A growing body of evidence suggests that criminal activities associated with drug trafficking networks are a progressively important driver of forest loss in Central America. However, the scale at which drug trafficking represents a driver of forest loss is not presently known. We estimated the degree to which narcotics trafficking may contribute to forest loss using an unsupervised spatial clustering of 15 spatial and temporal forest loss patch metrics developed from global forest change data.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2017Central America, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsMay, 2016Indonesia, Kenya, Honduras, Congo, Madagascar, Guatemala
The publication is a small easy to read information booklet laid out in short blocks of text and colourful photographs. It provides clear information in reply to three questions: What is legal preparedness for REDD+? Why are adequate legal frameworks important for the success of REDD+? and Where to start? It concludes with a paragraph under 'UN-REDD support on legal preparedness'.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Kenya, Honduras, Madagascar, Congo, Guatemala
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Guatemala
Cloud forest in the Central Highlands of Guatemala provides important ecosystem services for the Q’eqchi’ Maya but has been disappearing at an increasing rate in recent decades. This research documents changes in cloud forest cover, explores some contributing factors to deforestation, and considers forest preservation and food security implications for Q’eqchi’ communities. We used a transdisciplinary framework that synthesized remote sensing/GIS analysis of land cover change, focus group dialogs, and surveys.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011Guatemala, Central America, South America
Despite decades of attention by conservationists, deforestation remains a critical problem in Latin America, particularly in agricultural frontiers like the Amazon and the lowlands of Central America. The limited impact of conservation initiatives in such regions stems partly from a poor understanding of the socioeconomic and land use dynamics that typify frontiers. Moreover, conservation organizations tend to disregard the economic and policy factors at various scales that contribute to deforestation pressures in developing countries.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsJuly, 2018Nepal, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guatemala, Australia, India, Costa Rica
Este booklet recoge la información y mensajes clave de la publicación El estado de los bosques del mundo 2018
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Japan, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cameroon, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Americas, Africa
<p>The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult <a href="http://redd.unfccc.int/fact-sheets/forest-reference-emission-levels.html">this link.</a> </p> This document provides examples of emerging approaches to FREL/FRL development adopted in different contexts, including for demonstration activities by countries seeking to take actions to reduce GHG emissions or enhance forest
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Asia, Africa, Americas
<p>La información contenida en este documento corresponde a la situación para octubre de 2014.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2016Uganda, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Americas
La falta de acceso a recursos financieros es una de las razones por las que no se llevan a cabo actividades e inversiones forestales, a pesar de ser atractivas económica, social y ambientalmente. Es necesario, por tanto, una mejor comunicación e intercambio de información a fin de desarrollar estrategias e instrumentos financieros que sean sostenibles y adecuados a las necesidades del Manejo Forestal Comunitario (MFC). El presente documento realizará una revisión de los antecedentes sobre el financiamiento y los aspectos institucionales para el MFC en el ámbito de la Amazonía peruana.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Rwanda, Philippines, Uganda, Sweden, Guatemala, Peru, Cambodia, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Lebanon
Meeting Name: North American Forest Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NAFC/2016/8
Session: Sess. 28
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