This event will bring together members of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) for the 12th Meeting of Partners (MoP), from 19-20 March 2013, to advance actions carried out during the transitional period. The MoP will be joined by two additional events. Prior to the MoP, on 18 March 2013, there will be a CBFP Thematic Day on gender equality, organized by the Conference on Ecosystems of Dense and Humid Forests of Central Africa (CEDHFCA) Sub-regional Steering Committee and a Team of technical experts mobilized by Canada. Following the MoP, on 21-22 March 2013, the Observatory of Central African Forests (OFAC) will hold a validation workshop on the State of Forests (EDF) 2012. The meeting is organized with financial support from the Government of Canada and technical assistance from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) program on Regional Support for the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC).  

dates: 18-22 March 2013   venue: SAWA Hotel   location: Douala, Cameroon   contact: CBFP Secretariat   www: http://www.pfbc-cbfp.org/news_en/items/Dla-RDP-ENN.html