Democracy, Rights, and Governance Projects and Activities Africa

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A Planetary Health Innovation for Disease, Food and Water Challenges in Africa A Planetary Health Innovation for Disease, Food and Water Challenges in Africa Many communities in low- and middle-income countries globally lack sustainable, cost-effective and mutually beneficial solutions for infectious disease, food, water, and poverty challenges. This research supports the hypothesis that agricultural development and fertilizer use in West Africa increases the burden of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis by fueling the growth of submerged aquatic vegetation that chokes out water access points and serves as habitat for freshwater snails that transmit Schistosoma parasites to more than 200 million people globally. ['Biodiversity', 'One Health', '2023', 'Research', 'Africa', 'Ecosystem Health', 'Human Well-Being', 'Infectious Disease'] Dec 12, 2023 09:10 PM File
African Drought Adaptation Forum Report 3 The Third African Drought Adaptation Forum was held 17th-19th September 2008 at the United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa. This three-day workshop was sponsored by the United Nations Development Program’s Drylands Development Centre (UNDP-DDC), UN-International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) and the hosts the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It brought together some 80 policy makers, government officials, UN agencies, donors, practitioners from local and international NGO’s and CBO’s, the media and applied researchers from around Africa, and the Arab states to exchange practical experiences, findings and ideas on how to adapt to the increasing threat of drought and climate change in the drylands of Africa. ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Sustainable Land Management', 'Gender', 'Africa', 'Training', 'Library', 'Content', 'Climate Change Adaptation', 'Health', 'Resources', 'Drought Adaptation'] Jan 15, 2010 05:46 AM File
African Union AMR Landmark Report: Voicing African Priorities on the Active Pandemic African Union AMR Landmark Report: Voicing African Priorities on the Active Pandemic Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a leading cause of death in the African region, surpassing fatalities from malaria, HIV, and TB. In response to this critical threat, the region has adopted the AMR Global Action Plan and the African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2020 – 2025, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of African nations through a coordinated approach. ['One Health', 'Biodiversity', '2024', 'Report', 'Governance/Management', 'Africa'] Dec 12, 2024 09:00 PM File
Coastal Resilience to Climate Change: Integrating Biodiversity, Adaptation, and Sustainable Landscapes in West Africa Coastal Resilience to Climate Change: Integrating Biodiversity, Adaptation, and Sustainable Landscapes in West Africa USAID’s West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) activity aims to improve biodiversity conservation, increase climate resilience, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across forest landscapes in West Africa. By working through regional partners, and with targeted national and sub-national institutions, WA BiCC increases the capacity of institutions at all levels to reduce wildlife trafficking, promote cross-border law enforcement and governance, reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and promote climate-resilient, low-emission growth in coastal areas across West Africa. Read more in this case study. ['Development', 'Cross-Sectoral Integration', 'Co-located', 'Africa', 'Sustainable Landscapes', 'Environment', 'Case Study', 'USAID', 'Conservation', 'Climate and Biodiversity', 'Single Funded w/ Co-benefits', 'Implementation/MEL'] Sep 30, 2020 04:27 AM Story
Collaborators with skin in the game: Learning about the use of sport to foster resilience against wildlife crime in the Greater Kruger, South Africa Collaborators with skin in the game: Learning about the use of sport to foster resilience against wildlife crime in the Greater Kruger, South Africa This 2024 USAID Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Case Competition winner is about the USAID Khetha Program, “Protecting Wildlife, Benefiting Communities." ['Biodiversity', 'Africa', 'South Africa', '2024', 'Case Study', 'Adaptive Management and Conservation Standards', 'Conservation Crimes', 'Economic Growth/Livelihoods', 'Protected Areas'] Nov 08, 2024 02:36 PM File
Community-based Counter Wildlife Trafficking Activity Fact Sheet Community-based Counter Wildlife Trafficking Activity Fact Sheet The Community-Based Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CBCWT) Activity aims to enhance community resilience and wildlife conservation in the Mbomu-Uele border region between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ['Biodiversity', 'Africa', 'CARPE', 'Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'Wildlife Trafficking', 'Fact Sheet'] Dec 08, 2023 04:01 PM File
Conservation Enterprises Learning Brief: Assessing the Core Assumption that Enterprise Benefits Promote Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors - Summary of Resources Conservation Enterprises Learning Brief: Assessing the Core Assumption that Enterprise Benefits Promote Conservation Attitudes and Behaviors - Summary of Resources One of the core assumptions in a theory of change for supporting conservation enterprises is that the benefits–both monetary and non-monetary—participants receive promote desired attitudes and behaviors toward biodiversity conservation. This brief summarizes select resources that have more systematically assessed how increased benefits have led to attitudes and behavior change. In taking a closer look at these studies, conservation enterprise teams should reflect on how they might contribute to the evidence base for this key assumption. ['Biodiversity', 'Technical Brief', 'Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning', 'Behaviors Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Attitudes Regarding Sustainable Use of Resources', 'Assessment', 'Benefit Sharing', 'Africa', 'Latin America and the Caribbean', 'Asia', 'Terrestrial Ecotourism', 'Other Businesses', 'Crops', 'Livestock', 'Sustainably Harvested Fish and Shellfish', 'Conservation Enterprises Resources', 'CE Learning Group Resources', 'Resources', 'Learning Group'] Mar 16, 2023 02:23 PM File
Democratising forest business: a compendium of successful locally controlled forest business organisations Democratising forest business: a compendium of successful locally controlled forest business organisations The main purpose of this book is to present 19 case studies from 14 developing countries that show how local people have been democratising forest business. By this is meant the process of asserting collective local control through ownership and management arrangements so that the integrated needs of families, communities and indigenous peoples remain central to the business operation. ['Brazil', 'Non-Cash Benefits', 'Community Forest Management', 'Latin America and the Caribbean', 'Nepal', 'Governance', 'Ethiopia', 'CE Community Resources', 'Market Demand', 'Laos', 'Bolivia', 'Burkina Faso', 'Resources', 'Technical Capacity', 'Stakeholder Alignment', 'Forest Communities', 'Forest Based Industries and Products', 'Guatemala', 'Community Involvement in Forest Management', 'Ownership', 'Profit Potential', 'Thailand', 'Biodiversity', 'Business Alliances', 'Gambia', 'Philippines', 'Indonesia', 'RMP', 'Policies for Enterprises', 'Communities', 'Vietnam', 'Asia', 'Increased Income for Participants', 'Forest Enterprises', 'Cambodia', 'Financial Management Capacity', 'Diversification', 'Mexico', 'Africa', 'Agroforestry', 'Library', 'Access to Credit Capital', 'Community Enterprises', 'FRAME', 'CE Community'] Nov 16, 2016 04:43 PM File
ENVIRONMENT MATTERS • 2001 - Africa Region ENVIRONMENT MATTERS • 2001 - Africa Region ENVIRONMENT MATTERS • 2001 - Africa Region ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Poverty Reduction Seminar', 'Learning Group', 'Sustainable Land Management', 'FRAME', 'Africa', 'Training', 'Library', 'Community-Based Natural Resource Management', 'CBNRM', 'Integrated Coastal Management', 'Resources', 'Speaker Biosketches'] Dec 24, 2008 01:26 AM File
Evaluation Design Report for the USAID/West Africa RESTORE Activity Evaluation Design Report for the USAID/West Africa RESTORE Activity The objective of this report is to provide details on the impact and performance evaluation design for the Health, Ecosystems, and Agriculture for Resilient Thriving Societies (HEARTH) RESTORE activity in in Ghana and CDI. ['Biodiversity', 'Africa', 'Report', 'Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)', 'INRM', 'Evaluation', '2024', 'HEARTH', 'HEARTH Resources', 'HEARTH Evidence', 'New Resources'] Jul 09, 2024 04:45 PM File
Final draft results of UBC/FERU’s analysis of the scale, form, and impacts of DWF on national fisheries and fisherfolk for Africa and Latin American and the Caribbean Final draft results of UBC/FERU’s analysis of the scale, form, and impacts of DWF on national fisheries and fisherfolk for Africa and Latin American and the Caribbean The University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Economic Resource Unit (UBC/FERU) was commissioned to help implement USAID's Distant Water Fleet (DWF) Research Agenda. Through analysis of the Sea Around Us database, a literature review, and expert interviews, UBC/FERU researchers have characterized interactions between DWF and domestic fishing activities in selected geographies. These results were discussed further in a webinar on June 29, 2022. ['Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries Webinars', 'Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries', 'Final Report', 'Africa', 'LAC'] Mar 30, 2023 05:04 PM File
Five Facts About Wild-Caught Fisheries & African Development Five Facts About Wild-Caught Fisheries & African Development The Five Facts about Wild-Caught Fisheries and African Development fact sheet describes the role of wild-caught fisheries in food security, resilience and nutrition and presents opportunities and recommendations for intervening in wild-caught fisheries management to improve the livelihoods and food security of the hundreds of millions of people who depend on wild fish for nourishment and income. It also presents a table that illustrates that fish is a better source of many essential vitamins and minerals. ['BRIDGE', 'Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development Gains Enhanced', 'Food Security', 'Learning Group', 'Nutrition', 'BRIDGE Resources', 'Marine Conservation and Fisheries', 'Africa', 'Fisheries', 'Biodiversity', 'Fact Sheet', 'Marine Conservation'] Sep 25, 2018 09:07 AM File
From Awareness to Action: Sharing Lessons Learned for African Conservation From Awareness to Action: Sharing Lessons Learned for African Conservation, a report to the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund prepared by the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group. ['RMP', 'Biodiversity', 'Africa', 'Training', 'Library', 'Content', 'HIV Aids', 'News: USAID NRMD Training Announcements', 'Conservation Outcomes', 'Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group', 'Resources', 'Biodiversity Conservation'] Jan 15, 2010 05:50 AM File
Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa an Awareness Curriculum Framework for the Judiciary Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa an Awareness Curriculum Framework for the Judiciary The consultant was tasked to complete a desk review of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) training materials used by organizations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to raise awareness amongst the judiciary on IWT. The SADC territory encompasses vast tracts of land hosting a many species and it hosts SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) which include the Kavango- Zambezi, Greater Limpopo, and the Zimbabwe, Malawi-Zambia TFCAs, amongst others. The SADC member States are Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ['Wildlife', 'Biodiversity', 'VukaNow', 'Southern African Development Community (SADC)', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa', 'Training'] Oct 11, 2022 07:22 PM File
Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa: A State of Knowledge Report Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa: A State of Knowledge Report This State of Knowledge review was undertaken with the aim of understanding what data and information is available on illegal wildlife trade (IWT) that would allow for analyses of economic impacts of IWT at national and regional levels in southern Africa. It also aims to increase the accessibility to existing knowledge on IWT in southern Africa and constitutes the base for future country studies and regional assessments of the costs and benefits of IWT in the region. ['Southern Africa', 'Biodiversity', 'VukaNow', 'Report', 'Wildlife Crime', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa'] Oct 20, 2022 04:09 PM File
Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment of the USAID/Zambia Eastern Kafue Nature Alliance Activity Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment of the USAID/Zambia Eastern Kafue Nature Alliance Activity The objective of this feasibility assessment (FA) is to assess the possible evaluation options for the Health, Ecosystems, and Agriculture for Resilient Thriving Societies (HEARTH) Eastern Kafue Nature Alliance activity (“Kafue Activity”) in Zambia. The assessment considers design options, including impact evaluation (IE) and performance evaluation (PE), that meet Agency-wide HEARTH and Mission learning interests, with the goal of determining the most rigorous options that can be applied given implementation, resource, and other constraints for this activity. ['Biodiversity', 'Zambia', 'Africa', 'Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)', 'INRM', 'Impact Assessment'] Jul 08, 2022 01:39 PM File
Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment for the USAID/Southern Africa ECCO Activity Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment for the USAID/Southern Africa ECCO Activity The objective of this feasibility assessment is to assess the possible evaluation options for the USAID/Southern Africa Regional Ecosystems, Communities and Climate, Cubango-Okavango (ECCO) activity in Angola. The assessment considers evaluation design options that meet priority learning objectives related to cross-sectoral benefits, attitude and behavior change, threat reduction, and biophysical impacts, with the goal of determining the most rigorous options that can be applied given implementation, resources, and other constraints. ['Biodiversity', '2024', 'Africa', 'Southern Africa', 'Climate', 'Report', 'Impact Assessment', 'Evaluation', 'HEARTH', 'HEARTH Evidence', 'HEARTH Resources', 'Evidence'] Apr 22, 2024 08:58 PM File
Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment of RESTORE Impact Evaluation Feasibility Assessment of RESTORE The objective of this feasibility assessment is to assess the possible evaluation options for the USAID/West Africa Resilient Ecosystem and Sustainable Transformation of Rural Economies (RESTORE) Activity in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The assessment considers evaluation design options that meet priority learning interests, with a focus on on-farm and off-farm biodiversity and conservation outcomes and risk of zoonotic disease transmission, with the goal of determining the most rigorous options that can be applied given implementation, resources, and other constraints. ['Biodiversity', 'HEARTH', 'HEARTH Evidence', 'HEARTH Resources', 'Report', '2024', 'Africa', 'West Africa', 'Ghana', "Cote d'Ivoire", 'Reforestation', 'Zoonotic Diseases'] Apr 22, 2024 08:49 PM File
Kilimanjaro Heartland, Kenya-Tanzania: The Global Conservation Program Achievements and Lessons Learned from 10 years of Support for Threats-based Conservation at a Landscape and Seascape Scale Kilimanjaro Heartland, Kenya-Tanzania: The Global Conservation Program Achievements and Lessons Learned from 10 years of Support for Threats-based Conservation at a Landscape and Seascape Scale African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation of Resources in African Landscapes (CORAL) GCP closeout report ['Adaptive Management', 'Global Conservation Program (GCP)', 'Conservation Standards', 'GCP Resources', 'Learning Group', 'Africa', 'Sustainable Landscapes', 'GCP', 'Biodiversity', 'African Wildlife Foundation', 'Adaptive Management and Conservation Standards', 'Report'] Feb 01, 2021 08:22 AM File
Learning Narrative: #WildEye Training for Investigative Journalism in Southern Africa Learning Narrative: #WildEye Training for Investigative Journalism in Southern Africa Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism, through a grant from USAID’s VukaNow Activity, developed a powerful new data-driven tool, #WildEye Southern Africa, that addresses a major challenge facing wildlife crime reporters and investigators: the fact that information on these types of activities is hard to find and even harder to track over time, and across borders. This has allowed criminal activity to remain hidden from public scrutiny and hindered reporting on the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade. ['Southern Africa', 'Biodiversity', 'VukaNow', 'Journalism', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa'] May 27, 2022 04:05 PM File
Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition in Southern Africa Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition in Southern Africa This report comprises a review of existing legislation governing mutual legal assistance and extradition across eight member states of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) with a view to examining the effectiveness of these mechanisms in facilitating the investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime in that region. The countries examined were Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ['Southern Africa', 'Biodiversity', 'VukaNow', 'Southern African Development Community (SADC)', 'Wildlife Crime', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa'] Oct 20, 2022 03:23 PM File
Namibia Case Study: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Curbing Illegal Wildlife Trade Namibia Case Study: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Curbing Illegal Wildlife Trade This study investigates the economic implications of investing in curbing IWT through a cost benefit analysis (CBA) of current investments in Namibia and compares the results against an alternative scenario where no investments are being made in curbing IWT as well as to a scenario where more investments are being made in further curbing it. The CBA monetizes costs and benefits from IWT curbing initiatives and sets them up to be consistently compared across time, in order to inform and guide investment decisions. ['Southern Africa', 'Biodiversity', 'VukaNow', 'Wildlife Crime', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa', 'Cost Benefit Analysis'] Oct 20, 2022 03:29 PM File
Nosy Manga - Marine Ecosystems and Community Nosy Manga - Marine Ecosystems and Community The five-year Nosy Manga - Restorative Aquaculture for Nature and Communities project will focus on promoting sustainable seaweed and sea cucumber farming in the Menabe, Atsimo Andrefana, Anosy, and the MaMaBay seascapes. Bymodellingproductiveindustrialandcommunity-basedfarming, Nosy Manga will encourage farmers to adopt strategies that generate high financial returns and simultaneously contribute to the preservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. ['Africa', 'USAID', 'Madagascar', 'Ocean Farmers', 'Indian Ocean Trepang', 'Indian Ocean'] Nov 08, 2023 09:45 PM File
On the case: Identifying corruption by reviewing wildlife crime court cases in southern Africa On the case: Identifying corruption by reviewing wildlife crime court cases in southern Africa Corruption is a key enabler of wildlife crimes. For agencies and organizations focused on curbing the illegal wildlife trade, reviewing historical cases can be useful to establish a baseline of knowledge on court performance. Such reviews can inform the design of interventions that build the capacity of investigators, prosecutors, and the judiciary to target higher-level organizers and financiers. This practice note outlines learning from TRAFFIC's review of wildlife crime court cases in southern Africa to assess missed opportunities to identify corruption, and barriers to investigating and charging corrupt actors. ['Biodiversity', 'Targeting Natural Resource Corruption', 'Wildlife Trafficking', 'Illegal Trade', 'Africa', 'TNRC Resources'] Mar 30, 2022 06:36 PM File
One Health in Turkana County, Kenya: Applications and Lessons Learned One Health in Turkana County, Kenya: Applications and Lessons Learned This case describes the development of the One Health Strategy in Turkana County, Kenya. Turkana can act as a model for implementing One Health to improve the health and livelihoods of pastoralists in the drylands of Northern Kenya and neighboring pastoral regions. ['Biodiversity', 'One Health', 'Case Study', 'Africa', 'Human Well-Being', 'Ecosystem Health', 'Governance/Management', 'Kenya'] Dec 18, 2023 08:46 PM File
Participant Feedback: The Scale, Form, and Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Fleets on National Fisheries and Fisherfolk: Africa and Latin America/Caribbean Participant Feedback: The Scale, Form, and Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Fleets on National Fisheries and Fisherfolk: Africa and Latin America/Caribbean During this interactive event, held on June 29, 2022, the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Economic Resource Unit (UBC/FERU) shared the final draft results of their characterization of DWF activities in Africa and Latin America/Caribbean. Webinar participants were invited to share their input to refine the final results through geographically-focused small group discussions. During the session, each group provided feedback, captured on a virtual whiteboard. ['Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries Webinars', 'Biodiversity', 'Learning Group', 'Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries', 'Africa', 'LAC'] Mar 30, 2023 04:46 PM File
Report on PEGG and STEWARD FORUM in Guinea Report on PEGG and STEWARD FORUM in Guinea Report on STEWARD/PEGG FORUM initiative at the National Direction of Water and Forests (DNEF) and the Center for the Observation and Monitoring of Environmental Information (COSIE) ['Biodiversity', 'USDA Forest Service', 'Sustainable Development', 'Climate Change', 'Africa', 'STEWARD Program', 'US Forest Service International Programs (USFSIP)', 'USAID', 'Conservation', 'West Africa', 'Guinea'] Dec 19, 2012 09:40 PM File
Right Priorities for Africa’s Power Sector: An Evaluation of Dams Under the Programme of Infrastructure Development for Africa (PIDA) Right Priorities for Africa’s Power Sector: An Evaluation of Dams Under the Programme of Infrastructure Development for Africa (PIDA) Under the auspices of the African Union, in 2012 African heads of state adopted and endorsed the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) as the blueprint for the continent’s infrastructure development agenda. PIDA - which is governed by the African Development Bank, the African Union Commission and NEPAD - is not a nancing mechanism in its own right, but rather is intended to act as a vehicle to attract support for an ambitious suite of cross-border infrastructure mega-projects.These projects are valued at a colossal $360 billion up to 2040 and integrate energy, transportation, and water development on a continental scale. ['International Rivers', 'Biodiversity', 'Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa', 'PIDA', 'BiodiversityLinks', 'BUILD', 'Livelihoods', 'Evaluation', 'Biodiversity Understanding in Infrastructure and Landscape Development (BUILD)', 'Infrastructure', 'Learning Group', 'BUILD Resources', 'Economic Growth/Livelihoods', 'Africa', 'BUILD Project Resources', 'Economic Growth'] Mar 27, 2016 03:55 PM File
Social-ecological System Health in Transfrontier Conservation Areas to Promote the Coexistence Between People and Nature Social-ecological System Health in Transfrontier Conservation Areas to Promote the Coexistence Between People and Nature The ProSuLi in Transfrontier Conservation Areas in southern Africa project engaged with four communities in three countries (Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe) to identify, co-design, implement, and monitor livelihoods interventions that could improve well-being. ['Biodiversity', 'One Health', '2022', 'Ecosystem Health', 'Human Well-Being', 'Research', 'Africa'] Jul 12, 2023 06:59 PM File
State of Knowledge on Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade on National Economies in Southern Africa State of Knowledge on Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade on National Economies in Southern Africa A large-scale state of knowledge review was carried out to understand what data and information is available on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in southern Africa, its causes and impacts on societies and national economies. The literature review showed that, although a lot of knowledge has been accumulated on IWT in southern Africa, much effort is needed in generating further quantitative knowledge necessary to carry out economic assessments of IWT in different countries in the region. Yet, some countries and institutions collect valuable information and data which would need to be compiled and integrated at national and regional level. ['Southern Africa', 'Biodiversity', 'Knowledge', 'VukaNow', 'Wildlife Crime', 'VukaNow Resources', 'Africa', 'Economy'] Oct 20, 2022 04:24 PM File
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