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IUCN FLEG Documents Database
A growing repository of outputs from IUCN's forest governance projects covering the period from 2004 to the present. Most of the documents in the database can be freely downloaded in PDF format.
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Capacity Needs Assessment: Optional Support Tools
A collection of tools which may be used to support the capacity needs assessment outlined in the IUCN publication "Strengthening Voices for Better Choices: A capacity needs assessment process" (P. Stephen and R. Triraganon, 2009).
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. …
16 Jan 2012 | Downloads - publication
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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
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
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. …
25 Mar 2010 | Downloads - publication
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
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