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Forest Law and Governance: Toolkits

Provoking change - A toolkit for African NGOs

This Advocacy Toolkit is for local and national NGOs, but specifically for those based in West Africa, as the case studies and background information are focused on this region. This toolkit was produced by FERN at the request of a network of environmental NGOs in West Africa: the Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA).

If you would like to receive a free hard copy of this toolkit please write to julie@fern.org

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Most recent publications

GabonMaTerreMonDroit, an initiative to support local communities

GabonMaTerreMonDroit is a group of 20 Gabonese NGOs facilitating community action towards improved tenure security in Gabon. This network advocates for improved recognition of community rights and has been raising awareness of local communities on land tenure issues in four regions: Kango, Mouila, Minvoul and Libreville. This slideshow and accompanying song summarizes the ongoing dynamics of this network from July 2012 until April 2013. For more information, see www.gabonmaterre.org

FLEGT VPA Update May 2013

Every six months, FERN produces an update looking at the present situation with regards the EU's Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, with a specific focus on Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). This May 2013 example looks at VPAs in Africa, Asia and South and Central America.

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VPA Update May 2013.pdf163.94 KB

ForestWatch Issue 182 April 2013

  • Moving extractive industries closer to transparency
  • Shadow forces ranged against VPAs
  • 7EAP: Council’s opportunity to be effective
  • CITES creates loopholes in the EU Timber Regulation
  • Complaint of human rights violations in DRC
  • Airport challenged due to poor biodiversity offsetting
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FW 182 May 2013.pdf359.58 KB
VPA Update May 2013.pdf163.94 KB

Multinational Corporations and their Impact on Rural Community Rights to Land and Natural Resources

This report from Robert Lawrence Nyahn of Save my Future Foundation Liberia finds that if the motivation for issuing concessions for multinational corporations is to lift ordinary Liberian citizens out of poverty, then it has become evident that the

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FINALREPORT_Liberia_2.pdf662.36 KB

Forest Watch Update on REDD+ in the Congo Basin

Following on from FERN's Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) updates. This is the first of FERN's six monthly updates on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) for five countries in the Congo Basin: the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Gabon. It shows that although REDD+ processes are ongoing in four of the five countries, they are not inclusive, and are led in a top-down manner.

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REDD update.pdf206.49 KB

Improving forest governance: A comparison of FLEGT VPAs and their impact

Ten years since the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Action Plan was launched, and one month before the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation which makes it a criminal offence to put illegally sourced timber on the EU market, new research by FERN has shown strong

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VPAComparison_internet.pdf973.6 KB

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