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    Assessment of the headwaters of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2012
    The  study  site  of  Fogera  Woreda  is  one  of  106  woredas of  the  Amhara National  Regional  State  and  is  located  in  the  South  Gondar  Zone,  about  65  km  north of the  Regional  capital  Bahir  Dar  town,  on  
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    Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi series: gender, livelihood and land in South and Southeast Sulawesi

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2012
    As part of an assessment of community livelihood systems of the Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi AgFor project, gender is an important factor to capture the different livelihood options of the community, and their strategies to improve those options, in relation to environmental management.
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    Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi series: profitability and land use systems in South and Southeast Sulawesi

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2012
    This profitability assessment is an early effort to generate baseline information for the Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi: Linking Knowledge with Action project the ‘AgFor project’ , for implementation in two provinces, South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi. The study collected information on existing farming systems and estimated profitability for each land use.
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    Diagnosis of farming systems in the agroforestry for livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Northwestern Viet Nam project

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2013
    The Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Smallholder farmers in Northwestern Viet Nam project (2011-2016) focuses on agroforestry trials on farms in the northwestern mountainous region of the country. The objective of the study was to make an inventory of the current upland farming systems and identify key strengths and weaknesses of each system, including economic efficiency.
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    REDD+ country profile: Colombia

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2014
    Colombia’s REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) identifies the main drivers of deforestation and degradation as being the extension of agricultural and livestock frontiers, illicit crops, settlements or displacement of populations, infrastructure, and mining, among other aspects.
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    Lessons learned from community forestry in Asia and their relevance for REDD+

    Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities, 2014
    This report reviews lessons learned from community forestry in Asia over the last three and a half decades. It argues that efforts to promote Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) can achieve greater impacts if they build upon relevant lessons learned from experiences in community forestry.
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    Preventing and resolving future climate and natural resource-related conflicts in the Zambezi Basin: a Study of Bulawayo and Chinde Districts

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Long-term changes in climate are likely to increase a range of risks to human security, including the risk of violent conflict. The city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, and Chinde district in the Zambezia province of Mozambique have been identified as areas that are highly susceptible to future climate-induced conflicts.
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    Seeing the wood for the trees: forestry governance in the DRC

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    This case study on forestry governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forms part of a three-year project entitled Strengthening the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources, conducted by the Governance of Africa’s Resources Programme (GARP) of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
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    Wetlands and people

    International Water Management Institute, 2014
    This report provides examples of the value of wetlands to rural poor communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and discusses ways to manage them sustainably. Several wetlands in Sri Lanka – Negombo, Kalametiya, Bundala and Embilikala lagoons, are also highlighted. Climate change is expected to escalate the pressure on wetlands.
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    REDD+ Country Profile: Nepal

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2014
    This document is part of a series of REDD+ Country Profiles designed to provide a snapshot look at the progress of a country to design and implement a REDD+ national strategy and its components. The profiles examine key components of REDD+ in each country, including: governance, tracking REDD+ Progress, achieving REDD+ and REDD+ for People and Nature.

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