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A CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTER-BRIEF ON THE CONGO–EU VPA

On 9 May 2009 the government of the Republic of Congo1 (hereafter referred to as the Congo) and the European Union (EU) concluded a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that aims to solve the country’s problem of illegal logging and associated poor forest governance. The agreement aims to develop measures to ensure the timber sector in the Congo is both legal and sustainable.

Process to ratify timber trade agreements

A short briefing note on the processes that leads to operational VPA agreements. The VPA process is undertaken by the EU on behalf of all its Member States. Although both parties (the EU and the timber producer country) enter into VPA negotiations voluntarily, when a VPA enters into force both parties are legally committed to only trade legal timber. The process can be split into two stages: negotiation and ratification.

CONTRE-EXPOSÉ DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE CONCERNANT L’APV REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO–UNION EUROPÉENNE

Le 9 mai 2009, le gouvernement de la République du Congo et l’UE ont conclu un Accord de Partenariat Volontaire (APV) afin de résoudre le problème national d’abattage illégal et la faible gouvernance forestière qui va de pair. Cet accord a pour but de développer des mesures qui assurent un commerce de bois tropical légal et durable au Congo.

Contre-exposé de la société civile concernant l’APV Cameroun–Union européenne

Le 6 mai 2010, le Gouvernement camerounais et l’Union européenne (UE) ont signé un Accord de Partenariat Volontaire (APV) pour résoudre les problèmes de l’exploitation forestière illégale et de la faible gouvernance qui minent le pays. L’accord a pour objectif de développer des mesures pour que la filière bois du Cameroun devienne légale et durable.

A civil society counter-brief on the Cameroon–EU VPA

On 6th May 2010, the Cameroonian Government and the European Union (EU) concluded a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) that aims to solve the country’s pervasive problem of illegal logging and associated poor governance. The agreement aims to develop measures to ensure the timber sector in Cameroon is both legal and sustainable. This briefing provides civil society views from both Cameroon and Europe on the signed agreement and its implementation.

Exigences en matière de consultation en vertu du FLEGT

Une note d'information par une coalition d'ONG qui détaille ce qui constitue un processus de consultation efficace pour les pays négociant une application des réglementations forestières, de gouvernance et de commerce, Accord de Participation Volontaire (FLEGT-APV) avec l'UE.

 

Increased use of biomass: recommendations for ensuring it is environmentally responsible and socially just

Biomass has always been an important source of energy, but whether it is a renewable source depends on many issues including how it is produced. As the EU renewable energy targets will give biomass use for energy purposes a significant boost, there is a need for an ambitious set of criteria guaranteeing that biomass is effectively contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases without leading to negative environmental and social impacts.

Pourquoi les pays du Bassin du Congo risquent d’être pénalisés par un système REDD basé sur le marché

Ce document explique les implications d’un système fondé sur un niveau de base historique avec un facteur de correction pour les pays à faible déforestation.

Why Congo Basin countries stand to lose out from a market based REDD

This briefing paper unravels the implications of setting a historical baseline with a correction factor for low deforestation countries. It also explains why carbon markets are unlikely to raise the anticipated funds for forest protection, due to the unsuitability of applying these policy mechanisms to forests, and why any funds raised are unlikely to reach Central Africa or other regions with low deforestation rates and weak governance.