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and climate finance capacity building in Central Africa, 13-16 March 2017, Kigali-Rwanda
Final Communiqué: National validation workshop on the regional environmental and social strategy assessment report on the use of the Ngoyla-Mintom Forest
A Huge step forward for RECEIAC!
March 3, 2017: World Wildlife Day - Working Together for Congo Basin Wildlife
March 3, 2017: World Wildlife Day
Cities and Biodiversity Outlook: Brownse through the CBO key Messages
Elsevier: High-value natural resources: Linking wildlife conservation to international conflict, insecurity, and development concerns
FAO: State of the World: Ten reports you need in your library
unep-The Opportunity of the Commons
weforum-$400 Million Fund Launched in Davos to Stop Tropical Deforestation and Boost Farming
thegef: Running low on bushmeat and timber in Kenya
thegef: Technical experts review GEF-7 replenishment priorities
un-redd: New Publication: UN-REDD Methodological Brief on Gender
GEF-Biodiversity mainstreaming in practice. A Review of GEF experience
unep-UN Environment launches 2016 Annual Report online
GCF-Independent redress mechanism. Draft consultative report on the revised terms of reference
unep- “Now we are empowered, we can produce eco-friendly shoes with the quality we want”
GCF- Get accredited
Green Climate Fund (GCF): Zambia provides a model for other countries
Wildlife: Conservation - Security - development
PREFOCAD is a decidedly participatory initiative
Statement: A tribute to the illustrious environmental heroes who died fighting for Lake Edourd and the protection of ecosystems in the Virunga National Park
IUCN-Keep the momentum: Outcomes and highlights from the IUCN Congress
Towards a community-based concession model in the DRC. C. Vermeulen et A. Karsenty
carbon-mechanisms: New Carbon Mechanisms Review presents Carbon Market negotiations outlook 2017, CDM transition, and more
Invitation to join Congo Basin' World Pangolin Day 2017's Celebration and Social Media Campaign
COMIFAC Operational 2017: New statutory team sets priorities for 2017
Cameroon pledges to restore 12,062, 768 hectares of forest landscapes and degraded lands by 2030
EU Citizen Voices for Change project
UE Forest Watch Febraury 2017
Transparency International: latest news updates
IISD: Special Event: The Contribution of Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture to Resilience and 16th Session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 16)
IISD: United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Working Group and Special Session
UN-UNFF sets landmark target to increase world’s forests by 120 million ha by 2030
Six Global Forest Goals agreed at UNFF Special Session
IAF and the 2030 Agenda
Forests in Paris Agreement ...
GEAPE Group Annual activity report 2016
New member: Welcome to our new partner " INTERHOLCO ( IHC)”
unep: Financial institutions worth $6.6 trillion set standards for financing sustainable development
un-redd: New issue of the REDD+ Resource now available!
New Publication: Towards a Common Understanding of REDD+ under the UNFCCC
FAO: Millions of people face food shortages in the Horn of Africa
AF: Adaptation Fund Receives New US$ 2.6M Pledge from Brussels Regional Government of Belgium
GLF: GCF accreditation self-assessment tool
CAFI: South Korea joins CAFI
The University of Wolverhampton, Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT): Communication on newly funded EU project
Dubaiwoodshow: Welcome to Dubai WoodShow 2017: 7 - 9 March, 2017, Dubai World Trade Centre.
FAO-CIFOR- National demand for sawnwood in Cameroon: A barrier to or an opportunity for promoting the use of timber resources of legal origin?
FSC-2017: An interesting year for FSC and forests in Africa
Last updated: Geomatics Days 2017, from 8 to 10 February, Libreville, Gabon.
Final Report of Workshop on the NTFPs economy in Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda from 21 to 22 November 2016
16th CBFP Meeting headlines new issue of Africa Environnement Plus!
TI-Tackling Corruption to Protect the World's Forests: How the EU Can Rise to the Challenge - Report Launch
Fern-Community forests: A discussion document for Fern and partners
standardmedia: Dairy firm unveils plan to boost farmers’ earnings
Agrocapita: New tool opens world of climate finance to dairy sector
Newly appointed COMIFAC statutory staff take office in Yaoundé
Report on civil society participation in REDD+ and FLEGT
Draft 2-0 of Cameroon’s FSC standard open for public consultation
The Congo Basin at COP 13 - Side event rallied around progress towards implementation of NAGOYA Protocol on ABS in Central Africa
FAO: Equatorial Guinea launches REDD+ investment plan to combat climate change and foster sustainable development
Fao: New strategy for FAO’s REDD+ and National Forest Monitoring teams to focus on expanded technical expertise
Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areas. Mobile Seminar September 7-23, 2017. Application Deadline: May 15, 2017
unccd: Supporting countries to set Land Degradation Neutrality targets
Unccd: Climate Change and natural resources depletion are increasingly undermining sustainability, stability and security in Africa
global-mechanism: Supporting countries to set Land Degradation Neutrality targets
global-mechanism: What is the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative?
global-mechanism: The Impact Investment Fund for Land Degradation Neutrality
ITTO: New manual promotes trees on farms
greenclimate.fund: GCF concludes final meeting for 2016, approves USD 315 million in funding
worldbank -2016: A unique opportunity to get it right on forests and climate change
WBG Working Paper: Emissions Trading Registries : Guidance on Regulation, Development and Administration
Forestcarbonpartnership: REDD+ Decision Support Toolbox
worldbank - Forests: Stabilizing Climate and Supporting Development
ITTO: Assessing the ITTO guidelines for the restoration, management and rehabilitation of degraded and secondary tropical forests. Case studies of Ghana, Indonesia and Mexico
ITTO: Managing tropical forest biodiversity across international borders
ITTO: Coastal forest services more valuable than cattle, concludes ITTO study
ITTO: REDD+ capacity building essential for implementing Paris Agreement, say experts
itto- Gerhard Dieterle elected as ITTO’s next Executive Director
unccd: Fifteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 15)