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Displaying 1171 - 1180 of 6947BRA527 - Hutukara Davi and Mauricio visit to the UK - awareness raising
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This project is to support an awareness raising visit from Davi and Mauricio, from CAFOD partner Hutukara Yanomami Association (HAY), from 20th - 30th September 2014, including media interviews, a meeting with Evan Cornish Foundation, public talks and community visits to the CAFOD diocesan offices of Hexham and Newcastle and Lancaster. The trip aims to raise awareness of the rights violations the Yanomami and Ye'kuana people face living in the Amazon, and the support that communities in England and Wales can give to overcome these challenges. International awareness and support is paramount at this time, as both Davi and Mauricio are currently receiving death threats from armed men allegedly hired by goldminers operating illegally in Yanomami land, and a new mining bill is proposed in Brazilian Congress which if passed in 2015 will have detrimental impacts on Yanomami territory. The trip also ties in well with CAFOD's climate change campaign launch so that partners' voices and experiences can be represented in communications to supporters and they can take part in the climate change march in London, scheduled for 21st September 2014. Outputs of this project include: Local actions such as fundraising, campaigning and awareness raising activities by Diocesan offices and communities in the North and North East of England; local and national media coverage on the key threats faced by the Yanomami and Ye'kuana people in Brazil; and potential joint campaigning actions with Survival International after their visit. This project is closely aligned with the indigenous support programme (BRA-13-02) objective: to contribute to the full acknowledgement and implementation of the collective rights acquired by the Brazilian indigenous people and to improve sustainable territorial management and protection practices and strategies; and outcome 1: Awareness is raised on the themes of land management and climate change and practical experiences are shared in indigenous communities living in Roraima and Médio Solimões; and outcome 2: Indigenous communities increase their knowledge, are mobilised, and with their allies manage to face the threats to their constitutional rights and the construction of large-scale projects. This trip builds on the previous visit by Davi Yanomami to the UK in June 2009 hosted by CAFOD, where he visited the Hexham and Newcastle Diocese to take part in the Pilgrimage to Holy Island and undertook a number of interviews to raise awareness of climate change impacts and Yanomami and Ye'kuana rights violations.
Promoting environmental justice
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The agriculture sector of Bangladesh faces many challenges: imbalance in soil fertility, salinity intrusion, corporate control over seed market, excessive use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, etc. Increased commercial farming has led to excessive and unmonitored use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. There is widespread evidence that pesticides are inappropriately used in Bangladesh and that 70 per cent of the pesticides used are “extremely or very hazardous;" these enter the human system through consumption. Pesticides used in agricultural lands enter wetlands, destroying ecosystems and species. Previous global reports claimed that 43 per cent (6.3 million ha) of the total area of Bangladesh is also affected by various forms and degrees of land degradation. The Government of Bangladesh's Organic Agriculture Policy (2016) is yet to be popularized among farmers. This Policy proposed forming a National Organic Agriculture Taskforce and framing laws to promote organic farming. Neither the taskforce nor the laws have happened. Meanwhile, organic cultivation in Bangladesh only takes place on an estimated 2% of the country’s cultivable land. BELA will arrange online capacity building events for its network members on organic farming, and prepare a video on organic farming. This will be shown to the farmers and posted on BELA’s Facebook. For easier understanding, awareness materials e.g. posters will be prepared and disseminated. Field visits will help monitor the works of farmers receiving toolkits. BELA shall also conduct another research on the restoration needs of the threatened Chalan beel, a socio-economically and biologically important wetland of the country in Natore, Pabna and Sirajgonj districts. This beel is about 394,100 acres and retains a diverse range of fish, aquatic invertebrates, birds and others aquatic animals upon which the local economy and livelihoods of some 5 million people depend.
GEF-7; Global Environment Facility (GEF) 7th Replenishment
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The Global Environment Facility was established in October 1991 as a pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment. In 1994 at the Rio Earth Summit the GEF was restructured and moved out of the World Bank system to b ecome a permanent separate institution. As part of the restructuring the GEF was entrusted to become the financial mechanism for both the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Conventionon Climate Change. The GEF subsequently was also selected to serve as financial mechanism for three more international conventions: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001) the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (2003) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury (2013) .The GEF strives to achieve global environmental benefits by supporting developing countries in their efforts. After various changes agreed upon during last two replenishment negotiations the work is focused around five thematic focal areas: biodiversity; climate change mitigation; chemicals and waste; international waters; and land degradation. Furthermore an integrated approach pilot was established during the sixth replenishment negotiations to support activities in recipient countries that can help them meet commitments to more than one global convention or thematic area by tackling underlying drivers of environmental degradation. This synergetic approach will continue in GEF-7 through Impact Programs focused on food systems forests and cities.The GEF is a network organization. It is composed of independent secretariat and evaluation office the World Bank acts as a trustee channelling project support to implementing entities such as to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Finland has supported t he GEF from the very beginning. The support to the seventh replenishment of the GEF (1.7.2018-30.6.2022) is about 31 million euros. This budget decision covers the remaining part of the total contribution 497 million euros.
Strengthening livelihoods civil society and community-based natural resource management of indigenous communit
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Chepangs and Tamangs live in the hills and mountains of central Nepal facing many types of hazard that affect both lives and livelihood.They are regarded as the most marginalized and resource poor groups in Nepal.Their tiny land holdings provide no more th an 3 to 6 months of food security.The forest and overall landscape is degrading because of the human pressure in forest land.The already formed Community Forest User Groups are not functioning well because of their limited capacity.Due to lack of knowledge of efficient and sustainable agricultural practices and land-tenure rights the communities practicing the traditional slash and burn cultivation have reduced the cultivation cycle from 3-5 years to one year.This had led to serious soil erosion problems th at cause regular landslides that destroy agricultural fields and threaten the lives of people and animals.The main objective of this project is to uplift the livelihoods and food security of the Chepang and Tamang communities through agro-forestry developm ent and improved community-based natural resource management.This is achieved by developing sound biodiversity management and sustainable livelihood activities in order to maintain rebuild and revitalize socio-ecological production landscape.Capacity build ing of CFUGs will be done to strenghten their operational capacity and women's self-help groups will be formed to promote women's empowerment and livelihood.The project will build capacities of local civil society organizations and duty-brearers and promot e positive interaction between local government and Chepang and Tamang communities.The project implemented by NAFAN and supported by the Swallows supports Finland's development objectives by increasing food security and promoting sustainable use of natural resources local democracy and participation of women in decision making. The project will strengthen local organization's capacity in community capacity building and establishing linkages between communities and local government. The project is expected t o benefit directly around 2200 right-holders and 100 duty-bearers. In addition to this approx. 3000 people are expected to benefit indirectly.
Responsible and Innovative Land Administration Project in Etiopia second phase (REILA II)
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The project is the second phase of REILA (Responsible and Innovative Land Administration) that supports the development of land administration in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries (LDCs) according to the OECD's classification. All the land in Ethiopia is owned by the government but the farmers have traditional extensive user rights to their lands. Official registration of such lands increases further the tenure security. Increased land tenure security encourages farmers to use their lands in a sustainable way and to make investments to raise the productivity of the lands. Official registration also reduces conflicts over land.The project started in August in 2017 in alignment with the Ethiopia?s fiscal year.The long term impact of th e project is to achieve improved livelihood and economic well-being of the rural population through promotion of sustainable land management practices. The outcome is to have improved and appropriate land administration system for Ethiopia and improved lan d tenure security for rural land users. Ministry of Agriculture manages the implementation of the project in Ethiopia. Finland's support to the intervention is 7.1 MEUR with a total budget of 781 MEUR. The one year extension is proposed with the option of 700000 eur additional funding for the technical aid. This option has been part of the original invitation to tender and procurement process.
Supporting smallholder families with land rights issues and sustainable land use in Brazil
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Unterstützung von kleinbäuerlichen Familien bei Landrechtsfragen und nachhaltige Landnutzung in Brasilien
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Die Territorien der Landbevölkerung sind bis heute größtenteils rechtlich nicht abgesichert. Megaprojekte in den Bereichen Bergbau, Energiegewinnung und Agrartreibstoffproduktion verschärfen die ökologischen und sozialen Herausforderungen in der Region. Landkonflikte werden oftmals gewalttätig ausgetragen, es kommt zu Landvertreibung und weiteren Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Das Projekt setzt sich durch Ausbildungs-, Informations-, Austauschaktivitäten für die Rechte der Landbevölkerung, insbesondere für die Landrechte, ein sowie für eine nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung von Land.
Capacity Building, Documentation, and Campaigning on Land Conflicts and Ecology Programs, continuation
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Dokumentation und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit zu Landkonflikten, Fortbildungsprogramm in Agrarökologie, Fortführung
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Stärkung von Kleinbauerngemeinschaften, Registrierung, Dokumentation und Advocacyarbeit zu Landkonflikten und Förderung von Agrarökologie
Strengthening participation of urban poor communities in local governance and land tenure in Cambodia
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Verbesserung der Wohnqualität und Absicherung von Wohn- und Bleiberechten in städtischen Armengebieten in Battambang und Siem Reap, Kambodscha
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Verbesserung der Wohnqualität und Absicherung von Wohn- und Bleiberechten in städtischen Armengebieten in Battambang und Siem Reap, Kambodscha
Increasing Income of Small Farmers through Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture and Defence of Land Right
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Stärkung der sozio-ökonomischen Situation und Ernährungssouveränität von Kleinbäuer*innen, Fortführung
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Das Projekt fördert mittels institutioneller Stärkung von kleinbäuerlichen Basisorganisationen deren Interessenvertretung und bedarfsorientierte Unterstützung in den Bereichen Organisationsentwicklung, nachhaltige und klimaresiliente Landwirtschaft sowie Lobby-Aktivitäten im eigenen Interesse.