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Grow the Solution initiative aims to promote wood-based products for climate
06/05/2024
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FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
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Forestry and social protection must be better aligned, says new report
21/11/2023
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Colombia: Building the capacities of MSMEs to supply legal timber to the domestic market
2021
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in Colombia’s domestic timber market but lack awareness of legal requirements and the skills to comply with them.
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Regional: South-South cooperation advances transparency objectives in West and Central Africa
2021
Cooperation between national NGOs in West and Central Africa has advanced transparency and legality objectives in the forest sector across the region. The FAO-EUForest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has partnered with local NGOs to expand Independent Forest Monitoring activities by promoting regional cooperation. Independent forest observers are now better equipped to monitor the use of forest resources and participate in related decision-making processes.
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FAO support to finance forest landscape and restoration (FLR)
2021
The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) has been working with in-country partners to provide diverse support for partner financing needs and to develop innovative financing mechanisms to sustainably fund the implementation of restoration activities on the ground. This leaflet provide a range of diverse financial mechanisms that leverage financial support for the implementation of restoration activities.