Topic: forests

Interactive Forest Atlas of Cameroon (version 3.0)

Version 3.0 of the Interactive Forest Atlas provides users with more complete and up-to-date information on the Cameroon forest sector – timber extraction areas, forest concession management plan status, volume of timber logged by concession area, and more. One of its main objectives is to strengthen forest management and land use planning by bringing all major land use categories onto the same standardized platform.

Forest carbon monitoring systems are necessary for tracking the effectiveness of national forest policies aiming to mitigate GHG emissions. This issue brief highlights the broad, fundamental technical capacity needs for forest carbon monitoring based on an assessment of current capacity gaps in seven countries.

This map shows the change in protected areas in Cameroon between 1995 and 2008.

STATEMENT: Settlement of Gibson Guitar Logging Case

The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that it reached a criminal enforcement agreement with Gibson Guitar Corporation, resolving two widely-publicized investigations into allegations that Gibson had violated the U.S. Lacey Act by illegally purchasing and importing wood products from Madagascar and India.

The Interactive Forest Atlas of Cameroon is both an information management tool and an aid to decision makers working to support the sustainable use of forest resources in Cameroon.

L’Atlas Forestier Interactif du Cameroun est à la fois un outil de gestion de l’information et d’aide à la décision en appui une gestion durable des ressources forestières au Cameroun.

The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) comes to a close today. In total, more than 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of representatives from government, business, and civil society came together over two weeks to advance solutions on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro.