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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2005
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Costa Rica

    This study examined the efficiency of programs supporting the conservation of forest resources and services through direct payments to land owners; or payments for environmental services (PES). The analysis is based on a sample of farms receiving and not receiving PES in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Results indicate that payments have limited immediate effects on forest conservation in the region. Conservation impacts are indirect and realized with considerable lag because they are mostly achieved through land use decisions affecting non forest land cover.

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    Critical Review of Selcted Forest-Related Regulatory Initiatives

    Applying a Rights Perspective

    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2011
    Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, India

    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.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2021
    Panama

    Meeting sustainable development goals requires policies that account for interrelatedness in social and environmental issues such as land tenure and deforestation. This work takes advantage of a nationwide titling campaign in Panama to explore the effect of private titling on forest cover across a heterogeneous landscape covering all stages of forest transition and diverse tenure arrangements.

  4. Library Resource
    English cover for road to ruins
    Reports & Research
    October, 2021
    Congo

    A report by RFUK reveals the growing extent, and impact, of transport and energy infrastructure development in the Congo Basin – which is on its way to becoming a major driver of deforestation in the world’s second largest rainforest. The eight case studies featured in this report show that, while certain projects may bring some economic benefits, environmental and social impacts have been overwhelmingly higher than necessary due to bad planning, corruption, failure to follow better practice, and simple negligence.

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    Plan d’Investissement de la Stratégie  Nationale REDD+

    (version 7b)

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2018
    Congo

    République du Congo entre dans sa deuxième phase dite phase d’investissement de la REDD+. Ainsi un Plan d’Investissement de la Stratégie Nationale REDD+ a été élaboré pour la période de 2018-2025 qui sera mis en œuvre sur la base d’une synergie intersectorielle appropriée, au regard des interventions sectorielles accrues que suscitera la mise en œuvre des projets.

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    Republic of Armenia Land Degradation Neutrality National Report
    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Armenia

    This report summarizes the key outcomes of the national efforts carried out in 2014 and 2015 towards putting in practice the land degradation neutrality concept. The LDN project, which was sponsored by the Republic of Korea, was carried out with the support of the UNCCD Secretariat and implemented in partnership with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and CAP 2100 International.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2021
    Colombia

    In the five years following its historic 2016 peace accord, Colombia has seen a surge of forest razing and land clearance amid continuing unrest in the countryside. The rate of tree loss, which greatly lowers the country’s chances of meeting its zerodeforestation goal by 2030, is tied to conflict and violence. These ties are complex. Deforestation began to rise soon after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which had operated mostly from rural areas, declared a ceasefire in December 2014. It then gathered steam after the 2016 accord was signed.

  8. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2021
    Global

    Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
     

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    High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change
    Peer-reviewed publication
    November, 2013
    Global

    Quantification of global forest change has been lacking despite the recognized importance of forest ecosystem services. In this study, Earth observation satellite data were used to map global forest loss (2.3 million square kilometers) and gain (0.8 million square kilometers) from 2000 to 2012 at a spatial resolution of 30 meters. The tropics were the only climate domain to exhibit a trend, with forest loss increasing by 2101 square kilometers per year.

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    Land Tenure Considerations in Sri Lanka’s Proposed National REDD+ Strategy
    Conference Papers & Reports
    April, 2016
    Sri Lanka

    At the request of the Sri Lankan Government an assessment was designed and conducted as part of the development of the country’s national strategy on REDD+.  The assessment involved applying criteria from the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests (VGGT) to analyze the tenure implications for a wide array of proposed policies and measures (PAMs) to address deforestation and forest degradation.  The assessment will help Sri Lanka to prioritize and make investment decisions among the PAMs.

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