News
16 May, 2012MSD Platform Successfully Established in Two New Districts
The EU chainsaw milling project has expanded its multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) platform to two new forest districts: Tarkwa and Nkwanta.
15 May, 2012TBI Viet Nam holds a successful final phase two workshop
TBI Viet Nam held its final workshop of phase two on April 17th, 2012 in Hue, Viet Nam. The overall objective of the workshop was to evaluate the obtained results compiled by TBI Viet Nam, and to introduce the programme’s orientation thru 2016.
15 May, 2012Workshop to assess the policy and practice of Forest Land Allocation held in Ha Noi
On April 10th, 2012, TBI Viet Nam, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), conducted a workshop in Ha Noi entitled, “Forestry Land Allocation: Policy and Practice.” The event was held in cooperation with the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (under MARD) and the Institute of Forest Planning and Inventory (FIPI).
Rapid assessment of existing financial mechanisms for sustainable forest management in Cameroon
In recent years, the question of how to broaden and diversify the financial basis for sustainable forest management (SFM) has received major attention. In Cameroon a diminishing donor involvement in the forest sector has been observed. A rapid assessment of existing financial mechanisms for SFM in Cameroon is to provide a knowledge and capacity basis for drafting the outline of a National Strategy for Forest Financing for Cameroon.
Collaboration takes place with the GEF-sponsored TRIDOM project which started late 2008. This project aims at the conservation of trans-boundary biodiversity in the Dja – Odzala - Minkebe (TRIDOM) zone in Gabon, Republic of Congo and Cameroon, comprising nine protected areas. Together with the TRIDOM project TBI investigates how best a financing mechanism can be developed to avoid an over-reliance on third parties (NGOs and externally funded projects) for the effective management of the existing protected areas and the inter-zones.
A rapid assessment study has been commissioned to the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of the University of Yaounde II. The objectives of the rapid assessment are (1) to assess, from a broad perspective, past, current and developing forest management financing instruments, initiatives and experiences, (2) to assess their strengths and weaknesses (from different stakeholder perspectives) and (3) to formulate lessons learned about their application in the pursuit of SFM as laid down in the National Forest Policy.
The study will provide the outlines to attain a National Strategy for Forest Financing for the country as part of the Forest and Environmental Sector Plan.
Parallel to this goal to attain a National Strategy, an economic and financial analysis is prepared specifically addressing the costs made towards biodiversity conservation in strict protected areas and timber concessions.
Duration
2010 - 2011
Objective
Duration
2010 - 2011