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
REPORT OF ILLEGAL LOGGING NEAR ZAGOUÉ, COTE D’IVOIRE
Fiche synthèse de la mission d’observation externe de la gouvernance forestière Département de la Sangha, UFA Jua Ekie, République du Congo, 17-25 juillet 2016
Civic Response, Forestry Commission move to prevent illegal logging
Civic Response Launches CSIFM-Ghana Project
Analyse sur l’exportation des bois en grume en République du Congo
Rapport de l’observation indépendante APV FLEGT, Unités Forestières d’Aménagement de JUA-IKIE, TALA-TALA, POKOLA et NGOMBE -République du Congo, Janvier-Février 2016
CS-IFM Briefing #7: Sing Africa – is community forestry working for the people of Bluyeama Clan?
VPA update November 2016 – Central African Republic
