This ground-breaking operation will serve as a new model in the field of export credit: Bpifrance has just granted its first export credit of 2021, amounting to 23 million euros, to the Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Construction, Housing and Urban Development (MCLU) for an ambitious project to modernise the urban Continue reading
The press conference to mark completion of the IFFN data-gathering phase took place on Thursday 22 April at the Ministry for Water and Forests (MINEF). It was attended by Colonel-Major Mé Kouamé Martial, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ivory Coast Ministry for Water and Forests, Pascal Cuny representing the Continue reading
In October 2019, the IGN FI – BRLi consortium was awarded the regional contract to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in the Member States of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). This is the international organisation for the economic, social and cultural development of the following Continue reading
National Forest and Wildlife Inventory (IFFN): the inventory phase is completed. The data processing and analysis phase has begun. At the beginning of January 2019, Ivory Coast officially launched its National Forest and Wildlife Inventory (IFFN). This project, for which the Contracting Authority is the MINEF (Ministry for Water and Continue reading
Every three months IGN Magazine brings you the latest news from IGN plus in-depth reports providing insights into the world of geographic and forest information and the issues surrounding it. This edition includes: Headlines: Science Festival: a digital stroll through nature IGNfab: The 6th call for “Energy and Climate” projects Continue reading
In October 2019 the IGN FI / BRLi consortium was awarded a regional contract to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in the Member States of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). This is the international organisation promoting economic, social and cultural development in the following Member States: Angola, Continue reading
A ceremony was held at the beginning of February to hand over the city plans to the Ministry of Spatial Planning (MATDHU). The ceremony also served as the official launch of the Moundou mapping project. The event gained a great deal of media coverage and attracted interest from a number Continue reading
The National Forest and Wildlife Inventory (IFFN) project, which started in January 2019, saw its field operations begin in October 2019. The completion rate of the forest inventory and socio-economic survey was 77% at the end of 2020. The Inventory aims to collect forest data (type of vegetation formation, number Continue reading
Burundi, which is part of the “Bonn Challenge” (restoring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030) and the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (forest and ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, smart agriculture, pasture management), has committed to restoring one million hectares of land Continue reading
The Minister of Spatial Planning, Housing Development and Town Planning inaugurated Chad’s first geodetic pillar on 16 March 2020. The new geodetic reference system established for the city of N’Djamena and the surrounding area will in due course be rolled out in the form of 75 geodetic pillars and 50 Continue reading
