Livelihoods and Landscapes
Livelihoods and Landscapes (LLS) is a global leverage programme that aims to catalyse the sustainable use and conservation of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services for the benefit of the rural poor. LLS is defined by four key thematic components that in turn determine its areas of intervention: poverty reduction, governance, transforming landscapes, and markets and incentives. Under the governance component LLS is seeking to promote effective governance structures and processes that take into account the needs of the rural poor. It is building on IUCN's extensive work on forest governance and combating illegal logging, particularly its work with civil societies to strengthen their capacity to engage in Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) processes.

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Building Multistakeholder Coalitions in Central and West Africa and China for the Negotiation and Implementation of Nationally Defined and Innovative Actions in Support of FLEGT/VPAs
With a focus on selected Central and West African timber-producing countries and China (as a major consumer of forest products), this project is working at the local, sub-national and national levels to catalyze and reinforce informed multistakeholder negotiations and the implementation of nationally defined and innovative priority actions that support FLEGT principles and processes. Selected producer countries include Ghana, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Gabon.

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Chatham House Meetings
IUCN is taking part in the process of opening up a dialogue on China’s role and responsibilities concerning illegal logging and associated trade through a series of 3 multistakeholder meetings in China, carried out in partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and Forest Trends.

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Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) in the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) East
Improving FLEG in the ENPI East is a regional forest governance project that aims to support country-level implementation of the policy commitments of the 2005 St. Petersburg FLEG Ministerial Declaration in the Europe and North Asia (ENA) Region by supporting country-level activities in 7 selected countries that are augmented by regional and inter-regional learning and communication. Selected countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.

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