Topic : Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) / Observation Indépendante des Forêts (OIF) / Supervisión Independiente de Bosques
Independent forest monitoring (IFM) is a tool for assessing and strengthening legal compliance in the forest sector internationally. By complementing official forest law enforcement activities with the objectivity and public credibility of an independent third party, IFM can improve transparency in the short term while contributing to the development of a sound legislative and regulatory framework for responsible forest management[citation needed].
Transparency was emphasized as a key element in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) in Copenhagen in December 2009 in its decisions on methodological guidance for forest monitoring systems
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Aide Memoire of the fifth VPA negotiation between Liberia and the EU
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CS-IFM Briefing #4: Abolition of the bid premium and its implications for Liberia’s revenue flow
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NGO briefing paper on forest law enforcement in Indonesia
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NGO briefing paper on legality verification in Indonesia
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EU-Indonesia VPA official update 1
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Liberia Social Audit 2012/13: Assessing the forestry sector
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Agreed principles from Indonesian civil society for a VPA
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CS-IFM Briefing #2: Major Flaws uncovered in the Blouquia & Neezonnie CFMA allocation processes
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CS-IFM Briefing #3: Partners in progress or illegality? The case of International Consulting Capital and Forest Venture Inc.
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VPA questionnaire responses from Gabon, Malaysia, Vietnam, DR Congo and Honduras
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Congo Basin civil society workshop on independent forest monitoring
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