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Multiple forest use through commercial sport hunting: Lessons from a community-based model from the Petén, Guatemala
The “Proyecto Pavo” is a project dedicated to the conservation of the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) through sustainable use of the species in multiple-use, community-managed forest concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Petén, Guatemala.
Forest Conservation and Leakage: Evidence from Mexico's National Payments for Watershed Services Program
Presentation given under the auspices of the TransLinks project at USAID's Biodiversity and Forestry Seminar Series on 9-9-11, this is a much more detailed presentation (after further analysis) on the topic convered in the 2010 LTC Brief and Presentation.
Developing Alternative Frameworks for Community-based Conservation: Piloting Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Tanzania's Simanjiro Plains
Case study on piloting payments for environmental services (PES) in the Simanjiro Plains, Tanzania - The Simanjiro plains provide a key wet season dispersal area for wildebeest and zebra migrating from northern Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park.
Forest Carbon Financing for Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change Mitigation and Improved Livelihoods: the Makira Forest Protected Area, Madagascar
Case study of the forest carbon project in Makira Forest, Madagascar.
Community-Based Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) Sport Hunting in the Petén, Guatemala
Case study of a community-based payment for ecosystem (PES)/trophy hunting scheme for conservation in Guatemala.
Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network: Ibis Rice
Protecting wildlife in Cambodia…one grain at a time.
Leveling the Playing Field: The Effects of Institutional Controls on Common Pool Resource Extraction
In this study a simple behavioral game was used to measure the response of groups of Cambodian farmers to a range of different policy interventions in a CPR dilemma, including enforcement, provision of individual and communal incentives, and opportunities for collective action .
Elephant Pepper: Establishing Conservation-Focused Business
This case study examines the development of a commercial product at the intersection of biodiversity conservation, economic development and improvement in the livelihoods of poor African farmers.
Lessons Learned, Opportunities and Innovations in Human Wildlife Conflict Compensation and Insurance Schemes
This short discussion paper presents some of the lessons learned, opportunities and innovations of compensation and insurance schemes, with the hopes of assisting conservation managers with the choice of management tools appropriate to their context .
Improving Poultry Production for Sustainability in the Ruaha Landscape, Tanzania
Shortages in protein availability are a well-known problem in village economies, especially in Africa, and the neurological and nutritional importance of animal-source protein is increasingly being recognized.
Conservation of Sulawesis Endangered Mascot - the Maleo - through Conservation Incentive Agreements
the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) established the Maleo Conservation Project in northern Sulawesi in 2001.
TransLinks: Case Study: Payments for Biodiversity Conservation in the Context of Weak Institutions Featured November 22, 2011
Implementing any conservation intervention, including Payments for Environmental Services (PES), in the context of weak institutions is challenging.
Impacts of Payments for Ecosystem Services on Deforestation in Mexico: Preliminary Lessons for REDD
Tenure Brief, NO.
Lessons about Land Tenure, Forest Governance and REDD+ Featured Jan 10, 2012
This volume of case studies comprises one of two main publications resulting from the Oct.
