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Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration
06/2021

The new FAO publication “Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration: A review of local level investment mechanisms” examines the pathways available to financing restoration for a positive local level impact.

Guatemala: Supporting carpenters to purchase and use legal timber
06/2021

Through support from the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme, the Organization Asociación Balam has connected local carpenters to legal timber producers in the northern Guatemalan department of Petén by building and strengthening cooperatives.

Colombia: Building the capacities of MSMEs to supply legal timber to the domestic market
06/2021

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.

From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
06/2021

This report provides an update on REDD+ forest reference (emission) levels and REDD+ results submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and relevant developments under the Green Climate Fund concerning REDD+ results-based payments.

Regional: South-South cooperation advances transparency objectives in West and Central Africa
06/2021

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.