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Louder this time, ‘Turn REDD on its head!’
… based on local, not central government, control . A year later at the climate conference in Durban, South Africa, many others are saying the same thing. And it is not just indigenous peoples and NGOs who point to the essential place of local rights and …
Insight, 30 November 2011
Pre-emptive controlled burning in Belize is preventing severe uncontrolled wild fires during the driest months (Photo: Toledo Institute for Development and Environment)
Flaming parrots and palmetto palms
… populations are degrading these resources in an increasingly variable climate. The forest land itself has also recently become a hot topic in … 2007, the Supreme Court of Belize ordered the government to recognise indigenous land rights and demarcate and title their land. In 2010, the …
Insight, 08 February 2016
Drying beans
Community protocols can bring real benefits to communities and combat biodiversity loss
… Indigenous people and local communities have received few benefits from … the Park, which are vital for their food security and resilience to climate change. Having signed an agreement with a gene bank (the International …
Insight, 15 March 2012