Launch of the photo exhibition on Franco-Turkish cooperation for forest protection
On Tuesday June 8th, the photo exhibition on the cooperation between Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry (OGM), implemented by ONFI, was inaugurated on Istiklal Avenue, one of the most crowded avenues in Istanbul. The OGM project leaders…
Franco-Turkish cooperation in favour of forest biodiversity
On this May 22nd, World Biodiversity Day, ONFI wishes to highlight the Franco-Turkish cooperation for the sustainable management of forests and its biodiversity. Since April 2019, ONFI has been responsible for the implementation of a Franco-Turkish exchange of expertise project (FEXTE) with the objectives…
IFFN: Appointment made at the end of June 2021 to present the final results
Find below the press release produced by ONF Côte d’Ivoire. The press conference marking the end of IFFN’s activities was held on April 22nd at the MINEF offices. It was held in the presence of Colonel-Major Mé Kouamé Martial, Deputy Director of Cabinet of…
The Kiwa Initiative – Call for ideas 2021 now open for regional projects!
The Kiwa Initiative is a multi-donor program that aims to strengthen the climate change resilience of Pacific Island ecosystems, communities and economies through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), that is to say by protecting, sustainably managing and restoring biodiversity. It is founded on an easier access…
National Forest and Wildlife Inventory (NFWI): the inventory phase is coming to an end. Time for data processing and analysis
As part of the end of the forestry and wildlife inventory phase, find below the press release produced by ONF Côte d’Ivoire. At the beginning of January 2019, Ivory Coast officially launched its national forest and wildlife inventory project (IFFN). This project, whose national…
Improving adaptation to climate change in Turkish forests through the mobilization of French expertise
Franco-Turkish collaboration on sustainable forest management is implemented by ONFI, which has a role in identifying and mobilizing French expertise. An important part of Franco-Turkish collaboration concerns adaptation to climate change. In addition to the adaptation of forest species (the subject of a previous…
Genetics and adaptation to climate change: setting up a test plantation in the framework of the FEXTE project
Within the framework of the FEXTE project of Franco-Turkish cooperation, an experiment is being carried out to study the adaptation to climate change of certain oak and pine species (maritime pine and heath pine). It consists of an exchange of seeds between the two…
ONFI implements a French-Turkish collaboration project on sustainable forest management
Visit of the Turkish delegation in a French forest on the issue of forest biodiversity. Since April 2019, ONF International has been implementing a project for the exchange of expertise between the French and the Turks on sustainable forest management. Twelve intervention components are…
A team of experts leads the National Action Plans to protect marine turtles and the Lesser Antillean Iguana
© RTMG : Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) At the heart of the Caribbean arc, the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique are an essential link in the protection of nature in the Caribbean. On land, they are home to some of the world’s largest colonies…
Ivory Coast’s forest and wildlife inventory reaches 80% completion
On this occasion, find below the press release produced by ONF Côte d’Ivoire. National forestry and wildlife inventory: the completion rate approaches 80% The National Forest and Wildlife Inventory (IFFN) project, which started in January 2019, saw its field operations begin in October 2019….