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This document is an annex to the 2022 Regional Assessment by the Forest Declaration Assessment, focusing on tracking progress toward forest goals in the Congo Basin. It details a monitoring framework consisting of 50 indicators across four themes—forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest financing, and forest governance—and provides a comparative summary of the laws, governing entities, and policies used to address deforestation in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo.

This document is a regional annex to the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment, focusing on the Congo Basin. It details a comprehensive evaluation framework consisting of 50 indicators across four themes—forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest finance, and forest governance—designed to monitor progress in forest legality and governance based on Chatham House methodology.

This 2008 briefing from Friends of the Earth International defines Community-based forest governance (CFG) as a collective-communal approach to forest conservation and sustainable use. The document contrasts CFG's reliance on traditional knowledge with 'forest science' and outlines the diverse actors capable of implementing CFG, as well as the specific organizational and legal characteristics necessary for its success.