http://rmportal.net Smartfolder democracy files from the portal community daily 1 2007-02-09T06:12:52Z http://rmportal.net/library/I/A/3/b/ico_0026.pdf 2001. Cross Sectoral Initiatives in Democracy and Environment: Chetumal Bay, Mexico. InterCoast #40. Coastal Management: In Search of Success. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Center. Narragansett, Rhode Island USA. 40pp. No publisher Rubinoff, P. Coastal Resources Center University of Rhode Island 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. 2007-07-08T03:52:28Z File http://rmportal.net/library/V/B/nrm_dg_partic/WRI_JessRibot_wait_for_democracy.pdf Report from the World Resources Institute's Decentralization Research Program by Jesse Ribot entitled: "Waiting for Democracy: The Politics of Choice in Natural Resource Decentralization." The report examines several developing nations' claim to be undertaking some form of decentralization involving natural resource management. Case countries presented in this report include Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, India, Indonesia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The report assesses the degree to which proclaimed decentralizations involving natural resources are being established in law and in practice; evaluates how these decentralization reforms affect social and environmental outcomes; and recommends ways that these reforms could be designed and implemented to improve their social and environmental outcomes. The document has been obtained from the WRI website at {http://pdf.wri.org/wait_for_democracy.pdf} No publisher JESSE C. RIBOT Copyright © 2004 World Resources Institute 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. 2007-06-25T02:18:12Z File http://rmportal.net/library/V/A/2/ntzebeza_paper.pdf I [Dr. Ntsebeza ] argue that the promulgation of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act and the Communal Land Rights Bill (CLRB) runs the risk of compromising this project. The Framework Act establishes traditional councils which are dominated by unelected traditional authorities and their appointees, while the CLRB gives these structures unprecedented powers over land administration and allocation.By Lungisile Ntsebeza (Phd) Associate Professor Department of Sociology University of Cape Town South Africa ntsebeza@humanities.uct.ac.za. No publisher Lungisile Ntsebeza Lungisile Ntsebeza 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. 2007-06-25T00:29:11Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/biodiversity-support-program/workshop.pdf 75 To bring to light the synergies between environmental (ENV) and democracy-governance (DG) issues, BSP initiated a workshop entitled ""Greening Democracy and Governing the Environment: Managing for Cross-Sectoral Results,"" held in Washington, DC. The three objectives of the workshop were to 1) increase awareness of the diverse opportunities to create ENV-DG synergies, regardless of the activity scale and scope or level of management; 2) demonstrate how attention to ENV-DG synergies has led to better results for both ENV and DG sectors; and 3) provide an opportunity for dialogue about how to operationalize ENV-DG cross-sectoral programming. Date: 2000. Author: Nancy K. Diamond No publisher Nancy K. Diamond 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. Biodiversity Support Program 2007-07-08T01:58:00Z File http://rmportal.net/library/V/A/1/global UN-HABITAT is mandated by the UN General Assembly and the Habitat Agenda, adopted in 1996, to pursue the twin goals of sustainable human settlements development and adequate shelter for all. In order to achieve these goals, UN-HABITAT launched two Global Campaigns on Urban Governance and Secure Tenure in 1999. The Campaigns are closely inter-linked, interdependent, and mutually reinforcing. No publisher UN-HABITAT Global Campaign on Urban Governance, UN-HABITAT 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. 2007-06-25T00:07:41Z File http://rmportal.net/groups/watershed_management/3rd-intetnational-seminar-on-watershed-management-2004/group-notes/group-latin-america-fundamentals.doc No publisher jbrennan 2006-09-27T01:58:05Z File http://rmportal.net/Members/rhilbruner/PLACE%20PPT%202%20-%20TRENDS.ppt Session two of the PLACE workshop No publisher rhilbruner 2008-04-01T22:08:58Z File http://rmportal.net/groups/forest/ft_pial/State-Ill-Loggging.pdf Remarks by Secretary of State, Colin Powell on the Launch of President Bush's Initiative Against Illegal Logging. 2003. No publisher webadmin 2006-02-23T23:08:46Z File http://rmportal.net/groups/watershed_management/wingspread-2006-conference-proceedings/africa-public-participation.doc Wingspread small group discussion notes on Africa - public participation No publisher vphillips 2006-10-13T18:19:15Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/sustainable-tourism-tools/namibia-sustainable-tourism/wto_namibia.ppt UN-WTO Sustainable Tourism Forum presentation (1.897MB PPT) No publisher rhessmiller 2006-09-26T22:13:46Z File http://rmportal.net/library/III/D/2/nrm_eg_ppp/gda_introletter An introductory document to introduce the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Public-Private Alliance (PPA) model to private sector entities that are interested in partnering with USAID in global development activities. The PPA model was introduced in 2001 to harness the resources, skills and creativity of the private sector in generating unique approaches to global development issues. No publisher USAID USAID 2004 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. 2007-06-24T23:28:09Z File http://rmportal.net/library/V/A/1/197.pdf The aim of these campaigns is to reduce urban poverty through policies which emphasize equity, sustainability and social justice. Strategic and operational partnerships with government, local authorities, nongovernmental and community-based organizations, the private sector and UN agencies are crucial to the success of these campaigns. No publisher UNCHS UNCHS 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. 2007-06-25T00:14:08Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/biodiversity-conservation-tools/putting-conservation-in-context-cd/government-and-conflict-management/A-New-Weave-of-Power-People-and-Politics-The-Action-Guide-for-Advocacy-and-Citizen-Participation By Lisa VeneKlasen and Valerie Miller, © 2002 World Neighbors This excerpt contains the introductory chapter of the book A New Weave of Power, People and Politics, a guide for learning, exploration, and adaptation in the context of citizen participation and advocacy. This guide offers tools and best practices for citizen participation, advocacy, rights-based approaches, good governance, gender analysis and women's political participation. 7-A.pdf No publisher Lisa VeneKlasen World Neighbors, © 2002 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. 2008-03-31T19:40:13Z File http://rmportal.net/tools/sustainable-tourism-tools/namibia-sustainable-tourism/annex2g-namibia.pdf Annex2G.Namibia.pdf No publisher rhessmiller 2006-09-26T22:13:46Z File http://rmportal.net/library/VIII/higherlevel_nss The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better. Our goals on the path to progress are clear: political and economic freedom, peaceful relations with other states, and respect for human dignity. And this path is not America’s alone. It is open to all. To achieve these goals, the United States will: • champion aspirations for human dignity; • strengthen alliances to defeat global terrorism and work to prevent attacks against us and our friends; • work with others to defuse regional conflicts; • prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends, with weapons of mass destruction; • ignite a new era of global economic growth through free markets and free trade; • expand the circle of development by opening societies and building the infrastructure of democracy; • develop agendas for cooperative action with other main centers of global power; and • transform America’s national security institutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. September 2002 No publisher Office of the President of the United States Office of the President of the United States 2002 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. 2007-06-29T20:49:24Z File