Gabon has just been certified for carbon credit by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The government welcomes a step forward for the marketing of carbon credits in Gabon.
Gabon has just been certified for carbon credit by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The government welcomes a step forward for the marketing of carbon credits in Gabon.
In a world increasingly prone to plastic pollution, it is natural to seek appropriate solutions to slow down this global phenomenon. The recovery of plastic waste is one of the most effective solutions to fight against environmental pollution.
Le Secrétariat de la commission des forêts d’Afrique centrale (Comifac) devra accompagner les pays de sa zone dans la mobilisation des financements pour l’appropriation et la mise en œuvre de leurs Contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN) révisées. C’est l’une des recommandations de l’Atelier sous régional de préparation des échéances futures sous la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP27), qui s’est tenu du 22 au 24 octobre 2022, à Douala au Cameroun.
A publication highlights policy options for sustainable financing, with a focus on debt-for-climate/nature swaps. The report was released on October 13, 2022 by the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Potomoac Group and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The Bloom association for the protection of the oceans and the South African non-governmental organization (NGO) The Green Connection launched a campaign in Paris on Monday 17 October 2022 against a major gas project by TotalEnergies. According to the two conservation organizations, this project would threaten biodiversity.
On the side-lines of the African Peoples Counter COP which began on October 17, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation (CAPPA) will be launching a four-country report titled Impact of Climate Change on Frontline Communities in Africa: Case study of Nigeria, Cameroon, Togo, and South Africa.
Logging is resuming in Guinea after more than a year’s ban, motivated by the need to preserve forest cover that has fallen victim to massive looting. The West African country is among the « bad pupils » of forest conservation.
L’échéance du 1er janvier 2023 maintenue malgré une période transitoire de cinq ans sollicitée par les opérateurs de la filière au Cameroun. La CEMAC pour sa part, estime que seule l’industrialisation de la filière peut apporter de la valeur ajoutée et créer des emplois durables pour les jeunes.
Africa has lost nearly 70% of its wildlife populations in about 50 years. This is one of the findings of the Living Planet Index, a reference tool published every two years by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The edition published on 13 October 2022 points to the growing link between biodiversity loss and global warming.
Les Journées Camerounaises des ODD (JCODD) se tiennent du 29 octobre au 02 novembre 2022 à Yaoundé la capitale. Cette deuxième édition a pour objectif global d’évaluer les progrès réalisés depuis l’adoption des ODD en 2015 et d’identifier les stratégies devant permettre d’amorcer la décennie 2020-2030 consacrée à la transformation à travers l’accélération du processus de mise en œuvre au Cameroun en privilégiant une approche locale.