Publications

The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative

Ten West and Central African countries commit to sustainable commodity production, with new Declaration signed at CoP27, November 9, 2022

Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil Forest products Rubber Cocoa Timber English French

Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-Commodity Production Landscape in Indonesia

This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.

Categories: Southeast Asia Palm oil Timber English

Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-commodity Production Landscape in Ghana

This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.

Categories: Landscapes Africa Palm oil Rubber Cocoa Timber

Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia

Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia

Categories: Palm oil Rubber Cocoa Timber

Gender analysis of the laws and policies that govern the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon

This report presents a gender analysis of the laws and policies guiding the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon. Gender analysis is the study of different roles and responsibilities of men and women; their differentiated access to and control of resources; and their priority needs to better understand and address gender inequalities (FAO, 2011b).

Categories: Landscapes Palm oil Cocoa Timber

FSC in Ghana: Guidance for Producers

This document forms part of a series of guidance documents developed under the Africa Legality Programme that explain how legislation in selected countries in West Africa can be used by producer companies to support compliance with specific sustainability standards and buyers’ sustainability commitments.

Categories: Africa Timber

The Sustainable Forestry Handbook - 2nd Edition

The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is the essential aid to understanding and implementing new standards of forestry management. Aimed primarily at forest managers and management teams in tropical, developing countries, this...

Category: Timber

Assessing Forest Certification Schemes: A Practical Guide

This practical guide identifies and discusses the features which make forest certification schemes reliable and effective, providing users with a sound basis for making their own assessment of a particular scheme.

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Category: Timber