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Precious Woods - Welcome to our new member!

The Congo Basin Partnership has a long tradition in cooperation with partners and associations representing the private sector, and we are very glad to welcome today the first corporate member within our partnership.

Precious Woods is a world leader in sustainable management of tropical forests. Based in Switzerland, the company employs some 2 300 people worldwide and has subsidiaries in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Gabon, Holland and Switzerland. In Brazil and Gabon the company manages existing tropical forest according to the guidelines of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in a sustainable and low-impact manner, thereby assuring its long-term preservation. The timber is processed locally in Precious Woods' own sawmills.

Precious Woods pursues an integrative approach to sustainable forestry: processing of timber in local sawmills, reforestation of abandoned pastureland, the use of waste wood to produce energy, and the registration and sale of cabron emission rights form part and parcel of its forestry strategy.

For further information, please visit the company's website www.preciouswoods.eu

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31-10-2012 15:34

COMIFAC ES: Governance Work Group Boosted at Group Concept Note Restitution Workshop

Participants unanimously adopt three “sub-groups” (SG) for more effectiveness within COMIFAC Forest Governance WG: (1) S.G Legality/Cross-border Flow (2) S.G Development- Certification (3) S.G Forest Land Use Plan

31-01-2012 13:18

The 15th Ordinary Session of ECCAS Heads of States and Government Conference

After noting that the ICC is non-operational in most member states… the conference decided to implement, from the fiscal year 2012, decision No. 32/CEEAC/CCEG/XIII/07 of October 30th 2007 laying down rules concerning penalties for non-payment of contributions by member states

24-01-2012 04:23

Amis de la Terre (2011): Sustainable deforestation, an investigation on the other side of logging in Congo

Following the debate organized on 11 January 2012 in the presence of Sylvain Angerand, coordinator of campaigns with the Amis de la Terre France and of Samuel Nguiffo, Director of Amis de la Terre Cameroon, discover the film ...

24-01-2012 03:18

State of Forests 2010 available on OFAC Website

The French version of EDF 2010 is available online on OFAC website. PDFs can easily be downloaded-

19-01-2012 11:27

COMIFAC – Biodiversity Work Group, Central Africa (GTBAC) 13: A sub-work group on wildlife and protected areas is created in Douala

Beside the putting in place of this sub-work group, the GTBAC 13 presents the balance sheet of its activities, prepares the 6th Pan African APA workshop, adopts its 2012 road map and formulates recommendations on the APA Process including: The COMIFAC sub-regional project on APA and funding, the revision and the updating of SPANB (explain), non-timber forest products (NTFP) and their links with APA

07-12-2011 09:30

An Historical Moment: Central African and Donor Partner Countries Announce a Joint Declaration of Intent on REDD+ in the Congo Basin

High-level representatives of seven Central African countries and seven donor partner countries and the European Commission gather in Durban, South Africa to underscore the urgency of accelerating the implementation of REDD+ in the Congo Basin

06-12-2011 13:10

COMIFAC ES: A New Era for Remobilized COMIFAC National Coordinators in Douala

COMIFAC national coordinators unanimously adopt a reactivated priority action plan, draft country “annual work plans” and formulate seven strong recommendations to boost national coordination in the COMIFAC system. Furthermore and a by-product of the workshop, the capacity of national coordinators were strengthened in professional emailing, monitoring and security of computer systems (2) COMIFAC electronic platform and networking; (3) Planning, monitoring and evaluation annual work plan activities

06-12-2011 03:26

COMIFAC-FAO: Harmonizing Follow-up Tools for Legally Transiting Timber in Central Africa

Participants at the 2nd meeting of the COMIFAC workgroup on the follow-up of in-transit timber in Central Africa drew up a reference guide on principles and procedures governing the follow up of in-transit timber. The guide proposes a modus operandi for mixed cross-border checkpoints and the Douala one-stop shop which are in charge of controlling the exportation of in-transit timber. It was also proposed that an interconnected database on the movement of in-transit timber be set up. Participants made a progress report on the application of the FLEGT VPA and the institution of a Governance Workgroup within COMIFAC

CBFP News Archive

2012

31-10-2012 15:34 COMIFAC ES: Governance Work Group Boosted at Group Concept Note Restitution Workshop

31-01-2012 13:18 The 15th Ordinary Session of ECCAS Heads of States and Government Conference

24-01-2012 04:23 Amis de la Terre (2011): Sustainable deforestation, an investigation on the other side of logging in Congo

24-01-2012 03:18 State of Forests 2010 available on OFAC Website

19-01-2012 11:27 COMIFAC – Biodiversity Work Group, Central Africa (GTBAC) 13: A sub-work group on wildlife and protected areas is created in Douala

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