Gabon

Timber awaiting transport in Gabon

FLEGT in Gabon

Gabon is among the front-runners of the countries in the pre-negotiation stage. The roadmap for negotiations is already developed and the first negotiation session is expected to take place on 23 September 2010. Preparing for negotiations, civil society in country has started to discuss issues around the legality definition and has elected its representatives. It is expected that they will be invited to fully engage in the process.

 

5 results

Documents

22/12/2011 English Civil society publications, Consultation / Participation, Gabon

Part of series of presentations given in civil society workshop in Duala, Cameroon. September 2011.

11/11/2009 French Consultation / Participation, Gabon

Conformément à son programme d’action 2009 et dans le cadre de ses activités préparatoire, la plate forme des organisations de la société civile gabonaise mobilisées autour de la problématique FLEGT de réduction de l’exploitation illégale de la forêt, et de renforcement des capacités de ces organisations, s’est réuni les 15 et 16 mai pour un atelier.

06/03/2009 English Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, FLEGT, Gabon, Independent monitoring

Forests Monitor, in collaboration with Resource Extraction Monitoring (REM), FERN, and the Centre for the Environment and Development (CED) held a regional workshop in Brazzaville in March 2009. The workshop facilitated regional exchange on forest governance issues and strengthened the technical capacity of 22 civil society representatives from Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of Congo in independent monitoring of forest law enforcement and governance.