Assam Delegation (from India) to the Kruger National Park (South Africa)
An delegationof 8 people from the Forestry Department of ASSAM was welcomed to the Kruger National Park by the Skukuza Science Leadership Initiative (SSLI), a partnership involving SANparks, manager of the Kruger, and the Organisation of Tropical Studies – OTS, a scientific cooperation. This…
Environmental accounting : Copernicea
Feedback from the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) on the regional workshop for sharing best practices on Ecosystem Accounting of Natural Capital (EACN) held in Rabat in early July (lien) On this occasion, ONF International co-hosted two workshops with members of Copernicea (COoPEration Régionale…
Forest inventory in Zambia
In September, ONFI was in Zambia to set up a project to carry out a national forest inventory and support the strengthening of value chains for non-timber forest products. This FEXTE project is financed by the Agence Française de Développement.
IFFN: Despite alarming results for Ivory Coast, pride in work accomplished
After two and a half years of operation and results presented on June 29th, the IFFN project is coming to an end. Find below the last press release of the IFFN. PRESS RELEASE IFFN: Despite alarming results for Ivory Coast, pride in work accomplished…
IFFN results presentation workshop
The IFFN results presentation workshop will be held today, June 29th 2021, in Abidjan. The press release can be found below. A leaflet has also been prepared for the occasion. PRESS RELEASE THE NATIONAL FOREST AND WILDLIFE INVENTORY PRESENTED ITS RESULTS ON JUNE…
Restitution workshop of the feasibility study of the Sustainable Land Use Programme in Congo for CAFI
Within the framework of the Central Africa Forest Initiative (CAFI), AFD mandated ONFI in consortium with Kinomé and SalvaTerra to carry out a complete feasibility study of the Sustainable Land Use Programme. A first feedback workshop with the Congolese administration took place on May…
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…