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The programme aims to support public and private institutions, civil society and rural poor organizations to establish a good partnership in the development of two key agricultural sectors (rice and milk) and six secondary branches; it intends to build the human, physical and technical capacity of poor smallholder farmers to enable them to protect their productive assets, increase their production of rice and milk and raise their incomes. Approximately 77,500 households in the provinces of Cibitoke, Kayanza, Karusi, Bubanza, Muramvya, Gitega will benefit from the programme. With regard to land and natural resource governance, the programme aims to establish the legal status and land rights in each plot (hills and marshes) and to support the registration of newly entered in the community by strengthening the capacity of communal development centres (CDCs) and administrative authorities, agents of communal land services, local elected officials, and "bashingantahe" (council of elders). Land activities include measures that allow women to access their own plot of land. Landless women can also rent a plot of rehabilitated land.

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The project aims to ensure decision makers (in public and private sector) implement policies to support socially equitable oil palm expansion onto low- carbon degraded land and reduce conversion of forested areas. The programme will address critical governance questions around how to grant access to suitable land, how to revoke permits, how to change land status and how to involve local people in decisions where their rights are affected. On-the-ground community mapping will work with local people to evaluate what livelihood options exists in the area, and thus what is the best way to deliver a poverty-reducing forest management approach.

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Contribute to better land management and governance of state lands. It was agreed with the stakeholders to focus this intervention on the surveying of state lands based on the orthophotomaps produced under the PPCDR. This methodology, which uses the Geographic Information System (GIS), has been used in Rwanda to carry out systematic land certification at the national level. It will soon be adapted to Burundi as part of a pilot project funded by the PPCDR in two municipalities in the province of Cankuzo, aimed at using orthophotos in the context of plot reconnaissance. The desired goal of this project is to open the door to a subsequent systematic recognition of the national territory, which is why the project will emphasize the appropriation of the project by the technical ministries concerned and, above all, the services of the National Cadastre, who will be equipped and whose skills will be strengthened. In addition, the complex nature of land disputes in Burundi requires that the registration of state lands be accompanied by measures aiming at the same time to resolve any land disputes. This aspect will be taken into account in a more important way within the framework of the action. The project aims at contributing to a better management of public lands, mitigating the risk of conflict, enhancing the access to land for vulnerable parts of the population and improving production and economic development in Burundi. As agreed with various stakeholders, the project will focus its activities on creating a state-owned land cadastre system based on the orthophotoplan products in the PPCDR. With the help of Geographic Information System (GIS) methodology, systematic registration of state-owned lands will be achieved. The systematic recording of public lands is especially necessary with regards to the complex nature of land conflicts in Burundi and will be accompanied by parallel measures of conflict resolution for potential conflicts over land.

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Support through the Mali Forest Department DNEF to decentralization in the forestry sector, small-scale enterprise development, climate change adaptation and institutional reform. Support during 2014-2016 is currently (March 2014) under negotiation.

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Italy is providing financial support over three years for the dissemination and effective and high quality implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Voluntary Guidelines). Component 1 of the project focuses on providing a series of 3 country level workshops in each participating country (Senegal and Niger). The overall objective of the national workshops will be to increase the ability of governments and citizens to understand and administer tenure rights and the processes involved in providing access to and transferring such rights by developing a critical mass of informed stakeholders. The aim of the workshop series (three per country) is to promote the following: a) assist participants to contribute to the improvement and development of the national policy, legal and organizational frameworks regulating the range of tenure rights and to develop concrete plans for implementing the VGGT in their countries; b) create informed communities that are able to contribute to the reform process and monitor progress over time; and c) create learning cadres that will receive further training through e-learning and blended learning planned for the future.

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The United Kingdom is providing financial support totalling GBP 3 922 159 over three years for the dissemination and effective and high quality implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Voluntary Guidelines) which were globally endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security in May 2012 and whose implementation has been encouraged by the UK. Component 3.1 of the project includes funding for country level activities in Uganda and Nigeria. Both countries have undergone a participatory land governance assessment. The in-depth work will build on the insights of these assessments and on the dynamics generated through the awareness raising workshops and related process that the FAO will start with. Technical assistance will be provided to address specific issues raised as priorities. In Uganda, these include a review of the land use policy to address challenges caused by pressure on land in the agricultural sector; targeted studies into tenure issues relating to the rural poor; institutional capacity development and training; development of innovative approaches for recording informal, customary, and user rights. In Nigeria work will focus on issues raised in the LGAF, the workshops and the subsequently provided technical assistance will be linked to the work undertaken by the G8 Land Partnership, namely for improving transparency in the land sector, securing tenure for the population and strengthening capacities of key stakeholders. The programme will also carry out a study into the regulatory provisions and guideline requirements to establish and manage grazing reserves and stock routes.

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The FC project is intended to contribute to the sustainable financing of the Mozambican National Park system through the financial resources of the BIOFUND environmental foundation. The aim is to ensure the long-term protection and conservation of marine and terrestrial biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources in Mozambique's nature.

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SNV-Sida co-financed project to promote pro-poor economic development through capacity building in farmer based forest management.

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The project serves to intensify coastal and marine protection in partner countries of German development cooperation. The financial contributions of FC to the Blue Action Fund (BAF) should enable it to promote the maintenance of networks of globally important coastal and marine protected areas.

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The overall goal of the U.S. Government in providing technical support and training under this program is to improve indigenous/minority community and local/regional governmental capacities to better address conflicts (potential and on-going) in the extractives sector that may negatively impact areas of significant biodiversity, thus leading to greater inclusion of marginalized groups. Inclusion encompasses indigenous/minority communities active participation in the decision making processes of planned, or on-going, extractive enterprises that have the potential to negatively impact their lands, societies, livelihoods, and biodiversity. Enhancing the ability of people, communities, and local/regional governments to address complicated issues surrounding extractive activities directly works towards USAID’s mission to (1) build local sustainability and partnerships, (2) foster innovation, and (3) strengthen USAID’s capacity to deliver results. Extractive activities primarily refer to mining (alluvial and hard-rock) and hydrocarbon enterprises. A key focus of this project will be strengthening organizations, including applied research centers that work on preventing and mitigating conflicts arising over extractive activities. Developing and disseminating applicable tools for improved conflict management is a project priority. Select South and Central American countries have been identified as priorities for USAID conflict alleviation work in the LA region; this project will therefore focus primarily on these LA sub-regions. During the first two years of project implementation, the project will focus on Guatemala, Colombia and Peru; complementing LA bilateral Mission work in the area of conflict management.

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Capacity building, consultation , training and knowledge management for minitries responsibel for environmental protectione and management

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Demarcation and titling of state land within protected areas as a basis for demarcation and strict conservation/restoration regimes