http://rmportal.net This is a "smart" folder that lists all content posted on the Portal in which the words "climate change" appears. daily 1 2006-05-13T15:50:13Z http://rmportal.net/Members/stoledo/news-to-be-posted/metafore-newsletter-16 In Focus For businesspeople focused on evaluating, selecting and manufacturing environmentally preferable wood and paper products, Metafore is a source of tools, information and innovative thinking. December 16, 2008, Issue 236 No publisher stoledo 2008-12-28T23:37:36Z News Item http://rmportal.net/tools/biodiversity-support-program/cbnfm/USAID-BDB-cd-2-data/pnacm107-cbnrm-africa.pdf KEYWORD: Community-based Natural Forest Management, Africa. Africa, Madagascar, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, environmental values, macroeconomic, market development, market value, Africa, Madagascar, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, environmental values, macroeconomic, market development, market value. SUMMARY: This compilation of case studies examines community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) experiences in Africa and analyzes the determinants of CBNRM adoption, success, and expansion. The trend toward greater CBNRM implementation is attributed to the changing nature and role of state institutions, the evolving relationship between the State and civil society, and the failure of the politically centralized approach. CBNRM is commonly not given official legal status because of lack of support from central governments and difficulties of integrating local customary rules and practices into a national legal framework. The authors suggest that the fundamental conditions for successful CBNRM include: Enabling or permissive political, legal, and institutional environment; A minimum level of social cohesion within the community; Control over resources with substantial value; Community access to technical, managerial and market information; Community access to financial resources. The review of country programs revealed the following trends at the community level: Willingness by rural communities to invest in the future at the expense of immediate benefits; A few cases of CBNRM profitability for communities and other legitimates stakeholders; Greater diversification and wider participation; Knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to NRM are changing;Need for continued support in the areas of training, technical inputs, and financing. At the macro level, however, acceptance of community initiatives is counterbalanced by inconsistency or arbitrariness of official support for CBNRM and by the weakness of its legal foundation. The authors' review of the CBNRM experience in Africa suggests that stakeholders' perceptions of the value of resources and the potential benefits from co-management of natural resources has received little attention. Greater recognition of the value of natural resources at macro and micro levels is a fundamental condition for efficient resource management.The potential expansion of CBNRM depends on the extent and the quality of linkages between communities and other stakeholders. At the local level, the main issue is less the availability of resources to be co-managed than access by communities to the skills and information needed for shared responsibility in resource management. At the national level, successful CBNRM activities should inform and influence the environment and natural resources (ENR) policy environment. Recommendations for USAID and its partners are summarized as follows: Establish a more explicit understanding of interactions at the macro level, as a basis for country strategy and strategic objective definition; Gain a better understanding of macro - micro linkages in the ENR sector, and of approaches to resource valuation; Apply knowledge of interactions, analytical tools and information technologies to institutional obstacles; Retain flexibility within a wide portfolio of supporting activities; Seek a closer fit between strategies and programs that are necessarily limited in time and a vision consistent with the long-term nature of ENR work in Africa. No publisher Associates in Rural Development (ARD) In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:34:52Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/coastal-management-tools/pwaniyetu/pyo_0009.pdf Pwani Yetu. 2000. TCMP Newsletter. Tanzania Coastal Management Partnership. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Issue 9. No publisher webeditor 2008-12-24T18:26:33Z File http://rmportal.net/groups/bdudrm_dev/course-1-conceptual-understanding/module-1-1-overview/c1_m1_w1/c1_m1_w1-required-and-recommended-reading/shipper06_intergratedCCdisSD.pdf No publisher lmoriniere 2008-12-24T18:20:52Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/biodiversity-support-program/cbnfm/USAID-BDB-cd-2-data/pnack609-tanz2.pdf KEYWORD: Community-based Natural Forest Management, Africa. Africa, Tanzania, community forestry, income distribution, logging, degraded lands, institutions, land tenure, policy, property rights, training, communication, equity, gender, case study, lessons learned. SUMMARY: This report assesses the progress made by the first community-based forest management (CBFM) regime in Tanzania, in the Duru-Haitemba forests (DHF) in Babati District, Arusha Region. The DHF is one of the few remaining miombo woodlands in the Babati District, a series of linked ridges of high woodland characterized by open canopy trees of medium height, and interspersed with grassland. By 1995, all 9,000ha of the DHF was under the management of eight registered villages.The CBFM process coincided with significant changes in Tanzania's land policy for the devolution of tenure and resource rights to local levels. The Land Policy (1995), the Land Act (1999) and the Village Land Act (1999) recognized customary land rights as equivalent to more formal based tenure systems and provided mechanisms through which villages may earmark areas for forest management and manage the land as a cooperative. The villages, through their respective village governments (VFG), are the institutional managers of the DHF.Among the many problems listed by the authors as major constraints to the CBFM program in DHF, the following were most pressing: Confusion in jurisdiction over resource access and weak coordination among the different sectors of statutory governance, leading to interagency friction; Poor flow of information among programs, district and villages; Over extended and inadequately trained district experts; Community efforts are frequently undermined by attacks on their capability by doubtful District officials, foresters and academics; VFG, tiring of voluntary work, are becoming less efficient and even guilty of illegal harvesting; Women are left out of CBFM benefits as traditionally, women do not own land or cannot claim rights to trees; Issues of financial accountability and transparency in money matters; Low use-value of the forest and illegal harvesting; Considerable land demand/shortage. No publisher International Resources Group, Ltd. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:19:58Z File http://rmportal.net/training/poverty-reduction-seminar/seminar-reading-list-1/eptdp41.pdf eptdp41.pdf No publisher rhessmiller 2008-12-24T18:18:52Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-epiq-iqc/epiq-environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-cd-vol-1/epiq-cd-1-technical-area-energy-conservation-and-efficiency/97344.pdf Final report March 1998 for USAID/Cairo EPIQ International Resources Group, Prime Contractor Task order no. OUT-PCE-8-802-96-00002-00 Contract no. PCE-I-00-96-00002-00 Region: Asia and the Near East Task Order: Egypt Environmental Sector Assessment Technical Area: Energy Conservation and Efficiency; Environmental Institutional Strengthening - Government, Energy Supply and Demand; Environmental and Economic Growth Linkages; Environmental Financing No publisher EPIQ Sponsored by the Bureau for Econonic Growth, Agriculture and Trade and Implemented by the IRG Consortium. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If you wish to use copyrighted materials from this portal for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Environmental Institutional Strengthening - Government Asia and the Near East Energy Conservation and Efficiency Egypt Environmental Sector Assessment Environmental Financing Energy Supply and Demand Environmental and Economic Growth Linkages 2008-12-24T18:18:20Z File http://rmportal.net/library/I/B/nrm_eg_gree-tourism-folder/energy_and_ecotourism.pdf Sustainable tourism principles are applicable to all forms of tourism -- from traditional mass tourism to niche tourism segments, such as ecotourism -- and call for the optimal use of natural resources, environmental protection, respect for the socio-cultural aspects of host communities, long-term economic viability of the tourism businesses, and the fair distribution of socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders. Management of energy supply and consumption, therefore, is a critical component of any sustainable tourism project. No publisher USAID In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:12:20Z File http://rmportal.net/library/I/F/3/gcc_mobil-solutions The Government of the United States hosted the workshop “Mobilizing Solutions for Adaptation: Enhancing Resilience” on October 28-30, 2003, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Participating U.S. government agencies included the Agency for International Development (AID), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of State, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The purpose of the workshop was to explore means and opportunities for enhancing the incorporation of adaptation to climate variability and change into relevant U.S.-supported programs and initiatives in developing countries. The report presents general workshop findings on approaches to adaptation, methods and mechanisms for implementation, and some of the barriers that countries face in their efforts to incorporate consideration of climatic variability and change into decision-making processes. Additional findings that are particularly relevant to one of the cross-cutting themes are also presented. No publisher Granville Sewell In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:10:15Z File http://rmportal.net/library/VI/2/118_ukraine E&E - 117/119 Report - Ukraine The scope of work required the team to synthesize and analyze existing information and prepare a report that: (i) describes major ecosystems and species diversity of Ukraine; (ii) identifies key landscape features for the conservation of biodiversity; (iii) describes current and potential threats to biodiversity conservation; (iv) analyzes policies, land use practices, and obstacles to biodiversity conservation; (v) assesses national conservation policies, strategies, commitments to international conventions, and management capacities; (vi) assesses the USAID program’s potential impact on biodiversity; and (vii) identifies potential USAID opportunities to support biodiversity conservation. Task Order under the Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID Contract Number: LAG-00-99-00014-00 Submitted to: USAID/Kiev Kiev, Ukraine Submitted by: Chemonics International Inc. Washington, D.C. and Environment International Ltd. Seattle, Washington August 2001 No publisher Chemonics International, Inc. Chemonics International, Inc. and Environment International Ltd. 2001 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:08:57Z File http://rmportal.net/library/I/B/6-conservation-financing/ane_pes_frommarymelnyk_financialfinalrev.pdf Financial Incentives to Communities for Stewardship of Environmental Resources Feasibility Study November 30, 2004. Report made available by USAID Asia Near East Bureau. No publisher Winrock International In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T18:08:26Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-epiq-iqc/epiq-environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-cd-vol-1/epiq-cd-1-tech-area-biodiversity-conservation/104766.pdf National Part: Natural History Book by Arnaz Mehta. September 1999. Region: Asia and the Near East. Task Order name: Indonesia NRMP II. Technical area: Biodiversity Conservation; Sustainable Tourism; Land Use Management and Eco-Zoning; Dissemination of Policy Knowledge/Environmental Communication No publisher Arnaz Mehta Sponsored by the Bureau for Econonic Growth, Agriculture and Trade and Implemented by the IRG Consortium. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If you wish to use copyrighted materials from this portal for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Indonesian Asia and the Near East Dissemination of Policy Knowledge/Environmental Communication Land Use Management and Eco-Zoning Indonesia NRMP II Sustainable Tourism Biodiversity Conservation 2008-12-24T17:56:45Z File http://rmportal.net/library/II/B/1/c/policy_secondaryed_reform_chile_3.pdf This case study examines secondary educational reform in a favorable social and political context—one of consensus and continuity and in which education received high political priority and resources—by examining its policy process, contents, implementation, and results. The viewpoint is that of the government, in terms of: diagnosing needs and designing and implementing policies and programs, reforming institutions, interpreting results, building agreements, and negotiating conflict. No publisher Cristian Cox World Bank 2006 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-12-24T17:54:40Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/biodiversity-support-program/behaviorsguide_eng.pdf 66 This book, designed for field practitioners, explains methods for identigying, collecting, and analyzing information about people's behaviors toward the encironment. By understanding the root causes of unsustainable behaviors, lasting solutions can be found to conservation and and natural resources management issues. This document is the culmination of BSP Africa's Analysis of Behaviors in conservation and Development prject which was begun in 1992. Date: 2000. Author: Bruce Bryers. Program: Africa and Madagascar No publisher Bruce Bryers Biodiversity Support Program, Washington DC In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. Africa and Madagascar 2008-12-24T17:50:09Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-epiq-iqc/epiq-environmental-policy-and-institutional-strengthening-cd-vol-1/epiq-cd-1-tech-area-biodiversity-conservation/107557.pdf Submitted by: Thomas M. Catterson Consultant Task Order No. 813 Contract No. PCE-I-00-96-00002-00 Prepared for: The Environment Team USAID/Bolivia December 2000 Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Task order: Bolivia Natural Resources Valuation and Socioeconomic Opportunities. Technical area: Biodiversity Conservation No publisher Thomas M. Catterson Sponsored by the Bureau for Econonic Growth, Agriculture and Trade and Implemented by the IRG Consortium. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information, go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If you wish to use copyrighted materials from this portal for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Bolivia Natural Resources Valuation and Socioeconomic Opportunities Latin America and the Caribbean Biodiversity Conservation 2008-12-24T17:48:10Z File