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Chile´s Forestry Industry, FSC Certification and Mapuche Communities

Reports & Research
November, 2016
Chile
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
forestry
forest management plans
indigenous peoples' land rights
In April 2015, an international group of independent researchers, coordinated by Rosamel Millaman and Charles R. Hale, embarked on a comprehensive study whose guiding theme was the situation of Mapuche comunities in the region of La Araucania in relation to forestry companies in Chile. The intention of this study is to provide a document that could form a basis for renewed and improved dialogue about the way these companies conduct their forestry operations in the lands that are historically claimed by these Mapuche communities.
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Les Paysages de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

Une Fenêtre sur un Monde en Pleine Évolution

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
urbanization
climate change
desertification
deforestation
forest conservation
land cover change
land use change
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Landscapes of West Africa

A Window on a Changing World

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
urbanization
environment
climate change
deforestation
land cover change
land use change
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A Practical Guide for Mining-Affected Communities

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2016
South Africa, Global
Land & Investments
forestry
agriculture
mining
land investments
land rights
local communities
extractive industries
This guide seeks to highlight the steps that concerned parties and communities can take to address the challenges that mining poses on communities. It gives communities the tools they need to understand the law that governs mining and to protect their rights. Although it focuses on South Africa, the tools proposed will be relevant for communities facing similar issues in other countries.

This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.
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Forest land conversion dynamics: a case of Pakistan

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2016
Pakistan
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land cover mapping
forestry
deforestation
land cover change
land use
land use change
The present research focuses on estimating forest area change with respect to the ongoing forest land conversion. The study tests the hypothesis that forest land is being converted to the selected land use categories with high growth tendency and controlling deforestation rate to its half of the present level would significantly improve the land cover under forest. The rate of forest land conversion to other land use categories is analyzed and then compared with the total area expanded under three land use classes.
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Mongolia Strategic Plan FY17-21

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Mongolia
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
forest conservation
land conservation
biodiversity
land economics
This Strategic Plan to be implemented during a period from 2017 to 2021 is all about a contribution of WWF Mongolia towards successful and thriving co-existence of human beings and environment in Mongolia, particularly in two areas, namely Altai Sayan and Amur Heilong Ecoregions those have been named as important hubs and potentials for conservation.
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Land Tenure Considerations in Sri Lanka’s Proposed National REDD+ Strategy

Conference Papers & Reports
April, 2016
Sri Lanka
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
climate change
forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
private forests
state forests
forest land
agriculture
forest management plans
land tenure
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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Backroom Bullying: The Role of the United States Government in the Herakles Farms’ Land Grab in Cameroon

Reports & Research
October, 2016
Cameroon
land governance
forest conservation
land grabbing
land access
land ownership
local communities
Backroom Bullying: The Role of the United States Government in the Herakles Farms’ Land Grab in Cameroon, shows how bullying by US government officials may have played a critical role in the granting of nearly 20,000 ha by the Cameroonian government to the US-based firm Herakles Farms in 2013, instead of the cancellation of clearly flawed project.
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Alpha Logging & Wood Processing Incorporated, Area A, Lofa County, Social Agreement, 2016

Agreements & Contracts
December, 2016
Liberia
Land & Investments
land use
forestry
This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)
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Euro Liberia Logging Company, Area-F Konobo District, Social Agreement, 2016

Agreements & Contracts
May, 2016
Liberia
Land & Investments
land use
forestry
This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)