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    Eteme, David

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. This Working Paper series will publish the RFGI case studies as well as other comparative studies of decentralized natural resources governance in Africa and elsewhere that focus on the intersection between local democracy and natural resource management schemes.

    Ekaratne, Kumudini | Mallawatantri, Ananda | Vidanage, Shamen P.

IUCN Sri Lanka is the National Secretariat of Mangroves for the Future (MFF) regional initiative that is being implemented in the country since 2008. MFF Sri Lanka implemented over 82 small grants to date and as an innovative step, decided to allocate resources to better understand the post-project sustainability of MFF projects. Fifty nine (59) projects have been implemented during 2009-2012 of which 54 were evaluated. The evaluation was carried out from mid June to end August 2014. Sustainability of past projects was evaluated in terms of (a) implementing organization type (grantee) and (b) thematic areas. This enabled to understand what type of organizations generally produce sustainable project outputs and also the thematically focused projects that are sustainable.

   

El Marco Estratégico para el Desarrollo de Capacidades (MEDC) es el resultado de un amplio programa de actividades y consultas llevadas a cabo durante 2013 y 2015, incluyendo  el Congreso Mundial de Parques  de Sídney celebrado en Australia noviembre de 2014. El MEDC tiene el objetivo de complementar, guiar y ampliar las recomendaciones  relativas al desarrollo de capacidades  incluidas en el Compromiso de Sídney que resultó del Congreso. Describe brevemente la situación actual relativa al  desarrollo de capacidades de áreas protegidas, identifica los principales problemas que deben resolverse durante la próxima década y recomienda caminos, metas y objetivos para acciones futuras.

    Rahman, A.J.M. Zobaidur | Rawshan, Khadija

Vultures, the largest and highest flying raptors, play an important role in ecology and culture. The vulture populations in Bangladesh are facing the same fate as the Gyps vultures of South Asia, which have suffered a catastrophic decline. White-rumped vultures, which were once the most abundant birds in the country, now number only a bit more than two hundred and fifty. This children's storybook aims to awaken children to the importance and tragedy of the vulture in order to secure the conservation of vultures in Bangladesh. 

    Ahmed, Sakib | Sarowar Alam, A. B. M. | Azmiri, Kazi Zenifar | Rahman, M.Z.

The IUCN Bangladesh Country Office has published this manual for conducting bird census, bird ringing and sample collection and analysis in hopes that it will provide a guidelines for correctly performing these tasks. This manual will be a great source of reference for researchers, experts, volunteers and all other stakeholders involved in the monitoring of wild birds and avian influenza. 

    Cumming, David H. M.

This study reviews range state policy and management responses to expanding or abundant species of seals -- the Cape fur, northern fur, hooded, harp, ringed, grey, harbour and crabeater seals. This review takes a case study approach regarding government seal management policies and practices, and examines the following additional issues within each country/species case study: a) Extra-territorial impacts of national or regional policies and management activities b) The nature and extent of perceived conflicts between seals and fisheries, and c) Economic and livelihood value of programmes for sustainable use of seals.

   

This paper summarizes the business case for private sector applications of net positive impact (NPI). It outlines the opportunities available for businesses that implement best practice biodiversity management by applying NPI in their operations. 

   

This briefing paper summarizes the main arguments, from a conservation perspective, for operationalizing the concept of net positive impace on biodiversity. 

    Jomha Djossi, Donald | Paolini, Carlo | Rakotobe, Domoina

La stratégie de développement des capacités du programme BIOPAMA de l’Afrique centrale et occidentale vise à encourager les gestionnaires et administrateurs des aires protégées (AP) à utiliser le Système régional d’information, ou Observatoire régional sur la biodiversité et les aires protégées. Elle préconise pour l’année 2015-2016 la formation de formateurs-accompagnateurs, dénommés « Coaches BIOPAMA des aires protégées » (ou « coaches » dans le présent document) pour inciter prioritairement les gestionnaires des AP et ensuite les responsables au niveau national et régional à comprendre et à utiliser le Système d’information d’aide à la décision dans les processus d’analyse, de planification, de suivi, et d’évaluation de la gestion et de la gouvernance de la biodiversité et des AP. Le présent document est un support didactique destiné à aider les coaches à accomplir leur mission de formation/accompagnement.

   

L'okapi (Okapia johnstoni), emblématique mais insaisissable, est un animal endémique des forêts tropicales du centre et du nord-est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Cette stratégie de conservation globale, qui couvre une période de dix ans, fournit un plan important pour une action commune afin d'assurer la survie de cette espèce du Congo unique et irremplaçable.

   

The iconic but elusive okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is endemic to the central and north-eastern tropical rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This comprehensive, ten-year conservation strategy provides an important roadmap for joint action to ensure the continued survival of this unique and irreplaceable Congolese species.

    Ferwerda, Willem

4 retornos, 3 zonas, 20 años es un llamamiento para crear un marco holístico mediante un lenguaje común que promueva el establecimiento de asociaciones de restauración de ecosistemas entre agricultores y usuarios de la tierra, empresas, inversores, gobiernos,
escuelas de negocios y organizaciones de la sociedad civil, para restaurar ecosistemas degradados, que ofrece múltiples beneficios, enseña lecciones prácticas y persigue objetivos internacionales de restauración.

    Ferwerda, Willem

4 returns, 3 zones, 20 years presents a holistic and practical business framework that uses a common language, and – based on science, technology and social stakeholder management tools -- aims to establish Ecosystem Restoration Partnerships between people living on the land, companies, investors, governments and business schools, to restore degraded ecosystems that gives multiple returns, while teaching practical lessons and reaching international restoration targets.

   

The Strategic Framework for Capacity Development (SFCD) is the result of a widespread programme of activities and consultations during 2013 and 2015, including the World Parks Congress in Sydney Australia in November 2014. The SFCD is intended to complement, guide, and extend the recommendations on capacity development included in the Promise of Sydney that resulted from the Congress. It briefly describes the current situation concerning protected area capacity development, identifies major capacity development issues that need to be addressed over the next decade, and recommends pathways, goals, and objectives for future action.

    Amer, Wafaa | Ashong, Sheila | Tiomoko, Djafarou

UNESCO biosphere reserves are regions that resemble protected areas, but go far beyond mere protection. Their target is to balance nature conservation with socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. This manual gives guidance to managers, their key partners and stakeholders on this central issue of UNESCO biosphere reserves: why and how to work with local communities. This manual focuses on practical aspects such as how to address and manage local conflicts between stakeholders as well as on co-management with local communities and benefit-sharing. In addition, it aims at promoting up-to-date terminology and methodology of the diverse biosphere reserves on the African continent and to support their networking. This manual also explains the uniqueness of biosphere reserves as being designated by UNESCO according to binding global criteria.