Forestry deforestation
- Towards wellbeing in forest communities
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Local governments have an important role to play in enhancing the wellbeing of forest communities, yet often lack the capacity to understand and address local needs. This sourcebook provides a valuable resource for local governments and others interested in reducing poverty through more participatory approaches with forest communities. Drawing on experiences in Bolivia and Indonesia, the authors suggest a range of approaches for developing locally relevant strategies for poverty monitoring and intervention.
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What policy approaches could minimise the impact of other sectors on forest biodiversity?
- ( I. Thompson;T. Christophersen / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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The pressures from sectors such as agriculture, mining, or energy on forest biodiversity require cross-sectoral approaches for the conservation and sustainable management of forests. This tool...
Does policy pay enough attention to the interaction between water and forests?
- ( A. Perlis / Unasylva, FAO , 2008)
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Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests. In this issue of FAO's ...
- Community forest enterprises: combining avoided deforestation and poverty reduction
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
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Forests are not just crucial for keeping the global environment stable; they are also a lifeline for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. This paper presents community forest enterprise as a p...
- The Amazon forest and climate change: are we reaching an ecological tipping point?
- ( WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2007)
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The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change. This report explores the relationship between the Amazon, climate, and the c...
- Can forest-related carbon offsets be equitable and sustainable?
- ( M. Richards;M. Jenkins / Policy and Environment Programme, ODI , 2008)
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‘Forest carbon’ has taken centre stage due to the urgency to mitigate climate change. One possible avenue to conserve carbon storing forests is through “payments for ecosystem ser...
Could spirit forest help conserve biodiversity?: a case study from Son la province, Vietnam
- ( V. A. Hoang / Research Center for Forest Ecology and Environment, Vietnam , 2007)
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This study examines spirit forest in two communities in Son la province, Vietnam. Using a participatory approach, it analyses traditional regulation, local knowledge on spirit forest and...
- The environmental cost of conflict in Sudan
- ( United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2007)
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Despite a peace agreement with the south and a fast-growing economy, Sudan faces critical environmental issues including land degradation, deforestation and the impacts of climate change, that thre...
- A manual on conflict-sensitive business practices in Colombia’s reforestation sector
- ( M. Leonhardt;J., M. Orozco / International Alert , 2006)
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This manual is an adapted version of the Conflict-Sensitive Business Practice (CSBP) toolbox which applies the CSBP methodology to the Colombian reforestation sector in Colombia. The manual discuss...
- Should the definition of legal timber be regulated by the state or through voluntary initiatives?
- ( D. Brown; N. Bird / VERIFOR , 2007)
- This brief highlights two different approaches to regulating trade in timber resources: certification and verification. This paper considers the pros and cons of the convergence of these two concepts,...
- Financial incentive schemes to tackle deforestation
- ( L. Peskett; D. Brown; C. Luttrell / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006)
- Avoided deforestation (AD) has become a global concern with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This paper discusses financial incentive schemes to reduce rates of defo...
