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FAO-EU FLEGT Programme Success Story: Innovative digital approaches to sustaining livelihoods through the production and sale of legal timber

The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported the development of e-commerce platforms, which helps incentivize legal timber trade on both domestic and export markets, and protect livelihoods. These platforms have become even more relevant in the context of...

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FAO-EU FLEGT Programme Success story: Increasing the scope and reach of independent forest monitoring in Indonesia

The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported a number of Indonesian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to train and mentor 550 new independent forest monitors across Indonesia since 2017. Expanding the scope and reach of Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM...

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Webinar｜In conversation: Rights-based approaches for forest protection initiatives

12 May

From 12 May 2021

Organised by Brainforest, ClientEarth, Comptoir Juridique Junior, Heritage and Partners Associates, RAIN, Tropenbos Ghana

In conversation: Rights-based approaches for forest protection initiatives Diverse perspectives on the development of solid benefit sharing and community contracting Wednesday 12th May | 10:00 am – 11.30 am (BST) | Via Zoom Register from here Initiatives aimed at tackling the climate crisis...

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L’utilisation de la technologie blockchain pour la traçabilité du charbon de bois légal et durable en Côte d’Ivoire

Plus de 2.4 milliards de personnes dépendent du charbon du bois et du bois de feu pour l’énergie domestique dans le monde ( FAO 2017 ). Toutefois, ces ressources sont identifiées comme une cause majeure de la déforestation, et associées à des chaînes de valeur non-durables et informelles. Depuis...

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New findings available on the use of blockchain technology for the traceability of legal and sustainable charcoal in Côte d’Ivoire

More than 2.4 billion people rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking, energy and income around the world ( FAO 2017 ). These resources are commonly associated to deforestation and unsustainable, informal value chains. Since 2010, the Association of Women Producers and Traders of Secondary Forest...

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Ensuring legal compliance amongst smallholder rubber producers in Viet Nam

In 2020, the Viet Nam rubber industry contributed an estimated USD 7.86 billion to the Vietnamese economy. Smallholder rubberwood producers manage more than half of Viet Nam’s rubber plantations; approximately 260 000 households harvest upwards of 1.3 million cubic meters of rubberwood each year,...

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New success stories available on the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme website

Learn more about the Programme's work in Guatemala and Ghana through the recently published success stories below: Guatemala: Supporting carpenters to purchase and use legal timber Ghana: Targeted trainings allow small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) to comply with national legality...

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La Côte d’Ivoire engage les femmes dans la gestion durable des forêts

Le Programme FAO-UE FLEGT, en collaboration avec le MINEF, a développé une initiative pilote pour répondre aux besoins pratiques des différentes associations de femmes des localités de Bouaké, Dimbokro, M’Batto et Yamoussoukro. Le projet « Femmes et Forêts » sera mis en œuvre par le Secrétariat...

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Brand new FAO-EU FLEGT Programme flyer available

The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme is glad to share its brand new Programme flyer, available here: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb3872en Enjoy!

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Newly released report presents new method to calculate illegal production and trade of timber in Peru

The Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Peru has released a report outlining a new and updated method to calculate illegal timber production and trade in the country. The report, completed with the support of the USAID Pro-Bosques Activity, FOREST - United State Forest Service, and FAO-EU...

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