This list contains 48 entry(ies).
Timely action to prevent, reduce and reverse land degradation can improve food and water security, contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and avoid conflicts and migration.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
Este es el documento final del proceso de sistematización del proyecto “Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas de Montaña” (EbA Montaña). El interés del equipo era mostrar el impacto logrado y las lecciones aprendidas con la implementación de las diferentes actividades.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
This book is a useful compendium of initiatives and projects demonstrating the benefits of sustainable land management for livelihoods, in particularly harsh environments.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
- World Bank
Mangroves provide an array of benefits to coastal communities, but in spite of their many values, mangroves in Asia continue to be converted to other land uses and sustainable financing for their protection has not been forthcoming.
Author(s):
- Beresnev, Nikolai
- Broadhead, Jeremy
- Phung, Thuy
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Mangroves for the Future
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
- Mandondo, A. (Alois)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
- Sweden, SIDA
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
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
Author(s):
- Colomer, Rosa
- Regato, Pedro
- Enciso Encinas, Enrique
The Community Conservation Support Fund (CCSF) in Sri Lanka supports innovative, community-based and natural resources management initiatives with the help of small grants.
Author(s):
- Ekaratne, Kumudini
- Mahindapala, Ranjith
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Global Water Partnership (GWP)
- Sweden, SIDA
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- Global Water Partnership (GWP)
- Sweden, SIDA
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Author(s):
- McShane, Thomas
- Wells, Michael P.
The Guiana Shield region contains more than 25% of the worlds tropical rainforests, most still in pristine condition. The Guiana Shield Initiative is working to preserve this ecologically important and unique area of the earth.
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Guiana Shield Initiative
The Guiana Shield has 10-15% of the worlds freshwater reserves, a virtually uninterrupted stretch of 2.5 million km2 of tropical rainforests and biodiversity that exists only in this region.
Organization(s):
- Guiana Shield Initiative
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Guiana Shield Initiative
Author(s):
- Chatterjee, Sudipto
- Pande, Manish
Author(s):
- Berry, Leonard
- Olson, Jennifer
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Organization(s):
- WWF International
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Krever, Vladimir
- Zazanashvili, Nugzar
- Jungius, Hartmut
- Williams, Laura
- Petelin, Dmitry
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Monitoring and Evaluation Initiative
Organization(s):
- Germany, Federal Ministry for Technical Cooperation
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
Presenta una síntesis, con lenguaje sencillo y accesible a todo tipo de público, de cada uno de los proyectos ejecutados por el Area temática de humedales y zonas costeras para Mesoamérica de la Oficina regional para Mesoamérica de UICN.
Author(s):
- Pizarro, Francisco
- Gómez, Claudia
- Córdoba Muñoz, Rocío
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Esta compilación reune trabajos e investigaciones tendentes a apoyar en el proceso de desarrollo de la Estrategia Nacional y Plan de Acción sobre diversidad biológica peruana.
Organization(s):
- Comité Nacional de Miembros de Perú de la UICN
Author(s):
- Balakrishna, P.
- Surangika, K. B. N. U.
- Wijayanandana, N.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Biodiversity Programme Asia
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
Organization(s):
- China National Committee for the Implementation of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, CN
- China, State Forestry Administration
Author(s):
- Sánchez, Juan Luis
- Solís Rivera, Vivienne
- Ayales Cruz, Ivannia
Organization(s):
- Costa Rica, Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Energia
- Costa Rica, Ministerio de Recursos Naturales y Energía
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Universidad Nacional, CR
- Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Programa de Educación Ambiental, CR
Organization(s):
- Center for Russian Environmental Policy, RU
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
- European Commission
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- IUCN
- United States, NOAA
Author(s):
- Kullenberg, Gunnar
- Sherman, Kenneth
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- IUCN
- United States, NOAA
This user-friendly guide is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project proposal.
Organization(s):
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Policy and Partnership Unit
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Organization(s):
- Environment and Development Group, UK
- United States, Fish and Wildlife Service
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Organization(s):
- WWF-US
- Nature Conservancy, US
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- United States, AID
Organization(s):
- African Elephant Conservation Coordinating Group
Organization(s):
- African Elephant Conservation Coordinating Group
Organization(s):
- Zimbabwe, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Tropical Forest Conservation Programme
Organization(s):
- Nature Conservancy, US
- IUCN
- WWF International
