The once beautiful foothills of Mount Elgon, in eastern Uganda are today seriously degraded, with excessive water run-offs and landslides becoming regular occurrences. Restoring the health and productive potential of the agroecosystem had become a dire need of those, mostly women, who stayed to farm it. By challenging the status quo and doing things differently, the Kapchorwa District Landcare Chapter (KADLACC) has been helping this farming community over the past fifteen years to manage its natural resources more sustainably, as well as more profitably.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2016Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2016Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2016Guatemala, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2016
SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security in the preamble of the Paris Agreement and the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions which prioritize agriculture as a sector for adaptation and mitigation actions, provide a foundation for Parties to develop appropriate frameworks to support
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2016Ecuador, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Malawi, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2016Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
This paper consolidates a set of case studies which document how pastoralists plan land and resource use in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia. These case studies are drawn from the regional states of Afar, Somali, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP), Oromia, and Gambella. They describe not only why, how, and when pastoralists plan, but also the management and governance structures that control planning processes and the later implementation of the plans.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2016Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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