This user handbook has been prepared upon completion of the ESA funded GlobWetland II (GW-II) project. It is a tutorial for the wetland community on the concept and wide use of the information system and products developed in the frame of GW-II.
The objective of this publication is to present lessons learned throughout the process of ‘making the case for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) ’ to government and other stakeholders, encouraging them to include EbA approaches in broader adaptation strategies, and to bring about the required shif
This report presents the findings of a review of traceability systems that have been developed in the CITES context for the trade in processed product types of Appendix II-listed species.
Author(s):
Mundy, Victoria
Sant, Glenn
Organization(s):
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
The symposium ‘Beyond enforcement: communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime’ was organise to explore the role of communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade.
Author(s):
Roe, Dilys
Organization(s):
Austria, Ministry of Environment
Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED)
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
IUCN, Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use and Livelihood Specialist Group (SULi)
Using case studies from Nepal, India and Thailand, this paper explores challenges and governance options that can accept social and physical uncertainties and build synergy across the water, energy, and food sectors.
This Responsive Forest Governance Initiative Handbook defines basic democratic concepts and explains how democratic governance works. It then lays out responsive forest governance principles to be used when working with local government, parallelorganizations, and citizens.
Author(s):
Ribot, Jesse C.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Jusrut, Poonam
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Mandondo, A. (Alois)
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
In recent years, Cameroon has been approached by growing numbers of local and international investors wanting to acquire arable land for large-scale agro-industrial operations. In order to make a realistic assessment of the situation, this study takes a closer look at large-scale land acquisition
Author(s):
Nguiffo, Samuel
Sonkoue Watio, Michelle
Organization(s):
Centre pour l'environnement et le développement (CED)
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
Esta guía tiene como objetivo definir el marco legal e institucional para apoyar la fase de planeación e implementación de mecanismos de distribución de beneficios para la Reducción de Emisiones derivadas de la Deforestación y Degradación de los Bosques (REDD+) en la Península de Yucatán.
Author(s):
Ludlow Paz, Luciana
Ramos Campos, Quetzalli
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
El presente documento propone un protocolo para la elaboración de Planes de Gestión Territorial, en donde se incluyen las actividades REDD+ y/o de restauración del paisaje en México.
Author(s):
García Contreras, Gerardo
González Ceballos, Josefina
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
This document presents methodological approaches for estimating atmospheric carbon removals from forest landscape restoration initiatives at two scales: programs and projects.
Este documento plantea una serie de lineamientos básicos que pueden ser revisados y adecuados al contexto cultural de cada territorio indígena, ejido o comunidad en donde se busque realizar un proceso de consulta pública orientada a lograr el consentimiento libre, previo e informado. Este trabajo
Author(s):
Carrillo Fuentes, Juan Carlos
Organization(s):
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
En el presente documento se identifican los aspectos legales por generarse o reformarse para la implementación de diferentes opciones de mecanismos de distribución de beneficios REDD+ y se resaltan las oportunidades que ofrecen el marco legal e institucional mexicano para los mecanismos de distri
Author(s):
Carrillo Fuentes, Juan Carlos
Organization(s):
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Agyei, Frank K.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Ruta, Doreen
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Galuak, Deng-Athoi
Oyono, Phil René
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Kijazi, Martin H.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Mbeche, Robert
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.
Author(s):
Adjei, Prince Osei-Wusu
Organization(s):
IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
