Impacts de l’activité des entreprises chinoises dans la filière bois gabonaise
Le présent rapport fait le point du niveau de contribution des sociétés asiatiques en particulier les entreprises chinoises dans la filière bois gabonaise notamment par segment d’activité (exploitation et aménagement forestier, transformation du bois et exportation et la commercialisation des grumes et des produits dérivés) ainsi que le degré de leur implication dans la mise en oeuvre des textes et règlements (code forestier, code du travail et code de l’environnement) en vigueur au Gabon. …
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Collaboration and multi-stakeholder dialogue: A review of the literature
29 Dec 2011 | Downloads - document
New brief on findings from national forest governance assessments
Between 2005 and 2009, the IUCN project Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) sought to improve the effectiveness of forest governance in six key tropical forest countries: Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Ghana, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Viet Nam. …
07 Dec 2011 | News story
arborvitae Issue 44 - Forests: a legal challenge
- Where there is no title: Security of tenure is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for trust and confidence about future benefits.
- Feature: Customary laws can have a significant influence on access to – and use of – land and forests in many countries.
- Tigers or tribals: The rules set down in the law certainly fall short of expectations and make its implementation difficult.
31 Oct 2011 | Downloads - publication
A broader view of forest law enforcement
Much has been written about forest law enforcement, both during the FLEG policy push of the past 15 years, and earlier, when enforcing laws properly was no less a concern. We have known for some time that an effective law enforcement strategy will focus not just on the mechanisms of enforcement, but also on the content of the law and how it is made. Yet knowing something is not the same as doing it. Many countries still follow a narrow, compliance-based approach to enforcement, and, despite some recent gains, continue to struggle with forest crime as a result. …
09 May 2011 | Article
Multi-stakeholder dialogues in IUCN's work on forest governance
IUCN supports multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) in forest governance reform as a means, first, to widen the source of knowledge and ideas for tackling a problem, and second, to build the support and capacity for collective action needed to implement reforms effectively. Dialogue is also valuable in itself, particularly if it gives a voice to vulnerable or marginalised social groups often excluded from policy and decision making. …
26 Nov 2010 | Article
Forest Governance and Law Enforcement: Findings from the field
IUCN has published a new report on forest governance structures, systems and stakeholders in six key tropical forest countries: Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Viet Nam. …
15 Oct 2010 | News story
Lessons learned from improving forest governance in Acre, Brazil
This new publication not only analyses the lessons learned in Acre, Brazil, from IUCN's global forest governance project Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC), but is itself part of an ongoing local process of social learning about governance and forests. …
24 Jun 2010 | News story
IUCN publishes FLEGT resources in Thai
IUCN has issued Thai versions of two publications describing important legal and policy changes in the United States and Europe that will affect Thailand's forest resources and industry. …
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IUCN releases final evaluation report of Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC)
IUCN has made available in full the final report of the external evaluation of Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC), its global forest governance project. …
08 Dec 2009 | News story
Multi-stakeholder arrangements for improving forest governance and accountability
IUCN and Wageningen International (part of the Wageningen University & Research Centre) have just published the results of a joint study of forest governance and accountability arrangements in Equator province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …
06 Nov 2009 | News story
IUCN’s role in forest governance reform processes
This new brief provides an overview of the roles that IUCN can play in support of national and regional forest governance reform processes, particularly those that address illegal logging, its associated trade and other predatory practices. …
13 Oct 2009 | News story
What role do multi-stakeholder dialogues play in forest governance reform?
IUCN has just published the results from an interactive discussion organised by the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) project at Chatham House in London, June 2009. …
13 Oct 2009 | News story
Strengthening capacity for effective participation in forest governance reform processes
From the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) project, a timely and tested guide to conducting a capacity needs assessment and developing a capacity-strengthening strategy for stakeholders in forest governance reforms. …
13 Oct 2009 | News story
New! arborvitae special issue in five languages!
From the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project, a review of the lessons and experiences of IUCN’s global multi-stakeholder forest governance project in five different languages. …
29 Jul 2009 | News story
New report published evaluating multi-stakeholder consultation in Cameroon
The report is produced by The Keystone Center and is titled 'IUCN’s role as facilitator in Cameroon’s multi-stakeholder consultations for a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)'. …
06 May 2009 | News story
3 new publications from the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project
SVBC has issued three new publications on its forest governance work in Asia... …
09 Apr 2009 | News story
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"Voting on REDD": The essential ingredients needed for a successful REDD recipe?
IUCN has just published the results from a "Cast your Vote Live" workshop held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008, in which participants were asked several questions relating to REDD. …
30 Jan 2009 | News story
5 new publications from the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project
SVBC has issued five new publications on its work in Asia, Africa and Latin America …
14 Jan 2009 | News story
What does forest law enforcement & governance (FLEG) mean for civil society in Southeast Asia & the Pacific?
Representatives from 25 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions, working in 11 countries in Southeast Asia & the Pacific met in Khao Yai, Thailand from November 11-14, 2008, to participate in the IUCN Asia Regional Office Regional Forest Programme (RFP) initiative, “Enhancing FLEG in Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Capacity Building Workshop for NGOs.” Participants also included a small number of government officials from selected countries.
20 Nov 2008 | Project description
New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Ghana
Enhancing forest governance capacities at national and community levels …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New publication: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Vietnam
Supporting the national dialogue on forest law enforcement, governance and trade …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New report: Promoting China’s Engagement in Africa
Chinese forest delegation study tour to West and Central Africa, 24 April–10 May 2008 …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
New publication: When all voices are heard, communities work together!
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recovers from its war-torn past, IUCN is strengthening local voices to conserve the nation’s forests, which not only suffered during wartime but are still threatened in a time of peace. …
31 Oct 2008 | News story
New report: EC–Vietnam Round Table on Meeting Market Demands for Legal and Sustainable Wood Products
18 April 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam: Summary report. …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
China explores ways to support sustainable trade in forest products with West and Central Africa
From April 25th to May 9th 2008, a Chinese delegation visited Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon to explore potential collaboration and to learn more about forest sector reforms in these countries, including the European Union’s ongoing FLEGT1 efforts in Africa. …
06 Jun 2008 | News story
Illegal logging estimated to cost world more than US$10 billion pa
Illegal logging is estimated to cost the world more than US$10 billion annually – more than six times the total amount of development assistance directed towards sustainable forest management. …
29 Feb 2008 | News story
China important to African timber producers
China’s role in Africa’s timber trade is an important one. Although imports from Africa make up a small proportion of China’s total timber imports, China is the main destination of up to 90% of timber for some producer countries on the continent. …
29 Feb 2008 | News story
