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FORESTS at the Environment and Climate Week

30 Mar
From
Belgium
Organised by INTPA-NEAR
The session will present the EU vision and policy strategy on forests, their links with the climate agenda, the different cooperation instruments, and the main financing mechanisms to support sustainable forest management in partner countries. Link: https://ec.interactio.eu/j5mq-xsys-hbee ROOM 0A...
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F4 DIGEST : International Day of Forests (2023)

F4 Digest by the Forests for the Future Facility (F4) selects the latest news and resources about EU action to step up protection and restoration of the world's forests. In this edition: International Day of Forests
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Forests for the Future Facility (F4) - Communication and Webinars

Forest Partnerships - Communication materials F4 publications and videos overview (PDF) Forest people interviews Interview with María Teresita Chinchilla Miranda, ACOFOP, Guatemala Interview with Dennis David Kavuma, Uganda's Timber Growers Association Interview avec Alfred Nkodia APV FLEGT,...
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F4 Digest - Women and forests

F4 Digest by the Forests for the Future Facility (F4) selects the latest news and resources about EU action to step up protection and restoration of the world's forests. In this edition: Women and forests !
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Why Gender matters for forests - Quick Tips

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Women have less control over forest resources and they often work in the informal economy. As a result, their contribution to the sector does not reach its full potential. But they play a key role in sustainable forest management and gender equality should be placed a the heart of forest policies...
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Did you miss our webinar on Forests value chains? Watch the videos!

The webinar on Forest-based value chains and wood will enhance your understanding of the nature and importance of forest-based value chains in partner countries, with a specific focus on wood value chains in Africa and Asia. It is part of the series of webinars on “European Green Deal - Greening EU...
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Ugandan women are fighting for their forests - and their lives.

Illegal charcoal burners in Uganda had better watch out. Fed up with seeing their community forests trashed, local women are getting together to protect the natural environment and put a stop to rampant deforestation. “If they destroy the forests, we suffer the consequences,” says Martha Kabazora,...
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#Capacity4devIsYou - Join our Campaign!

Dimitrios Chaidas shared a wiki page from the group Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Management for Development 26 January 2023
#Capacity4dev is its community! As of today and over the coming weeks, members of our Capacity4dev community will be the face of our new campaign. International development practitioners will give their insight and explain why #Capacity4devIsYou. More than twenty videos featuring policy makers,...
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Now available in Spanish: Trazalabilidad de la madera - Una herramienta de gestión para los gobiernos: Estudios de casos de América Latina

Cada vez hay más demandas para que los países desarrollen sistemas nacionales de trazabilidad de la madera. Estas demandas van desde las propias necesidades de un país de rastrear la madera y recaudar los ingresos asociados de forma coherente, hasta las demandas internacionales de diligencia debida...
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Online training to become a Land-use Planner facilitator

At the European Forest Institute we have developed an online training course as part of our Land-use Planner tool , a freely accessible instrument for anyone interested in participatory land-use planning. The self-paced training will give you all the information you need to get started. It will...
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EU agrees law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation

The political agreement has been reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Once adopted and applied, the new law will ensure that a set of key goods placed on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest...
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F4 Digest - Today is World Soil Day

F4 Digest by the Forests for the Future Facility (F4) selects the latest news and resources about EU action to step up protection and restoration of the world's forests. In this edition: the first Forest Partnerships with the EU, The Forest Partnerships Memorandums of Understanding, Guyana and the...
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F4 Digest - Today is World Soil Day

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F4 Digest by the Forests for the Future Facility (F4) selects the latest news and resources about EU action to step up protection and restoration of the world's forests. In this edition: the first Forest Partnerships with the EU, The Forest Partnerships Memorandums of Understanding, Guyana and the...
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New report: Enabling micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in legal timber production and trade: Transformational changes generated by the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are crucial to the global timber trade. They are the backbone of supply chains for large companies, produce the majority of domestic forest products and create much-needed employment in rural areas. However due to their size, they often lack the resources...
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Join us for the launch of 'Enabling micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in legal timber production and trade: Transformational changes generated by the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme'

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in meeting the growing demand for forest products worldwide, with potential to contribute to responsible supply chains that combat illegal logging while promoting economic growth. However, a growing number of countries are...
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#GreeningEUcooperation: Let’s help build greener bridges – not burn them! Supporting partners implement their NDCs

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun shared information from the group Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy 16 November 2022
As part of efforts to contribute to global climate action and the pursuit of a decent life for all, the EU supports partners in the development of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and in their implementation. The same holds true for National Adaptation Plans, land policies, disaster...
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EU launches the first Forest Partnerships at COP27

“We are all here because we share the ambition to save our Forests!” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, on behalf of the European Union, signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding for a Forest Partnership with President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh for Mongolia, President Hakainde Hichilema for...
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High level signature ceremony - Forest Partnerships at COP27

08 Nov
From
Egypt
Organised by EU Side event at COP 27
Guyana, Mongolia, Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and the EU will sign Forest Partnerships: new, holistic cooperation frameworks for joint work on forests and the activities and communities they harbour. These partnerships aim to enhance the socio-economic role of forests and their ongoing...
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Forest Partnerships - Communication materials

EU launches the first Forest Partnerships at COP27 Forest Partnerships Animation Presentation: video Forest Partnerships with the European Union depliant Partenariats Forêts avec l'Union Européenne - République du Congo Factsheet Video Forest Partnerships with the European Union - Guyana Factsheet...
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