Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 38
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 137
Government commitment to continue and extend Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme welcomed.
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s commitment to a programme to continue the work of the of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme, and the potential extension of its scope to include mining commodities.
Government Response Summary
The FCDO is currently developing the business case for a follow-on 10-year forest governance markets and climate programme, which will have a broader remit to include illegal deforestation beyond timber.
Paragraph Reference:
137
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
FCDO is currently developing the Business Case for a follow-on 10-year forest governance markets and climate programme. It will adopt a phased approach allowing the programme to adapt to new threats and challenges for tropical forests and have a broader remit looking beyond timber to illegal deforestation.