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Advancing the role of natural regeneration in large-scale forest and landscape restoration in the Asia-Pacific region

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, United States of America, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Italy, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
There are numerous global, regional, national and even subnational targets for increasing forest area and forest restoration. In light of these global targets and emerging ambitious national commitments, it is imperative to develop low-cost strategies and techniques for landscape restoration. The most widely used restoration strategies involving planting of tree seedlings are often costly and their application for restoring vast expanses of degraded forest lands in the region may be limited.
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An Overview of National Forest Funds: Current Approaches and Future Opportunities

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2001
Burkina Faso, Lithuania, Gambia, Croatia, France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Laos, Bolivia, Canada, Congo, Guinea, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Cyprus, Lesotho, Albania, Madagascar, Italy, Norway, Brazil, Cuba
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
This paper presents an overview of the various approaches that developed and developing countries have used in designing national forest funds. It is based on a study of legislation in over forty countries and a review of some of the few empirical studies of forest fund performance. The overview may serve as checklist of issues and options for policymakers who are designing funds. It also may illuminate ongoing discussions about appropriate international roles in forest financing. The paper presents some of the common arguments for and against the use of dedicated funds.
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Assessing Forest Governance

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Burkina Faso, United States of America, Zambia, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Malawi, Finland, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Norway
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
land governance
land tenure
forest land
forest conservation
Forest governance assessment is an expanding practice. People are using Assessments to watch for developing problems, diagnose needs for reform, Monitor progress of programs, and evaluate impacts. Governments, civil society Organizations, development partners, academics and coalitions of stakeholders Have all performed assessments in recent years. In 2012, an expert meeting at fao headquarters in rome recommended the creation of a guide to good practices in forest governance assessment and data collection.
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Assessing the vulnerability of Mediterranean forests to climate change by using free tools: the case of pilot sites in North African and Near-East countries

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
The objective of the analysis is to identify the effects of global changes on the forest cover in the pilot sites in collaboration with local and international experts.
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Assessment of the socio-economic value of the goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems: Regional synthesis

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon, Africa, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
agroforestry systems
This report takes place within the framework of the regional project “Maximize the production of goods and services of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in the context of global changes” (2012-2016) financed by the French Global Environment Facility together with the German Cooperation (GIZ), the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry, and the European Union in 5 countries in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and the Near East (Lebanon, Turkey).
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Biosecurity in forestry: A case study on the status of invasive forest tree species in Southern Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2003
Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Italy, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
Invasive tree species are now considered to be a threat to the biological diversity of Southern Africa. Most of the invasive tree species in Southern Africa were either deliberate or accidental introductions. Most of the invasive tree species are exotic, with only one or two being indigenous. These invasive exotic tree species are causing significant environmental and economic damage to the ecosystems of the region.
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Capacity Building and Institutional Development for Participatory Natural Resources Management and Conservation in Forest Areas of Mongolia- GCP/MON/002/NET - Follow-up report of the Management response

Reports & Research
May, 2013
Italy, Finland, Mongolia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
natural resources management
forest land
capacity development
forest conservation
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Climate Change and Food Security Challenge Badge Resources and Activity Materials

Reports & Research
December, 2010
United States of America, Spain, Israel, Chile, China, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Venezuela, Kenya, Morocco, Japan, South Africa, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Tunisia, Argentina, India, Brazil, Greece
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
climate change
forest conservation
This guide complements the Food Security and Climate Change Challenge Badge activity booklet. The resources and activity ideas are designed to support you and your group and to help you educate children and youth about climate change and food security. The guide contains simple teaching tools to make learning appealing and fun, and provides a selection of activities and exercises to carry out individually or in your group. The guide can be used to achieve the Food Security and Climate Change Challenge Badge or can be used separately.
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Contribution du droit à la lutte contre la délinquance et la corruption dans le secteur forestier: approches conceptuelles

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2003
Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Congo, Sierra Leone, Malawi
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
agricultural and rural legislation
La définitio n de mécanismes app ropriés à la lu tte contre les activités illé gales et la corruption dans le sec t eur forestier dev rait constituer un des fondements des réformes législativ es entreprises par une majorité de pays africains. Ce nouveau cadre juridique est une des conditions préalables à la gestion durable des ressources forestières . Les principales caractéristiques des nouvelles lois sont une reconnaiss ance des valeurs sociales, écono miques et environnementales et leur intégration dans les object ifs de la gestion durable des forêts.
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Enduring land and cultural sustainability for Ngāti Porou through afforestation subsidies

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2014
New Zealand, Italy, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
community forestry
Indigenous Peoples
This is a Māori/Ngati Porou-led PES scheme that makes use of government afforestation subsidies and foreign direct investment to enable one of the tribe’s commercial bodies, Ngāti Porou Whanui Forests Limited (NPWFL) to become a provider of environmental services by undertaking afforestation activities to mitigate severe soil erosion and its negative effects on the Ngāti Porou community.