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Full success of the first China-Africa dialogue workshop jointly
organized by the African Forest Policies and Politics (AFORPOLIS) and
the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) in partnership with the
University of Göttingen in Germany, the University of Dschang in
Cameroon, the IUFRO, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the CBFP,
the CIFOR, and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. (MINFOF) -
Cameroon.[nbsp] The first Africa-China AFORPOLIS workshop is mainly
sponsored by UKAID and supported by an additional contribution from the
CBFP.
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The Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on the International Trade In Endangered Species (COP18
CITES) also known as the World Wildlife Conference took place in Geneva
in the Congress and Exhibition Center from 17-18 August 2019. The
Executive Secretariat was represented at the Geneva meeting by Mr.
Raymond Ndomba Ngoye, Executive Secretary and Mr. Chouaibou Nchoutpouen,
Biodiversity Expert.
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In summary, the African Heads of State
who took the floor on Monday in New York presented similar reports. They
each presented a list of steps taken: here, to preserve or expand
forests like the DRC, Gabon, Ethiopia or Congo-Brazzaville,
for instance ; there, short or medium term plans to phase out diesel or
coal-fueled power plants and fast-track the transition towards clean
energy in the next ten or twenty years like Djibouti, the Seychelles
or Nigeria.
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The overall aim is to provide a
framework for the members of the said College to take ownership of
emerging themes relating to conservation, sustainable forest management,
the fight against climate change and better livelihoods for forest
communities in order to develop in a participatory manner, standards and
indicators for a monitoring and evaluation system to enable each
country and the sub-region to assess the impact of the projects and
investments implemented to foster conservation, and for the benefit of
the GDF, the fight against climate change and IPCLs.
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Yaoundé, 6 September 2019 - The meeting hall of the GIZ’s Sustainable
Management of Congo Basin Forests Programme hosted a preparatory meeting
in view of the experts’ follow-up meeting to the N’Djamena
International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected
Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal
activities
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The Gabonese Minister of Forestry has welcomed Norway’s decision to pay
Libreville for its efforts against deforestation and reminded the
industrialized countries of the urgent need for action.
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(CNN) In an effort to fight climate
change, the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) announced Sunday
that Gabon will be paid $150 million in international funds to preserve
its rainforest. Through the initiative, Norway will support Gabon with
the funds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and battle deforestation.
The announcement was made at the Climate Action Summit in New York,
where world leaders gathered to discuss how to reach net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions.
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This article focuses on France’s
National Strategy Against Imported Deforestation (SNDI) which it adopted
in 2018. In order to successfully implement the strategy, the article
advocates for the European Union to draw distinctions between customs
duties on imports of agricultural, forest and livestock products. It
further recommends raising duties on products that may be derived from
deforestation in favor of “zero deforestation” certified products and
giving small-scale farmers the financial support they need to transition
towards sustainable practices.
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Paris, 3 September - On the occasion of the
visit of President Sassou Nguesso in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron
today signed a Letter of Intent committing 65 million US dollars for the
preservation of the rainforest in the Republic of Congo.
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The second issue of the newsletter of
the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme has just been
published. This issue presents the latest progress in the implementation
of the programme during the second quarter of 2019 across the thirteen
countries covered by the Programme in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
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Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 04-06
June 2019. The 9th consultation workshop of the COMIFAC National
Coordination Units took place at the Mikhael’s Hotel.The meeting’s
overall objective was to strengthen the capacities and performance of
the COMIFAC National Coordination Units in the discharge of their
mission in line with national, regional and international agendas in the
forestry and environmental sectors.
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Submit your Expression of Interest to
attend the Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019 on 28 September in New York
City. The United Nations has issued a massive global ‘call to action’ to
mobilize the political and financial support necessary to restore the
world’s deforested and degraded ecosystems over the coming decade to
support the wellbeing of 3.2 billion people around the globe. More than 2
billion hectares – an area larger than the South American continent –
stand to be restored.
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Libreville, Gabon 13 June 2019_ the
Environment enthusiast Lee White, a British-born Gabonese national, told
the media at the close of the first Ministers’ Council that his
appointment was a call for better governance and sustainable management
of Gabon’s forests which are under threat.
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Beijing plays a pivotal role in the booming timber trade. After
sacrificing its forests to construction projects during the Mao era,
China is now reforesting to make its air breathable again. How can it
strike the balance between environmental requirements and massive
imports?
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Though just fourteen sub-regional and international institutions are
founding members, the Network aims to bring together as many researchers
as possible, as outlined in its Charter; “This Network seeks to gather
various signatory institutions to jointly conduct research and
development activities that further the overall objectives of the
Network and make quality information available to the public in order to
help enhance the management of Central African forests.”
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New free textbook: Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa / New IUCN
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on Protected Area Management/ New
free eLearning Wildlife Conservation Course: Africa / 1st Africa
Protected Areas Congress/ Pathways 2020: Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Conservation Conference.
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The international symposium is open to the entire scientific community
(especially promoters of SED2D-backed projects) and actors in the
management and valuing of plant biodiversity, subject to prior mandatory
registration (free) and depending on the symposium’s seating capacity .
Those who wish to make a presentation must sign up for one of the
thematic sessions listed below. Presentations can be either take the
form of an oral presentation or a poster (A0 format) which can be
presented in plenary along with a 2 min pitch
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Under the high patronage of His Excellency Mr. Paul BIYA, President of
the Republic of Cameroon, the tenth ordinary session of the Council of
Ministers of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) took place
on 11 July 2019 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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This book explores links and synergies between international trade and
two of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century: achieving
sustainable energy (i.e., energy that is affordable, secure, and clean)
and mitigating climate change.
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Geneva, 28 August 2019 – The triennial World Wildlife Conference, known
formally as CoP18 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), concludes here today after
adopting an impressive list of decisions advancing the conservation and
sustainable use of wildlife across the globe.
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New
Commission Communication opens door to regulation of the products that destroy
our forests. Council and Parliament urged to get involved to fix oversights and
reinforce ambition in new forest Communication…
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It is common knowledge that planting
trees tackles the causes of climate change by absorbing carbon
emissions. Less known is the fact that forests also treat the symptoms
of climate change, whether they are heatwaves, drought or crumbling
coastal towns.
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Sunday 2 September, Beijing – On 2
September, INBAR and Cameroon formally agreed to establish a new INBAR
Regional Office in Central Africa, in a signing ceremony held at the
Embassy of Cameroon in Beijing, China.
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On September 21 will be celebrated the International Day of
Bibliodiversity. Since 2010, each year, some actions are organized in
Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia, to promote independent publishing
and bibliodiversity : bookcrossing, meetings, book picnics, posters.
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Signing of MoU (Collaboration Agreement) OCFSA- Luska Agreement on the
sidelines of two multi-institutional capacity building workshops for law
enforcement officials on wildlife crime investigation held from 28 July
to 01 August 2019 in Brazzaville (Congo).
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The international symposium is open to the entire scientific community
(especially promoters of SED2D-backed projects) and actors in the
management and valuing of plant biodiversity, subject to prior mandatory
registration (free) and depending on the symposium’s seating capacity .
Those who wish to make a presentation must sign up for one of the
thematic sessions listed below. Presentations can be either take the
form of an oral presentation or a poster (A0 format) which can be
presented in plenary along with a 2 min pitch
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The 6th edition of the Africa Agri Forum will be taking place for the second year in a row in Libreville, from 24 to 25 October to cement Gabon’s central place as an emerging hub of agriculture in the region.
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"For over three decades, the Montreal Protocol has done much more
than shrink the ozone hole; it has shown us how environmental governance
can respond to science, and how countries can come together to address a
shared vulnerability. I call for that same spirit of common cause and,
especially, greater leadership as we strive to implement the Paris
Agreement on climate change and mobilize the ambitious climate action we
so urgently need at this time." UN Secretary-General António Guterres..
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The Governors of various regions in Cameroon and some States in Nigeria,
and state and security officials discussed the security of their shared
border during a two-day meeting in mid-July in Yaoounde.
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The official day to mark the important
role of bamboo in the lives of millions of people across the world,
including in INBAR’s 40+ Member States. For an example of the ways in
which INBAR Member States celebrate Bamboo Day...
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More than two million wild animals,
including jaguars, pumas and llamas, have perished in weeks of wildfires
that devastated huge swathes of Bolivian forest and grassland,
environmental experts said on Wednesday. The fires devastated the
Chiquitania tropical savanna in the east of the country.
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The sixth International Bamboo and
Guadua Symposium – SIBGUADUA “Consolidating Regions from the Middle of
the World” will take place in the city of Quito, Ecuador from October
22nd to 24th, 2019, in the facilities of the Central University of
Ecuador that will act as the host venue for the event.
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The Nouabale-Ndoki National Park could not be the wildlife safe heaven
it is today without the engagement and generous support of our various
donors.
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Cameroon, thanks to its variety of habitats, is blessed with an
impressive biodiversity. Birds are no exception and close to 1,000
species are known to occur in Cameroon.
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Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, has
promised to deliver a European Green New Deal in her first 100 days in
office. Fern's new briefing note, A Green New Deal for Forests explains
how such a deal will need to ensure healthy growing forests inside and
outside of Europe, to truly tackle the challenges of climate change.
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Kindly download the IISD – Summary: 14th
Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat
Desertification (COP 14) and also available to download the The New
Delhi Declaration: Investing in Land and Unlocking Opportunities. |
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Held at the Mickhael’s hotel in the
Republic of the Congo from 3 to 5 September 2019, the workshop’s overall
aim was to conduct the operational planning of the PI (Pilot
Initiative) and define implementation conditions. |
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Brazzaville-Republic of Congo, 28 July- 1st August 2019. Two
multi-institutional capacity building workshops on investigations into
wildlife crimes were held for law enforcement officers at the Mikhael’s
Hotel. |
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Recommendations: Intersectoral coordination: The NDC period demands the
transformation of all development sectors in the Central African
countries. Sectoral development policies and/or strategies must be
reviewed to increase their resilience (adaptation) and reduce their
carbon emissions (mitigation). A focal point for each international
agreement within each ministry is not enough to achieve the
transformational changes required by climate transition. |
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Recommendations to improve the sustainability of the palm oil sector in
the Congo Basin include (1) improving access to finance for smallholders
and non-industrial mill managers; (2) implementing policies to
safeguard natural resources and facilitate access to appropriate market
opportunities that offer incentives to prevent future deforestation; (3)
intensifying production by replanting aging plantations, rehabilitating
abandoned plantations with disease-resistant and high-yielding
varieties, and increasing fertilization, without further expansion into
high conservation value or high carbon stock forest areas... |
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The IPCC approved and accepted Special
Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate at its 51st
Session held on 20 – 23 September 2019. The approved Summary for
Policymakers (SPM) was presented at a press conference on 25 September
2019.
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Le WWF-RDC est à la recherche d'un
administrateur pour son programme du Parc National de la Salonga afin de
l'aider à atteindre ses nouveaux objectifs ambitieux et à construire un
avenir où les gens vivent en harmonie avec la nature. Date limite de
dépôt des candidatures : 02 novembre 2019
Dans le cadre de ce projet, TRAFFIC
recherche un consultant pour aider à développer un système national de
gestion des stocks d’ivoire (NISMS) pour la RDC. Grâce à cette
opportunité excitante, le candidat retenu entreprendra une analyse
complète des décisions CITES, des publications de TRAFFIC, des
politiques nationales existantes et des autres mécanismes proposés
concernant la gestion des stocks d'ivoire, et élaborera un rapport
détaillé en français décrivant la méthodologie, les résultats et les
recommandations d’une telle analyse. Date limite de candidature: 16
octobre 2019.
CTA/PAFO: Farm Data Management,
Sharing and Services for Agriculture Development
The
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Food and
Agricultural Organization of the United Nations together with the Pan African
Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO) are pleased to call for applications for a new
online course “Farm Data Management, Sharing and Services for Agriculture
Development”.
New free
textbook: Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa / New IUCN MOOCs (Massive
Open Online Courses) on Protected Area Management/ New free eLearning Wildlife
Conservation Course: Africa / 1st Africa Protected Areas Congress/ Pathways
2020: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation Conference.
The Project
coordinator, DRC, will lead the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded
project entitled " Promoting the effective management of Salonga National
Park by creating community forests and improving the well-being of local
communities ". LOCATION: Monkoto, Tsuapa province, Democratic Republic of
Congo. DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
The Finance
& Administrative Generalist, DRC, will undertake the finance and
administration task of Rainforest Alliance office in DRC, including for the
Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project entitled " Promoting the
effective management of Salonga National Park by creating community forests and
improving the well-being of local communities ". LOCATION: Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo. DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
The DRC
lead will provide leadership and manages the strategic planning, fundraising
and implementation of Rainforest Alliance activities in DRC, which include
sustainable forestry and sustainable agriculture programs in multiple
commodities and themes as well as implementation of donor funded projects. LOCATION:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
The
Landscape management expert, Cameroon, will perform its responsibilities under
the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project entitled " Removing
barriers to biodiversity conservation, land restoration and sustainable forest
management through COmmunity-BAsed LAndscape Management – COBALAM ".
LOCATION: West Cameroon/Bafoussam. DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
This call
for proposals spearheaded by ECOWAS is entrenched in the strategic frameworks
at regional (ECOWAP 2025) and national (CDN). It constitues one pf the main
activities of Outcome 3 (EO3) of the GCCA + West Africa program :
EO3. Pilot adaptation projects, including solutions based on an ecosystemic
approach, already tested and implemented in the ECOWAS countries and used as
references for future replication are scaled (extension or replication).
Deadline (Date and Time) : 17/10/2019 at 12h00 (UTC)
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