CBFP News Archive

2018

General report- Stakeholders’ forum on sustainable forest management and developing governance reforms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MOP 30 adopts 21 decisions on, among others: key issues relating to the January 2019 entry into force of the Kigali Amendment on hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)
CCICED Bulletin-Summary of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development Annual General Meeting 2018: 1-3 November 2018
enb. Summary of the Fifty-Fourth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Four Committees
enb.iisd: 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
enb.iisd: 55th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council and GEF Council Consultation Meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
enb.iisd: Sustainable Blue Economy Conference
Fern-Trade agreements and transparency – under construction: VPA Update December 2018
Briefing note: International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities - 23 - 25 January 2018, N'Djamena, Chad
Adaptation Fund: Pioneering Effective Actions on the Ground
news.globallandscapesforum: Urgency on climate change a theme, not an undercurrent
GEF-7 Biodiversity Strategy
News.globallandscapesforum Verified-Sourcing Areas: Reaching sustainability at scale
GEF 27 Years of Biodiversity in Africa
Thegef: Seychelles launches World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond
news.globallandscapesforum: Finance the strongest – but lagging – soldier against climate change
GEF 7 – Congo Basin Impact program - Supporting innovation for transformation
Central Africa: N’djamena hosts 47th Committee meeting on security questions from 3 to 7 December
Environews-Bruxelles: 18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership kicks off
Fern-Belgium joins countries calling on the European Commission to act on deforestation
Traffic-Congo Basin: Partners speak of need for collaboration to safeguard forest ecosystems
Fern Briefing Note-The long road to timber legality: Taking stock of the EU-Vietnam VPA timber trade deal
Final Communiqué of the Forest Governance Forum
18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Brussels Declaration
RFUK-protected areas and community rights: using local maps to support sustainable conservation in the Congo basin
CBFP MOP 18 - CBFP Scientific and Academic Day - November 27, 2018
RFUK-DEBATE: “DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION: ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK”?
GGF-SE Side Event: Small grants and community-led conservation in the Congo Basin: opportunities and challenges 14.00 – 15.30, 28th November 2018 Brel Room, Palais d'Egmont, 1000 Bruxelles
Fern : Forest Watch November 2018
GEF-Side-event on the GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin 28th of November 2018, 14.00-15.30, Egmont Palace, Conference Center, Europe Room, Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meetings
A new member of the great CBFP family: Welcome to VLIR-UOS!!!
Traffic: The Wildlife trade in Belgium: An analysis of CITES data on the trade and seizures - New study shines spotlight on Belgium's role as a major wildlife trade center
REPORT Sub-regional preparatory workshop for future UNFCCC meetings (Kribi, Republic of Cameroon: 16 - 18 October 2018)
ITTC 54- Civil society panel calls for stronger role for women in forestry sector
FODER: 2018 evaluation report on the implementation of ANNEX VII of the VPA-FLEGT in Cameroon
ClientEarth: The CBFP’s new partner. Welcome to our new member!!!
President Idriss Deby ITNO grants audience to CBFP Facilitator, Minister of State François-Xavier de Donnea
Welcome to our new partner Hasselt University!!!
Maplecroft: 84% of world’s fastest growing cities face ‘extreme’ climate change risks
YahooMews: Two thirds of African cities face 'extreme climate risk'
MoP 18th Side Event - USFWS: Roundtable discussion on wildlife capacity development in Central Africa
voaafrique-French NGO to manage largest and endangered nature reserve in Niger
J-7: New personalities confirm participation in Africa PPP Forum - Hurry!
Foder: Newsletter of the Forum on Mining Governance in Cameroon
rainforestfoundationuk- At loggerheads: the moratorium, geographical programming and community mapping in DRC
Oecdobserver: Data vs deforestation: A breakthrough in supply-chain transparency
UEREDD Facility-Insights into forest-risk commodity supply chains
Guinea fowl, giraffe and bakery: news from Bamingui-Bangoran Park
ITTC 54- Civil-society panel urges stronger role for women in forestry
ITTC 54-European companies more at ease with FLEGT import procedures—survey
ITTC 54 Council Update: More cooperation needed to promote sustainably produced tropical timber
Traffic: Wildlife trade in Belgium An analysis of CITES trade and seizure data-New study highlights Belgium’s role as wildlife trade hub
Survey- Regional Climate Weeks
oecd: Africa's Development Dynamics 2018
CARPE: Taking back the trees How community forests could change lives in rural Democratic Republic of Congo
CARPE: Justice for elephants-Fighting the ivory trade in the courts of the Republic of Congo
AF: Adaptation Fund Board Moves to Accelerate Innovative Adaptation Actions through New Grant Funding Windows
CPLC Newsletter - Fall 2018
TWO LEADING PROVIDERS OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES, NEPCON AND RA-CERT, JOIN FORCES
CNN : Blockbuster climate report tells us it's vital to remove carbon from the air
WRI: Only 6 G20 Countries Have Official Long-term Plans for Reducing Emissions. Here are 4 Reasons They Need Them
wri: Long-Term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategies: Approaches and Methodologies for Their Design
Reminder: Washington Forest Legality Week 2018 | OCT. 23-25
Fern: Hope is fading for a binding instrument on human rights and transnational corporations
Fern: IPCC report discredits the burning of forests: NGOs outline the alternative
Fern: Forest Watch October 2018
GCF: Green Climate Fund invests USD 1 billion for developing country climate action, launches first replenishment
WRI: Without Changing Diets, Agriculture Alone Could Produce Enough Emissions to Surpass 1.5°C of Global Warming
WRI: Stories from the WRI Sustainability “Living Lab”
Brussels Declaration - New version including amendments
AFORPOLIS conference 2018 report
Willagri-Forêts: FSC certification legally instituted in Gabon
Volume 11 of the Scientific and Technical Review Forest and Environment of the Congo Basin [RIFFEAC]
Libération: Climate change: "Other battles are senseless if this one is lost"
environews-rdc -Natural resources: Food, the true fuel of an extractive industry
environews -rdc -Conservation : Joseph Kabila incinerated more than a ton of elephant ivory in Kinshasa
ECCAS-ADB: signing of memorandum of understanding on the preparation of the PACEBco2 Program
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park °° Monthly update September 2018
blogs.fco: The fight against the illegal wildlife trade CAN be won
gov.uk-Declaration: London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade 2018
GCF: Green Climate Fund announces ambitious plans for next Board meeting: USD 1.1 billion in project proposals, including first GCF climate finance for China
Traffic: London Conference - will tough talk translate into tangible action?
Charter on the mangroves of Gabon
Short report of the first IUFRO social sciences conference on “African Forest Policies and Politics” (AFORPOLIS conference 2018)
Biopama: Framework set for the production of important State of Protected Areas (SoPA) in the Caribbean
mongabay : Int’l protections not stopping pangolin overexploitation in Cameroon
MappingForRights: Putting Rainforest Communities on the Map
REDD and Rights: The implications of Community Mapping for the Mai Ndombe Integrated REDD Programme
Unenvironment: The new buzz in elephant conservation: a bee-scented repellent
Globallandscapesforum: New GEF funds could help smallholder farmers with landscape planning
Globallandscapesforum: Restoration initiatives must include indigenous peoples, GLF delegates say
The Star Big Read: State grows bamboos to save water towers
Globallandscapesforum: What’s threatening the Congo Basin’s peatlands?
EFI: Exploring GTTN Network in Africa
Globallandscapesforum: Pledges reach 111% of AFR100’s ambitious landscape restoration target
Unenvironment: Forests: A natural solution to climate change, crucial for a sustainable future
COMIFAC Sub-regional preparatory workshop for upcoming meetings under the UNFCCC, 16-18 October 2018, Douala, Cameroon
Unenvironment: Making trade work for the environment, prosperity and resilience
Opinion Article: A Central African Perspective on Delegated Protected Area Management
Peatlands – A landscape to discover, 4 October 2018, 12:00 - 13:30 CEST
African Forest Policies and Politics (AFORPOLIS). Date: 24-27th September 2018 Venue: Mont Febe hotel, Yaoundé – Cameroon
Save the date: Fern and FAO forest event at the EU Parliamentin Brussels, 29 November
Fern: Speaking truth to power: The village woman taking on the palm oil giant
Devex-UN General Assembly, USAID vs. China, and an aid donors' report card: This week in development
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park °° Monthly update
Traffic- EMPTY SHELLS: Inside the illegal abalone trade
Traffic report- EMPTY SHELLS: An assessment of abalone poaching and trade from southern Africa
REFADD Position Paper for COP 14
Proposed action plan to enhance transparency in VPA-FLEGT and REDD+ processes
International conference “Research for conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services (CIBES 18)
Press release: Workshop on participatory assessment of transparency in the forestry and environmental sector in Cameroon
REDD+ in GCF
GEF: Ensuring a world where elephants aren’t the next dinosaurs
LANDSCAPE NEWS: Africa’s Great Green Wall: A work in progress
LANDSCAPE NEWS: Stronger political commitments, rural governance key to landscape restoration: One World – No Hunger envoy
Forest Legality Initiative Newsletter | September 2018
Globallandscapesforum: Despite obstacles, GLF delegates see progress on AFR100 forest targets
Welcome to our new partner "The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)”!
CIFOR : To preserve ecosystems, intra-Africa trade must improve, says CIFOR scientist
CIFOR: Reshaping the terrain Forest and landscape restoration in Cameroon
GCF Recent Activity
Thegef: How can we feed the world and keep the planet healthy? We start by making smallholder farming more sustainable
Thegef: Water, ecosystems and human development: fostering cooperation and building trust to cope with water scarcity
Thegef: GEF introduces impact programs to upscale landscape restoration
ATIBT opens an office in Congo
Adaptation Fund Board Approves US$ 35 Million in New Projects, While Enhancing Access to Climate Finance
AF: Funding Requests to the Adaptation Fund Hit Record High of US$ 264 Million
Forest Peoples Programme becomes 109th member of the CBFP - Welcome to our new partner
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update
ScienceDirect: A regional allometry for the Congo basin forests based on the largest ever destructive sampling
gov.uk Press release: Government launches new plans to stamp out the illegal wildlife trade ahead of landmark UK conference
gov.uk News story: New cash to fight the illegal wildlife trade
gov.uk Press release: Zac Goldsmith announced as Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference champion
Radiookapi-Upper-Uele: delegation charged with identifying the Mbororo people faces resource shortage in Dungu
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège – Gembloux, Belgium becomes 108th member of the CBFP
Climate Policy: What drives policy change for REDD+? A qualitative comparative analysis of the interplay between institutional and policy arena factors
African Parks - Elephants on the Rise
IIED long read: Finding a green path for China and Africa?
CIFOR: Join experts in Nairobi to advance landscape restoration in Africa
FTNS Annual Report 2017
18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Briefing note and Draft agenda
Fern-From the forests to the EU: Civil society explains how the EU can help protect forests and forest people rights
Nouabalé-Ndoki cMonthly update JUNE 2018
Cidt : FGF Brazzaville 2018
18th Meeting of CBFP Parties - Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, 27 to 28 November 2018: Registration is now open!!!
Deriving Sustainable Value from Wildlife in the Western Congo Basin: Before it’s too late
Save the Date: 18th Meeting of CBFP Parties - Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, 27 to 28 November 2018
TRAFFIC: Regional Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop Towards FOCAC 2018
GEF-Small grants, big impacts: a community-led initiative is saving Viet Nam’s land crabs
Aux Arbres : ATIBT takes part in the 1st public awareness event for the forests
Atibt: New edition of Racewood in Gabon WoodShow
Atibt: ATIBT and COMIFAC sign a collaboration agreement at Racewood
The Congo Basin at the heart of the GEF General Assembly - GEF Secretariat: High Level Roundtable on Congo Basin Sustainable landscapes, June 28 2018, Ariyana ballroom, Da Nang, Viet Nam
GCF: Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
GCF: Green Climate Fund B.20 meeting press release
unfccc.int: UN Climate Chief Calls on Oil Producers to Undertake Rapid, Ambitious Energy Transition
unccd.int: The Great Green Wall Initiative
unfccc.int: Climate Change is Driving Debt for Developing Countries
Unccd: Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality
unfccc.int-Political Leaders Urge More Climate Action and Strong Outcome in Katowice
1st International scientific conference: “African forest-related policies and politics” (AFORPOLIS 1) 24 – 27 September 2018 in Yaoundé (MontFébé hotel) , Cameroon
Rainforest Petition: No primate blood for oil!
IISD : Highlights for Wednesday, 27 June 2018
GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
Willagri :The crisis in the European tropical timber sector in Central Africa
From Bali to Marrakech: a decade of international climate negotiations. As told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
GEF: New GEF work program to benefit most vulnerable countries
GEF: Virtual Leaders’ Climate Summit announced at GEF Assembly
IISD: The 54th GEF Council Meeting and 6th GEF Assembly
Green Climate Fund (GCF) News
Consoglobe: Have banks (really) bought into the notion of sustainable development?
Final communique: Sub regional validation workshop on Roadmap for more effective participatory forestry in Central Africa
COMIFAC: Final Communiqué of 8th SGTAPFS meeting
SNOIE: Summaries of independent external observation reports - Cameroon
New report: voluntary commitments no substitute for government action against illegal forest destruction
New report on European company illegally logging in DRC
Oecd-Towards sustainable cocoa: financial solutions for smallholders in Côte d’Ivoire
EUREDD Facility-Scaling up zero-deforestation cocoa production
canada.ca: Canada announces support to Global Environment Facility to advance climate action in developing countries
COMIFAC - GEF General Assembly: High-level Event, Da Nang, Vietnam, 27th June 2018, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, at Gallery Room, Furama Resort
Republic of Congo Forest Governance Forum – Concept Note
2018 CAFI Forum: focus on Land-use planning
Fern: Forest Watch Special, FLEGT-VPA Update June 2018
CIFOR FORESTS NEWS: What if Cameroonian consumers wanted legal timber?
Welcome to our new partner Ghent University, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology and Department of Environment!
Fern: the CBFP’s new partner Welcome to our new member!
CBFP Council Meeting draws delegates to Brazzaville (Congo), 1 June 2018
Volume 10 of the Congo Basin’s Scientific and Technical Forest and Environment Review
FNUF 13-COMIFAC: The Congo Basin makes strong showing at thirteenth session of United Nations Forum on Forests, UN headquarters, Trusteeship Chamber
Ofac-Brief: Making legal timber mandatory for public contracts in Central Africa
AfriquEnvironement-Plus April-May 2018 Edition: Congo Basin Climate commission and Congo Basin Blue Fund now operational
UN: Promoting decent work ‘daily challenge’ in fragile countries, UN Labour Summit told
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update / May 2018
SEP2D: Launch of the second review of the global IPBES assessment by governments and experts
Eagle : Wildlife Law Enforcement Briefing
PROFOREST-Working together to achieve a sustainable palm oil sector in Africa
GEF-Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program
GEF-The Amazon region Protected Areas Program ARPA
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods through Wildlife Tourism
Linkedin: Relaunching the international ambition for biodiversity - A three-dimensional vision for the future of the Convention on Biological Diversity
CIFOR: To survive in climate change, look past targets and focus on the long game
Dailymail- British Army to send troops to Africa to help save endangered black rhinos from poachers as the UK steps up its fight against the 'blood ivory' trade
WBG: The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 : Building a Sustainable Future
Theguardian: Mountain gorilla population rises above 1,000
Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. Lawyers and public policy experts from COMIFAC region receive training on drafting of ABS measures
FNUF: Forum on Forests concludes session with adoption of communications strategy on implementation of United Nations Strategic Plan for forests
gov.uk- Press release: African leaders gather in London for illegal wildlife talks
gov.uk- Speech: Minister for Africa urges action to tackle illegal wildlife trade
gov.uk- Press release : Introduction of ivory bill boosts fight against elephant poaching
PEFC Invitation to participate in SFM Public Consultation
Closing Report and movie, results and achievements of PACEBCo
portail242: Declaration of the First Summit of the Congo Basin Climate Commission
Declaration of civil society representatives on the European Union’s role in protecting forests
Final communiqué of sub-regional preparatory meeting for the thirteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
FNUF 13-COMIFAC: Congo Basin makes strong showing at thirteenth session of United Nations Forum on Forests, UN headquarters, Trusteeship Chamber
Tropical Forest News May 2018
Fourth CBFP Council meeting
Opening of the registration round to the Yaounde IUFRO conference 2018
Adaptation Fund at Adaptation Futures 2018
GCF: Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
ic.fsc: LOCAL MARKETS, GLOBAL SUCCESS, How FSC makes an economic impact across the world
Revaluing Tropical Diversity
1843magazine: Bend it like bamboo Strong, bendy and abundant, bamboo is springing up in unexpected areas of design, architecture and technology
Ramsar: The Ramsar Convention enters into force for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
GEF: Nations rally to protect global environment
GEF: In Rwanda, a sweet alternative to deforestation
GCF: GCF sets funding proposal schedule for B.21
GCF: Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
UN: Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN)
UN Forum to highlight forests’ fundamental role in supporting healthy, resilient societies
Independent: Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world's first decarbonised society. New president embraces 'titanic and beautiful task' of complete renewable energy transition
Environmental Research Letters: Consequences of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa
FTNS NEWS N° 1. MARCH - APRIL 2018
Climateinvestmentfunds: Annual Report | 2016
Climateinvestmentfunds: A Recipe for Protecting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tropical Forests
AF: Adaptation Fund Webinar to Share Country Experiences in Environmental, Social and Gender Approaches to Projects
GCF: Adaptation planning vital in helping countries weather change
CAFI : R. Congo reiterates highest level commitment to the CAFI partnership
Statement from civil society representatives on the EU’s Role in Protecting Forests and Rights
EU REDD Facility: Reflections (2013-2017) and Strategy (2018-2022)
Unsouthsouth: The United Nations QIAO Plan on Climate Change and Nature Conservation
CMS-“Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation”: WMBD 2018 Theme Highlights New Global Dimension
Forest Watch - April 2018
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update
ITTO-New SFM training modules for practitioners
Tourism and Environment: Launch in Rabat of prefiguration studies on Congo Basin Blue Fund
Documents of 3rd Meeting of Partners of the Global Peatlands Initiative
Documents of 3rd Meeting of Partners of the Global Peatlands Initiative
Adaptation Fund Launches Pilot Initiative Providing Enhanced Support for Climate-Vulnerable Countries to Access Climate Finance
GCF: Climate change hurting the poor, Mali President says in call for action
AF: New Adaptation Fund Board Chair: ‘Fund’s Effective Work Changing Lives of Vulnerable Populations at Local Level’
AF: Adaptation Fund Board Approves Implementation Plan for Strategy Focused on Action, Innovation and Learning
greenclimate.fund: Mali set to host 2nd African Structured Dialogue
Devex: Accountability and strong laws are key to effective tax collection in Africa
worldwaterday : What is World Water Day?
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update
Fern : Voices from the forest
Fern: Community forests in the Congo Basin: What is the EU's role?
Belgian Facilitation (2018-2019) -Road Map
Latest updates from the CV4C project - Forest monitoring in the Congo Basin
Unenvironment: Historic agreement signed to protect the world’s largest tropical peatland
Globallandscapesforum: New pact to conserve Congo Basin peatlands from risk of unsustainable exploitation
ITTO-News release. Conference calls for more support for forestry training in Congo Basin
Informal meeting on the launch of the Belgian Facilitation 2018-2019 of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
Main conclusions of the extraordinary Council of COMIFAC Ministers
FAO : International Day of Forests 2018
UN : 2018 Theme: Forests and Sustainable Cities
Fern- What role do forests and governance play in countries’ nationally determined contributions to the Paris Climate Agreement?
DRC-MEDD - Forest: the reallocation of 650,000 hectares of DRC forests does not violate the moratorium (MEDD)
FAO-Gabon: Validation workshop on Participatory Forestry review in Gabon
Greenpeace-Rainforest Foundation: DRC government reinstates illegal logging concessions in breach of its own moratorium
Final communique: Relaunch workshop of the National Forum of the Conference on Dense and Humid Forest ecosystems of Central Africa (CEFDHAC - Cameroon)
Thegef: International Women’s Day 2018: Transforming women’s lives and securing a more sustainable future
IISD: “Working Across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and Increase Forest Area” From Aspiration to Action
IISD: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Switzerland Launch Conference
Adaptation Fund Year in Review: 2017 Key Highlights and Accomplishments
Adaptation Fund Five-Year Strategy Fosters Activities Based on Pillars of Action, Innovation, and Learning and Sharing
Traffic: Ground-breaking study highlights scale of Africa-Asia wildlife trade
Belgium to take over the Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership in 2018-2019
Bonn Challenge: Central Africa Countries to restore 34,56 million hectares of forest in species-rich Congo Basin
AJE: The emergence of a commercial trade in pangolins from Gabon
bnanews.bna : Illicit Trafficking Decimates Pangolins in Central Africa
IISD: “Working Across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and Increase Forest Area” Summary Highlights, 20-22 February 2017
GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
GCF: 2018 Letter to Partners
thegef: New ‘Urban Sustainability Framework’ guides cities towards a greener future
Changewildlifeconsumers: Changing illegal wildlife consumption
CIFOR: Taking a landscape approach to the world’s biggest challenges
mongabay: Tropical forest fragmentation nearing ‘critical point,’ study finds
sciencedaily: Humans changed the ecosystems of Central Africa more than 2,600 years ago
greenclimate: GCF Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and adaptation
Unenvironment: Financing a natural rubber plantation in Indonesia, promoting sustainable development and green jobs
Poweringafrica : Introduction to the Powering Africa: Summit
UNenvironment: Protecting peatlands, protecting the planet
bl-evolution : Sustainable Finance: what is the takeaway from the HLEG report?
Climate : Kinshasa to make bid to host COP27 in 2021
Consequences of 1.5°C and 2°C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa
Madagate: Abidjan. Joint Declaration on land grabbing in Francophone Africa
FERN-Project CoNGOs: Discussing a new paradigm for Community Forestry (Douala)
cop23: Africa Climate Week set to shape the Climate action strategies
International Scientific Conference: " African Forest-related Policies and Politics" 24-27 September 2018 in Yaoundé, Cameroon awaits findings - Mark the date
[BFT-Special Newsletter] Tropical timber and forests -Are logging concessions threatening the peatlands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly Newsletter | December 2017
World Wildlife Day will be celebrated in 2018 under the theme “Big cats: predators under threat".
VRM/Petition: Stop all forms of abuse against women in large monoculture tree plantations
ITTO: Address forest degradation to move forward on REDD+, says ITTO Executive Director
IFR : Forest concessions in Central Africa: an introduction to the Special Issue
Forestworldmagazine: Timbeter, the new app for wood measurements. Timbeter, the new App for measuring wood volume.
Sciencedaily: Limited scope of corporate sustainability revealed
Forestpeoples: FPP and partners launch new report and web portal for rights-based approaches and community solutions to tackling deforestation and supply chain accountability
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update
Gabon Government launch of the Gabon WoodShow 2018
EU Forest Watch 232 - February 2018
World Pangolin Day 2018 WORLD PANGOLIN DAY 2018.Date: 17 February 2018.
IUCN: Elephants slaughtered at the RFBL
environews-rdc-Actualités, Forests: Kinshasa and Brazzaville agree to protect Cuvette centrale peatlands
COMIFAC: Main conclusions from twenty-sixth meeting of Central African Biodiversity Working Group (GTBAC)
Insecurity in Cameroon : Six BIR troops, two civilians killed in Bouba Ndjidda National Park, North Region
Fern-The CoNGOs project partners discuss a new paradigm for community forestry at the meeting of the CBFP parties in Douala.
Sciencedirect: Investments to reverse biodiversity loss are economically beneficial
Oecd: Making Blended Finance Work for the Sustainable Development Goals
Traffic: Poached Abalone from South Africa is Flowing into Hong Kong Markets
New issue n°334-Newsletter & Access to new articles-Are logging concessions a threat to the peatlands in DRC?
Nature : The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation
Fao: 8 Climate Actions for a #ZeroHunger world
IUCN: PPI : 14 new biodiversity conservation projects in Africa
Ramsar: World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2018
FECAPROBOIS: Press Release, making the leap towards timber legality
climat.be: Nationally Determined Contributions and evaluation cycles
Final Communiqué of 7th SGTAPFS meeting
FAO-Nature+: Consultations to enhance road map on efficient participatory forestry in Central Africa
International scientific conference: “African forest-related policies and politics” 24 – 27 September 2018 in Yaoundé, Cameroon Call for Abstracts – Save the Date
WRI: Roots of Prosperity: The Economics and Finance of Restoring Land
independent: Hong Kong votes to ban ivory sales one month after China embargo comes into force
washingtonpost: Watch: How Europe is greener now than 100 years ago
redd-monitor: Norwegian funded study exposes the myth of sustainable forest management
relay.nationalgeographic: Once on the Brink, This African Park Is Making a Comeback
mongabay: Camera trap captures spotted hyena in Gabon national park, the first in 20 years
news.nationalgeographi: Good News for Elephants: Major Ivory Market Will Close
ipbes: Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) - Article by IPBES Experts in Science
Ramsar: Congo designates Bas-Kouilou-Yombo as a Ramsar Site
RANSAR : World Wetlands Day 2018, 2 February.
Press release: Launch of COMIFAC’s new website
GREENBIZ: 5 ways to unlock restoration finance
dronebelow: With Drones, BioCarbon Engineering Shows Money Actually Can Grow on Trees
IUCN: How do we know when forest landscape restoration has been achieved?
africabusinesscommunities-UN-African Union leaders sign Framework for Implementation of Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Jakartaglobe: Indonesia Reduces Deforestation by 21% in 2 Years
Ruling by trickery: The State and Global Governance of Biodiversity in Cameroon
agenceecofin: Sapelli and mahogany production rank Cameroon and Congo among top wood exporters to Canada and the United States
A new member of the great CBFP family: Welcome to the Alliance for the Conservation of Great Apes in Central Africa (French abbreviation: Alliance ACMG)
Afrique Environnement Plus: CBFP What heritage two years after the European Facilitation?
Book Central African Forests Forever well received
GEF-7 Replenishment Next Meeting in Brasilia (Brazil) -Focus on Central Africa - "Harvest" figures and representation at the 53rd Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council
UNCCD: An Impact Investment Fund for Land Degradation Neutrality
GEF: Global action is needed
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Monthly update
sciencedaily: The ecological costs of war: Conflict a consistent killer of African megafauna
NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES: NIGERIA Verification of permits and certificates issued by Nigeria for export of specimens of the species Pterocarpus erinaceus
UN-REDD: Integrating sustainable supply chain initiatives and REDD+ finance
UN-REDD: Why we should be more optimistic about forests and climate change...
Join us in the 1st edition of Gabon WoodShow to be held on 20 – 22 June 2018 in Libreville, Gabon
Bbc: The country that brought its elephants back from the brink
Final Communiqué of the seventh SGTAPFS meeting
Validation workshop of COMIFAC sub-regional strategy for gender mainstreaming in sustainable management of natural resources in the Congo Basin, Libreville, Gabon, 4-5 December 2017
PACO NEWS : MOOC Conservation of protected areas: the online training continues
PACO NEWS : NBA: members of parliament sensitized to water-related issues
PACO NEWS : PPI: 34 new projects for enhancing the contribution of the African civil society to the conservation of nature
PACO NEWS : Largest Transboundary Ramsar Site in the world established in the Congo River Basin
PEFOGRN-BC: Season's greetings
Cameroon’s forestry and wildlife sector: Facts and Figures
FSC Africa Newsletter - 18 December 2017
Thegef GEF Global Landscapes Forum and the "power of soil"
Thegef GEF CEO: double support for sustainable cities proposed
GIZ ABS-COMIFAC Project: Assessing first agreements on ABS-related access to genetic resources in Cameroon
The Congo Basin mobilizes at the heart of COP 23 in Bonn ...
GCF begins REDD+ results-based payments pilot programme
New report by RFUK. RFUK calls for zero tolerance to human rights abuses in Africa’s national parks