Launched in 2017 by the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is launching two new platforms to support sustainable cocoa farming in West Africa. The two new resources presented on 14 February 2024 aim to halt deforestation caused by cocoa and restore forest areas. This initiative commits companies in the sector to mapping their supply chains and adopting methodologies for assessing the risks of deforestation, all with a view to transparency and reporting.
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GABON : signature de 2 accords de partenariat public-privé (PPP) pour la biodiversité
Le ministère des Eaux et Forêts, représenté par le Général de Brigade, M. Maurice Ntossui Allogo, en collaboration avec l’ONG Conservation Justice (CJ), représenté par son Directeur Exécutif M. Luc Mathot, a signé ce jour deux protocoles d’accord, d’une part, avec les sociétés forestières Rougier Gabon et SOMIVAB, représentés respectivement par leurs directeurs généraux M. Stéphane Jaffret et M. Andrea Rigoni, d’autre part, avec la société Gabon Advance Wood (GAW) et la Fondation Lékédi Biodiversité représentés par Mme Sylvie Boldrini et M. Eric Willaume.
AU Summit: Greenpeace Africa Calls for Africa’s Leadership for a Strong Global Plastic Treaty and Global High Seas Treaty
As African heads of states and governments gather at the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17-18, environmentalists have called for a unified commitment to and greater leadership in tackling the escalating plastic pollution crisis and overfishing in Africa’s waters.
AFRICA: AfDB injects $10 million into AGIA-PD green infrastructure fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $10 million equity investment in the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa-Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD). Led by the AfDB, the AGIA-PD fund is a $10 billion initiative designed to help accelerate Africa’s green transition.
BÉNIN: sculpture and conservation in symphony in the Pahou classified forest
Since January 6, 2024, a plastic art exhibition has been taking place in the Pahou classified forest, located 30 minutes from Cotonou, Benin’s economic capital. The initiative, supported by the Institut français du Bénin, aims to protect nature through artistic expression.
UGANDA: circular economy roadmap launched
Uganda takes the first step towards integrating the circular economy model into its national strategy. The East African country launched its circular economy roadmap on January 31, 2023 in the capital Kampala. The document aims to stimulate sustainable growth and green industrialization, in line with Uganda’s national « Vision 2040 » program.
Italy-Africa Summit: Rome backs « Green Cities for Africa » initiative
At the Italy-Africa summit in Rome on January 29, 2024, the Italian government announced a 5.5 billion euro investment plan to support development in Africa. This support will include renewable energies, energy efficiency projects, water and sanitation. This will be done in line with the provisions of the joint « Green Cities for Africa » project.
LIBERIA: a campaign to assess fish stocks, for sustainable fishing
A scientific prospecting campaign was launched on January 26, 2024 at the fishing port of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The initiative, coordinated by the Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean (COMHAFAT), involves assessing fish stocks in Liberia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with a view to sustainable fishing.
MADAGASCAR: a roadmap to reconcile agriculture and biodiversity
The results of the Integration of Biodiversity in Madagascar’s Agricultural Sectors project were presented on December 18, 2023 in Antananarivo. The project has led to the definition of a roadmap for integrating biodiversity into Madagascar’s agricultural sectors. The document is currently being finalized and will be implemented in 2024.
CONGO: ATIBT to eliminate « prejudice » against logging
The European Union (EU) delegation in Brazzaville has asked the International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) to draw up and implement a project to support the private sector in Congo. The aim is to promote the involvement of forestry sector companies operating in the Congo in responsible forest management, in line with the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (APV-FLEGT) signed between the Republic of Congo and the European Union in 2010.