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20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 2012 / Call for Papers available ( Milano Convention Centre. Milan, Italy, from Jun 18, 2012 06:00 AM to Jun 21, 2012 09:00 PM) — by Portal Web Editor

In 2012 the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (20th EU BC&E) will take place in downtown Milan, at the Milano Convention Centre - MiCo (Conference 18-22 June; Exhibition 18-21 June). The international science and technology Conference of the 20th EU BC&E is the leading Conference in the field of Biomass, comprising more than 800 presentations in plenary, oral and visual sessions. The 20th EU BC&E attracts policy and industry decision makers through several parallel events, addressing special topics which are currently in the focus of discussion.

2011 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances (May 2011) — by portaladmin — last modified May 30, 2011 05:53 PM

Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) is pleased to announce the publication of its sixth annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, the sole comprehensive guide to global philanthropy and remittances from developed to developing countries

A History of the Social Development Network in The World Bank — by Gloria Davis — last modified Dec 23, 2008 11:05 PM

The Social Development Strategy will provide definitions and directions for the World Bank’s future work in Social Development. But to develop the Strategy it is necessary to understand both the history of the Social Development network within the Bank and the work it currently supports. This report provides such a history. It describes the origins of the network and the issues it has tackled in the past; and it does so on the assumption that knowing where we have come from and what we have done will help us decide what we should do in the future. Published in March 2004 by the World Bank Social Development Department.

A List of Library Categories — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 11, 2010 12:06 PM

List of Library Categories

A Partnership for An Evergreen Revolution — by portaladmin — last modified Nov 16, 2010 09:33 AM

the United States and India are engaged in a new partnership that has the potential to create a second, more sustainable, and greener revolution— one that will benefit farmers and consumers in India, in the United States, and around the globe.

A-MANO: A Technical Guide and Conceptual Framework — by portaladmin — last modified Mar 08, 2011 02:49 PM

A-MANO is a dynamic and visual mapping tool for community-based development. The companion document to www.mapeoamano.org

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Rural Investment and Enabling Policy — by Jean-Philippe Audinet — last modified Dec 24, 2008 09:32 AM

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the most broadly supported, comprehensive and specific poverty-reduction targets the world has ever established, and the year 2005 is critical in that there are only ten years left to achieve these goals. Three quarters of the world’s more than one billion extremely poor people live in rural areas of developing countries. Fighting poverty today means first and foremost transforming rural lives and livelihoods. The majority of the rural poor depend on agriculture and agriculture-related small industries and services for their livelihoods. It is in the areas where the incidence of poverty is highest – in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – that agricultural development can have the greatest impact on inclusive growth and overall poverty reduction.

Action Research on Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment Alternatives — by Irfan Toni Herlambang — last modified Dec 24, 2008 11:04 AM

This report documents the action research conducted on point-of-use drinking water treatment alternatives appropriate for underprivileged households in Jakarta. An introduction to the scope of work and project summary is first given. Second, technology research is covered, specifically boiling, isi-ulang, chlorination, ceramic filtration, and SODIS, which are each discussed with regards to background, technology, perception, and limitations. (PDF File, 3,9 MB)

Action Research on Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment Alternatives — by Irfan Toni Herlambang — last modified Jan 20, 2010 11:47 AM

This report documents the action research conducted on point-of-use drinking water treatment alternatives appropriate for underprivileged households in Jakarta. An introduction to the scope of work and project summary is first given. Second, technology research is covered, specifically boiling, isi-ulang, chlorination, ceramic filtration, and SODIS, which are each discussed with regards to background, technology, perception, and limitations. (PDF File, 3,9 MB)

Adapting to Global Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners 2009 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 30, 2010 11:02 PM

The Guidebook will assist USAID Missions and development partners to understand the diversity of climate change impacts expected to affect the coastal zone throughout the developing world, and the options that exist for coastal planners and managers to assist coastal communities to begin to adapt to these impacts. 19.2 MB

Africa Biodiversity Conservation Group Documents — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Feb 03, 2012 05:41 PM

 

Africa Bureau: Congo Basin Initiative — by Jon Dale — last modified Dec 05, 2006 03:40 PM

The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) is an association of 29 governmental and nongovernmental organizations that works to improve communication and coordination among its member organizations vis-à-vis their projects, programs, and policies to promote sustainable management of Congo Basin Forest ecosystems and wildlife and improve the lives of people living in the region.

Africa Bureau: ENvironmental assessment and CAPacity building program — by Jon Dale — last modified Dec 05, 2006 03:40 PM

ENCAP is a USAID cooperative program to build capacity for environmental assessment and environmentally sound design in Africa. The program focus is small scale development activities. Specific activities include training, develop resource materials, and directly support the professional development of African Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practitioners.

Africa Bureau: Sub-Saharan Africa: Environment — by Jon Dale — last modified Dec 05, 2006 03:40 PM

USAID environment programs across Africa are demonstrating the sector’s ability to be a robust vehicle for rural economic growth, stronger local governance, and conflict mitigation as well as reduced degradation. Sub-Saharan Africa has abundant natural resources that can be a major contributor to sustained economic growth. Several countries in the region have implemented highly innovative community-based approaches to improve the management of their natural resource base and to extend the economic benefits to lower income households.

Africa: Trees "vital for food security" — by portaladmin — last modified Nov 26, 2010 02:43 PM

IRIN News

African Development Hypotheses — by Woodwell, John C. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 09:42 PM

 

Agricultural Biotechnology for Development — by portaladmin — last modified Jan 16, 2011 02:32 PM

USAID biotechnology brochure (English)

Agriculture and Food Security Sector Update – June 2010 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 16, 2011 01:46 PM

Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Office OF U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA): Agriculture and Food Security Sector Update – June 2010

Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Research Priorities Desktop Review — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Dec 09, 2006 07:48 PM

This draft report gives a partial overview of current thinking by key donors, universities, and research organizations on development and research priorities in agricultural and natural resource management. It is intended to assist the USAID Offices of Agriculture and Natural Resources in identifying which priority topics would warrant their support in order to achieve the greatest impact on smallholder-oriented growth and rural development. The first application of this report will be to help USAID identify Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) priorities as four of the current CRSPs are coming to an end in FY 2006. Stakeholder comments on this draft document are welcome.”

Agriculture Office — by Jon Dale — last modified Dec 05, 2006 03:40 PM

USAID works with all participants in agricultural development to support efforts to increase productivity …from farmers and their organizations (including cooperatives) to scientists working to develop new, more productive varieties; from agribusinesses seeking to develop new, profitable markets to governments providing the sound legal framework within which businesses can operate; from the schools and universities that train future farmers and businesspeople to the research labs where scientists develop new technologies; and from local communities working to manage their available natural resources for sustainable production to regional organizations seeking to lower barriers to trade between countries.

Agriculture, Rural Development, and Pro-poor Growth: Country Experiences in the Post-reform Era — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jan 02, 2007 03:28 PM

This paper reviews the contribution of agriculture and rural development to pro-poor growth by examining the experience of 12 countries as documented in case studies commissioned for a multi-donor project on Operationalizing Pro-Poor Growth. The countries fell into three distinct regional groupings based on national statistics on the importance of agriculture and relative land and labor productivities: five are in Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia), four in Asia (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam), and three in Latin America (Bolivia, Brazil, and El Salvador). Published by the World Bank in 2005.

Agroforestry in Africa: Exploring the Lack of Widespread Implementation and the Potential for Expansion — by portaladmin — last modified Oct 21, 2010 05:11 PM

Agroforestry in Africa: Exploring the Lack of Widespread Implementation and the Potential for Expansion

AHEAD (Animal and Human Health for the Environment and Development)Update – May, June, July 2011 — by portaladmin — last modified Jul 13, 2011 07:38 PM

AHEAD Update of 2011

Albania: Biodiversity Assessment — by ARD — last modified Dec 23, 2008 12:58 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Albania Executive Summary Purpose The purpose of this assessment is to assist USAID/Albania in taking biodiversity considerations into account while implementing projects and activities during the two-year extension of the current Country Strategic Plan (CSP, FY 2004-2006) and to inform development of the subsequent CSP. Specifically, FAA Section 119(d), Country Analysis Requirements, states: “Each country development strategy statement or other country plan prepared by the Agency for International Development shall include an analysis of: (1) the actions necessary in that country to conserve biological diversity, and (2) the extent to which the actions proposed for support by the Agency meet the needs thus identified.” Report submitted to the United States Agency for International Development Under the Biodiversity and Forestry Indefinite Quantity Contract Contract No. LAG-I-00-99-00013-00, Task Order No. 811 Submitted to: USAID/Albania Submitted by: ARD-BIOFOR IQC Consortium 159 Bank Street, Suite 300 Burlington, Vermont 05401 Email: ard@ardinc.com. November 2003

Algunos Terminos Utilizados en la Ecologia y el Manejo de la Fauna Silvestre — by Wendy R. Townsend — last modified Dec 24, 2008 01:25 AM

Objectivo del Librito: El proposito de este trabajo es presentar algunos de los terminos utilizados por profesionales biologos para expresar ciertas ideas o conceptos sobre el mundo natural. Estas palabras describen el proceso de la vida qe ocurre en el ambiente que nos rodea. Varias di estas palabras estan di moda en los programas de radio. Casi todo lo que describe este librito es algo que el pueblo Chiquitano entiende muy bien como parte de su vida cotidiana. Los Chiquitanos manejan sus chacos por rotacion para evitar la maleza y mantener la produccion. Ellos tambien manejan sus gallinas y chanchos, dandoles comida y agua. Para el manejo di fauna solo se tiene que cambiar el enfoque, desde los animales domesticos hacia los animales silvestres. Los proncipios no son muy diferentes, pero el nivel do dificultad es mucho mayor con animales de monte porque usualmente no son tan sencillos de observar....

Algunos Terminos Utilizados en la Ecologia y el Manejo de la Fauna Silvestre — by Townsend, Wendy R. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 02:06 PM

Objectivo del Librito: El proposito de este trabajo es presentar algunos de los terminos utilizados por profesionales biologos para expresar ciertas ideas o conceptos sobre el mundo natural. Estas palabras describen el proceso de la vida qe ocurre en el ambiente que nos rodea. Varias di estas palabras estan di moda en los programas de radio. Casi todo lo que describe este librito es algo que el pueblo Chiquitano entiende muy bien como parte de su vida cotidiana. Los Chiquitanos manejan sus chacos por rotacion para evitar la maleza y mantener la produccion. Ellos tambien manejan sus gallinas y chanchos, dandoles comida y agua. Para el manejo di fauna solo se tiene que cambiar el enfoque, desde los animales domesticos hacia los animales silvestres. Los proncipios no son muy diferentes, pero el nivel do dificultad es mucho mayor con animales de monte porque usualmente no son tan sencillos de observar....

All Things Alpaca — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 05, 2012 01:14 AM

Ecuador produces exclusive garments from select alpaca fibers while protecting endangered Andean (spectacled) bear and other wildlife that share the land.

Alternative Library Thematic Layout — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 30, 2010 10:43 PM

 

Alternatives to Slash and Burn — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Dec 09, 2006 10:30 PM

ASB is a global consortium of research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers' groups, and other local, national, and international partners. This site provides Publications; Policy Briefs; Datasets; and program information and results that contribute to [the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment; the Rainforest Challenge; Amazon; Congo Basin; Southeast Asia; Climate Change; Biodiveristy; Sustainability; Poverty, Policy and Deforestation].

An Ecosystem Services Approach to Water and Food Security — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Sep 21, 2011 08:39 PM

This synthesis and background document on Ecosystems for Water and Food Security is part of UNEP’s contribution to the global food crisis, pledged to the United Nations Secretary-General and developed in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and other partners. Together, we identified and explored the links between ecosystems, water and food, and illustrate how resilient ecosystems can support and increase food security.

Anne Kent Taylor Fund — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 17, 2010 10:22 PM

Assisting individuals, communities and corporations to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity in Kenya through sound economic activities that are ecologically sustainable.

AquaFish in the News - Science For Life — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 11, 2012 10:44 AM

Naim Sidrotun was funded by CRSP through the capacity building program, headquartered at OSU with partial support from USAID and participating US and Host Country universities and institutions to get her PhD at the University of Arizona. Working under AquaFish CRSP Lead Project PI, Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons, Naim has been studying shrimp-tilapia-seaweed polyculture. Recently she was awarded the 2012 UNESCO-L'Oreal International fellowship to continue her research at the Harvard Medical School and will be presented with the award a ceremony in Paris, France.

Aquatic, Marine and Coastal Zone — by webadmin — last modified Sep 21, 2006 02:33 PM

 

ARD: Land Tenure and Property Rights Community of Practice — by USAID — last modified Oct 17, 2007 01:02 PM

The demand to address property rights issues is increasing from both United States Agency for International Development (USAID) field missions and host country governments. The increase in demand is due, in part, to a growing awareness among development practitioners of the role played by property rights (and natural resources access and use) in economic growth, governance, and conflict and resource management. USAID and its partners have learned several important lessons from the last decade of research and policy work in regards to the relationship between property rights and economic growth, productivity, natural resource management and conflict....

Aroma Forest Essential Oils — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 17, 2010 11:02 PM

Supporting the sustainable management of forests and conservation of biodiversity by the local communities in Madagascar.

Articles for Landscape-Scale Conservation in the Congo Basin : Lessons Learned from the Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) — by portaladmin — last modified Oct 26, 2010 08:02 PM

 

As the Fences Come Down: Emerging Concerns in Transfrontier Conservation Areas — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Feb 25, 2012 01:02 AM

While Transfrontier Conservation Areas represent a major and welcome concept for augmenting economic development and biodiversity conservation, the absence of formal policies on animal disease control in TFCAs could negatively impact public health, agriculture, commerce—even conservation itself. That is why the issue of transmissible diseases must be addressed sooner rather than later.

Asia Forest Partnership — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Dec 09, 2006 10:40 PM

The AFP was launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, in 2002. It is one of over 200 partnerships for sustainable development registered with the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development. It offers informational resources on [Illegal logging; Forest Fires; Forest Rehabiliation; Good Governance; Developing Capacity; and Fund Raising]. {http://www.asiaforests.org/files/_ref/about/}

Asia Near East Bureau/Dept of State: East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative (EAPEI) — by Jon Dale — last modified Nov 23, 2009 05:00 PM

The East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative (EAPEI) addresses critical environmental challenges and opportunities in East Asia and the Pacific in the areas of forest resources management and coastal and marine resources management. The EAPEI works to compliment other US government investment in the region by supporting transboundary, cross-border and regional activities and institutions and by supporting activities in USAID non-presence countries.

Asian Development Bank — by Jon Dale — last modified Dec 05, 2006 06:25 PM

Economics and Statistics

Assessing the Achievements of IFAD's Technical Assistance Grant Programme — by IFAD — last modified Dec 23, 2008 08:24 AM

The International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) programme was established as an instrument to provide needed technical support to the Fund's lending programme. Its contribution to IFAD's development strageties was envisaged through a strategic partnerships involving borrower adn non-borrower countries, as well as lending international and regional agricultural research centers (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] and non-CGIAR).

Assessment Report - Impact of Multi Media Campaigns — by Irfan Toni Herlambang — last modified Dec 23, 2008 04:03 AM

This report documents the results of an impact assessment of ESP’s Multi Media Campaigns (MMCs). MMCs are an important tool for building awareness of and promoting advocacy for ESP principles related to improved delivery of environmental and health services. On a quarterly basis, MMCs are implemented by the Public Outreach Communications Coordinator in each of ESP’s High Priority Province (HPP) in partnership with local media and NGOs.

Assessment Report - Impact of Multi Media Campaigns — by Irfan Toni Herlambang — last modified Jan 20, 2010 11:47 AM

This report documents the results of an impact assessment of ESP’s Multi Media Campaigns (MMCs). MMCs are an important tool for building awareness of and promoting advocacy for ESP principles related to improved delivery of environmental and health services. On a quarterly basis, MMCs are implemented by the Public Outreach Communications Coordinator in each of ESP’s High Priority Province (HPP) in partnership with local media and NGOs.

Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Dec 09, 2006 10:46 PM

It is a community of interest around sustainable management practices for farm and forest land in North America. This site offers publications of general interest in the application of agroforestry in sustainable development, and land-use planning and practices. {http://www.aftaweb.org/resources.php}

Audio Galleries and Podcasts — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Sep 25, 2010 03:25 PM

Folder for audio galleries and content

Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigacion Forestal en Bolivia — by Pena, M. — last modified Mar 27, 2010 03:02 PM

PROGRAMA Y RESÚMENES Primera Reunión Nacional sobre Investigación Forestal Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia 25 – 27 de Junio, 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigacion Forestal en Bolivia — by Pena, M. — last modified Mar 23, 2010 06:35 PM

PROGRAMA Y RESÚMENES Primera Reunión Nacional sobre Investigación Forestal Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia 25 – 27 de Junio, 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia — by BOLFOR — last modified Dec 23, 2008 11:19 PM

Primera Reunión Nacional sobre Investigación Forestal 25 – 27 de Junio, 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia — by BOLFOR — last modified Dec 24, 2008 11:04 AM

Primera Reunión Nacional sobre Investigación Forestal Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia 25 – 27 de Junio, 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigacion Forestal en Bolivia — by Pena, M. — last modified Dec 24, 2008 11:57 AM

PROGRAMA Y RESÚMENES Primera Reunión Nacional sobre Investigación Forestal Avances y Perspectivas para la Investigación Forestal en Bolivia 25 – 27 de Junio, 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

AWF: Supporting Joint Forest Management by Local Communities in the Kolo Hills of Northern Tanzania — by portaladmin — last modified Jun 29, 2011 12:59 PM

In the ecologically important forests of northern Tanzania, AWF are working with communities and local government to conserve a forest ecosystem under threat from unsustainable utilization practices.

Background note for WaterAid Australia’s Workshop on Hygiene Promotion, June 2010 — by portaladmin — last modified Sep 21, 2010 12:15 AM

This note explores the various behavioural change models that analytically and methodologically guide hygiene promotion programmes. It describes the level and process of change each model or theory uses (e.g.individual internal change/change processes, inter-personal and group changes/change processes and community-based change) and offers informative insights in the development of a more robust model to better analyse hygiene promotion programmes.The note ends with a recommendation for the use of the FOAMS model (Devine 2009) which incorporates elements from most of the behavioural change models and theories assessed in this note. This note is a work in progress. An unedited version (not for citation), may be accessed from this link: <http://www.irc.nl/redir/content/download/150286/502206/file/[Draft-not%20for%20citation]_Models_for_Behaviour_Change.pdf> (174 kB)

Bamyan’s First National Park, Band-e-Amir, Featured in NBC Special — by portaladmin — last modified Jun 28, 2011 07:13 PM

November 2010: Richard Engel, NBC News' chief foreign correspondent, shot a segment for the Today Show on Bamyan Province and the Band-e-Amir National Park

Bangladesh Flood Action Plan Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment — by Michael Colby — last modified Aug 14, 2010 10:12 AM

1992 EIA guidelines for flood control, drainage, irrigation, and water management projects, prepared by USAID's Irrigation Support Project for Asia and Near East (ISPAN), for Flood Action Plan Component 16 (Environment).

Barren Ground Caribou Co-Management, Eastern Canadian Arctic — by Andrew Hurst — last modified Mar 23, 2010 08:05 PM

ODI Widlife Policy Briefing entitled "Barren Ground Caribou Co-Management in the Eastern Canadian Arctic: lessons for bushmeat management" by Andrew Hurst; Wildlife Policy Number 5, April 2004. Introduction: Local communities have been involved in the conservation and management of caribou herds in the Canadian Arctic for 20 years. Attempts to address the bushmeat ‘crisis’ through management models would do well to consider this experience and draw lessons from it. This paper reviews the history of caribou co-management in the Canadian Arctic, looks at how it has evolved to satisfy both livelihoods and conservation goals, and discusses what this can tell us about the possibility of sustainable bushmeat management. Keywords: Barren Ground Caribou, Co-Management, Eastern Canadian Arctic, Bushmeat Management

Becoming Human: Paleoanthropology, Evolution, and Human Origins — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Apr 14, 2007 09:57 PM

website for the Institute of Human Origins

Beyond Fences — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Feb 24, 2012 05:54 PM

One of the most ambitious and potentially significant conservation developments taking place in southern Africa today is the formation of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs). Incorporating national parks, game reserves, hunting areas and conservancies embedded within a matrix of land under traditional communal tenure, TFCAs provide extraordinary biodiversity conservation and sustainable development opportunities and are a top priority for SADC (the Southern African Development Community).

Biodiversity and Climate Change in Context — by Sarah Schmidt — last modified Mar 27, 2010 03:12 PM

Excerpt - Preface and Chapter One

Biodiversity and Forestry — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Feb 21, 2011 10:37 PM

 

Biodiversity and Forestry Seminar Series: Degazettement of Protected Areas: Implications for Conservation — by portaladmin — last modified Dec 09, 2010 01:01 AM

Conservation policy assumes that national parks and protected areas (PAs) are permanent fixtures on the landscape, but scattered evidence points to widespread - yet largely overlooked - PA downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD). Though PAs are the cornerstone of global conservation efforts, their permanence has not yet been studied. To inform conservation policy and practice, WWF's Conservation Science Program (CSP) examined the spatial and temporal patterns of PADDD in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Results to date reveal more than 600 instances in 59 countries, affecting 30-60% of the national PA system in some countries. Conservation impacts of PADDD are unclear, though evidence suggests that it may sometimes advance conservation ends. Given that strategies predicated upon permanent networks of PAs are unlikely to succeed if these very PAs are disappearing from the landscape, PADDD presents a fundamental challenge to the prevailing conservation paradigm and highlights the need for renewed focus on the development of more resilient PAs and more robust conservation strategies. In this seminar, Sharon Pailler and Michael Mascia of WWF will present results and analysis of CSP's pilot research and discuss its potential implications for conservation policy and practice

BIODIVERSITY ASSESSEMENT UPDATE FOR SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO — by Grimes, A.P. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 05:41 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report Serbia Montenegro FAA SECTION 119 The team interviewed various individuals and organizations (see appendix III), gathered relevant information, performed the required analysis, and prepared the Biodiversity Assessment Update in compliance with the FAA Section 119 requirements addressing: (1) The actions necessary in Azerbaijan to conserve biological diversity [FAA Section 119 (d) (1)], and (2) The extent to which the actions proposed for support by USAID meet the needs thus identified [FAA Section 119 (d) (2)]. The final draft report was submitted electronically by A. Grimes to Mark Pickett, USAID/Serbia- Montenegro MEO on June 30, 2005. Initial comments on the Montenegro portion were received from Vladan Raznatovic on August 9, 2005 with final comments on September 7, 2005. Final comments on the Serbian portion were received from Mark Pickett, on August 26. Submitted to: Michelle Stern, Program Office Copies to: Mark Pickett, Vladan Raznatovic, USAID/Serbia-Montenegro September 8, 2005

Biodiversity Assessment for Armenia — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 04:31 PM

Introduction This biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Armenia fulfills three interlinked objectives: · Summarizes the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Armenia; and analyzes threats, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. This information will help USAID/Armenia and other organizations and individuals make decisions related to biodiversity conservation. · Meets the requirements stipulated under Section 119 (d) of the Foreign Assistance Act (see Annex A, FAA Sections 117 and 119), required when USAID missions are developing new strategic programs. The assessment also prepares the Mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources. · Analyzes the impact of current and future USAID activities in Armenia on biodiversity conservation, suggests actions that USAID could support that promote biodiversity conservation and that are consistent with current and future USAID programs, and identifies special opportunities for the Mission in the area of biodiversity conservation. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID C ONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID WASHINGTON E&E BUREAU, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 2000 E&E - 117/119 Report - Armenia. Prepared in 2000.

Biodiversity Assessment for Azerbaijan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 10:02 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Azerbaijan Introduction This biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Azerbaijan fulfills three interlinked objectives: · Summarizes the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Azerbaijan; analyzes threats, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. This information will help USAID/Azerbaijan, and other organizations and individuals, as appropriate, make decisions related to biodiversity conservation. · Meets the requirements stipulated under Section 119.d (2) of the Foreign Assistance Act (see Annex A, FAA Sections 117 and 119). The assessment also prepares the Mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA, by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources in Azerbaijan. · Analyzes the impact of current and future USAID activities in Azerbaijan on biodiversity conservation, suggests actions that USAID could support that are consistent with current and future USAID programs, and identifies special opportunities for the Mission in the area of biodiversity conservation. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID C ONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID WASHINGTON E&E BUREAU, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 2000

Biodiversity Assessment for Belarus — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 05:51 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report -Belarus Major findings of the assessment include: 1. Biodiversity throughout Belarus has declined substantially in the past 100 years. Wetlands, bogs in particular, have undergone the most dramatic decline in overall coverage, largely from being converted to agriculture. Remaining bogs are inadequately protected today. However, data and information are mostly inadequate to determine distribution and condition of biodiversity at both a species and an ecosystem level. 2. With the possible exception of forest ecosystems, the protected area system is inadequate in ecological coverage and in administration. Hundreds of natural monuments and reserves of lesser significance have no staff or management plans. 3. Old laws may be inconsistent with newer laws and impedes enforcement of regulations. They also create confusion regarding roles and responsibilities for protection of biodiversity and natural resources. Belarus is party to many international environment agreements but capacity is often inadequate for implementing laws and international conventions. 4. NGOs and the public are not able to effectively participate in protection of biodiversity and natural resources due to inadequate resources and access to decision-making process. However, a high literacy rate and a generally well-educated population make it possible to use outreach and extension programs to effectively change how people view and use natural resources. 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

BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT FOR CROATIA — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 11:53 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Croatia Introduction This biodiversity assessment for Croatia has three interlinked objectives: · Summarizes the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Croatia; analyzes threats, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. This information will help USAID Croatia make decisions related to biodiversity conservation. · Meets the requirements stipulated under Section 119.d (1) & (2) of the Foreign Assistance Act (see Annex A, FAA Sections 117 and 119), required when USAID missions are developing new strategic programs. The assessment also prepares the Mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources in Croatia. · Analyzes the impact of future USAID activities in Croatia on biodiversity conservation, suggests actions that USAID could support that would improve the status of biodiversity conservation in Croatia and are consistent with current USAID programs, and identifies special opportunities for the Mission in the area of biodiversity conservation. Task Order No. 807 under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry (BIOFOR) IQC USAID Contract No. LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 Submitted to: USAID/Croatia Submitted by: Chemonics International Inc. Washington, D.C. December 31, 2000

Biodiversity Assessment for Georgia — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 08:07 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Georgia Introduction This biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Georgia has three interlinked objectives: · Summarizes the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Georgia; analyzes threats, identifies opportunities, and makes recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. This information will help USAID/Georgia, and other organizations and individuals, as appropriate, make decisions related to biodiversity conservation. · Meets the requirements stipulated under Section 119.d (2) of the Foreign Assistance Act (see Annex A, FAA Sections 117 and 119), required when USAID missions are developing new strategic programs. The assessment also prepares the Mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA, by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources in Georgia. · Analyzes the impact of current and future USAID activities in Georgia on biodiversity conservation, suggests actions that USAID could support that support biodiversity conservation in Georgia and are consistent with current and future USAID programs, and identifies special opportunities for the Mission in the area of biodiversity conservation. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID C ONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID WASHINGTON E&E BUREAU, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 2000

Biodiversity Assessment for Kazakhstan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 24, 2008 11:08 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Kazakhstan A two-person team consisting of Raymond Carl Daviesson and Dr. Galina Fet visited Kazakhstan from April 10 through May 2, 2000. During this period, they visited Almaty, Astana, Pavlodar, and Kokchetau. Mr. Daviesson and Dr. Fet were assisted by local biodiversity specialists Iskandar Mirkhashimov and Igor Glukhovtsev. During the team’s second stay in Kazakhstan (June 25 through July 6, 2000), Dr. Fet attended the second meeting of the Biodiversity Thematic Group of the Caspian Environmental Program in Almaty. Mr. Daviesson, joined by Spike Millington, traveled to Aktau and Aterau to assess the ecological conditions of the north Caspian, with particular attention to the recent die-off in the Caspian seal population. (Their findings and recommendations regarding the seals have been documented and presented to the Mission under separate cover.) The approach used in this assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches and interviews with key individuals and organizations concerned with biodiversity, both throughout Kazakhstan and in Washington, D.C. (see Annex C, List of Persons Contacted). An extensive series of field trips was undertaken. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS MISSION, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 2001

Biodiversity Assessment for Kyrgyzstan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 06:19 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Kyrgyzstan The approach used in the assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches, interviews with key individuals and organizations in Kyrgyzstan and Washington D.C. concerned with biodiversity (see Annex C, List of Persons Contacted), and field trips. Rather than duplicating research already undertaken and presented in strategy and project documents, this assessment has borrowed freely from these documents and synthesized and adapted information where appropriate. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS MISSION, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 2001

Biodiversity Assessment for Macedonia — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 24, 2008 09:28 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Macedonia I. Introduction This biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Macedonia has three interlinked objectives: · To summarize the status of biodiversity and its conservation in Macedonia, to analyze threats, to identify opportunities, and to make recommendations for the improved conservation of biodiversity. · To meet the requirements stipulated under Section 119.d (2) of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), which USAID missions must meet in developing new strategic programs. To prepare the mission to address issues arising under Sections 117 and 119 of the FAA by providing information on biodiversity and natural resources in Macedonia. (See Annex A, “Sections 117 and 119 of Foreign Assistance Act.”) · To analyze the impacts of current and future USAID activities in Macedonia on biodiversity conservation, to suggest actions that USAID could support to further biodiversity conservation in Macedonia consistent with current and future USAID programs, and to identify special opportunities for the mission in biodiversity conservation. Task Order under the Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-00-99-00014-00 Submitted to: USAID MACEDONIA SKOPJE, MACEDONIA Submitted by: Chemonics International Inc. Washington, D.C. May 2001

Biodiversity Assessment for Moldova — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 24, 2008 03:00 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Moldova Major findings of the assessment include: 1. Biodiversity of Moldova has been severely reduced over the past 100 years. Steppe and steppe-associated wetland ecosystems have been particularly hard hit. Forest cover in Moldova is the lowest for any country in Europe. 2. The protected areas system is inadequate in ecological coverage. Additional protection is most urgently needed for steppe and wetland ecosystems. 3. Laws and regulations or their implementation and enforcement are inadequate to protect biodiversity. The NGO community in Moldova is impressive, but remains too weak to effectively participate and lead in a broad range of biodiversity issues. 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

Biodiversity Assessment for Tajikistan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 04:54 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Tajikistan Introduction The biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Tajikistan was funded by USAID’s Regional Mission to the Central Asian Republics in Almaty under a contract to Chemonics International through the Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (BIOFOR) IQC (see Annex B, Scope of Work). Because of security concerns, the biodiversity team was not permitted to travel to Tajikistan, and the current report is based on a desk study carried out by Firuza Faizitdinovna Abdurahimova, with input from the Biodiversity team of Raymond Daviesson and Galina Fet. The approach used in the assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches, interviews with key individuals and organizations concerned with biodiversity in Tajikistan, and field trips. Rather than duplicating research already undertaken and presented in strategy and project documents, this assessment has borrowed freely from these documents, and synthesized and adapted information where appropriate. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS MISSION, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 2001

Biodiversity Assessment for Turkmenistan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 02:19 PM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Turkmenistan Introduction The biodiversity assessment for the Republic of Turkmenistan was funded by USAID’s Regional Mission to the Central Asian Republics in Almaty under a contract to Chemonics International through the Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (BIOFOR) IQC (see Annex B, Scope of Work). A two-person team consisting of Raymond Carl Daviesson and Dr. Galina Fet visited Turkmenistan from June 7 to June 22, 2000. Mr. Daviesson and Dr. Fet collaborated with local biodiversity specialist Dr. Habibullah I. Atamuradov in researching and assessing biodiversity in Turkmenistan. The approach used in the assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches, interviews with key individuals and organizations concerned with biodiversity, both in Turkmenistan and in Washington D.C. (see Annex C, List of Persons Contacted), and field trips. Rather than duplicating research already undertaken and presented in strategy and project documents, this assessment has borrowed freely from these documents and synthesized and adapted information where appropriate. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS MISSION, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 2001

Biodiversity Assessment for Ukraine — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 24, 2008 01:08 PM

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

Biodiversity Assessment for Uzbekistan — by Chemonics International, Inc. — last modified Dec 23, 2008 07:42 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Uzbekistan The approach used in the assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches, interviews with key individuals and organizations concerned with biodiversity, both in Uzbekistan and Washington DC (see Annex C, List of Persons Contacted), and field trips. Rather than duplicating research already undertaken and presented in strategy and project documents, this assessment has borrowed freely from these documents, and synthesized and adapted information where appropriate. Task Order under the Biodiversity & Sustainable Forestry IQC (BIOFOR) USAID CONTRACT NUMBER: LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 SUBMITTED TO: USAID CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS MISSION, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITTED BY: CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL INC. WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 2001

Biodiversity Conservation And Forestry 2009 Annual Report pdf — by portaladmin — last modified Mar 05, 2012 01:02 AM

Biodiversity conservation and sustainable forestry are vital for the prosperity and security of all nations. This report provides USAID’s partners and the public with a summary of the Agency’approaches, activities, and results.

Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report 2010 — by portaladmin — last modified Mar 05, 2012 01:05 AM

This report summarizes biodiversity conservation and forestry programs supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in fiscal year (FY) 2009.

Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management Project Page — by portaladmin — last modified Jul 07, 2011 09:51 AM

The Biodiversity Conservation project, implemented by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), seeks to preserve biological diversity in northeastern Afghanistan and to enhance sustainable management of natural resources to provide viable economic opportunities to rural communities.

Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management Archive — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Feb 25, 2010 11:53 AM

Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management

Biodiversity Web — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Dec 09, 2006 10:21 PM

Biodiversity Web is a clearing-house for information about all dimensions of the diversity of life on our planet earth (= biodiversity): its history (evolution) and ecological background; the major adverse human impacts on biodiversity; and some important structural factors and material processes of biodiversity loss and the (juridical) protection of biodiversity.

Bioenergy — by webadmin — last modified Feb 25, 2010 05:14 PM

 

Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply — by Robert D. Perlack — last modified Dec 24, 2008 05:54 AM

The purpose of this report is to determine whether the land resources of the United States are capable of producing a sustainable supply of biomass sufficient to displace 30 percent or more of the country’s present petroleum consumption – the goal set by the Advisory Committee in their vision for biomass technologies. Accomplishing this goal would require approximately 1 billion dry tons of biomass feedstock per year. Published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in April 2005.

Biomass Today Factsheet — by webadmin — last modified Mar 27, 2010 02:17 PM

Brief factsheet on the state of biomass power

Biotechnology including Genetic Engineering / GMO — by webadmin — last modified Sep 21, 2006 02:38 PM

 

BOLIVIA Determinación del daño causado por los incendios forestales ocurridos en los Departamentos de Santa Cruz-Beni en los meses de agosto y septiembre de 1999 — by BOLFOR — last modified Feb 26, 2010 02:29 AM

Objetivos Determinación del área afectada por los incendios por tipo de cobertura vegetacional clasificadas por estrato arbóreo. Determinación de los centros poblados y población afectada. Determinación de los patrones de ocurrencia de los incendios. Por tipo de vegetación, accesibilidad y uso del suelo. Ø Cuantificación aproximada de los daños expresada en U$ dólares americanos. Ø Estimación de las emisiones de carbono por tipo de vegetación afectada.

BOLIVIA: Determinación del daño causado por los incendios forestales ocurridos en los Departamentos de Santa Cruz-Beni en los meses de agosto y septiembre de 1999 — by BOLFOR — last modified Mar 27, 2010 02:30 PM

Informe Final Abril, 2000 PRESENTACION La ejecución de esta evaluación y los resultados que se presentan son un esfuerzo conjunto de la Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) y del Proyecto Manejo Forestal Sostenible (BOLFOR), que han aportado los recursos necesarios para realizarla. Esta no es una evaluación oficial ni del Gobierno de Bolivia ni de USAID y se ha hecho con el único fin de presentar información actualizada sobre el impacto de los incendios forestales, que pueda ser utilizada para la definición de acciones que prevengan la ocurrencia de este tipo de eventos.

Book Review: New Wastewater Book Balances Environmental Ideals and Low-Income Realities — by portaladmin — last modified Aug 27, 2010 10:09 AM

Poor countries that aim for top-notch water quality often end up with unmanageable water-quality schemes. A new book, “Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and Mitigating Risk in Low-income Countries”, aims to help policymakers balance high ideals with economic realities.

Booklet for International Day for Biological Diversity 2011: Forest Biodiversity — by portaladmin — last modified May 05, 2011 02:46 PM

In this special year, the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are working together to highlight the importance of forest biodiversity to humankind. The theme for Forests 2011 is “Forests for People”, celebrating of the central role of people in the management, conservation, and sustainable development of our world’s forests. This booklet aims to raise awareness of the threats and challenges faced by forests and to promote efforts for forest conservation and sustainable management.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT — by Dave C. Gibson — last modified Dec 23, 2008 04:06 AM

E&E - 117/119 Report - Bosnia and Herzegovina Status of Biodiversity Because BiH anchors much of the biological diversity of the entire Balkan peninsula, it has a pivotal role in the environmental health of the region. It appears that BiH is one of the five European countries most rich in species, but about 19 percent of the plant species in BiH are thought to be under significant threat from land conversion, unsustainable forest management, and exposure to pollutants. Thus, while BiH is an important center of biodiversity for the region, it has the highest proportion of threatened species of any country in Europe. Yet less than 1 percent of the land in BiH has been set aside in protected areas, and these are neither adequately organized nor financially solvent. The protected area situation is one symptom of the legislative and jurisdictional confusion that prevails. The situation is improving somewhat: Promising new framework laws for the environment have been enacted, though they still lack implementing details. Ability to enforce environmental laws and encourage more rational decision making about land use remains constrained by the limited capacity of government at several levels. Civil society organizations in BiH are only now beginning to coalesce around conservation issues. BIOFOR IQC No. LAG-I-00-99-00014-00 Task Order No. 820 Submitted to: USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina Submitted by: Chemonics International Inc. December 2003

Breadfruit Initiative: Executive Summary — by drussell — last modified Nov 05, 2010 11:40 AM

The Breadfruit Institute at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii, is engaged in an initiative to respond to critical global food security issues by expanding plantings of good quality breadfruit varieties in tropical regions. The Institute’s founder and director is Diane Ragone, PhD. The Institute manages the world’s largest collection of breadfruit, conserving over 120 varieties. The Breadfruit Institute is developingeffective methods to propagate and distribute millions of breadfruit plants of selected varieties that can provide a year-round supply of nutritious fruit. This initiative aims to disseminate breadfruit plants to support more sustainable agriculture, increase crop diversity, and enhance food security in the tropics. The Breadfruit Institute is seeking partners to help fund this work and help distribute trees to farmers.

British Petroleum World Energy Statistics — by Jon Dale — last modified Jan 23, 2007 08:28 PM

British Petroleum -- now merged to become BP-Amoco -- is known for compiling some of the best and most comprehensive publicly available world energy statistics, providing data for nearly all the countries of the world.

Brownbag Presentation - Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ Projects — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 03, 2012 11:35 PM

The Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards, used to assess multiple benefits of the majority of forest carbon projects, provide robust standards; however, until now there has been limited guidance on how to undertake credible and cost-effective impact assessment. Forest Trends, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and Rainforest Alliance have developed a user-friendly manual that enables land-based carbon project proponents to undertake cost-effective social and biodiversity impact assessment (SBIA). The SBIA Manual is oriented to the CCB Standards, but the approach described is applicable to other multiple benefit carbon standards, as well as to other types of payments for ecosystem services (PES) projects.

Building REDD+ Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers: Lessons learned (Task Force Meeting Report) — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 09, 2012 04:50 PM

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB–ICRAF) have partnered to deliver a third and final phase of the Building REDD+ Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers project. Building on the establishment of the REDD Development Dividend (REDD–DD) Task Force in Phase II of the project, a small advisory group of experts was brought together on the margins of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa in December 2011. The goal of this meeting was to identify a thematic area (or areas), informed by the work of Phases I and II, under which to develop lessons learned and case studies. This report highlights the key messages that emerged from the discussions and provides an overview of the meeting proceedings. It concludes by providing thoughts as to how the outcomes of the expert meeting will influence the direction of the project moving forward.

Building Resilience to Climate Change in Niger — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Sep 22, 2010 01:17 AM

Climate change poses a major threat to the world’s 2 billion rural poor, but sustainable natural resource management can help developing countries like Niger adapt to the threat.

Can Ecological Agriculture Feed Nine Billion People? — by Jules Pretty — last modified Dec 30, 2010 10:49 PM

Monthly Review November 2009

Can the tree whisperer save our forests? — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Sep 30, 2011 07:28 PM

Driven by a warming climate and human intervention, hordes of tiny beetles have devastated North America's great forests over the past 20 years. In this edited excerpt from his new book, Calgary author Andrew Nikiforuk examines how one quirky homemade invention provided some insight into ways of controlling a seemingly unstoppable beetle outbreak

Capiibary Farmers Cooperative Summary of Videos: Latin American Cooperatives Research Project — by portaladmin — last modified Nov 29, 2010 05:50 PM

In the summer of 2005, researchers from BARA (Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology), at the University of Arizona, initiated the Latin American Cooperatives Project funded by USAID (US Agency for International Development) under a subcontract to ACDI/VOCA (Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance) a Washington- based non-profit development organization. This five-year project seeks to document the impacts of cooperative organizational models on rural communities, members, and local agricultural economies in marginal regions of Latin America. The overall objective of this project is to identify sets of change strategies that could enhance the performance of cooperatives as mechanisms of equitable development.

Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Offset Projects and Markets — by webadmin — last modified Sep 21, 2006 02:38 PM

 

Case Study - An Innovative System for Protecting Mangrove — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:05 PM

The USAID Sustainable Forests and Coasts project, together with the MAE, supports mangrove concessionaires in fulfilling their commitments to protect mangroves, which includes implementing management plans that guarantee reasonable crab extraction. In addition, the project developed a comprehensive Monitoring and Enforcement System to help concessionaires throughout the Gulf of Guayaquil control activities affecting mangroves, such as deforestation.

Case Study - Responding to Climate Change — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Dec 05, 2011 09:09 PM

The USAID Sustainable Forests and Coasts Project developed climate change adaptation measures for more than 5,000 hectares of the El Salado Wildlife Production Mangrove Reserve and its surrounding communities, providing a replicable model for other coastal areas of Ecuador.

CELEBRATE, INNOVATE & SUSTAIN Toward 2015 and Beyond — by web editor — last modified Aug 16, 2011 06:28 PM

The United States’ Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals