
Discussions

Tracking food security during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak
This February 2015 survey from VAM Food Security Analysis, World Food Programme, indicates that the overall situation is stabilizing or improving in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the poorest households seem to be increasingly reliant...

Impact of the ebola epidemic
Based on a meeting 2-4 March in Lomé, the most recent assessment of the impact of the ebola virus by Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) finds that the overall situation in the region is stable, though there are pockets of food...

Ebola's impact on food security in West Africa: a new EC report
A recent report Impact of the West African Ebola virus disease outbreak on food security from the EC's Joint Research Centre, published in December 2014, considers that the 2014 Ebola outbreak has had significant adverse effects...

New Global Witness site: Putting people in charge of their forests
Millions of people live in forests and depend on them for everything. Shouldn’t they have a say in how they’re managed? Our new collection of stories from Africa to Latin America shows how putting communities in charge of their...

Liberia and EU review VPA implementation in the first Joint Implementation Committee meeting
Members of the joint implementation committee (JIC) for the Liberia-EU VPA met for the first JIC meeting in Monrovia, on 27-29 May 2014. They reviewed implementation progress and agreed on the priorities for 2014 and upcoming...

FERN's new film outlines the Story of FLEGT

EU FAO FLEGT Programme calls for concept notes from VPA countries
EU FAO FLEGT Programme is now accepting concept notes from government institutions, civil society and private sector organizations in countries engaged in VPAs. Grants of up to €100 000 are channeled through the Programme to...

El Programa UE FAO FLEGT publica un nuevo estudio sobre las enseñanzas aprendidas del proceso AVA (Acuerdo Voluntario de Asociación)
En 2013 se cumplieron los diez primeros años desde la aprobación del Plan de acción sobre Aplicación de las Leyes, Gobernanza y Comercio Forestales (FLEGT, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta fue una oportunidad para reflexionar sobre...

Le Programme UE FAO FLEGT publie un nouveau rapport sur les enseignements tirés du processus APV
L’année 2013 a marqué les 10 ans de l’adoption du Plan d’action pour l’application des réglementations forestières, la gouvernance et les échanges commerciaux (FLEGT). Il était donc opportun de lancer une réflexion sur ce qui a...

EU FAO FLEGT Programme publishes lessons learned report on the VPA process
The year 2013 marked the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, so it seemed timely to reflect on the aspects that had worked well over the past ten years – and...