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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
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.
Collection and consumption of wild forest fruits in rural Zambia
06/2021
Households in rural Zambia rely heavily on fruits collected from forests for a more balanced diet, reports a new study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
