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Displaying 4421 - 4430 of 6947A New Approach to Land Tenure and Sustainability Verification: Measuring and Certifying Performance in the Sug
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Working in collaboration with TMP Systems, Bonsucro sought to test and disseminate a new approach to sustainability monitoring and reporting in the sugar sector which fully integrated land tenure issues while producing reliable, consistent and near-real-time data at a low and affordable cost. It did do so by linking the Landscope risk and diligence tools under development by TMP Systems into the implementation of the Bonsucro Production Standard (BPS), and making the tools, assessments conducted and data products available thorugh the Bonsucro connect web site. The Project worked to do this in two ways: i) In a first stage, it engaged a wide range of companies investing in sugar production in and supply chain development in addition to sugar traders, industry brands end users and Service providers to assess their willingness to deploy this approach and their interest in the tools being developed for certification of their operations. It then assessed 110 sugar farms and mills in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia for exposure to tenure Risk, data coverage and developed a set of risk profiles to assess suitability for implementation with the aim of reducing risks and demonstrating compliance with Bonsucro standards. For access to TMP Systems’ developed Landscope tools and information on how to apply them, including in the sugar sector, see: www.landscope.info ii) The second stage, which aimed to establish an affordable and particatory monitoring and verification system intended to demonstrate compliance with Bonsucro standards, integrating land tenure risks and land related governance issues, while also usable for monitoring and management of the full range of business sustainability issues. Although the approach was endorsed by various leading sugar companies and supply chain actors, in practice the field work to pilot the field monitoring system focused on sugar growers’ organisations and cooperatives supplying Illovo Sugar, at six sites in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. The principal output of the project is set of several bespoke data collection, management and reporting modules that can be applied by farmers and growers’ organisations modules, using hand held tablets linked in to a central database. Supported by pilot case studies and endorsements by stakeholders, these farmer modules allow the project partners to present the market with evidence that the new approach can improve farm management practices and assist smallholder suppliers in securing their tenure rights and accessing credit. To access these modules and more information about how to apply them go to http://www.farmermanagementmodules.com/
Landscope
Landscope is a system for measuring tenure risk, a term created to describe the financial risk associated with local opposition to a real asset. This kind of opposition to investments is very common across Africa, Asia and Latin America, often causing significant financial losses and operational headaches. It applies a new approach to analysing geospatial data about social, environmental and political issues that is designed to help companies and investors in emerging and frontier markets to prepare a proper assessment of tenure risk at project, supply chain or portfolio level.
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
In partnership with the FIDH, OMCT created the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in 1997. This unique collaboration is based on the complementarity of each organisation’s approach and is based on their respective NGO networks. In parallel, many meetings on this subject have been held, culminating with Forum 1998, which brought together more than 600 NGOs from 60 countries, just before the adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in 1998.
World Organisation Against Torture
The World Organisation Against Torture is the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence.
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace was a dicastery of the Roman Curia dedicated to "action-oriented studies" for the international promotion of justice, peace, and human rights from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church.
Libreria Editrice Vaticana
The Vatican Publishing House (Italian: Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Latin: Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, including Papal bulls and encyclicals. On 27 June 2015, Pope Francis decreed that the Vatican Publishing House would eventually be incorporated into a newly established Secretariat for Communications in the Roman Curia.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
Lancaster University
Lancaster University (legally the University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964, one of several new universities created in the 1960s.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (German: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university and one of the largest research and educational institutions in Germany.
Pensoft Publishers
Pensoft Publishers (also known as: Pensoft) are an independent academic publishing company, well known worldwide for its innovative, cutting-edge publishing tools, workflows and methods for text and data publishing of journals, books and conference materials. Through its Research and Technical Development department, the company is involved in various research and technology projects. Pensoft also provides services in website design and development, building of integrated publishing platforms and in science communication.