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Please find below recently (starting in February 2008) published reports or presentations delivered in the context of the partnership's activities. We have chosen this somehow eclectic presentation, structured only by the date of publication on our website, in order to be able to keep in track with number of incoming reports and presentations without having to reshuffle categories every other month.

However, a number of documents considered as key documents for the partnership (treaties, international conventions and framework papers) have been posted in a special section mentioned in the header. If you still cannot find the document you are looking for, please try the search function on top of the page or have a look on the PEFAC site, which offers a real digital library with a number os search functions.

Proceedings of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (Yaounde, 11-12 november 2009)

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Agenda final of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (11-12 November 2009)

List of Participants

FInal report of proceedings

Wednesday 11 November 2009
Information Fair

Introduction au marché d'information par le Facilitateur PFBC, Hans Schipulle

Liste of exposing partners with focal points

Official Opening Ceremony
Allocution de bienvenue du Délégué du Gouvernement auprès de la Communauté Urbaine de Yaoundé

Mot introductif du Facilitateur allemand

Allocution du Ministre des Forêts et de la Faune du Cameroun

Discours d’ouverture du Ministre des Eaux, Forêts, Pêche et Chasse de la République Centrafricaine, Président en exercice de la COMIFAC

Presentation of general reports

Présentation du rapport « Etat des Forêts du Bassin du Congo 2008 » (Carlos de Wasseige et Richard Eba’a Atyi, FORAF)

Rapports généraux du PFBC : bilan des activités menées par la Facilitation du PFBC au cours de la période 2007-2009 (Samuel Makon, Facilitateur Délégué)

Rapports généraux de la COMIFAC : bilan des activités menées au cours de la période 2007-2009, principaux résultats de l’évaluation du Plan de Convergence de la COMIFAC (Martin Tadoum, SE COMIFAC)

Thursday 12 November 2009

Terms of reference for the thematic workshops

Atelier 1: Renforcement institutionnel de la COMIFAC

Introduction à l'atelier sur le renforcement institionnel (Raymond Mbitikon SE COMIFAC)

L’Observatoire des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (OFAC) et leProjet FORAF (Carlos de Wasseige, FORAF)

Etude de faisabilité sur la pérennité de l’Observatoire des forêts d’Afrique Centrale (David Abouem, consultant FORAF)

Point sur la réforme de la CEFDHAC (Hon. Roger Louis Essola/Bihini Won wa Musiti)

Point sur l’application des dispositions du Traité portant création de la COMIFAC (Claus-Michael Falkenberg)

Atelier 2: Gouvernance et conditions cadre dans les pays du bassin du Congo

Point sur les réformes forestières et leur mise en œuvre dans les pays du Bassin du Congo (SE-COMIFAC)

Résultats des mesures d’atténuation des effets de la crise économique sur le secteur forestier, prises par les Etats d’Afrique Centrale (Richard Eba'a Atyi, FORAF)

Progrès dans la certification (Elie Hakizumwami, WWF)

Reflexion sur la définition des cahiers de charges (Pierre Methot, WRI)

Progrès dans les négociations des APV (Alain Penelon, GT FLEGT)

Légalité des bois des marchés domestiques et régionaux (Paulo Cerutti, CIFOR)

Gouvernance: l'impact des réseaux (Jeanne Marie Mindja)

Point sur les activitiés de la Facilitation pour promouvoir le dialogue avec la Chine (Cornelia Seegers Sylla, Facilitation))

Atelier 3: Mise en œuvre du Plan de convergence de la COMIFAC et des Conventions internationales majeures sur les forêts et l’environnement

Mise en oeuvre du plan de convergence et des conventions: acquis et perspectives (Martin Tadoum, SE COMIFAC)

Rôle et importance des données satellites pour la mise en oeuvre du plan de convergence (Landing Mane, OSFAC)

Le Fonds Forestier du Bassin du Congo et la mise en oeuvre du Plan de Convergence (Bamba Diop, BAD)

Stratégie du GT Climat COMIFAC (Pascal Cuny, conseiller Bureau d'Appui COMIFAC)

Démarches appropriées pour une préparation et une défense efficaces des positions de la sous région dans les négociations internationales sur les forêts et l’environnement : le cas de l’APA (Rufin Oko, GT BAC)

Atelier 4: L’équilibre entre la conservation et l’utilisation durable des terres forestières à l’exemple du TNS (Trinational de la Sangha)

Etat des lieux des aires protégées en Afrique Centrale en rapport avec l’atteinte des objectifs définis dans le plan de convergence (Jean-Pierre Agnangoye, RAPAC)

Conservation et développement dans le Tri National de la Sangha - une approche «paysage» (Jeff Sayer, UICN)

Analyse critique de l’approche de gestion des aires protégées (Tim Fomete, TNS)

Mécanismes intégrés de financement de la gestion durable des terres forestières (Sven Walter, Mécanisme Mondial)

Bénéfices multiples de REDD au l’échelle des paysages (Landscapes) à l’image du TNS (Ken Creighton, WWF)

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The turning point ... 2009 CIFOR Annual Report

The CIFOR annual report is now available here online

Documentation of the Support Program of the Global Mechanism of the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/CCD) to member countries of the COMIFAC and of the CEEAC

After the adoption of the Sub-Regional Action Program (SRAP) » as the key operational tools to combat desertification (CD), the Global Mechanism signed a cooperation agreement on Support Program to the COMIFAC and CEEAC for resource mobilization and the implementation of the (SRAP) /(CD) in central Africa. This is to address the nexus between land and natural resource degradation, rural development and poverty reduction. Please find here the complete proceedings and presentations of the Global Mechanism Support Program for central Africa.

Proceedings of the COMIFAC Workshop on “FLEGT - Policy instrument and technical implications”

The workshop presided by the CBFP Facilitation and COMIFAC met the needs to build up capacities of political and private actors on the various aspects of FLEGT. Please find below the presentations for download.

COMIFAC workshop's documentation on REDD (Brazzaville, 2-4 February 2010)

The COMIFAC workshop with the support of OFAC, OSFAC, UN FAO, WRI, WWF, START and JRC was a full success! “Rich” presentations with much more detailed inform on the technical issues of REDD preparedness in the Congo Basin

Proceedings of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (Yaounde, 11-12 november 2009)

You will find a large part of the presentations and speeches issued during the plenary meeting on this site. Please bear with us that we could not tranlate them into English. Should you request any specific document that is not (yet) available on this site, please do not hesitate to contact the Facilitation.

Proceedings and documentation of CCR 7 Douala

Please find below the English proceedings as well as the link to the French documentation

Democratic Republic of Congo workshop on the post-conversion process of forest titles, (Kinshasa, 4-6th of March 2009)

In addition to the final communiqué published by the PFBC Facilitation and participant's recommendations published also as workshop communiqué, below, what we propose to you is the complete documentation (mostly available in french) of this workshop marked by the input from various stakeholders groups, and also a selection of essential documents aims to provide a basis for refining our understanding of the discussions in progress (decrees and articles, results of the Inter-ministerial Commission and the final report of the Independent observer)

Background documents Congo Basin REDD Donor Dialogue (23 october 2008)

Please find below all background documents circulated prior to the meeting, presentations given by the participants and additional materials compiled as “annexes” to the meeting's summary

Proceedings and presentation of the 6th CCR meeting in Brazzaville

Participants at the Brazzaville meeting enjoyed once again the great number of high-quality presentations allowing for better mutual understanding and informed discussions. Please mind that all the presentations and info notes have been edited in French.

Research papers concerning sustainable financing of the Congo Basin forests

Please find below two research documents published by UNEP and by the British DFID , discussing sustainable financing and possible governance structures for the Congo Basin Forest Fund

Presentations delivered at the COMIFAC side event during COP9 CBD in Bonn (May 28, 2008)

Please find below the presentations for download

Proceedings of the IFIA Workshop for Dialogue (Libreville 22 mai 2008)

The Libreville workshop brought together Asian and other economic operators in the Central African region. Please find below the complete proceedings and presentations of the workshop

COMIFAC Workshop on REDD (Paris, 10-14 March 2008)

The workshop, financed by the German and the French Cooperation and organised by the French Development Agency AFD in Paris, met Central African countries' need to build up capacities in order to continue their efforts in reducing emissions by deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in a future climate regime.

Proceedings of the 5th CBFP -CCR meeting, Bangui (March 2008)

Highly placed on the agenda of this 5th meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee (CCR, Conseil Consultatif Régional), the first one organised by the new German facilitation: the presentation of the road map 2008-2009 and the launch of a discussion concerning stronger thematic synergies within the partnership

Tunis Declaration, African Development Bank, Feburary 2008

Adopted during the conference on Financing Mechanisms for the Sustainable Management of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems (Tunis, 21. - 22.02.2008)

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Proceedings of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (Yaounde, 11-12 november 2009)

The turning point ... 2009 CIFOR Annual Report

Documentation of the Support Program of the Global Mechanism of the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (GM/CCD) to member countries of the COMIFAC and of the CEEAC

Proceedings of the COMIFAC Workshop on “FLEGT - Policy instrument and technical implications”

COMIFAC workshop's documentation on REDD (Brazzaville, 2-4 February 2010)

Proceedings of the 6th CBFP plenary meeting (Yaounde, 11-12 november 2009)

Proceedings and documentation of CCR 7 Douala

Democratic Republic of Congo workshop on the post-conversion process of forest titles, (Kinshasa, 4-6th of March 2009)

Background documents Congo Basin REDD Donor Dialogue (23 october 2008)

Proceedings and presentation of the 6th CCR meeting in Brazzaville

Research papers concerning sustainable financing of the Congo Basin forests

Presentations delivered at the COMIFAC side event during COP9 CBD in Bonn (May 28, 2008)

Proceedings of the IFIA Workshop for Dialogue (Libreville 22 mai 2008)

COMIFAC Workshop on REDD (Paris, 10-14 March 2008)

Proceedings of the 5th CBFP -CCR meeting, Bangui (March 2008)

Tunis Declaration, African Development Bank, Feburary 2008