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Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Acronym: 
IGES
Website: 
https://www.iges.or.jp/en
Phone number: 
+81-46-855-3700

Location

2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi
240-0115 Hayama , Kanagawa
Japan
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Kanagawa JP
Working languages: 
Japanese
English
Asia
Australia and New Zealand
environment
research

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) was established in March 1998 under an initiative of the Japanese government and with the support of Kanagawa Prefecture based on the “Charter for the Establishment of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies”. The aim of the Institute is to achieve a new paradigm for civilization and conduct innovative policy development and strategic research for environmental measures, reflecting the results of research into political decisions for realising sustainable development both in the Asia-Pacific region and globally. IGES made the transition to a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation in April 2012.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Resources

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Putting Free, Prior, and Informed Consent into Practice in REDD+ Initiatives

Training Resources & Tools
April, 2012
Global, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
capacity development
conflicts
forestry
land governance

The principle that indigenous peoples and local communities have a right to give or withhold their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) to developments affecting natural resources is not new. However, experience using FPIC in REDD+ implementation is still limited in the Asia-Pacific region, and there are few materials that explain and train practitioners in its concepts and practice. There is still subjective understanding of the terms and requirements of FPIC, influenced by both cultural interpretations and interests. 



Library Resource

Community Carbon Accounting Research Project

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2011
South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
capacity development
climate change
community forestry
forestry

The Community Carbon Accounting (CCA) Action Research Project was launched with the intention of elaborating approaches for engaging communities in forest carbon stock monitoring.

Library Resource
Critical Review of Selcted Forest-Related Regulatory Initiatives

Critical Review of Selected Forest-Related Regulatory Initiatives

Applying a Rights Perspective

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2011
Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, India
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
forest law
forestry
community forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
state forests
indigenous peoples' lands
forest land
forest management plans
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples

This report brings together four studies that evaluate regulatory initiatives with implications for forest-dependent communities from a rights-based perspective. These are: The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 – India; Regulatory initiatives and selected outcomes of judicial processes in Malaysia; The Community Forest Act (2007) – Thailand; and The Indigenous People’s Rights Act (1997) – Philippines. Each study covers law making, content and implementation.

Library Resource
Forest Policy Development in Mongolia

Forest Policy Development in Mongolia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Mongolia
Forest Tenure
Land Degradation & Tenure
forest law
land degradation
forest land
natural resources
natural resources management
biodiversity

Mongolia’s forests are located in the transitional zone between the great Siberian taiga and the Mongolian plateau of grassland steppe. These forests play a critical role in preventing soil erosion and land degradation, in regulating the water regime in mountain areas, maintaining permafrost distribution, and in providing habitats for wildlife and preserving biodiversity.

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