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CITES and CBNRM: Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… its Appendices, including their parts and derivatives. However, many conservation experts consider the single-issue of CITES to be insufficient to effectively address the conservation of its listed species. That it lacks an explicit mechanism … is considered to be its most serious shortcoming. A symposium on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for the conservation …
Publication, 01 December 2011
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The origins and evolution of the conservation-poverty debate: a review of key literature, events and policy processes
… Within the last few years three key concerns have come to dominate the conservation-poverty debate: (1) the activities and accountability of big international conservation NGOs, and their impacts on local communities; (2) the … been periods of divergence, in particular the disenchantment with community-based approaches to conservation and the prioritization of …
Publication, 01 January 2008
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… they’re not of obvious immediate benefit to humans.  "The donor community and conservation movement are leaning increasingly towards a ‘what can … provide for people,” Professor Jonathan Baillie, ZSL’s Director of Conservation said. “This has made it increasingly difficult for … World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch …
Insight, 17 September 2012
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PGIS and mapping for conservation in Namibia (PLA 55)
… In: PLA 55 Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa. Guest editors: Brian Child and Brian … of contents and to download individual articles. Keywords: CBNRM, conservation, policy, poverty, marketing, tourism, quota setting, … PGIS and mapping for conservation in Namibia (PLA 55) …
Publication, 01 December 2006
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Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
… In this issue of Gatekeeper read how the Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI) in southeastern Tanzania …
Publication, 01 April 2014
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Beyond enforcement: communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime
… 26th – 28th February 2015, South Africa The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist … This symposium seeks to evaluate whether and under what circumstances community-based interventions are likely to achieve success in combating …
Publication, 01 January 2015
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Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy consultation and South-South exchange workshop
… region in Africa and UN agencies to explore the role of different community-led landscape approaches in agrobiodiversity conservation, climate resilience and achieving the Sustainable … Landscape approaches for mountain community sustainable development in a time of climate change: Policy …
Publication, 01 October 2016
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Engaging local communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade. Can a ‘theory of change’ help?
… or endangered species. Local people must be empowered to benefit from conservation and be supported to partner with law enforcement agencies … crime. Here we present a ‘Theory of Change’ for understanding how community-level interventions can help in tackling IWT. Do the …
Publication, 01 August 2015
The Ewaso Ng'iro River, in Isiolo County's Shaba National Reserve, Kenya where pilot projects to support adaptation 'may not yet be perfect, but have the right idea'. (Photo: Ninara via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Why community 'based' adaptation to climate change is not enough
Insight, 18 March 2014
Person walks trough a park under heavy rain.
Struggling, silenced and (barely) surviving the perfect typhoon
… taken steps to futureproof the region, with the ASEAN socio-cultural community vision 2025 setting priority areas in conservation of sustainable management of biodiversity and natural … and communities, and Queering our movement: placing affected LGBTQIA+ community members at the heart of our environmental rights work gives us …
Insight, 04 October 2023