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Working within the General Secretariat
of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) since 2009,
Dr. Honoré TABUNA is from Congo Brazzaville. He holds a Doctoral Thesis
in Botanical Economies from the National Museum of Natural History in
Paris and the Chair of Business Management from the National lnstitute
of Agronomie Research in Montpellier...
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Two congolese Ministers share their vision on NDCs and partnerships
with CAFI. “In difficult times, we need to explicitly stress the
importance of land-use and sustainable forest management as primary
solutions to control disease outbreaks and fight the climate crisis”.
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Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo,
17th August 2020—Congolese artisanal fishers are increasingly turning to
shark fishing because of increased scarcity of other stocks overfished
by industrial fisheries: urgent legislative and management improvements
are needed to prevent a collapse of shark fishing and protect local
livelihoods finds a new TRAFFIC report.
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To read: Wildlife- We observed an
unusual inter-group interaction between the Makumba and Mata habituated
gorilla groups in Bai Hokou during which Mio, a young male from the Mata
group spent all the time playing with Inguka, one of the twins in the
Makumba group.
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"The consequences of the pandemic could
be long-lasting", stated Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union
Commissioner for Peace and Security, adding that "the AU will continue
to support governments to make extremely difficult choices to address
the impact of COVID-19 across the continent".
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The study expands the scope of
reporting for the first time to all countries with multilateral
development bank operations. It now provides data on MDB climate finance
commitments beyond those directed solely at developing and emerging
economies, but with the focus remaining on low- and middle-income
countries.
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To read: WFC 2021 in Seoul : Building a
green, healthy and resilient future with forests; Gabon : Inauguration
of the new Precious Woods CEB factory by Minister Lee White; Important
update - Study Overview of the private sector in the Republic of Congo…
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We are extremely proud and happy with
our achievements this month. After more than 10 months of hard work at
the Limbe Wildlife Centre, we have made a great step to further bridge
the gap between animal welfare and conservation actions by inaugurating
the first soft-release of endangered African grey parrot in Cameroon’s
history.
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Following virtual meetings in July
2020, the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
issued a communiqué that acknowledges global economic activity is
expected to contract sharply in 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic...
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While the coronavirus pandemic presents
enormous health and economic challenges, there are also opportunities
to jumpstart economies and rebuild societies through green recovery
plans that are aligned with the 2030 Agenda.
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My fellow Africans! I am pleased to
issue this press briefing at the launch of the Inaugural Africa Report
on Disaster Risk Reduction. As you might be aware, disasters have become
a recurrent phenomenon in Africa and the Africa Union wants to ensure
that countries prepared to minimize...
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As the concept and principles of
integrated landscape approaches (ILA) become increasingly popular,
researchers and practitioners must consider not only their considerable
potential to address socio-economic and environmental trade-offs facing
people and nature...
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Asha Bobb-Semple is an Analyst with the
Global Environment Facility’s land degradation focal area, and works
with cross-cutting global programs related to food systems, commodities,
land use, and drylands. In an interview, she reflected on her career
path that has led her from Jamaica’s watersheds to the landscapes of
Central Asia in support of a better tomorrow.
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To read : Implementation of FLEGT REDD
CERTIFICATION project activities in the DRC; Continuation of TRACER-DR
project Communication in Gabon with FRMI and BRAINFOREST; ATIBT
publishes its study on the impact of COVID-19 on the forest sector in
the Republic of Congo…
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In the present article, we develop
conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics
within the rural tropics. First, we summarize the state of knowledge
regarding diets obtained from forests, trees, and agroforests.
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Farmers, regardless of gender, age or
education, are well aware of land degradation, what it looks like and
how it impacts their livelihoods. Their perception of the effects of
land degradation, how they deal with the risks and their responses in
turn shape options for restoration and the outcomes.
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Members of the World Trade Organization
(WTO) reaffirmed their commitment to work towards an agreement on
negotiations on fisheries subsidies that undermine marine resources as
well as the food security and livelihoods of fisheries-dependent
populations.
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has
published a report warning that over half of the global gross domestic
product (GDP) is potentially threatened by nature loss. The report
argues that 15 systemic transitions across three socioeconomic systems
could create annual business opportunities worth USD 10 trillion and 395
million jobs by 2030.
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Developing countries – already the most
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – are hardest hit by the
humanitarian and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How fair is fair trade to women and
marginalized people? A study commissioned by Fairtrade International to
assess how effectively Fairtrade initiatives address gender equality
revealed that fair markets alone are not enough to motivate gender-
equitable benefit sharing.
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For ten years, Dixon Parmuya has guided
tourists on bush walks around Amboseli National Park in Southern Kenya.
But since COVID-19 swept through Kenya in mid-March, the country’s
tourism industry has dwindled, leaving many locals without jobs and
animals without protection.
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The Committee on Trade and Environment
(CTE) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met on 3 July 2020 to
discuss how trade policy can address plastics pollution and a circular
economy and to review the resumption of work on other initiatives
disrupted by COVID-19.
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Mr. Ollikainen discusses how Adaptation
Fund projects are building resilience to climate change in vulnerable
communities, and also broader resilience against environmental, health
and economic risks through their inherent adaptation measures. He also
discusses how some projects are adapting to directly help with the
crisis in creative ways.
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An international technology competition
to design software that can support well-informed land use decisions is
launched by the Group on Earth Observation Land Degradation Neutrality
(GEO-LDN) Initiative.
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It is with immense delight that we
proudly invite you to the 27th Annual Conference of the Cameroon
Bio-science Society (CBS) (Bioscience 2020), to be held at the
University of Douala, from December 1st - 5 th, 2020.
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To read : Joint Communique by the
French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
Ecological transition, The Ministry of Economy and Finance ; Unlocking
Sustainable Tropical Timber Market Growth Through Data…
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To read: When communities and
governments collaborate—latest edition of the Tropical Forest Update;
Air your views on the future of forest education—participate in global
survey; ITTO and Soka Gakkai to help empower women in Togo through
forest restoration…
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A new UN drive to increase global
protected areas could lead to severe human rights violations and cause
irreversible social harm if not backed by much stronger guarantees of
the rights of indigenous people and other local communities, the
Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) warns today. |
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CIF and CSIS recently held a second
workshop to discuss just transitions—an approach that seeks to ensure
workers and communities are both protected and benefit from the deep and
rapid changes to come in the transition to a new climate economy.
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The €1.8 trillion pandemic recovery
plan and long-term budget deal agreed by EU heads of government on 21
July 2020, after nearly five days of haggling, is widely seen as a
political and economic landmark. But from an environmental perspective,
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WWF is therefore seeking the services
of an Individual Consultant to carry out an assessment of progress made
by Cameroon, Congo, DRC and Gabon in the implementation of their NIAPs.
All candidates interested in conducting this assessment on a consultant
basis should submit, no later than September 14th, 2020.
The Belgian Trade for Development
Centre (TDC) has launched a call for proposals for African Micro, Small
and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and producer organisations active
in sustainable production and trade. Applications must be submitted by
10th September 2020.
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