Grazia Piras
Former senior researcher with the forest team of IIED's Natural Resources Group
Sustainable management of cultural and natural heritage resources, capacity building and advocacy on the role of cultural and natural values in shaping conservation and development policies; coastal zone management. Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and India.
Coordinator of The Growing Forest Partnerships Initiative (GFP). Mainstreaming local control of forests at the local and the global level.
German Ministry of Culture (1997-1998)
World Bank (1999);UNESCO (2001-2008)
UNEP-PAP/RAC (2008-2009)
MSc Heritage Management and Communication (Scuola Superiore Normale, Pisa); PhD Heritage Conservation and Management (University of Genova).
English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
Grazia Piras's blog posts
While many Nepali subsistence farmers happily combine forestry and agriculture on their land, there is little integration between the two sectors in the country’s policy and administration.
Hunting for and engaging with the right partners has become a serious business for those who engage in sustainable development. The Millennium Development Goal 8 calls for the international community and the private sector to “develop a global partnership for development [PDF]” to achieve six key targets by 2015.
The Three Rights Holders Group had a strong presence at COP 16 in Cancun, advocating for sustainable forest management and locally controlled forestry as a vital component in any realistic strategy going forward to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.