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  1. Library Resource

    Une Fenêtre sur un Monde en Pleine Évolution

    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Western Africa
  2. Library Resource
    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.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2016
    Southern Asia, India

    The monograph examines the recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel on making the Western Ghats eco sensitive zones in the light of Indian environment laws. The Indian environment debate of conservation and protection of biodiversity has been sustained by post colonial response that has two major opposing strands. The first is the cultural opposition characterised by the indigenous people of their homestead, religious and livelihood rights. The second is the opposition within the political and legal framework that has taken the judicial and policy making route.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2017
    Global

    The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares (Mha) into restoration by 2020 and 350 Mha by 2030. Underlying the Bonn Challenge is the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach. The Bonn Challenge is a voluntary, non-binding initiative launched to advance the restoration movement and in recognition of the importance of forest landscape restoration for meeting national priorities and international commitments. To date 47 contributors have pledged more than 160 Mha to the Bonn Challenge.

  5. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2017
    Madagascar

    Les objectifs de cette Stratégie nationale sur la restauration des paysages forestiers et des infrastructures vertes (SNRPF) à Madagascar sont: une planification de l’aménagement du paysage et un processus décisionnel communautaires; une coopération intersectorielle efficace et une coordination entre agences gouvernementales aux niveaux national, infranational et local; un renforcement de la capacité des institutions locales à mieux gérer les conflits sur l’utilisation et la propriété des terres; et une amélioration des politiques visant à une gestion intégrée des terres.

  6. Library Resource
    National Policies
    June, 2016
    Grenada

    The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is a cross-sectoral national strategic document of Grenada for the period of 2016-2020. Its main objective is to provide a holistic and practical framework for actions on conservation and sustainable use of national biodiversity for enhanced human wellbeing and livelihoods.The strategic priorities to achieve the objective are enhanced national capacity for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and key national ecosystems restored and sustainably managed.

  7. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2016
    Côte d'Ivoire

    La vision globale du Plan d’Investissement Forestier (PIF) est de : restaurer la productivité des ressources forestières et de les gérer de manière durable ; créer des incitations ; sécuriser le régime foncier et les droits d'accès aux terres en vue de créer un environnement propice à la transformation ; et mettre en œuvre l’agriculture zéro déforestation pour réduire la pression sur les forêts et améliorer les moyens de subsistance.Pour la réalisation de cette vision, quatre (4) objectifs spécifiques ont été identifiés, notamment: Restaurer, protéger et surveiller les forêts naturelles dan

  8. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2017
    Jamaica

    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.

  9. Library Resource
    Regulations
    August, 2016
    Benin

    Le présent décret définit les attributions, l'organisation et le fonctionnement du Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Développement Durable.

  10. Library Resource
    Regulations
    March, 2016
    Honduras

    El presente Acuerdo aprueba el Reglamento Especial para la Implementación de Mecanismos de Compensación por Bienes y Servicios Ecosistémicos, que tiene como objetivo general promover la protección, conservación, restauración y uso sostenible de áreas que brindan bienes y servicios ecosistémicos de interés a usuarios directos e indirectos en el territorio nacional a través de la implementación de mecanismos de compensación por bienes y servicios ecosistémicos.Constituyen sus objetivo específicos: 1) Establecer disposiciones, procedimientos, formas e instancias para la financiación, promoción

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