Forest concessions

Over 100 000 guitars are produced every year in Santander, Colombia, representing over 70 percent of the country’s total annual guitar production. The production of musical instruments contributes to both the national economy and...

Sustainable timber production and harvesting on public land in Thailand is central to national efforts to promote economic forestry and achieve the 15 percent increase in forest cover to reach the Thai government’s commitment of...

The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme partnered with the Asociación de Municipios de Honduras (AMHON) and the Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida...

A través del apoyo del Programa de la FAO y UE sobre la aplicación de las leyes, gobernanza y comercio forestales (Programa FAO-UE FLEGT), la Asociación Balam ha conectado a carpinteros locales con productores de madera legal en...

In 2010 the Royal Government of Cambodia issued its policy and long-term strategy for sustainable forest management in Cambodia, allocating 2 million hectares of forest to Community Forestry (CF) by 2029. The role of CF in the...

The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has launched two new projects to strengthen the forest resource benefit-sharing system in Liberia, to build capacity at both the institutional and community...

On 28 October 2020, the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Programme hosted the webinar “Experience from Forest Communities of COVID-19 Impacts”. This virtual event was part of FAO’s Forestry Division’s webinar...

RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION POINTS coming from deliberations from the Liberia Forest Forum, around issues on inadequate distribution of revenues from forest exploitation.

The National Forest Forum has commenced in Ganta, Nimba County, Liberia. The three-day event, from 10th to 12th November, is centred around the theme “forest resource benefit sustainable development’, and involves field visits to...

The Government of Liberia through the Forestry Development Authority (Implementing Agency) has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) acting as administrator of the Liberia Single Donor Forest...