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Highlights for Wednesday, 25 October 2006 The First International Conference of Members of the Parliament on the Sustainable Management of Central African Forest Ecosystems continued on Wednesday 25 October, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In the morning, participants explored the conference’s second theme “Working out strategies for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of sub-regional biodiversity policy”, through country and regional case studies. In the afternoon participants discussed the third sub-theme, “Financing mechanisms and the fight against poverty. They then divided into three working groups on forest taxation, partnerships, and national legislation and international agreements. In the evening, delegates convened into three parallel sessions to hear presentations on forest certification, women’s participation in natural resource management and innovative tools in forest management initiatives.
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Conference session during the morning
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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) team. L-R: Peter Wood, Canada; Karen Alvarenga, Brazil; Asheline Appleton, Kenya; and Melanie
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Related links
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Links to IISD RS coverage
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IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) summary report of the Eleventh session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) - 22-26 May 2006 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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