Actualités
Improving women’s participation in good forest governance in Uganda
09 December 2020
Kampala, Uganda, Despite the inclusion of gender aspects in Uganda’s Forestry Policy, effective participation of women in decision-making processes remains scarce. Currently, women have no access by right and no control over productive resources such as forests. Dedicated roadmaps designed to [...]
Nouveau rapport lancé par le Programme FAO-UE FLEGT et partenaires: Demandes en bois et produits dérivés dans les marchés publics en Côte d’Ivoire
07 December 2020
Le Programme FAO-UE FLEGT et le Centre de Recherche Forestière Internationale (CIFOR) ont publié un nouveau rapport que a pour objectif informer les parties prenantes sur les tendances du marché de bois en Côte d’Ivoire.
Ce rapport, intitulé “Demandes en bois [...]
National Forestry Forum brings together forest-dependent communities and the Government of Liberia to improve benefit-sharing from logging
11 November 2020
10 - 12 November 2020, Ganta, Liberia
The National Forest Forum has commenced in Ganta, Nimba County, Liberia, under the auspices of the National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB), in collaboration with the Liberian Forestry Development Authority. The three-day event, is [...]
New report highlights the importance of Indonesian Independent Forest Monitoring’s contribution to the SVLK
02 November 2020
The Indonesian Independent Forest Monitoring Network Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan (JPIK) has published a report entitled “Assessing Compliance of Timber Forest Product Utilization and Trade Permit Holders”. The report captures the results of Independent Forest Monitoring activities carried out in [...]
Ghanaian concession holders to receive trainings on legality and health and safety standards
30 October 2020
Accra, 30 October 2020
The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme has launched a new project with the Nature and Development Fund (NDF) in Ghana, to promote sustainable forest management through enhanced legality of forest operations. The project will build the capacity of 40 [...]
Programme partners SAILD and AVSI featured in Moving Forward publication
29 October 2020
Programme achievements were featured in the sixth issue of the biennial Moving Forward publication. The report featured more than 35 stories and case studies highlighting how FAO Forestry’s work in 2018-2019 helped improve lives and livelihoods while making forestry more [...]
Webinar series on COVID-19 and the Forest Sector - Experience from Forest Communities of Covid-19 Impacts
23 October 2020
About the session:
28 October 2020, 10:00-11:00 CET Language: English
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront a number of pressing global challenges. Health systems have been stretched thin and lockdown measures have taken a heavy social and economic toll, the devastating impacts [...]
New Federation of Timber Operators strengthens private sector representation in Mozambique
20 October 2020
On 20 October 2020, the Mozambican Association of Timber Operators (AMOMA), announced the creation of the Mozambican Federation of Timber Operators (FEDEMOMA). The new Federation unites 16 associations representing nine provinces. These associations in turn consist of 600 enterprises, including [...]
“Forest governance and COVID-19: How can FLEGT support a green recovery from the pandemic?” Experience from the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme
15 October 2020
On 14 October 2020, Member of the European Parliament Karin Karlsbro - in collaboration with Fern, the Centre for International Development and Training, University of Wolverhampton (CIDT), the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) - hosted [...]
Le Cameroun se prépare pour démarrer une plateforme virtuelle pour les transactions de bois légal sur le marché intérieur
06 October 2020
Avec l’objectif d’accroître l’usage national de bois légal, le Centre de recherche forestière internationale (CIFOR) et le Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune (MINFOF) ont présenté un nouveau projet dénommé « Essor des transactions de sciages d’origine légale au [...]