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02 October 2015 Colombia

Identifying, documenting and managing manifestations of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in rural communities

A large set of publications about the “Immaterial Cultural Heritage from the local perspective” is now available. It reflects the work done by TBI Colombia and the Ministry of Culture to strengthen the intangible cultural heritage policy in different rural areas.

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28 September 2015 the Netherlands

Report available: Dutch consultation meeting on EU FLEGT Action Plan and Timber Regulation

The European Commission (EC) has commissioned a broad evaluation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, that was published in 2003.

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21 September 2015 Indonesia

Forests and (‘middle players’) people

The fourteenth World Forestry Congress (WFC), which was held in Durban, Republic of South Africa, from 7-11 September, had as key theme ‘Forest and People: Investing Sustainable Future’. Interestingly, the theme resembled the eighth WFC held in Jakarta (16-28 October 1978) which had the key theme: Forests for People.

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11 September 2015 the Netherlands

Forest communities are heard at the 2015 World Forestry Congress in South Africa

Indigenous Peoples, local communities and family smallholders met in strength during the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban this week, and their voice was heard. Representing many millions of those who live in and live off the forest, they shared their views at a weekend-long pre-Congress meeting, and during dozens of dedicated side events and sessions during the following days. Coalescing around the Building Momentum initiative of the Forest and Farm Facility and numerous partners, “this focus on producer organizations is unprecedented, compared to any previous congress”, one senior analyst commented.

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10 September 2015 the Netherlands

Landscapes and livelihoods. Forest and farm producer organizations share their stories

During the 14th World Forestry Congress, Tropenbos International and partners organized a special side event to share experiences from forest and farm producers. It brought together more than 50 people, who reconfirmed the wealth of knowledge held by producer organizations, and that is being shared and built upon to create change.

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08 September 2015 the Netherlands

Forest and farm producers speak out at the World Forestry Congress

“We know the forest, and the forest knows us. We manage a third of the world’s forests. We are, together, the world’s largest investors in forests. It is time to listen to us.”

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