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
VPA update, November 2013
VPA update November 2012
Cadre et méthodologie de suivi du respect des obligations sociales des entreprises forestières et de la gestion par les municipalités des revenus forestiers destinés aux communautés
Examen des initiatives d’observation indépendante et enseignements à en tirer
CS-IFM Briefing #5: A study on the management and governance of Cubic Meter Fees in three FMCs
Baseline study, household capacity to comply with timber legality requirements (in Vietnamese)
En mémoire à Robinson Djeukam Njinga
Rapport de l’observateur indépendant CAGDF- Lékoumou, novembre 2014
Rapport de l’observateur indépendant CAGDF- Niari, juillet-août 2014
Recherche académique: Le Plan d’action FLEGT 10 ans après son adoption
Contribution de la Plateforme GDRNE à l’enrichissement de la proposition de la constitution
