On November 24-25, 2009, PROFOR, the World Bank, and the European Forestry Institute's East Asia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Program co-hosted a workshop on Improving FLEG in the Mekong Region (Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand) in Hanoi, Vietnam.FLEG has been an important economic and environmental issue in Vietnam and other Mekong Region countries and is being increasingly addressed in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) policy dialogues. In addition, the changing regulatory framework in the European Union and the United States regarding…
News and Events
October 21, 2009
On 21 October, 2009, PROFOR participated in the 8th World Forestry Congress by hosting a side event on the "Impacts of the New Wave of Investment in Large-Scale Farming on Forests and People".The event consisted presentations by Derek Byerlee (CGIAR) on biofuels, land, forests and people, with emphasis on Asia and Africa; and Pablo Pacheco (CIFOR) on Impacts of global trade and farm investments on forests and people, with emphasis on Latin America. Discussants included David Brown of ODI, and Markku Kanninen of CIFOR, with moderation by PROFOR program manager, Peter Dewees.See related…
July 01, 2009
This newsletter details 21 new knowledge-generating analytical activities PROFOR has launched in the past year. It describes those activities in brief, seeking to create connections among researchers undertaking similar studies.Click here to read the newsletter onlineJoin our email list
April 20, 2009
On April 20, 2009, PROFOR and the NFP Facility took advantage of government delegates gathered at UNFF8 in New York to host a side event presenting “Forest Financing Strategies and Country Experiences”.It provided an up-to-date assessment of financing needs for sustainable forest management (SFM) at the global level, and how these needs are being supported, as well as the challenges and opportunities for forest financing, at the national level within the specific context of Guatemala. Speakers included Gerhard Dieterle, the World Bank Forest Advisor; Jerker Thunberg, NFP Facility Manager,…
February 02, 2009
The following decisions had been reached during the PROFOR 2009 Advisory Board Meeting: Approved the alignment of FLEG and PROFOR.Approved the revised operational guidelines reflecting thealignment.Accepted activities proposed under catalytic and programmatic windows, and topics under the Requests for Proposals window, requesting that PROFOR ensure each activity adds value. Accepted proposed FLEGwork program.Agreed to renew existing administrative agreement after FY2010.The Advisory Board Meeting Report 2009 summarizes the discussion of the meeting. For more details of PROFOR work programs…
