Reports and presentations

Please find below recently (starting in February 2008) published reports or presentations delivered in the context of the partnership's activities. We have chosen this somehow eclectic presentation, structured only by the date of publication on our website, in order to be able to keep in track with number of incoming reports and presentations without having to reshuffle categories every other month.

However, a number of documents considered as key documents for the partnership (treaties, international conventions and framework papers) have been posted in a special section mentioned in the header. If you still cannot find the document you are looking for, please try the search function on top of the page or have a look on the PEFAC site, which offers a real digital library with a number os search functions.

Proceedings of the COMIFAC international Workshop on “forest governance and sustainable standards”, Kinshasa, RDC

19-01-2011 22:46

Workshop organized with the technical and financial support of GIZ on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Final Agenda

Final Report

Objectives

The three day workshop aimed to promote dialogue and sharing experiences and knowledge in a multi-stakeholder-setting in order to explore synergies between forest relevant regulatory processes and market based voluntary standard initiatives in the Central African Region.

DAY 1, 29th Sep 2010: “Forest certification and land use planning & transboundary forest conservation”

Day one took a look at the linkages between forest certification and Land use planning & trans-boundary forest conservation. Inputs and discussion will focus on the interrelations of standard initiatives and inter-sectoral land use planning in the context of biodiversity protection and REDD+.

FSC High Conservation value Forest Concept and Principle 9 application in the Congo Basin – By Forest Stewardship Council

Preconditions for credible FSC Certification -HCV and Intact Forest Landscape concept: Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) The earth’s last remaining large un-fragmented areas of natural forest - By Karine Jacquemart, Greenpeace International

Préserver les forêts du Bassin du Congo : Nos engagements - By AFRICA WOOD FOR LIFE

Aperçu sur les schémas des PES dans le Bassin du Congo Mieux comprendre pour mieux agir – ClétoNDIKUMAGENGE, UICN-PACO

ATTENUATION, MANAGEMENT DURABLE DES FORETS ET USAGE DU SOL - By Michel de Galbert, André Aquino

REDD+ & Planificationde l’Utilisationdes Terres: Développementde systèmesde cartographieet de monitoring – By Bruno Hugel, Coordination Nationale REDD de la RDC

DAY 2, 30th Sep 2010: “FLEGT process and voluntary standards – instruments to reduce illegal logging and associated trade”

Day two deal with the current debate on the FLEGT process and voluntary standards as instruments to reduce illegal logging and trade. It will be discussed how to utilize synergies between forest certification systems and the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action plan and how the new legislation of the US and EU to reduce illegal logging and trade will impact forest certification systems to verify sustainable forest management and supply chains .

Why Voluntary Standards –Standard Systems as management tool, GIZ Programme Social andEnvironmental Standards – By Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann –Head of Section

Mise en place d’un système de traçabilité du bois au Cameroun - Présenté par: EBIA NDONGO Samuel, Directeur des Forêts/ MINFOF Cameroun - Alain Daumerie, Chef de projet Traçabilité - Briand Mintyene, Membre du secrétariat technique négociation APV

FSC’s approach to pursue from legality to responsible forest management – By Elie Hakizumwami, Directeur Régional pour FSC-Afrique

Le plan d’action FLEGT et la certification volontaire : Deux mécanismes complémentaires pour l’amélioration de la gestion de l’exploitation forestière en Afrique centrale - EMMANUEL HEUSE –Facilitateur du plan d’action FLEGT en RDC Fonds d’étude et d’expertise de la coopération belgo –congolaise

LIEN ENTRE LEGALITE ET DURABILITE: APPROCHE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE Par: Jervais NKOULOU, Rainforest Alliance

Legalising the informal marketsFLEGT impacts for smallholders - Benno Pokorny

FLEGT ET FORESTERIE COMMUNALE: OPPORTUNITE POUR LE MARCHE DOMESTIQUE DE BOIS - Par Louis Bernard CHETEU (DT CTFC)

DAY 3, 1st Oct 2010: “Standards as a promoter of striving towards sustainable development and trade”

The third day focused on standards as a promoter of sustainable development and trade and described the power of markets by highlighting current trends towards a green economy, the relevance of standard systems and linkages with public procurement policies.

Développement des petites et moyennes entreprises de produits forestiers non ligneux par l’approche Analyse et Développement des Marchés (ADM) - Par Marcel Useni , KemboloFAO/GCP/RAF/408/EC,RDCongo

Les standards promoteurs du développement durable et du commerce - Les standards de GFD et l’attention portée à la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique amènent à une nouvelle stratégie commerciale durable – By IFIA

The step-by-stepimplementationoftheAfrican Eco-labellingMechanism(AEM) - 1 October2010, Kinshasa By Kelvin KhisaExecutive Manager –AEM

European public procurement policies for timber products and impacts on the market for certified products - Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPETUK Central Point of Expertise on Timber

Agriculture, palm oil and the maintenance of tropical forests –The role of sustainability standards - Workshop on Forest Governance and Sustainability Standards in the Congo Basin - Dr Christopher Stewart –HCV Resource Network

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Documentation of the Expert Group of the N'Djamena International Conference

Download all the documentation of the Experts' Segment of the International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities“ activities from 23 to 25 January 2019, N'Djamena, Chad ...

Documentation of the high-level segment of the N'Djamena conference

Please download the documentation of the high-level segment of the N'Djamena conference ...

Speeches and high level Statements at the 18th CBFP Meeting of Parties

Please download the speeches of the opening ceremony, 18th CBFP Meeting of the Parties, Brussels, November 28, 2018...

MOP18-Agenda of the opening ceremony and High-level statements

Please download the speeches of the opening ceremony, 18th CBFP Meeting of the Parties, Brussels, November 28, 2018...

Documentation of the18th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Plenary

Kindly download: (1) Brussels Declaration (2) speech and high-level declaration ...

MoP 18th - Restitution of Stream 1 : Forest Governance and Land Use

Kindly download the background Documents which will be presented in plenary of 11h15 min : 1) Final Communiqué of Forest Governance Forum - Brazzaville, 31 October 2018 (2) For More Effective Participatory Forestry in the Context of Agenda 2030 - The Brazzaville Roadmap, Mai 2018 ...

MoP 18 - Restitution of Stream 3: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation

Kindly download the background Documents which would be presented in Plenary of 28th November at 11:15 am: (1) REPORT – Climate Change Subregional preparatory workshop for future UNFCC meetings, 16-18 October 2018, Douala, Cameroon (Kribi, Republic of Cameroon: 16-18 October 2018) (2) Policy Brief - Contributions of Central African countries to combat climate change - The urgent need for intersectorial coordination.

Documentation of the 18th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Restitution of Stream 2: Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife

Kindly download the background Documents which presented in plenary of 28th November at 11:15 am: (1) Proceeding of the Workshop „International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities“ - Douala, november 2018 (2) Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development : Update to Congo Basin Forest Partnership (3) N'Djamena Conference - Synthesis Briefing ...

Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Colleges Meeting Report

Kindly download the reports oft he colleges Meetings available at the CBFP website…

Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties -Stream 3 : Climate Change (adaptation and mitigation)

Please download the stream 3 Documents: Climate Change (adaptation and mitigation): Development of NDCs and Realities of Climate Finance in Central Africa. Leaders: World Bank (PREREDD+), the Climate WG of COMIFAC...

Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Plenary session

17th CBFP Meeting of Parties, please download the agenda of the Plenary session...

Documentation of the 17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Stream2: Biodiversity and wildlife

Please download the stream 2 Documents: Biodiversity and wildlife. Stream Leader : AWF, Stream Co-Leaders: WRI, COMIFAC governance working group (possibly FLAG)7. Stream Dates: Wednesday 25th / Thursday 26th of October 2017

Documentation of the17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Stream1: Forest governance and land use

Please download the stream1 Documents: Forest governance and land use. How to address the lack of adequate regulation of the fast growing national and regional timber markets in the Congo Basin?

Documentation of Streams 1 to 5

Stream 1 : Forest management policies and land use planning…Stream 2 : Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife resources, including fight against Poaching and wildlife trafficking…Stream 3: Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation…Stream 4: sustainable economic development and the private sector…Stream 5: Knowledge-Based Decision-Making…

Documentation of the16th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Plenary – 25th November 2016

Introductory speech, Mr Anders Henriksson, CBFP EU Facilitator: Adoption of the 2016 Revision of the CBFP Framework for Cooperation…Keynote speech, Mr. Kaddu Sebunya, Chairman, African Wildlife Foundation…Keynote speech, Mr. Praveen Moman, Founder and CEO, Volcanoes Safaris ...Press release of the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the CBFP

16th meeting of CBFP partners. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session-Stream 1 : Forest management policies and land use planning

Session1: Data base and information management tools for enhanced land use planning…Session 2: Identifying intersectoral planning priorities…Session 3: Forest zoning…Session 4: Monitoring systems within and outside forest areas..

16th meeting of CBFP partners. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session-Stream 2 : Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife resources, including fight against Poaching and wildlife trafficking

Session 1. Plenary: General Introduction of the Stream 2…Session 2. Governance and Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas…Session 3. Engagement of Local Communities in Sustainable Natural Resource Management…

16th meeting of CBFP partners. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session-Stream 3: Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation

Stream Leaders: World Bank (PREREDD+) and Climate Working Group- COMIFAC. Co-Leaders: ITTA/CIFOR, USFS, IUCN, Norway/NICFI, CAFI; GCF, GEF, Rwanda, WRI, EU REDD Facility/EFI, EU’s Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) initiative, WHRC, WWF, ICAT-DTU, VCS, ADB-CBFF, Rainforest alliance, UK, ICRAF, CIRAD, WHRC

16th meeting of CBFP partners. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session-Stream 4: sustainable economic development and the private sector

Session1: Challenges to public policy in managing “historic” private sector actors in forest areas towards sustainable development… Session 2: Traceability of products from the exploitation of natural resources: Economic management and transparency tools for companies and public authorities… Session 3…

16th meeting of CBFP partners. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session-Stream 5: Knowledge-Based Decision-Making

Stream 5 seeks to conduct semi-structured interviews of the leaders of other Streams to better understand how they are making decisions and how Stream 5 could facilitate knowledge-based decision making.. Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session...

EU Facilitator letter to Partners of 8 November with attached proposed 2016 Update of CBFP Cooperation Framework (EN)

EU Facilitator letter to Partners of 8 November with attached proposed 2016 Update of CBFP Cooperation Framework (EN) - ...

Second Letter from the EU Facilitator dated 01.07.2016

First Letter to the CBFP’s partners from Mr Anders Henriksson, the European Union Facilitator

Find out more...

Session thématique - Stream 2: Conservation, Wildlife and Bushmeat – Central topic: “Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife” “How to optimize complementarity?” Chefs de file : AWF - CIFOR - WCS

Documentation now available - Session thématique - Stream 2: Conservation, Wildlife and Bushmeat – Central topic: “Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife” “How to optimize complementarity?” - Chefs de file : AWF - CIFOR - WCS

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 5: Green Economies and Creating Conditions for Growth

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 5: Green Economies and Creating Conditions for Growth - Lead: States Departement...

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session of Thematic Session - Stream 6 - Sustainable Financing – Leader : African Development Bank

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 6 - Sustainable Financing – Leader : African Development Bank...

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 1 - Ecosystem services and human well-being - Leader: Academic Consortium of CBFP partners

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 1 - Ecosystem services and human well-being - Leader: Academic Consortium of CBFP partners...

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 4 - Climate and REDD +: On the way to Paris: Opportunities and Challenges for Central Africa

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 4 - Climate and REDD +: On the way to Paris: Opportunities and Challenges for Central Africa...

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 3: Forest Law Enforcement and Good Governance

Proceedings and documentation of Thematic Session - Stream 3: Forest Law Enforcement and Good Governance - - and Land Use Dynamics - Leader: EU

Proceedings and documentation of 15th CBFP Meeting of Partners, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon, 17-20th June 2015

...Download the Final Communiqué, all the presentations, official statements and general documents related to the 15th CBFP Meeting of Partners ..

Proceedings and documentation of 14th CBFP Meeting of Partners, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 8-9th October 2014

...Download all the presentations, official statements and general documents related to the 14th CBFP Meeting of Partners - In Focus on : (1) REDD+ and Low Emissions Development for Green Economic Growth: Exploring the role of forest protection, agriculture and cross-sectorial planning in green economic growth and low emissions sustainable development, REDD+ climate efforts - (2) The impact of UNFCCC and international processes on Central African Forests - (3) Finance Mechanisms for REDD+, rural economic growth, low emissions development, and tropical forest protection - (4) New Horizons: a Revised Plan de Convergence - A discussion with COMIFAC and CBFP Partners on the process to update, streamline and strengthen the Plan de Convergence - (5) Marketplace of Ideas - (6) Community, Cross-Border, and Regional Cooperation in Wildlife Conservation: Exploring ongoing initiatives to mobilize ideas and spur concrete actions by Central African and international governments, NGOs, the private sector, civil society, and youth to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking - (7) Addressing the Drivers of Deforestation and Land Use planning in Central Africa: Exploring forest protection and agricultural productivity, intra-government collaboration, and innovative land use planning systems - (8) Innovation Alley: Scaling Up Best Land Use Practices and Tools: This is an expanding list of multiple presenters - (9) Getting out of the forest to save the forest: Broadening engagement with partners across sectors for optimal low emissions development. For REDD+ to be cross-sectorial, which partnersare needed, what is the role of institutions, communities and civil society stakeholders? - (10) Next Steps: New Partner Actions: A session to reveal bold actions, new linkages and impactful initiatives for 2015 ...

Proceedings and documentation of 13th CBFP Meeting of Partners, Libreville, Gabun, 2-4th Dec. 2013

Download all the presentations, official statements and general documents related to the 13th CBFP Meeting of Partners - In Focus on : (1) Developing Conservation-based Economic Opportunities (2) Innovation Alley: a Showcase of Successful Economic Projects (3) Congo Basin REDD+ Platform: Adaptation and Mitigation (4) Improving the Enabling Environments for Civil Society Engagement (5) Training to Build Capacity for Regional Conservation and Development (6) Combating Wildlife Trafficking in the Congo Basin (7) CBFP Perspectives and Strengthening COMIFAC Plan de Convergence (8) Charting the Future: a Horizon of New Initiatives by CBFP Partners (9) Additional Success Stories of CBFP – Presentation of innovative field projects and grants successes (10) COMIFAC-China Dialogue (11) Launch of the Roadmap of the Congo Basin Communicators ...

Proceedings and documentation of 12th CBFP Meeting of Partners, Douala, Cameroon

Download all the presentations, official statements and general documents related to the 12th CBFP Meeting of Partners

Proceedings and presentation of the CBFP Thematic Day in Douala on Gender Mainstreaming within COMIFAC - A gender strategy at the center of COMIFAC action plan

Participants at the Douala meeting enjoyed once again the great number of high-quality presentations allowing for better mutual understanding and informed discussions. Please mind that all the presentations and info notes have been edited in French. Please do not hesitate to contact the Facilitation, if you have any questions

Acknowledgement of your participation in Gender Equality Day and the 12th Meeting of Partners (MoP) of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)

Please, visit CBFP website for the major Conclusions of both meetings

Full documentation of the technical and financial support Programme of the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/CCD) to member countries of the COMIFAC and of the CEEAC

Here are the links to a series of relevant documents to enable a better understanding of progress in the Congo Basin in relation to the Convention on the fight against Desertification

Proceedings of the Congo Basin REDD/Nagoya Day (Bujumbura 25 May 2011)

The 9th CBFP Regional Advisory Committee meeting revives interest in COMIFAC, CBFP and CEFDHAC - For a better coordination of REDD+ and APA initiatives in the Congo Basin – CBFP partners outline strong recommendations in Bujumbura - Press coffee: the media involved in the promotion of Cancun and Nagoya recommendations in Bujumbura

Documentation: Visit of CBFP Facilitators to Yaoundé: Brief but Fruitful

A meeting on "Forest Research and Adaptation to Climate Change” was organised by the CBFP members in Yaoundé on 14 September 2011

Rwanda Forest and Landscape Restoration: Stakeholder Consultative Meeting Outcomes Kigali, Rwanda 18th to 21st July

This document provides the main outcomes of the consultative meeting held to initiate discussions around a national programme on Forest & Landscape Restoration (FL&R) in Rwanda. The outcomes described here are intended as an initial set of issues and recommended strategies which will be further analyzed and defined during an in-depth programme planning process

Proceedings and documentation of “State of Forest” (EDF) validation workshop, Douala (29-30 March 2011)

The COMIFAC workshop with the technical support of the Observatory for the Forests of Central Africa (OFAC) was a full success! “Rich” presentations with much more detailed inform on the technical issues of State of the forest 2010 preparedness in the Congo Basin

Proceedings of the COMIFAC international Workshop on “forest governance and sustainable standards”, Kinshasa, RDC

The workshop under the patronage of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) met the needs to promote dialogue and sharing experiences and knowledge in a multi-stakeholder-setting. It explored synergies between forest relevant regulatory processes and market based voluntary standard initiatives in the Central African Region. This workshop was organized with the technical and financial support of GIZ on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Please find below the presentations for download.

Proceedings and documentation of CCR 8 Kinshasa

Download all the presentations, official statements and general documents related to the 8th meeting of the CBFP Regional Consultative Committee in Kinshasa (27-28 September 2010)

The turning point ... 2009 CIFOR Annual Report

The CIFOR annual report is now available here online

Documentation of the Support Program of the Global Mechanism of the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/CCD) to member countries of the COMIFAC and of the CEEAC

After the adoption of the Sub-Regional Action Program (SRAP) » as the key operational tools to combat desertification (CD), the Global Mechanism signed a cooperation agreement on Support Program to the COMIFAC and CEEAC for resource mobilization and the implementation of the (SRAP) /(CD) in central Africa. This is to address the nexus between land and natural resource degradation, rural development and poverty reduction. Please find here the complete proceedings and presentations of the Global Mechanism Support Program for central Africa.

CBFP Facilitation at Work: The CBFP Facilitator of the Federal Republic of Germany addresses all members of the Partnership...

Towards convergent views among the numerous CBFP members on the main international, regional and national issues related to the protection of biodiversity, sustainable forest management, the fight against climate change (effects), sustainable development and the well-being of the populations of the Congo Basin. Available for download: A letter from the CBFP Facilitator of the Federal Republic of Germany, the roadmap and his biography.

Proceedings of the COMIFAC Workshop on “FLEGT - Policy instrument and technical implications”

The workshop presided by the CBFP Facilitation and COMIFAC met the needs to build up capacities of political and private actors on the various aspects of FLEGT. Please find below the presentations for download.

COMIFAC workshop's documentation on REDD (Brazzaville, 2-4 February 2010)

The COMIFAC workshop with the support of OFAC, OSFAC, UN FAO, WRI, WWF, START and JRC was a full success! “Rich” presentations with much more detailed inform on the technical issues of REDD preparedness in the Congo Basin

Proceedings of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (Yaounde, 11-12 november 2009)

You will find a large part of the presentations and speeches issued during the plenary meeting on this site. Please bear with us that we could not tranlate them into English. Should you request any specific document that is not (yet) available on this site, please do not hesitate to contact the Facilitation.

Proceedings and documentation of CCR 7 Douala

Please find below the English proceedings as well as the link to the French documentation

Democratic Republic of Congo workshop on the post-conversion process of forest titles, (Kinshasa, 4-6th of March 2009)

In addition to the final communiqué published by the PFBC Facilitation and participant's recommendations published also as workshop communiqué, below, what we propose to you is the complete documentation (mostly available in french) of this workshop marked by the input from various stakeholders groups, and also a selection of essential documents aims to provide a basis for refining our understanding of the discussions in progress (decrees and articles, results of the Inter-ministerial Commission and the final report of the Independent observer)

Background documents Congo Basin REDD Donor Dialogue (23 october 2008)

Please find below all background documents circulated prior to the meeting, presentations given by the participants and additional materials compiled as “annexes” to the meeting's summary

Proceedings and presentation of the 6th CCR meeting in Brazzaville

Participants at the Brazzaville meeting enjoyed once again the great number of high-quality presentations allowing for better mutual understanding and informed discussions. Please mind that all the presentations and info notes have been edited in French.

Research papers concerning sustainable financing of the Congo Basin forests

Please find below two research documents published by UNEP and by the British DFID , discussing sustainable financing and possible governance structures for the Congo Basin Forest Fund

Presentations delivered at the COMIFAC side event during COP9 CBD in Bonn (May 28, 2008)

Please find below the presentations for download

Proceedings of the IFIA Workshop for Dialogue (Libreville 22 mai 2008)

The Libreville workshop brought together Asian and other economic operators in the Central African region. Please find below the complete proceedings and presentations of the workshop

COMIFAC Workshop on REDD (Paris, 10-14 March 2008)

The workshop, financed by the German and the French Cooperation and organised by the French Development Agency AFD in Paris, met Central African countries' need to build up capacities in order to continue their efforts in reducing emissions by deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in a future climate regime.

Proceedings of the 5th CBFP -CCR meeting, Bangui (March 2008)

Highly placed on the agenda of this 5th meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee (CCR, Conseil Consultatif Régional), the first one organised by the new German facilitation: the presentation of the road map 2008-2009 and the launch of a discussion concerning stronger thematic synergies within the partnership

Tunis Declaration, African Development Bank, Feburary 2008

Adopted during the conference on Financing Mechanisms for the Sustainable Management of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems (Tunis, 21. - 22.02.2008)