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How much of Bangladesh’s protected forests are really protected?
17 January 2023
A move last year by the Bangladesh government to erase protections for a swath of reserved forest and award it to the country’s soccer federation for a training facility garnered outrage — but is only one example of how protected forests across the country continue to be degraded.
Mining and armed conflict threaten eastern DRC’s biodiversity in a complex web
12 January 2023
What happends when protected areas contain valuable strategic mineral deposits?
Sinking land forces hundreds to leave Indian temple town
7 January 2023
Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and started moving hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in over 600 houses because of sinking of land, officials said Saturday.
Projects
Biodiversity Conservation of Public Lands in the Brazilian Amazon
Durationaab: January 2011 - January 2013
Value: $5,958,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Biodiversity Conservation of Public Lands in the Brazilian Amazon project will support the development and implementation of capacity building and technical assistance activities to strengthen conservation and management of biologically significant target areas, representing diverse terrestrial
Ecuador Sustainable Forests and Coasts
Durationaab: January 2009 - January 2014
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Ecuador Sustainable Forests and Coasts project aims to improve income for local communities, the project helps increase their productivity and the sale of products that depend on conservation (such as organic cocoa, vegetable ivory nuts, and crabmeat). For example: helping communities meet requi
Evaluation Research and Communication: Global
Durationaab: January 2013 - January 2018
Value: $18,800,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The purpose of the Evaluation, Research and Communication (ERC) project is to create, expand, and communicate the results of evidence-based knowledge around best land tenure and property rights practices in order to enhance internal USAID and external USG learning, guide program design and implemen
Ethno-Environment Corridors in the Brazilian Amazon
Durationaab: January 2009 - January 2012
Value: $5,188,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
This project aimed to promote and improve biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resources management in public lands, through the development of “ethno-environmental corridors”, i.e. conservation regions comprised of a mosaic of officially recognized protected areas and indigenous lands,
Governance in Environment Frontiers: Brazil
Durationaab: January 2010 - January 2013
Value: $500,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Governance in Environment Frontiers project seeks to improve sustainable environmental resource management of farm producers under the responsible sourcing chain of soy and beef production, in private properties on the Amazon fringe and in the Xingu region in the state of Mato Grosso. The projec
Indonesia Marine and Climate Support
Durationaab: January 2010 - January 2014
Value: $17,600,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Indonesia Marine and Climate Support (IMACS) is a four-year project that is aimed to improve marine resources management in Indonesia. IMACS is working to strengthen the management capacity of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and local government, enhance local communities and
The effects of climate change in Uganda’s wetland communities: Experiences from Butaleja district
22 November 2022
Wetlands are among the most important natural resources in Uganda. They protect the country’s water resources, and are important for sustaining agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods, particularly in areas with low or unpredictable rainfall, land scarcity, or where surrounding land has low…
Post COP26 Reflections: A Focus on Opportunities for Customary Land Rights
19 May 2022
May 19th 2022 at 9:00AM-10:30AM EST (15:00 PM– 16:30 PM CEST) 2021 was a year of big promises concerning tenure rights. At COP26, an unprecedented 1.7 billion dollar pledge was made in support of ancestral community land rights, aiming to place IPLCs rights central to global policy-making and…
