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In the Face of Threats and Invasions in the Forests, Communities Defend and Reclaim Their Life Spaces

WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2021
Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
poverty
sustainable development
land-use planning
environment
climate change
fisheries
deforestation
forest conservation
forest management plans
mining
land dispute
community land rights
customary tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
land rights activists
local communities
extractive industries
women
The articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.
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Forest Policy for Jamaica 2017.

National Policies
January, 2017
Jamaica
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
farmland
public ownership
environment
forest conservation
farming systems
land governance
natural resources management
protected areas
forestry
land-use planning
water rights
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
land management
forest land
agriculture
fisheries
The Vision of the Forest Policy is that: by 2062, Jamaica’s forests and its biodiversity are sufficiently restored and sustainably managed, so once again the island can adequately be described as “the land of wood and water”, capable of meeting the social, economic and ecological needs of current and future generations.
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Plan de Acción Nacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía en Colombia.

National Policies
January, 2005
Colombia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
agricultural land management
farmland
pastoralists
forest conservation
natural resources management
forestry
fisheries
natural disasters
land management
deforestation
forest land
environment
agriculture
sustainable land use
El Plan de Acción Nacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía en Colombia es un instrumento de alcance nacional cuyo objetivo general es adelantar acciones contra la degradación de tierras, desertificación y mitigación de los efectos de la sequía, así como para el manejo sostenible de los ecosistemas de las zonas secas, a partir de la aplicación de medidas prácticas que permitan prevenir, detener y revertir dichos procesos degradativos y contribuir al desarrollo sostenible de las zonas afectadas.
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Lessons Learned for REDD+ from PES and Conservation Incentive Programs

Examples from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2012
Ecuador, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
deforestation
fisheries
forest law
forestry
grazing
land use
property rights
sustainable development
transaction costs
Mexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have substantial experience with implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation incentive programs. Yet, many aspects of their experiences remain poorly understood and will require special attention in any new or expanded use of these types of incentives.
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Lessons from the Rain Forest : Experiences of the Pilot Program to Conserve the Amazon and Atlantic Forests of Brazil

August, 2012
Brazil
deforestation
fisheries
land tenure
urban areas
The largest hydrographic basin in the
world, the Amazon is the source of 20 percent of all the
fresh water on the planet. The Basin covers some 600 million
hectares in nine countries, over half of which are located
within Brazil's national boundaries. A striking
characteristic of the Amazon region is its tremendous
biodiversity, which includes an estimated 50,000 species of
plants, 3,000 species of fish and over 400 known species of
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Dominican Republic - Environmental Priorities and Strategic Options : Country Environmental Analysis

September, 2013
Dominican Republic
capacity development
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
forestry
land degradation
land use
protected areas
sustainable development
urban areas
This report discusses the affects of
rapid economic growth and increased urbanization on the
environmental quality of the Dominican Republic's
natural resource base (e.g., water resources
management--water quality, quantity and watershed management
and solid waste collection and disposal have become major
environmental concerns). It notes that the lack of
systematic data limits an accurate and detailed assessment
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An Opportunity for a Different Peru : Prosperous, Equitable, and Governable

May, 2012
Peru
agriculture
climate change
decentralization
deforestation
fisheries
forestry
land ownership
natural resources management
property rights
rural development
This book argues that Peru faces an
unprecedented opportunity to become the next success story
in Latin America. In the coming five years, policy making
could put the country on a development path similar to the
one that, say, Chile, Costa Rica, or Spain have followed
over the last two decades. This book includes 32
sector-specific chapters and 2 historical perspectives that
precede them. The beginning chapter, a synthesis, builds a
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Building Response Strategies to Climate Change in Agricultural Systems in Latin America

February, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
land degradation
land management
land use
rural development
sustainable development
This report, Building Response
Strategies to Climate Change in Agricultural Systems in
Latin America, reports the results of action research to
identify and prioritize stakeholder driven, locally relevant
response options to climate change in Latin American
agriculture. The study has three primary objectives. The
first is to develop and apply a pilot methodology for
assessing agricultural vulnerability to climate change and
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Transitioning to Climate Resilient Development : Perspectives from Communities in Peru

May, 2014
Peru
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
forestry
land degradation
natural disasters
sustainable development
The livelihoods of communities in rural
areas of Peru are predominantly dependent on
climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture. Given their
close connection with the environment, the understanding of
how these communities perceive risks and how they adapt to
and cope with climate hazards is important for identifying
entry points for efforts aimed at building resilience. In
this context, it is assumed that the successful use of
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Argentina - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

August, 2012
Argentina
climate change
deforestation
desertification
fisheries
forestry
land management
land use
rural development
This country note briefly summarizes
information relevant to both climate change and agriculture
in Argentina, with focus on policy developments (including
action plans and programs) and institutional make-up.
Argentina is one of the four developing countries in the
world to have submitted two national communications to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), indicating strong commitment by the government for