BSP programs: Biodiversity Support Programs

Designing Integrated Conservation and Development Projects — by M. Brown — last modified 2007-07-07 21:56

21. Directed at policy makers, practitioners and donors interested in understanding the value of Integrated Conservation and Development projects (ICDPs), this publication explains what ICDPs offer, how they can be designed and carried out, and how conservation efforts and development projects ca be effectively integrated to achieve the goals of both. Date: 1995. Author: M. Brown and B. Wyckoff-Baird. Program: Biodiversity Support Program

Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources in Tropical — by Charles M. Peters — last modified 2007-07-07 21:56

39. This manual provides simple and effective tools for the what and how of determining sustainable harvest levels of non-timber forest products in tropical moist forests. Date: 1994. Author: Charles M. Peters. Biome: Tropical and Subtropical Broadleaf Forests. Program: Biodiversity Support Program

Study on the Development of Transboundary Natural Resource Management Areas in Southern Africa — by Biodiversity Support Program — last modified 2007-07-07 21:57

70 BSP's Transboundary Project designed to assess opportunities and constraints for TBNRM development in Southern Africa with a key focus on using collaboratuve natural resource management to enhance or maintain ecosystem function and biodiversity conservation in large-scale natural systems in transborder areas. This 8-page publication presents key findings from this project. Author: Biodiversity Support Program

Workshop Summary: Greening Democracy & Governing the Environment: Managing for Cross-Sectoral Results — by Nancy K. Diamond — last modified 2007-07-07 21:58

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