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Social Assessment of Protected Areas (SAPA) at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
… basis. The conservancy covers 37,000 hectares and has particular conservation significance as a home to the largest population of black … communities living within and around the PA. The SAPA assessment used community and stakeholder workshops and a survey of 231 households, … September 2014 and was facilitated by staff of OPC with support from community representatives. …
Publication, 01 August 2016
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From livelihoods to equity for better protected area conservation
… goals is widely considered essential for effective biodiversity conservation. The dominant approach to meeting social goals has focused … this has often proved inadequate for achieving either social goals or conservation effectiveness. A priority for the global conservation community now is to rethink its approach to social goals. This will …
Publication, 01 August 2016
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Pastoral Land Tenure and Community Conservation: A case study from North-East Tanzania
… This report examines the impact of Western-style development and conservation on livestock herders in north-east Tanzania and presents … Pastoral Land Tenure and Community Conservation: A case study from North-East Tanzania …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Flamingos around Lake Bogoria, the ancestral land of the Endorois people, Kenya (Photo: Minority Rights Group International)Lake Bogoria, the ancestral land of the Endorois people, Kenya (Photo: Emma Eastwood/MRG)
Human Rights Standards for Conservation (Part II)
… bear human rights obligations and responsibilities in the context of conservation initiatives? What are their obligations and … papers that served as an empirical basis for developing a set of conservation standards . The second in the series was " Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Part II: Which international standards apply to …
Article, 11 November 2014
Maasai men herding cattle
VITAL Climate Collective: connecting demand for climate adaptation needs with supply of climate finance
… strategies, simultaneously supporting biodiversity, wildlife conservation and carbon sequestration. Therefore, adapting to … the viability of providing capital to work on adaptation, mitigation, conservation and natural resource management. Business cases will …
Project, 01 July 2024
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Community representatives call on London conference to guarantee equal role in tackling illegal wildlife trade
… The community representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America met ahead … conference at a meeting organised by IIED, International Union for Conservation of Nature Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group … CEO of Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association and spokesperson for community representatives at the London conference, said: “You cannot …
News, 11 October 2018
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Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Part II: which international standards apply to conservation initiatives?
… upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in a conservation context. Over 30 broad categories of rights are identified. … for developing an accessible Guide to Human Rights Standards for Conservation. Three supporting documents are linked to this paper: … Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Part II: which international standards apply to …
Publication, 01 November 2014
A Batwa man sits with his hands cupping his head
Conservation Initiative on Human Rights
… scrutiny. But awareness about the positive contributions that nature conservation work can have in securing people’s rights to their … NGOs can play an important role in supporting and promoting conservation actions that respect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and help sustain their livelihoods. The Conservation Initiative on Human Rights (CIHR) is a collaboration …
Project, 16 August 2013
Understanding complex drivers of wildlife crime to design effective conservation interventions
… In conservation understanding the drivers of behavior and developing robust … Understanding complex drivers of wildlife crime to design effective conservation interventions …
Publication, 01 April 2019
Lake Bogoria, the ancestral land of the Endorois people, Kenya (Photo: Emma Eastwood/MRG)
Human Rights Standards for Conservation (Part I)
… bear human rights obligations and responsibilities in the context of conservation initiatives? What are their obligations and … papers that served as an empirical basis for developing a set of conservation standards . The first publication in the series was " Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Part I: Which standards apply to which conservation …
Article, 30 July 2014