6 July 2015: A workshop held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, gathering parliamentarians, representatives of civil society organizations and journalists, discussed collaboration on forest governance in the Congo Basin, including on raising awareness through the media on illegal logging and related trade.

Held from 22-23 June 2015, the workshop was organized by the Centre for International Development and Training, Forest Peoples Programme and the Community and Forest Platform Cameroon with financial support from the EU. It gathered parliamentarians from the region, including from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.

The workshop recommended the development of media programmes to build awareness on forest governance, and technical and financial support for collaboration among parliamentarians, civil society organizations and journalists. [Congo Basin Forest Partnership News Release (in French)]