Topic: forests

Governance of Forests Initiative Indicator Framework (Version 1)

Crystal Davis, Florence Daviet, and Smita Nakhooda (WRI)
Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia (IMAZON)
Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV)

Working Paper: September, 2009

President Lula’s targeted vetoes to controversial but landmark legislation mark significant progress towards protecting the Amazon forest.

In 2005, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched a comprehensive process to review historical logging titles and bring them into compliance with its recently enacted Forest Code

The Democratic Republic of Congo cancelled logging operation titles in 12 million hectares of tropical forest this year in an effort to promote sustainable, socially responsible forest management.

As the official poster for the Gabon Interactive Atlas project, this map provides an overview of current logging titles and protected areas in Gabon as of December 2008.