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In most places around the world, people are an integral, sometimes dominant, part of the environment. This has two implications.
Organization(s):
- Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
The northwest boreal region of North America is a land of extremes.
Author(s):
- Sesser, Amanda L.
- Rockhill, Aimee P.
- Magness, Dawn Robin
In 2011, the government of Germany and IUCN together launched the Bonn Challenge as a global commitment to bring under restoration 150 million hectares (Mha) of land by 2020. IUCN has developed the Bonn Challenge Barometer: a progress-tracking framework and tool to support pledgers in meeting th
Author(s):
- Dave, Radhika
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Murray, Lara
- Antunes Daldegan, Gabriel
- Brouwer, Rens
- de Mattos Scaramuzza, Carlos Alberto
- Raes, Leander
- Simonit, Silvio
- Catapan, Marisete
- García Contreras, Gerardo
- Ndoli, Alain
- Karangwa, C.
- Perera, Naalin
- Hingorani, Swati
- Pearson, Tim
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
The Restoration Opportunities Optimization Tool (ROOT) was developed out of a need to more efficiently and effectively communicate the importance of ecosystem services to decision makers.
Author(s):
- Beatty, Craig
- Raes, Leander
- Vogl, Adrian L.
- Hawthorne, Peter L.
- Moraes, Miguel
- Saborio, Javier L.
- Meza Prado, Kelly
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Charcoal is widely used for cooking and heating in developing countries.
A workshop was held in Cambridge between March 20-22, 2017, to bring together the PiN team and the Global Species Programme (GSP) and TRAFFIC to discuss the inclusion of data from PiN landscape assessments within the Species Information Services (SIS), building on discussions held over the last f
Author(s):
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Deutsch, Nathan
- Hilton-Taylor, Craig
- Meijer, Seline S.
- Oldfield, Thomasina
- Olsen, Nathalie
- Smith, Kevin
This paper has been prepared to inform discussions at the upcoming Livelihoods Module development workshop organised by the People in Nature (PiN) team.
Author(s):
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Deutsch, Nathan
- Meijer, Seline S.
- Olsen, Nathalie
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
This resource material is designed as a generic guide for planning, implementing and reporting an integrated vulnerability assessment (IVA) that targets atoll communities in the Pacific Islands region.
Organization(s):
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), FJ
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Author(s):
- Castka, Pavel
- Leaman, Danna J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Author(s):
- Christoffersen, Nils
- Jones, Mike
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
Author(s):
- Davidson-Hunt, Iain J. (Iain Johnson)
- Meijer, Seline S.
- Olsen, Nathalie
- Suich, Helen
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Sayedur Rahman
- Hossain, M. Shahadat
- Sarker, Subrata
- Sharifuzzaman, S.M.
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and
Author(s):
- Fischborn, Marie
- Herr, Dorothée
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
East Asia abounds in water, with wetlands in every corner, and the culture of wetlands is entrenched in daily life. The epitome of this is the rice paddy, but there are other traditions as well.
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.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Sweden, SIDA
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
This report explains the ecology and social profile of coastal systems in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania in order to contribute to the development of effective strategies to enhance the resilience of marine and coastal systems in the Western Indian Ocean.
Author(s):
- Andrew, Tim
- Pabari, Mine
- Samoilys, Melita
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Mangroves for the Future
- UNEP, Nairobi Convention
- Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
This paper provides an analytical framework for assessing the impact of international trade in wildlife and wildlife products on conservation and local livelihoods.
Organization(s):
- International Trade Centre, CH
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use and Livelihood Specialist Group (SULi)
La chasse de viande de brousse représente l’une des grandes menaces pour les écosystèmes forestiers mondiaux. Outre l’utilisation d’approches descendantes (telles que l’application des lois nationales sur la chasse), les projets visant à promouvoir de nouveaux moyens de subsistance ont été mis en
Author(s):
- Coad, Lauren
- Wicander, Sylvia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
- University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute
Bushmeat hunting represents one of the biggest threats to tropical forest ecosystems. In addition to the use of top-down approaches (such as the enforcement of national hunting laws), alternative livelihood projects have been implemented at the community level with the aim of reducing hunting thr
Author(s):
- Coad, Lauren
- Wicander, Sylvia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
- University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute
The recent increase in exposure to natural hazards among the communities of Bangladesh is linked to the new generation of threats posed by climate variability and change resulting from anthropogenic activity.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Mangroves for the Future
- IUCN Bangladesh
Organization(s):
- Critical Ecosystem Patrnership Fund
- IUCN Laos
The introduction of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in Southern Africa was based on an enchanting promise, with cross-border collaboration and ecotourism becoming vehicles of this promise.
Author(s):
- Andersson, Jens A.
- Cumming, David H. M.
- Dzingirai, Vupenyu
- Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel de
- Giller, K. E. (Ken E.)
Author(s):
- Getzner, Michael
- Jungmeier, Michael
The current book presents and summarizes works and projects finalized during the second course of Klagenfurt University's postgraduate M.Sc programme on "Management in Protected Areas" (2007 to 2009).
Author(s):
- Getzner, Michael
- Jungmeier, Michael
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
A series of dialogues organised by The Forests Dialogue (TFD) between 2009 and 2012 on investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF) was designed to help catalyse investments in LCF by sharing learning between rights-holder groups and investors; improving mutual trust based on an agreed inves
Author(s):
- Macqueen, Duncan
- Buss, Chris
- Sarroca, Teresa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- Forests Dialogue, US
- Norway, NORAD
The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) was a five-year program implemented by IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and funded by DGIS (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands).
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
It is commonly claimed that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest resources can contribute to improved forest management and poverty alleviation.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- de Silva, Janaka
- Ingles, A. W.
- Shepherd, Gill
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper examines how interventions intended to improve functionality and productivity of forested landscapes to improve livelihoods of the poorest populations, might actually yield co-benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation.
Author(s):
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- Fisher, R. J.
- Gordon, James
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Doi Mae Salong watershed in the north-west of Thailand is the headwater of the Mae Chan River, a tributary of the Mekong River. As such, it is an extremely important landscape for the economy of the region.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Kugel, Carolin
- Rattanasorn, Tawatchai
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned <a href=http
Author(s):
- Samarakoon, Jayampathy
- Samarawickrama, Saman
Organization(s):
- Mangroves for the Future
- IUCN Sri Lanka
This paper focuses on interventions in the Benet landscape of Uganda which sought to improve the income opportunities for inhabitants through efforts to rehabilitate the degraded landscape.
Author(s):
- Awadh, Chemangei
- Kelleher, Stephen
- Nakangu, Barbara
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper describes Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy interventions in the Wassa Amenfi West Landscape in the western region of Ghana. The landscape extends over an area of about 120,000 ha. It is a mixed landscape with a variety of agricultural uses; the most important is cocoa farming.
Author(s):
- Nyame, Samuel Kofi
- Okai, Michael
- Adeleke, Adewale
- Fisher, R. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper focuses on efforts to create value from non-timber forest products in the Acre region in the north-western part of the Amazon region in Brazil.
Author(s):
- Machado, Frederico
- Gordon, James
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy Miyun project has generated important lessons about the process of working to improve landscapes and livelihoods in a watershed context. This paper documents and shares these lessons.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Jia, Li
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification de Marruecos
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales
Beginning with a grassroots approach to water management, increased knowledge and information and the improvement of environmental health and livelihoods, the region around the Tacaná volcano on the border of Guatemala and Mexico has shown the way forward in scaling up local level approaches to n
Author(s):
- Welling, Rebecca
- Cartin, Megan
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
- Rivera, Ottoniel
- Rosal, Carlos
- Arrevillaga, Felipe
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
In the Volta basin, WANI and partners have worked with riparian states to improve water governance and water management practices.
Author(s):
- Welling, Rebecca
- Cartin, Megan
- Baykono, Désiré
- Diallo, Ousmane
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
The aim of this manual is to strengthen the community of practitioners who are using an innovative range of visual techniques in dealing with conservation and development situations.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Arizona State University, US
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- James Cook University, AU
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, US
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This handbook constitutes one of the battles being fought by civil society organisations to promote and protect the rights of communities living adjacent to mining areas against the operations of extractive industries, the state and other individuals who violate their Environmental, Economic, Soc
Organization(s):
- Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), ZW
Este informe, basado en 21 casos analizados, procedentes de 17 países en cuatro continentes, describe cómo los pastores lograron defender y hacer valer sus derechos sobre la tierra.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
Le présent rapport, basé sur 21 études de cas provenant de 17 pays de quatre continents, décrit la manière dont les pasteurs sont parvenus à défendre/faire valoir leurs droits fonciers.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
This report, based on 21 case-studies, from 17 countries in four continents, describes how pastoralists successfully defended/asserted their land rights. The question at the outset was what elements contribute to the success of pastoralists securing land rights and resources.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- International Land Coalition (ILC), IT
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- UNDP
- World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP)
It is now unequivocally established that climate change is a reality, and the adversities of climatic transformations pose one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Bangladesh
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
- Denmark, DANIDA
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