COVID-19: 300 million FCFA granted to parks for preventive response
FTNS, with the support of German Co-operation, has made available to the managers of the TNS protected areas an additional emergency fund of 450,000 euros (nearly 300 million CFA francs) to initiate Covid-19 response activities. Each Park thus benefits from close to 100 million FCFA. This was made official by amendments to the 2020 conventions […]
Visit all three TNS parks in one trip? Now a reality!
Visiting the three joint sites of the Sangha Tri-National in a single trip is no longer a dream, but a reality! This becomes feasible following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the governments of the three TNS countries (Cameroon, CAR and Congo). Introduced in 2017 and signed in October 2019 by all parties […]
10 more million euros for the protection of TNS!
The Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund received in December 2019, a €10 million endowment to its investment capital from The German Development Cooperation via its development bank, KFW. Following this new endowment, the Trust Fund saw its previous capital of €51 million increase to €62 million at the beginning of 2020 (a 21% increase in its […]
Clay-baked bricks for biodiversity protection and socio-economic development in Lobéké
The Lobéké National Park (PNL) with the technical and financial support of FTNS and the German co-operation has implemented a project entitled “developing the capacities of local populations in the manufacture of clay bricks in the Lobéké National Park in Mambélé”. The project’s prospects were on several levels such as capacity building, training, job creation, […]
Solicitation of Proposal for an Independent Financial Advisor for the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS)
Solicitation of Proposals for an Independent Financial Advisor for “La Fondation pour le Tri-National de la Sangha” As the interface between its asset managers and the FTNS, the FTNS is supported by an Independent Financial Advisor. The primary duty of the Independent Financial Advisor is providing sound investment advice and financial guidance to FTNS free […]
23rd session of the FTNS Board of Directors: COMIFAC becomes a board member
It’s official! The Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) becomes a member of the Board of Directors of the Sangha Tri-national Trust Fund at the Board’s 23rd meeting held from 21 to 22 May 2019 in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). This innovation is the result of a resolution adopted at the 22nd Board meeting. Following this […]
Yokadouma hosts the 7th session of the TNS Tri-national Supervisory Committee
The 7th session of the Tri-national Supervisory Committee (CTS) was held from August 29 to 30, 2019 in Yokadouma (Republic of Cameroon) under the organisation of the Lobéké National Park (LNP) Conservation Service. The objective of the meeting was to enable representatives of administrative and territorial services of the three TNS segments to ensure that […]
A BMZ – German Cooperation – FTNS delegation carries out a monitoring and evaluation mission in the TNS
A field mission to the Lobéké National Park (PNL) and Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas cAPDS) was carried out by a delegation consisting of BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), KfW (German Development Bank), and the FTNS Executive Office. The trip, which took place from May 4 to 12, 2019, is part of the […]
Green Climate Fund: FTNS becomes an observer organization
The Sangha Tri-national Trust Fund (FTNS) joins the group of observer members of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), one of the world leaders in the fight against climate change. As a result of this accreditation, the trust fund is now part of the restricted circle of private sector observers (which has only 85 members worldwide, […]