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Ploughshare and radiated tortoises that have been seized in Bangkok will be among the case studies presented at a wildlife crime symposium in South Africa (Photo: Panjit Tansom/TRAFFIC)
Symposium examines how communities can be helped to combat wildlife crime
… brought together researchers, government officials, UN agencies, community groups and NGOs to assess the scale of the problem and look at … harvesting of olive ridley turtles in Guatemala, and successful community engagement in anti-poaching of the American crocodile in … more pervasive – a growing threat to human livelihoods and species conservation. In recent years it has become increasingly sophisticated …
News, 20 February 2015
Farmers sit in a field sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, Peru.
Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level
… Diversity. It was hailed at the time as a major step in promoting the conservation and wise use of the Earth's living resources. But it has … way. Implementing this agreement will be the next challenge . Community protocols and free, prior informed consent can be powerful … products. First, it requires countries to support the development of community protocols. These are charters of rules and responsibilities in …
Insight, 04 July 2012
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Getting it together: how some local organisations in East Africa have succeeded in linking conservation and development
… on profiles of five local organisations working to link biodiversity conservation and local development in and around protected areas in East … reveals the main roles that local organisations play in integrating conservation and development in their position at the intersection … how some local organisations in East Africa have succeeded in linking conservation and development …
Publication, 01 March 2014
Women doing maintenance work on a fish sanctuary in Bangladesh (Photo: Paul Thompson/Challenge Program on Water and Food, Creative Commons via Flickr)
1st International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA1)
Article, 07 April 2016
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Addressing the impact of large-scale oil palm plantations on orangutan conservation in Borneo: A spatial, legal and political economy analysis
… address the impact of large-scale oil palm plantations on orangutan conservation in Borneo. The case study found that if the current … Addressing the impact of large-scale oil palm plantations on orangutan conservation in Borneo: A spatial, legal and political economy analysis …
Publication, 01 July 2017
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Problematizing neoliberal biodiversity conservation: Displaced and disobedient knowledge
… together a global network of scholars, applied practioners, and community activists (recognizing that these are not mutually exclusive … has been commodified and appropriated in the context of biodiversity conservation, and the ways in which local people and their livelihoods … our analysis part of mainstream conversations about biodiversity conservation. …
Publication, 01 June 2009
Members of Likawage Village Natural Resources Committee use beaters to prevent a lit fire from burning backwards towards farms (Photo: Deogratias Ndossi)
Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
Article, 10 April 2014
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… the highlights for each day of the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change .  You can review the  full … to a gap in international development and bring funding closer to the community level – while also learning how to best do it." The project is … resilience in the face of COVID-19.)   Angeli Joyce Barafon of conservation NGO Rare  in the Philippines: Effective communication is …
Article, 14 June 2021
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Community-based forest management
… the results from an IIED project aimed at scaling-up sustainable conservation through ecotourism and community-based monitoring. … Community-based forest management …
Publication, 01 March 2011
A man watering plants in a garden.
Smallholder farmers: unsung giants of climate and nature investment
… in his work, as he pioneers farming approaches to help his family and community adapt to climate change impacts while also nurturing the … produces in his nursery provide another source of income and help his community create much-needed shade on increasingly hot dry days, as well … ensuring he can better endure drought, and enrich local communal conservation areas that capture carbon and regulate the local climate.  …
Insight, 16 November 2023