Forestry
- Do local communities affect REDD+ activities?
- 2011
- This paper presents the perspectives of stakeholders on REDD+ through several scientific publications and policy briefs citing case studies from Indonesia. It notes that local perspectives on REDD+ tend to differ from those ...
- Guidelines for incorporating free, prior and informed consent into REDD+ projects
- P. Anderson / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2011
- The right for indigenous people to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) has recently been strengthened through the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. These guideli...
- Literature review on forest management and climate change
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
- This literature review assesses current and potential future changes occurring within the forestry sector. It identifies challenges posed to forests and analyses the relationship between forests and climate change. While it is relativ...
- Focali, Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network
- Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues. Several Swedish universities and institutions are represented in the network. The purpose is to contribute to the provision of relevant knowledge to Sida and other Swedish authorities for the effective use of forest operations to achieve climat...
- FAO’s stories of success in mitigating climate changes through forestation
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010
- FAO works in supporting countries to strengthen the management of forests in a changing climate. This publication describes the many ways in which FAO works to promote good management practices for climate change mitigation and adapta...
- Assessing the impacts of climate change on community-based sustainable use of forest resources in the Caribbean
- Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, 2010
- The study identifies forest-based livelihood activities in communities, actual and projected climate change impacts on these activities, and possible interventions to increase the communities’ resilience to climate change. Among ...
- Forest Carbon Asia
- Forest Carbon Asia is a knowledge management platform that seeks to provide open, up-to-date, objective and insightful information and analysis on the resources, policies, players and issues related to climate change mitigation via forest carbon sequestration and storage across the Asian region.
- Ministry of Environment and Forests, India (MoEF)
- The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India's environmental and forestry policies and programmes.
- An update on international REDD+ developments and forest carbon policies from April 2011 to January 2012
- U. Chokkalingam (ed); S.A Vanniarachchy (ed) / Forest Carbon Asia, 2012
- In December 2011 at the international climate change negotiations at COP17 in Durban, there were further developments on the proposed REDD+ mechanism to reduce forest-based emissions and enhance forest carbon sinks. Various countries ...
- ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
- The ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins is devoted entirely to research on the tropical forest margins. ASB, which was founded as Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn in 1994, is currently focussed on reducing deforestation and emissions from land use change, including forestry and agriculture, while ensuring viable livelihoods and enhancing social and environmental co-benefits.The partnersh...
- Introducing safeguards into the REDD process
- B. Steni; G.B. Indarto; M.T. Surya; Y. Indradi / Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2010
- The aim of climate change mitigation and adaptation programs are to protect all the Earth’s inhabitants from the serious threats posed by climate change. Safeguards ensure both mitigation and adaptation activities truly address ...
- An equitable future for Malawi's forest dependent poor
- B. Sibale; G. Banda / Eldis Document Store, 2004
- Forests play a vital role in supporting economic and agricultural growth in Malawi. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of current legislation and illegality in the forest sector and suggest practical ways by which the...
- The Norwegian Indonesian partnership for improving forest governance should focus on livelihoods and markets
- A.G. Royo; A. Hardiyanto; Z. Alamsyah / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2010
- The partnership for governance reform in Indonesia (Kemitraan) continues to run the only forest governance programme (namely FGP) that bridges civil society with government partners in sustainable forest management efforts. The FGP, f...
- Bribery hinders Philippines’ efforts to reduce gas emission from deforestation: a role for CBOs
- G. Mayo-Anda / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
- National efforts to reverse forest degradation in the Philippines have taken on a new dimension in the context of recent international focus on mitigating the effects of climate change. This paper underlines the interest in participat...
- Will the dependency on fuel continue after the privatization of Malawi forests?
- J. Lowore; C. Munthali / Mzuzu University, 2003
- The Malawi forestry sector is in the midst of a process which aims to increase private sector participation in plantation forestry. The rationale for this is that plantation forestry is essentially a business and therefore if not exec...
- Evaluation of support from Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative in Guyana
- P. Hardcastle; D. Davenport; P. Lincoln / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- As a high forest cover/low deforestation rate country, Guyana has been keen to engage in a pilot of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) to utilise payments for the environmental services. This paper aim...
- This paper presents a case study about the Lilongwe Forestry Project, participatory forestry project that is being implemented in Malawi
- M. M. Sikwese 2007
- Malawi joined the advocates of community forestry in the late 1970s. The Government of Malawi, through the Forestry Department (FD) mounted a number of efforts to address the problem of deforestation. In addition to the government, no...
- Addressing the governance of forestry in th DRC
- T. Trefon / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010
- Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. This paper argues, however, that recent forestry codes and initiatives have not achieved expected results, and that corrupti...
- Forest-based livelihoods in Malawi
- L.K. Eneya; D.J.K. Saka / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2007
- This study was conducted to identify and promote forest-based alternative livelihoods for local communities around Malosa Forest Reserve. The objectives are to determine the extent of access by local communities to forestry resources ...
- Forestry experiments in Malawi
- G. Meke; W. Sagona / Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, 2007
- In Malawi over 90 percent of the population use only traditional medicine or use it in combination with western medicine for the treatment of various ailments. Over 60 percent of traditional medicines are comprised of plant materials....
- Forestry Nepal
- Gateway to forestry information on Nepal.
- The Open Forest Science Journal
- The Open Forest Science Journal is an open access, peer reviewed online journal which publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of forest science. Topics covered in the journal include, forest ecology; conservation and management, tree genetics and physiology, wood quality and production, systems analysis and modeling and silvi...
- Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF)
- The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) helps to develop the capacity of the people and institutions of the Congo Basin to preserve and manage their forests.
- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its members represent about 80 per cent of the world's tropical forests and 90 per cent of the global tropical timber trade.
- Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP)
- The Livelihoods and Forestry Programme promotes more equitable, efficient, and sustainable use of forests by rural communities, focusing particularly on the needs of the 53% of households identified as being poor and socially excluded. The Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP) is a bilateral aid programme of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government...
- Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OSFC)
- International conference on climate and forests held in Oslo, Norway, May 2010
- African Forestry Forum (AFF)
- The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a platform for stakeholders in African forestry.
- The Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
- The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) is an international organisation with a vision of local communities actively managing forests in Asia and the Pacific to ensure optimal social, economic and environmental benefits.
- Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA)
- Focali, Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network
- Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues. Several Swedish universities and institutions are represented in the network. The purpose is to contribute to the provision of relevant knowledge to Sida and other Swedish authorities for the effective use of forest operations to achieve climat...
