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Utilizing REDD and FLEGT Processes to Safeguard Community Rights to Forests and Land in Africa

This document outlines the outcomes and lessons learned from the regional workshop held in Douala in September 2013, which focused on the use of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) to protect community rights in Africa. Key strategies included engaging with regional institutions, enhancing civil society participation, improving communication, and building capacity for effective involvement in environmental governance. The document identifies vital organizations such as the African Union and COMIFAC, aimed at improving collaboration and coordination for sustainable forest management.

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Utilizing REDD and FLEGT Processes to Safeguard Community Rights to Forests and Land in Africa

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  1. Atelier régional ACRN 2013 « Utiliser les processus REDD et FLEGT pour garantir les droits communautaires aux forêts et à la terre en Afrique : Leçons apprises et perspectives.Douala, septembre 2013PLAN OF ACTION ADOPTED IN 2012 • Maixent Fortunin AGNIMBAT EMEKA

  2. Influence institutions • Need to influence institutions • Identification of regional organizations or institutions: • Missions • Role • Positioning, • Strategy to contact them • Sensibilité

  3. Improve participation • Effective participation of the civil society in the REDD + (on ongoing political and legislative reforms and identification the deforestation main causes) . • Capacity building for a total and more efficient participation (capacity building and independence)

  4. Reinforcesynergy • Better communication and sharing of information between civil society organizations (reporting). • Better coordination of the positions and actions at the national and regional levels

  5. Key institutions identified • African Union • Regional governmental institutions like ECOWAS & CEEAC, specialized technical bodies like Commission des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale(COMIFAC) • Great LakesEconomicCommunity. • IUCN • ICRAF • PACJA

  6. Merci!!!

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