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"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… In Uganda, where the 11th Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA11) will be held from 26-29 June 2017, the … to the effects of climate change, and causes increasing rates of environmental degradation. Mimicking nature by increasing diversity on … Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda …
Insight, 25 April 2017
A group of villagers
A tale of two villages: community perspectives on the impact of Botswana’s trophy hunting ban
… and hunting, with the proceeds of these ventures going towards community development. Through this national Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programme, many communities … tasks such as collecting firewood. People also raised concerns about environmental damage, with many upset by elephants destroying trees in …
Insight, 24 January 2020
People walking on a flooded street.
Loss and damage fund: two funding frameworks reimagining climate finance delivery
Insight, 12 February 2024
Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
Insight, 05 November 2021
Community engagement in preventin pangolin poaching in Nepal (Photo: Ambika Prasad Khatiwada)
Wildlife crime and local communities
… Wildlife crime is also of concern outside of the conservation community. Wildlife can be a key asset for rural communities in Africa … wildlife crime. We are building UWA capacity to implement a community-based IWT action plan , including working with volunteer wildlife … Dilys Roe, Holly Dublin, Francesca Booker (2021), Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Research report From poachers to …
Article, 03 February 2015
Four men pose with their backpacks on the floor
Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade?
… . The LeAP ’People not Poaching’ web portal showcases examples of community-based approaches to tackling IWT. The webinar focused on one of these … from illegal logging. This bottom-up approach has won prestigious environmental awards but is now under threat from a corrupt and … Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade? …
Insight, 12 April 2021
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
News, 10 August 2022
A fruit bat
Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… hitting the poorest people first and hardest. Biodiversity underpins environmental goods and services that poor communities can ill-afford to … and content of the post-2020 international framework for biodiversity management is being discussed now. Prominent suggestions for the framework’s key elements are area-based conservation targets including, among other things, the “ Nature …
Insight, 29 April 2019
A herder with his livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya (Photo: Dorine Odongo/ILRI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Kenya
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem … to the local level through sub-national governments to finance community-prioritised investments in climate adaptation. Globally, EbA … and implemented at scale in order reap the level of social and environmental benefit needed in a changing climate. The Adaptation (ADA) …
Project, 14 June 2018
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Urban ARK 11: Improving solid waste management practices to reduce health risks in Nairobi and Mombasa
… of infectious and non-communicable diseases. It also contributes to environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at … reuse and recycling ~• Strengthen coordination and regulation of community and private sector players based on Amugsi, D, Haregu, T, Mberu, B, Muindi, K and Ziraba, A (2017) …
Publication, 01 June 2018