Community-based Natural Forest Management

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community-based-natural-forest-management-USAID-Lessons-Learned
'Such Misconducts Don't Make a Good Ranger': Examining Law Enforcement Ranger Wrongdoing in Uganda 'Such Misconducts Don't Make a Good Ranger': Examining Law Enforcement Ranger Wrongdoing in Uganda The author holds confidential interviews with almost a third of the UWA rangers working in Queen Elizabeth National Park to understand what kinds of rules are broken and why. ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'FRAME', 'Library', 'FRAME Community', 'Topic', 'Gov Community', 'Communities', 'Resources']
2007/6 TransLinks "Nature, Wealth, & Power Workshop" Quezon City, Philippines June 20-21, 2007, Quezon City, Philippines. This workshop entitled “Translinks: Linking Natural Resources, Economic Growth and Good Governance Workshop” was hosted by EnterpriseWorks/VITA and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'TransLinks', 'Workshop', 'EnterpriseWorks/VITA-Relief International (EWV-RI)']
2008/9 Katoomba XIII Meeting - Taking Stock and Charting a Way Forward for Payments for Ecosystem Services in Africa A Meeting of the East & Southern Africa Katoomba Group (Dar-es-salaam and Morogoro, Tanzania) September 16-18, 2008, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania and September 18-20, 2008, Morogoro, Tanzania - This 2008 East and Southern African Katoomba Group meeting was hosted by the Katoomba Group and Forest Trends, with support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Community-based Conservation', 'Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Forest Trends (FT)', 'TransLinks', 'Water Resource Management', 'PES', 'Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)', 'Community-based Forest Management (CBFM)', 'Workshop', 'Carbon Markets', 'PES General', 'Community-Based Enterprises', 'CBNRM']
2009/05 Forests, Climate Change, and Ecosystem Services Training Pretoria, South Africa May 11-13, 2009, Pretoria, South Africa - Workshop on Ecosystem Services, Forests, and Climate Change. The event was organized by Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), World Agroforestry Centre (aka ICRAF), Forest Trends, the Katoomba Group and USAID/EGAT’s Climate Change, Forestry, and Land Team, and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Forest Trends (FT)', 'TransLinks', 'PES', 'Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)', 'Community-based Forest Management (CBFM)', 'CBNRM', 'News: USAID NRMD Training Announcements', 'Carbon', 'PES General', 'Community-Based Enterprises', 'Trainings & Tools']
2009/10 Katoomba XV Meeting - Integrated Solutions: Water, Biodiversity and Terrestrial Carbon in West Africa (Accra, Ghana) October 6‐10, 2009, Accra, Ghana - The meeting on "Integrated Solutions: Water, Biodiversity and Terrestrial Carbon in West Africa" was hosted by the Katoomba Group, Forest Trends, and the Nature Conservation Research Center (NCRC) and was made possible by support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, NORAD, Rockefeller Foundation, Rainforest Alliance, Price Waterhouse Coopers and USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Forest Trends (FT)', 'TransLinks', 'Forest Trends', 'PES', 'Workshop', 'CBNRM', 'PES General', 'Carbon', 'Community-Based Enterprises']
2010 Katoomba XVII Meeting - Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia (Hanoi, Vietnam) June 23-24, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam. The meeting was co-hosted by the Katoomba Group, Forest Trends, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International, and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'TransLinks']
2010/2 Marine Katoomba Meeting XVI (Palo Alto, California, USA) February 9‐10, 2010, Palo Alto, California, USA - Workshop entitled "Katoomba XVI: Building a Blueprint to Harness New Investment for the Protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services". Event was hosted by the Katoomba Group, Forest Trends, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'Forest Trends (FT)', 'TransLinks', 'PES Marine', 'Workshop']
2010/6 South East Asia Katoomba Meeting XVII- Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia (Hanoi, Vietnam) June 23‐24, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam - Workshop entitled "Katoomba XVII: Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia" was hosted by Forest Trends, the Katoomba Group, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International, and was made possible by support from USAID through the TransLinks Cooperative Agreement. ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Forest Trends (FT)', 'TransLinks', 'PES', 'Workshop', 'CBNRM', 'PES General', 'REDD+', 'Co-Management', 'PES Marine', 'FRAME', 'Trainings & Tools']
A Global Assessment of Community Based Natural Resources Management: Addressing the Critical Challenges of the Rural Sector A Global Assessment of Community Based Natural Resources Management: Addressing the Critical Challenges of the Rural Sector CBNRM: An assessment with recommendations for the future. Rural development issues are critical not only for the rural areas themselves but also for addressing pressing global concerns of food security (FS), climate change, biodiversity conservation, poverty reduction, provision of environmental goods and services, and good governance. ['Energy Production and Mining', 'Biodiversity', 'Non-Cash Benefits', 'Technical Capacity', 'Human Intrusions and Disturbance', 'RMP', 'Governance', 'Policies for Enterprises', 'Climate Change and Severe Weather', 'CE Community Resources', 'Market Demand', 'Increased Income for Participants', 'Attitudes Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Biological Resource Use', 'Resources', 'Inputs', 'Stakeholder Alignment', 'Benefit Sharing', 'FRAME', 'Library', 'Business Alliances', 'Forest Ecosystems', 'Profit Potential', 'CE Community', 'Behaviors Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Communities']
A Global Assessment of Community Based Natural Resource Management: Addressing the Critical Challenges of the Rural Sector A Global Assessment of Community Based Natural Resource Management: Addressing the Critical Challenges of the Rural Sector CBNRM: AN ASSESSMENT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. Rural development issues are critical not only for the rural areas themselves but also for addressing pressing global concerns of food security (FS), climate change, biodiversity conservation, poverty reduction, provision of environmental goods and services, and good governance. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has been a rural development strategy for over 30 years. This paper has a two-fold objective: to assess the CBNRM experience in order to improve the performance of CBNRM itself, and to evaluate the lessons learned from CBNRM for critical issues – especially food security and climate change. Featured June, 2013 ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Feature', 'CBNRM', 'Community-based Natural Resources Management', 'News: USAID NRMD Featured Stories']
A Retrospective of the USAID/Indonesia Environment and Natural Resources Program: Reflections on 30 Years of Experience and Prospects for the Future A Retrospective of the USAID/Indonesia Environment and Natural Resources Program: Reflections on 30 Years of Experience and Prospects for the Future The report provides historical analysis of USAID/Indonesia's longstanding Natural Resources Management program, which has continued over nearly 30 years addressing many issues in the terrestrial and marine environments in Indonesia. The report further provides recommendations for future programming of environmental assistance to Indonesia. ['BiodiversityLinks', 'Indonesia', 'Asia and the Near East', 'Natural Resource Management', 'Biodiversity', 'Report']
ABCG Report on HIV/AIDS and Natural Resource Management in Africa: Findings from Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Uganda by Dr. Jane Dwasi Report describing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on NRM and highlights coping strategies from conservation government agencies, NGOs, and communities in East and Southern Africa ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Natural Resources Management', 'Training', 'Library', 'Content', 'HIV Aids', 'CBNRM', 'Gender', 'Resources']
ABCG-BCTF Meeting Minutes on Innovative Actions to Address the Bushmeat Crisis On 7 March 2001, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) and the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF) held a meeting on “Innovative Actions to Address the Bushmeat Crisis” that was organized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Conservation International (CI), and hosted and chaired by WWF. More than 50 participants representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, international institutions, and universities participated. The objective of the meeting was to identify organizational interests in working collaboratively on on-the-ground actions to address the Bushmeat crisis in Africa. Published 2003 ['Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Biodiversity', 'CBNRM', 'Learning Group']
Advancing Gender in the Environment: Gender in Fisheries—A Sea of Opportunities Advancing Gender in the Environment: Gender in Fisheries—A Sea of Opportunities Produced by USAID’s Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GenDev), USAID’s Office of Forestry and Biodiversity (FAB), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the guide provides an overview of the unique roles and contributions women make in the wild-caught fisheries sector. The guide also explains how persistent gender inequalities limit women’s economic empowerment, and increased risks of gender-based violence negatively impact the potential of women to thrive and contribute towards strong economies. Gender in Fisheries – A Sea of Opportunities summarizes research on the intersection of gender and wild-caught fisheries, exploring the ways in which fisheries offer important entry points to enhance gender equality and women’s economic empowerment while also contributing to more effective interventions and more sustainable outcomes. This guide will be an important resource, particularly for USAID missions and implementing partners working in sustainable fisheries management. Development practitioners can use the guide to access the latest evidence on gender empowerment and sustainable fisheries management; find tools and resources to conduct gender analyses; design strategic interventions to strengthen program design and implementation through the development of comprehensive gender action plans; and learn more about how to develop results chains to help programs define goals and refine assumptions. ['Economic Growth', 'Marine Conservation and Fisheries', 'Learning Group', 'Gender', 'Economic Growth/Livelihoods', 'AGENT', 'Research', 'Fisheries', 'Biodiversity', 'Featured Resources', 'Livelihoods', 'Report', 'Advancing Gender in the Environment', 'BiodiversityLinks', 'Marine Conservation', 'Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries', 'Key Resources']
Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate This report puts forward recommendations for how the US government can better address climate change through its policies on global agricultural development. It argues for the United States to rally international resources and deploy its agricultural research enterprise—its universities, research institutes, and agrifood businesses—to gather more information about how climate change will affect the global food system and develop the innovations to manage its impacts. It presents evidence that by enhancing the public sector’s partnerships with businesses and civil society, solutions that benefit populations around the world, from farmers in Africa to those in the United States, can be found. Featured July, 2014. ['Chicago Council on Global Affairs', 'Food Security', 'Climate Change', 'Feature', 'Biodiversity', 'CSA: Featured Story', 'Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)', 'News: USAID NRMD Featured Stories']
Advancing Participatory Natural Resource Management and Democratic Outcomes: Lessons Drawn from the Evidence Advancing Participatory Natural Resource Management and Democratic Outcomes: Lessons Drawn from the Evidence Participatory natural resource management (PNRM) has important effects on broader democratic outcomes that should be considered in environment and DRG programming. This technical brief provides a summary of lessons learned from more than 150 relevant articles. ['Biodiversity', 'Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)', 'INRM', 'Climate', 'Natural Resource Management', 'New Resources', 'Global', 'Resources']
Agenda - Southeast Asia KatoombaXVII Meeting in Vietnam Agenda - Southeast Asia KatoombaXVII Meeting in Vietnam Agenda for Southeast Asia Katoomba XVII meeting entitled "Katoomba XV11 Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia" in Hanoi Vietnam, June 23-24 2010 ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Sustainable Land Management', 'Asia', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'Community-based Forest Management (CBFM)', 'USAID', 'CBNRM', 'Payments for Ecosystem', 'Co-Management']
Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 1 Agricultural Diversification for the Poor: Guidelines for Practitioners ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Poverty Reduction Seminar', 'Sustainable Land Management', 'Gender', 'Training', 'Library', 'Agricultural Diversification', 'Growth', 'Health', 'Seminar Reading List 1', 'Guide', 'Resources']
Aligning Conservation and Public Health Goals to Tackle Unsustainable Trade of Mammals Aligning Conservation and Public Health Goals to Tackle Unsustainable Trade of Mammals Unsustainable wildlife trade is a major driver of biodiversity loss and an important public health threat. Yet, effective wildlife trade regulation is currently at odds with food security and economic incentives provided by this global, multibillion-dollar industry. Given such limitations, public health and conservation resources can be aligned to target species for which trade both increases risk of extinction and threatens public health. This study provides a preliminary step in prioritizing species, taxonomic groups, and countries for focused wildlife trade regulation to meet both conservation and public health goals. ['Biodiversity', 'One Health', 'Technical Brief', 'Global', 'Wildlife', 'Human Health']
Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods for Coastal Communities: A Review of Experience and Guide to Best Practice Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods for Coastal Communities: A Review of Experience and Guide to Best Practice ['Energy Production and Mining', 'Biodiversity', 'Non-Cash Benefits', 'Technical Capacity', 'Biodiversity Linkage', 'Targeted Participants', 'Marine Ecosystems', 'Policies for and Enforcement of Resource Use', 'Policies for Enterprises', 'Equipment', 'CE Community Resources', 'Market Demand', 'Increased Income for Participants', 'Attitudes Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Biological Resource Use', 'Resources', 'Pollution', 'Combined Strategic Approaches', 'Inputs', 'Stakeholder Alignment', 'Infrastructure', 'Benefit Sharing', 'Climate Change and Severe Weather', 'Residential and Commerical Development', 'FRAME', 'Agriculture and Aquaculture', 'Library', 'Access to Credit Capital', 'RMP', 'Business Alliances', 'Forest Ecosystems', 'Profit Potential', 'Planning for External Disturbance', 'CE Community', 'Behaviors Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Species', 'Communities']
Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods for Coastal Communities: A Review of Experience and Guide to Best Practice Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods for Coastal Communities: A Review of Experience and Guide to Best Practice ['Energy Production and Mining', 'Biodiversity', 'Non-Cash Benefits', 'Technical Capacity', 'Biodiversity Linkage', 'Targeted Participants', 'Marine Ecosystems', 'Policies for and Enforcement of Resource Use', 'Policies for Enterprises', 'Equipment', 'CE Community Resources', 'Market Demand', 'Increased Income for Participants', 'Attitudes Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Biological Resource Use', 'Resources', 'Pollution', 'Combined Strategic Approaches', 'Inputs', 'Stakeholder Alignment', 'Infrastructure', 'Benefit Sharing', 'Climate Change and Severe Weather', 'Residential and Commerical Development', 'FRAME', 'Agriculture and Aquaculture', 'Library', 'Access to Credit Capital', 'RMP', 'Business Alliances', 'Forest Ecosystems', 'Profit Potential', 'Planning for External Disturbance', 'CE Community', 'Behaviors Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Species', 'Communities']
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant Version of Acting on the Evidence Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant Version of Acting on the Evidence Download this file for an accessible version of Acting on the Evidence, the interactive learning resource for Evidence in Action. ['Evergreen Resources', 'Biodiversity', 'Monitoring', 'Learning Group', 'MEL', 'Tool', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning', 'Evidence in Action', 'Learning', 'Interactive Evidence in Action', 'Evaluation', 'Americans with Disabilities Act Compliant Version', 'ADA Act Compliant Version']
Analytical Study: Environmental Crimes and Coca Activity in Ucayali Analytical Study: Environmental Crimes and Coca Activity in Ucayali UNODC, in cooperation with USAID, are implementing the Regional Cooperation to Address Environmental Crimes project (ECOS). The development of this analytical study aims to strengthen the capacities of national and local authorities to counter organized crime and environmental crime with an enhanced understanding and knowledge of the relationships and dynamics between crimes that affect the environment and coca cultivation and trafficking activity across the region. ['Biodiversity', 'Amazon', 'Latin America and the Caribbean', 'Illicit Drug Trade', 'Deforestation', 'Summary']
ANNEX A: Country-Level FAA 118/119 Analysis Scope of Work Template ANNEX A: Country-Level FAA 118/119 Analysis Scope of Work Template This template will assist USAID Missions in the development of a scope of work (SOW) for the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) 118/119 Tropical Forest and Biodiversity Analysis. ['BRIDGE', 'FAA 118/119 Analysis', 'Biodiversity', 'Monitoring', 'Learning Group', 'MEL', 'Tool', 'Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development Gains Enhanced', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning', 'Learning', 'Evaluation']
Anti-corruption and equitable benefit sharing in Kenya’s wildlife and forest sectors Anti-corruption and equitable benefit sharing in Kenya’s wildlife and forest sectors Equitable sharing of the benefits of conservation is essential to successful conservation efforts and sustainable use of natural resources. Effective benefit sharing, facilitated by transparent and informed decision-making, can help build community partnerships and support for conservation, facilitate law enforcement, and prevent conflicts and corruption. Recent changes in Kenya’s legal frameworks for managing wildlife and forests have reformed benefit sharing between state or private investors and local communities. However, benefit sharing requirements have been weakened by gaps in implementation and gazettement of required regulations and guidelines. Coupled with weak enforcement of local accountability mechanisms, these gaps provide opportunities for corruption, including diversion of conservation funds for private use, systemic bribery, and rent seeking in wildlife and forestry contracts. A range of coordinated anti-corruption strategies must be included when closing these institutional and regulatory gaps. Technological solutions may help. ['TNRC', 'Targeting Natural Resource Corruption', 'Kenya', 'Biodiversity', 'Conservation', 'Equity']
Are Alternative Livelihood Projects Effective at Reducing Local Threats to Specified Elements of Biodiversity and/or Improving or Maintaining the Conservation Status of Those Elements? Are Alternative Livelihood Projects Effective at Reducing Local Threats to Specified Elements of Biodiversity and/or Improving or Maintaining the Conservation Status of Those Elements? ['Energy Production and Mining', 'Non-Cash Benefits', 'Human Intrusions and Disturbance', 'Biodiversity Linkage', 'Government Requirements', 'Governance', 'Business Alliances', 'Climate Change and Severe Weather', 'CE Community Resources', 'Market Demand', 'Resources', 'Inputs', 'Stakeholder Alignment', 'Infrastructure', 'Residential and Commerical Development', 'Invasive and Other Problematic Species and Genes', 'FRAME', 'Agriculture and Aquaculture', 'Ownership', 'Forest Ecosystems', 'Profit Potential', 'Freshwater Ecosystems', 'Geological Events', 'Biodiversity', 'Technical Capacity', 'Marine Ecosystems', 'Targeted Participants', 'RMP', 'Policies for Enterprises', 'Grassland Ecosystems', 'Increased Income for Participants', 'Attitudes Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Biological Resource Use', 'Transportation and Service Corridors', 'Pollution', 'Combined Strategic Approaches', 'Policies for and Enforcement of Resource Use', 'Benefit Sharing', 'Equipment', 'Natural System Modifications', 'Diversification', 'Financial Management Capacity', 'Library', 'Access to Credit Capital', 'Planning for External Disturbance', 'CE Community', 'Behaviors Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Species', 'Communities']
Are alternative livelihood projects effective at reducing local threats to specified elements of biodiversity and/or improving or maintaining the conservation status of those elements? A systematic review Are alternative livelihood projects effective at reducing local threats to specified elements of biodiversity and/or improving or maintaining the conservation status of those elements? A systematic review USAID reviewed and contributed materials for this systematic review of alternative livelihoods and conservation. Alternative livelihood projects are used by a variety of organisations as a tool for achieving conservation results. Yet these interventions, including their objectives, vary a great deal, and there is no single accepted definition of what constitutes an alternative livelihood project. In addition, very little is known about what impacts, if any, alternative livelihoods projects have had on biodiversity conservation, as well as what determines the success or failure of these interventions. Reflecting this concern, a resolution was passed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2012 calling for a critical review of the benefits to biodiversity of alternative livelihood projects. This systematic review is intended to contribute to this resolution. ['Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Conservation Enterprises', 'Economic Growth/Livelihoods', 'CE', 'Research', 'Economic Growth', 'Livelihoods']
Are alternative livelihood projects effective at reducing local threats to specified elements of biodiversity and/or improving or maintaining the conservation status of those elements?: a systematic review protocol Are alternative livelihood projects effective at reducing local threats to specified elements of biodiversity and/or improving or maintaining the conservation status of those elements?: a systematic review protocol Alternative livelihood projects are used by a variety of organisations as a tool for achieving conservation results. Yet these interventions, including their objectives, vary a great deal, and there is no single accepted definition of what constitutes an alternative livelihood project. In addition, very little is known about what impacts, if any, alternative livelihoods projects have had on biodiversity conservation, as well as what determines the success or failure of these interventions. Reflecting this concern, a resolution was passed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2012 calling for a critical review of the benefits to biodiversity of alternative livelihood projects. This systematic review is intended to contribute to this resolution. ['Library', 'RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Resources', 'Groups', 'Alternative Livelihoods and Conservation', 'Alternative Livelihoods']
Assessment of Biodiversity Integration Efforts Assessment of Biodiversity Integration Efforts The Office of Forestry and Biodiversity (FAB) engaged Measuring Impact II to assess efforts to implement the USAID Biodiversity Policy's goal to "integrate biodiversity as an essential component of human development." The assessment investigated three modalities by which FAB, other Agency units, and implementing partners work on integration: building constituencies, leveraging entry points, and developing evidence. Overall, FAB integration efforts have produced many successes, including new constituencies and integration champions, guidance tools to improve integrated programming, and evidence for biodiversity’s importance to key development sectors. This Executive Summary provides highlights from the assessment and recommendations for future efforts. ['Cross-Sectoral Integration', 'Adaptive Management', 'Conservation Standards', 'Monitoring', 'Learning Group', 'MEL', 'Measuring Impact II', 'Evaluation', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning', 'Biodiversity', 'Learning', 'Adaptive Management and Conservation Standards', 'MI2', 'Biodiversity Integration Efforts', 'Assessment of Biodiversity Integration Efforts', 'Adaptive Management Assessments']
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