Logistics Fact Sheet No. 1: Exhibition area of the 18th Meeting of Parties (MOP) of the CBFP - Registration open

 

Dear Participant,

 

During the 18th Meeting of Parties, the CBFP as the unique global platform that promotes the Congo Basin forests, will give its members an opportunity to showcase and inform the public on their objectives, priorities, programs and activities. In keeping with past practice, an exhibition area will be set up on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Brussels (Belgium).

 

Exposition Roll up on 27 November at the Musée Royal d’Afrique centrale

A special note exclusively for partners who would like to run an exhibition stand on 28 November: you are invited to conduct a Roll up exhibition on 27 November at the Musée royal d’Afrique centrale. Below are details of what will be needed to produce the Roll up:

  • File size set to 100%, 85 cm wide and 207 cm high (see attached drawing)
  •  High resolution pdf file (100dpi), no crop marks, no bleed.
  • CYMK file (no RVB colors, no Pantone colors).
  • Production of 85 x 200cm roll-up banner: ± 80€ apiece, excluding VAT.
  • The A0 visual (84 x 120 cm) will take up the top of the roll-up.
  • The 80cm lower part can remain blank, leaving room for text and/or logos.

To get a roll-up banner, please contact Mr David Wouters david@kaligram.be with CC to pierre.proces@agreco.be

 

Exhibition stand on 28 November at Palais d’Egmont

What you need to know before ordering a stand

Each stand will cover a 9m2 area, including 3 x 3m for a carpet, a pediment (bearing the exhibitor’s name in black font against a white background), a rectangular table + chair for the stands (2), electricity (1 lighting system and 1 socket for the stands) and follow-up throughout the event.

 

 

Renting a stand costs 720 Eur (VAT included = 871,2 Eur) and includes all maintenance and other services needed to run the stand. Given their limited number (10 spaces), stands will be allocated on a “first registered, first served” basis.

 

 

The exhibition area will be accessible free of charge to participants in the 18th Meeting of CBFP Parties.

Orders for stands should be sent to the following address: sb@visu.be with cc to pierre.proces@agreco.be and pascale@visu.be.  

The e-mail subject line should read: CBFP2018/exhibition stand 

 

 

Deadline for orders: LATEST 06/11/18, orders may be received after this date subject to a 35% increase in the price.

Deadline for payment of full amount: 10/11/18

If we have not received the payment by the deadline, i.e. 10 November 2018, no stands will be set up for exhibitors who have not paid.

 

 

N.B. This is the estimated budget for 10 stands, should there be fewer stands, the price per stand may increase accordingly.

The Organizing Team of the 18th CBFP MOP

Go back

News

CBFP Wildlife Conservation Capacity Development Session at the CBFP Meeting in Douala (Pullman Hotel) - 17th December 2019

Kindly download the Concept Note of the session, the Flyer  as well as the Working Groupe Note on "Mentoring and Team Building for Long-termWildlife Conservation Capacity Development: From MENTOR-POP to MENTOR-Bushmeat – Experiences and Impacts"

 

Read more …

Logistic information sheet no. 1

The Facilitation of the Kingdom of Belgium of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) thanks you for confirming your participation in the “Follow-up expert meeting on the International Conference on security, the fight against poaching, monitoring transhumance and armed groups circulating between the Sahel and Equatorial Africa”, and/or the “CBFP Civil Society Day” and/or the “Seventh CBFP  Council Meeting” which will take place from 16 to 19 December 2019 in Douala, Cameroon.

Read more …

Save the date : Seventh CBFP Council Meeting

The Kingdom of Belgium Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) is pleased to announce the Seventh CBFP Council Meeting scheduled for 19 December 2019 in Douala, Cameroon.

Read more …

Draft Agenda of the 7th CBFP Council Meeting - 19th December 2019

Kindly download the Agenda for the 7th CBFP Council Meeting - 19th December 2019...

Read more …

The CBFP and the civil society college gearing up for a special day on 18 December 2019

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES. To take ownership of the participatory forestry roadmap and the development of its toolbox, as well as relevant initiatives that are ongoing or likely to be developed under emerging themes, in order to strengthen the capacities of civil society and local communities to work towards biodiversity conservation while improving the socio-economic status of IPCLs:

Read more …

Meeting of Experts for the follow-up of the N'Djamena conference - Douala, Republic of Cameroon - Information note of the technical meeting of experts - 16-17 December 2019

The meetings will be organized with the financial and technical support of the Consortium of the CBFP Facilitation of the Kingdom of the Belgium comprising the German Ministry of Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union (DEVCO) and the Kingdom of Belgium. The seventh Council Meeting will close with the handover of the CBFP from the Kingdom of Belgium (outgoing) to the Federal Republic of Germany (incoming). 

Read more …

Meeting of Experts for the follow-up of the N'Djamena Conference - Douala, Republic of Cameroon - Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Technical Meeting of Experts - 16-17 December 2019

The Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) run by the Kingdom of Belgium, in close collaboration with the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon, will be organizing a technical meeting of experts and resource persons to move forward with the effective implementation of the recommendations of the international conference of ministers held in N'Djamena. The expert meeting will take place on 16 and 17 December 2019 in Douala, Cameroon.

Read more …

The N'Djamena Declaration is available for download ...

Please download the Declaration of the International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities, 23 – 25 January 2019 - N'Djamena, Chad

Read more …

Accommodation - Hotels - International Conference of Ministers, N'Djamena, Chad

Should you wish to book a room in a hotel of your choice, please be advised that the Organizing committee has reserved a limited number of hotel rooms for participants. Room prices range from 39 Euro to 139 Euro...

Read more …

Titre: Briefing note: International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities - 23 - 25 January 2018, N'Djamena, Chad

Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad,.. Co-Chair: Minister of State François-Xavier de Donnea, Facilitator of the Kingdom of Belgium of the CBFP,... The Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) provided by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) and the government of the Republic of Chad will be hosting a conference...

Read more …

18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Brussels Declaration

Available under the following link for download: Brussels Declaration of the 18th Meeting of Partners (MOP) of Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)...

Read more …

MoP 18 - Restitution of Stream 2: Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife

Kindly download the background Documents which will be presented in plenary of 28th November at 11:15 am: (1) Proceeding of the Workshop „International Conference of Ministers of Defense, Security and Protected Areas on the fight against poaching and other cross-border criminal activities“ -  Douala, november 2018 (2) Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development : Update to Congo Basin Forest Partnership (3) N'Djamena Conference -  Synthesis Briefing... 

Read more …

TRAFFIC-led side events at CBFP 18th MoP, Brussels

“Wildlife Trade Law Enforcement in the Congo Basin: Becoming informed actors through AFRICA- TWIX (=Trade in Wildlife Information eXchange) - a tool for law enforcement staff”. 27th Nov 2018 – at Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Brussels. For more Information, please download the Document...

Read more …

MoP 18th - Restitution of Stream 1 : Forest Governance and Land Use

Kindly download the background Documents which will be presented in plenary of 11h15 min :  1) Final Communiqué of Forest Governance Forum - Brazzaville, 31 October 2018 (2) For More Effective Participatory Forestry in the Context of Agenda 2030 - The Brazzaville Roadmap, Mai 2018 ...

Read more …

MoP 18 - Restitution of Stream 3: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation

Kindly download the background Documents which would be presented in Plenary of 28th November at 11:15 am: (1) REPORT – Climate Change Sub­regional preparatory workshop for future UNFCC meetings, 16-­18 October 2018, Douala, Cameroon (Kribi, Republic of Cameroon: 16-­18 October 2018) (2) Policy Brief - Contributions of Central African countries to combat climate change  - The urgent need for intersectorial coordination.

Read more …

CBFP MOP 18 - CBFP Scientific and Academic Day - November 27, 2018

The first day of the MoP will be mainly devoted to technical exchanges, organized around a "scientific" day and a "private sector" day (technical segment), the conclusions and recommendations of which will feed the debates and the commitments. during the second day (political segment).

Read more …

The Hotel de Brussels

Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 BRUSSELS, Louise metro stop, T: +32 2 504 11 11, F: +32 2 504 21 11. For more Information...

Read more …

RFUK-DEBATE: “DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION: ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK”?

Efforts to conserve forests, such as through REDD in DRC and the wider Congo Basin, are largely premised  on increasingly contested deforestation analyses that point to subsistence ‘slash and burn‘ agriculture and charcoal production as the main underlying drivers of deforestation. Meanwhile, community forestry  and similar  approaches to forest protection that have proven effective elsewhere in the tropics have been largely peripheral.

Read more …

GGF- SE Side Event: Small grants and community-led conservation in the Congo Basin: opportunities and challenges 14.00 – 15.30, 28th November 2018 Brel Room, Palais d'Egmont, 1000 Bruxelles

The Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meeting of Parties is being held in Europe for the first time, offering a timely opportunity to bring Congo Basin grassroots groups together in a room with representatives from Governments and Regional Institutions from the Congo Basin, European funders and NGOs to have an open discussion about some of the opportunities and challenges of funding grassroots-led conservation in the Congo Basin.

Read more …

GEF-Side-event on the GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin 28th of November 2018, 14.00-15.30, Egmont Palace, Conference Center, Europe Room, Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meetings

Pitch: Three presentations, three discussants, to discuss the three main focus elements of the GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin: 90‘side event at the Congo Basin Forest Partnership Meetings, CBFP, Brussels, Wednesday November 28th, 2018, 14.00-15.30, Europe Room, Egmont Palace, Conference Center.

Read more …

Accountability Framework initiative - Delivering on ethical supply chain commitments

 Location : Salle Orange, Palais Egmont  - Time : 15 :30 – 17 :00 - Speaker(s): Ludovic Miaro III, WWF; Adrienne Stork, Rainforest Alliance/AFi; Jacqueline Van De Pol, ATIBT; Erith Ngatchou, TFT, Chris Eves, ZSL-SPOTT.

Read more …

MoP 18th Side Event - USFWS: Roundtable discussion on wildlife capacity development in Central Africa

The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to learn about priorities, gaps, and opportunities for wildlife conservation capacity development in Central Africa. Session Co-Chairs :   Dirck Byler, Chief, Africa Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Francis Tarla, Central Africa Bushmeat Action Group (CABAG)/University of Dschang, Cameroon...

Read more …

Update for Council Members, Leaders of CBFP Colleges regarding the 5th CBFP Council and Meeting of Colleges

The Belgian CBFP Facilitation hereby announces that the 5th Council Meeting will take place on 27 November 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Federal Public Service, Rue des Petits Carmes 15, Brussels.  Please find attached the meeting agenda.  Transportation of CBFP Council members will be provided by the CBFP Facilitation. Departure time is at 2:00 p.m. at the Royal Museum for the Belgian Federal Public Service.

Read more …

MOP18-The new EU multi-financial framework: What’s in it for tropical forests and local livelihoods?

Fern-Thursday, 29 November 2018 from 00:30 to 15:00 (CET) Bruxelles, Belgium. The panel event will discuss EU support to forests in the new EU budget, and whether it will help to achieve climate and development goals in forested developing countries. Registration is necessary before 15 November.

Read more …

Venue of the 18th CBFP Meeting of Parties / Site/Lieu de la tenue de la RdP 18 du PFBC

Venue of the 18th CBFP Meeting of Parties.. MoP 18 - Logistics Fach Sheet No. 2 - Useful Information on Hotel reservation… MOP18: Brussels Declaration - New version including amendments… 18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Briefing note and Draft agenda… Logistics Fact Sheet No. 1: Exhibition area of the 18th Meeting of Parties (MOP) of the CBFP - Registration open.

Read more …

Logistic Sheet No 3: Venue of the 18th CBFP Meeting of Parties

Kindly visit the sites where the meetings will be held: Day 1 November 27 - Technical and Political Segment 1. Day 1 November 27 -  Scientific and private sector Day. Home | Royal Museum of Central Africa - Tervuren – Belgium….

Read more …

MoP 18 - Logistics Fach Sheet No. 2 - Useful Information on Hotel reservation

Accommodation-Hotel -  The following link provides details on hotels at which the Facilitation has negotiated preferential rates...

Read more …

Logistics Fact Sheet No. 1: Exhibition area of the 18th Meeting of Parties (MOP) of the CBFP - Registration open

During the 18th Meeting of Parties, the CBFP as the unique global platform that promotes the Congo Basin forests, will give its members an opportunity to showcase and inform the public on their objectives, priorities, programs and activities. In keeping with past practice, an exhibition area will be set up on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Brussels (Belgium).

Read more …

MOP18: Brussels Declaration - New version including amendments

The Belgian CBFP Facilitation has received a number of amendments to the first draft of the Brussels Declaration which it has incorporated into the text. Please find attached the new version of the draft "Brussels Declaration".

Read more …

18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Briefing note and Draft agenda

The 18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) will take place on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Kindly download the Briefing note and Draft agenda of the meeting…

Read more …

Save the Date: 18th Meeting of CBFP Parties - Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, 27 to 28 November 2018

The 18th Meeting of Parties of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) will take place on 27 and 28 November 2018 in Brussels in Belgium. Main theme: "Towards a sustainable future for the Congo Basin forests, their inhabitants, flora and wildlife" Registration and invitations, beginning 23 July 2018.

Read more …

Fourth CBFP Council meeting

The Kingdom of Belgium Facilitation of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) is pleased to announce that the fourth CBFP Council meeting will take place on 1 June 2018 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Read more …

Douala (Cameroon) hosted the third CBFP Council Meeting on 24 October 2017

The meeting was opened by the Chairperson, M. Anders Henriksson, EU Facilitator of the CBFP. He said he was pleased with the participation of all college representatives on the Board. This mobilisation is clear evidence of the continuous committment of all the partners to make CBFP governance reform successful.

Read more …

Documentation of the17th CBFP Meeting of Parties – Stream1: Forest governance and land use

Please download the stream1 Documents: Forest governance and land use. How to address the lack of adequate regulation of the fast growing national and regional timber markets in the Congo Basin?

Read more …