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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)
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 publication shares IUCN's experiences in developing the world's first gender-responsive national strategies and roadmaps on climate change.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Gender and Environment
- Global Gender and Climate Alliance
Protected Landscapes are a strong option for biodiversity conservation in human-influenced landscapes and seascapes. They often contain threatened or endemic species. There is now also a growing interest in the nature conservation benefits of protected landscapes.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG)
- Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Bradley Fund for the Environment, US
A knowledge management study was undertaken in the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Region by Rod Abson, Science and Knowledge Management Officer in the Science and Knowledge Management Unit of IUCN from the 18th of June to 1st of July 2011.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Science and Knowledge Management Unit
This report documents how the spread of biofuels is affecting land access for poorer groups in Mozambique, and what actions are being taken, successfully and unsuccessfully, to secure land access for poorer groups.
Author(s):
- Nhantumbo, Isilda
- Salomão, Alda
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Climate Change and Development Project
- Finland, FINNIDA
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Author(s):
- Hellmuth, Molly Elizabeth
- Moorhead, Anne
- Thomson, Madeleine C.
- Williams, Jim
Organization(s):
- International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), US
Organization(s):
- Secretariat for Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Baker, Lydia
- Ireland, Claire
- Malleret-King, Delphine
Organization(s):
- Ireland, Development Cooperation Ireland
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Tanzania, [Government]
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom, Overseas Development Institute
Author(s):
- Lynam, Tim
- Cunliffe, Rob
- Mapaure, Isaac
- Bwerinofa, Isau
Organization(s):
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
Author(s):
- Taylor, Michelle
- Ravilious, Corinna
- Green, Edmund P.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Frenken, Karen
- Mharapara, Isiah
Organization(s):
- FAO, Sub-Regional Office for East and Southern Africa
Organization(s):
- Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, ZA
- National Botanical Institute, ZA
There is growing recognition that centralized forest regimes, which exclude local knowledge and customary practices, have not achieved sustainable forest management.
Author(s):
- Kigenyi, Fred
- Gondo, Peter
- Mugabe, John
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- Natural Resources International
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Author(s):
- Hulme, David
- Murphree, Marshall
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Wells, Sue
- Jenkins, Martin
- Malleret-King, Delphine
- King, Anthony
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Secretariat
- IUCN, Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme
- UNEP
Produced by IUCNs Eastern Africa Programme, this publication aims to investigate the extent to which communities have been provided with economic incentives to become involved in sustainable forest management in Eastern and Southern Africa, and how far perverse incentives and disincentives encou
Author(s):
- Mogaka, Hezron
- Simons, Gacheke
- Turpie, Jane
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Karanja, Francis
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Natural Resources International
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
The way in which forest land is owned directly influences the status of the forest, its condition and the way in which it is managed. The greater the security of local forest tenure, the stronger the interest and will of the community towards its security.
Author(s):
- Alden Wily, Liz
- Mbaya, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
- Natural Resources International
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
Author(s):
- Martin, Esmond Bradley
- Stiles, Daniel
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
- Canada, CIDA
- Biodiversity Foundation for Africa, ZW
- Zambezi Society
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC East-Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Mbizvo, Carmel Lue
- Guveya, Emmanuel
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
This book is a unique attempt to bring to light the status of environmental legal systems in Portuguese speakiing countries across Africa and Brazil, presenting a platform for future South-South collaboration.
Author(s):
- Cysne, Maurício
- Amador, Teresa
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
The eastern African coastal strip contains a tiny chain of patches of lowland tropical dry forest.
Author(s):
- Burgess, Neil D.
- Clarke, G. Philip
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- Norway, NORAD
- Conservation International
Author(s):
- Grange, Neil
- Odendaal, François
Organization(s):
- Secretariat for Eastern African Coastal Area Management, MZ
- Sweden, SIDA
Author(s):
- Barnes, Jonathan
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Smith, Brad
- Turpie, Jane
Organization(s):
- H.J. Ruitenbeek Resource Consulting Limited, ZA
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. It once inhabited most of the continent, from the Mediterranean coast down to its south tip. This picture of elephant range today is one of scattered, fragmented populations south of the Sahara Desert.
Author(s):
- Barnes, R. F. W.
- Craig, G. C.
- Dublin, Holly T.
- Overton, Greg L.
- Simons, W.
- Thouless, C. R.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
- Chicago Zoological Society, US
- WWF
- Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
- United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- United States, Fish and Wildlife Service
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Author(s):
- Matowanyika, Joseph Z. Z.
- Sibanda, Henry
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
The project "Enhancing land reform strategies for sustainable livelihoods in southern Africa" has two main components: a land reform review and a questionnaire survey in a selected district. It was implemented in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana and South Africa.
Author(s):
- Mutefpa, F.
- Dengu, E.
- Chenje, Munyaradzi
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
- ZERO-Regional Environment Organisation, ZW
- United States, AID
Organization(s):
- Mozambique, Ministério para a Coordenaçao da Acçao Ambiental
- IUCN Mozambique
- Norway, NORAD
Author(s):
- Salm, Rodney V.
- Tessema, Yemeserach
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Author(s):
- Wamukoya, George M.
- Salm, Rodney V.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Marine Turtle Specialist Group
- WWF
- United States, NOAA
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- TRAFFIC East-Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Mendes, Maria Teresa Rufai
Organization(s):
- Unesco, Division of Ecological Sciences
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Author(s):
- Dalal-Clayton, D. B. (D. Barry)
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Author(s):
- Lindén, Olof
- Lundin, Carl G.
Organization(s):
- World Bank, Environment Department
- Sweden, SIDA
- Seychelles, [Government]
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