Resource Extraction Monitoring (REM) is a
non-profit organisation
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that provides independent monitoring to ensure that laws relating to the extraction of
natural resources
Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. ...
are enforced. It was founded in 2003 by experts with over 15 years of monitoring experience. The head office is in the
UK, with local offices in countries where major projects are taking place.
The organisation bridges the gap between governments, environmental and
human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
NGO
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s and local communities, donors and the
private sector
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Employment
The ...
by providing objective and timely information on natural resource allocation and use. REM is not a
lobbying
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organisation and has no
political agenda
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The political agenda is most often shaped ...
, but is pro-active in researching and presenting the issue of governance and
transparency
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They may also refer to:
Literal uses
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during project implementation.
Activities
Resource Extraction Monitoring and partner organization,
Forests Monitor, are monitoring forest exploitation in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
(DRC). This project is now in its second phase. REM was appointed the Independent Monitor of
Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the DRC for a duration of 25 months, starting from December 2010.
The organisation also has projects in other countries, including:
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Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
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Liberia
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Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Tanzania
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See also
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Forests Monitor
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Illegal logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a p ...
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Independent Forest Monitoring
Independent forest monitoring (IFM) is a tool for assessing and strengthening legal compliance in the forest sector internationally. By complementing official forest law enforcement activities with the objectivity and public credibility of an in ...
External links
An explanation of Independent MonitoringForests Monitor websiteReource Extraction Monitoring websiteREM IM-FLEG Cameroon Website (French)REM IM-FLEG Republic of Congo Website (French)REM IM-FLEG Democratic Republic of Congo Website (French)
Organizations established in 2003
Nature conservation organisations based in the United Kingdom
Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom
International forestry organizations
Forest certification
Forest law
Anti-corruption agencies
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