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Discussion on the draft final report of impact of the logging on the rural population of Georgia
On September 24, 2010, the Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute hosted a discussion on the draft final report of the study on economic and social impact of inefficient and unsustainable forest practices and illegal logging on rural population of Georgia. …
01 Oct 2010 | International news release
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ARBOREUM GEORGIA - Newsletter about Georgian forests, special edition
A special edition of ARBOREUM, Georgia electronic newsletter dedicated to the ongoing forestry reform in Georgia, was prepared in the framework of ENPI FLEG program. …
10 Sep 2010 | Downloads - publication
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Georgian government signs forest governance agreement
An agreement of cooperation with the Forestry Agency of Georgia has been signed to improve governance and transparency. On August 17, 2010, in Tbilisi, IUCN signed an Agreement of Cooperation with the Forestry Agency of Georgia. IUCN is implementing activities under the ENPI FLEG program and will provide technical assistance to the newly established Forest Agency of Georgia to help increase the Agency’s communication capacity. The overall goal of the cooperation is to improve governance in forestry sector and raise awareness on forest issues. …
24 Aug 2010 | Article
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From good principles to good practices
On July 6th 2010 Georgian Centre for the Conservation of Wildlife (GCCW) in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) organized discussion on the draft final report of the Study on Current Practices of Forest Management in Georgia. …
08 Jul 2010 | News story
National experts trained on Legal Framework for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
From 2 to 9 June, 2010 IUCN held the third round of training courses under the InWEnt programme “Regional Environmental Policy in the South Caucasus” in Georgia and Armenia. …
10 Jun 2010 | News story
Journalists trained in Environmental Civil Journalism
In the framework of the ENPI FLEG program, the International Union for Conservation of Nature conducted a training in Environmental Civil Journalism. …
01 Jun 2010 | News story
'Crane – Bird of Peace Festival' at Lake Arpi
On May 15, 2010, the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds (IUCN member and BirdLife in Armenia) organized the “Crane – Bird of Peace Festival” in the village of Mets Sepasar, Shirak province. The Festival celebrated one of Armenia’s critically endangered and red listed species, the Common Crane.
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24 May 2010 | News story
How the illegal logging impacts the rural population of Georgia? – First roundtable discussion
On 08 April, Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute hosted the roundtable discussion about the study on economic and social impact of inefficient, unsustainable forest practices and illegal logging on rural populations of Georgia. …
12 Apr 2010 | International news release
New ENPI FLEG Program website launched
Today the new website for the ENPI FLEG Program was launched. The ENPI Program - Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the European Neighbourhood Policy East Countries and Russia is implemented by the World Bank, WWF and IUCN and is funded by the European Union. …
09 Apr 2010 | News story
Junior Rangers celebrate their achievements
On March 27, 2010 an Award Ceremony for Tusheti Junior Rangers was held in Alvani, Georgia. …
01 Apr 2010 | News story
