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PowerPoint - ECOLinks Webinar: Innovative Knowledge Systems for Improved Land Management
An ECOLinks Webinar on Innovative Knowledge Systems for Improved Land Management was held on October 21, 2014.Missed the webinar? Download the resouces now by clicking the links below.Webinar Recording PowerPoint PDF Webinar Audio (No video)We
Case study: Best practices in local ecosystem-based entrepreneurship
The World Resources Report 2008: Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor, a recent report by the World Resources Institute, the World Bank, UNDP, and UNEP, highlights best practices in local ecosystem-based entrepreneurship in a case study th
Community Based Forest Management in the Philippines
This document gives an overall background of community-based forest management in the Philippines starting with the evolution of policy and programs since 1863 through 2005. The history of CBFM in the Philippines starts in the colonial period and goes on
Practical Tools for Researching Successful NTFP Commercialization: A Methods Manual
The manual draws on the experience of the project ‘Commercialization of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Mexico and Bolivia: Factors Influencing Success’ (CEPFOR), a multidisciplinary research initiative involving partners drawn from the UK, Mexico a
Natural Products International Conference Concept Note
Natural Products International Conference Concept Note
Trends in Forest Ownership, Forest Resources Tenure and Institutional Arrangements: Are they contrib
This paper was prepared for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization‘s workshop entitled ?Trends in Forest Ownership, Forest Resources Tenure and Institutional Arrangements: Are they contributing to better forest management and poverty reducti
Ecological Consequences of Natural Resource Extraction
Ecological Consequences of Natural Resource Extraction
DOMESTICATING INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES AS A CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY REDUCTION
The contribution that domesticated indigenous fruit trees make to many farmers’ livelihoods is often not acknowledged in either national- or international-level poverty reduction strategies. Current agricultural data tend to be restricted to a narrow rang
Natural Products Discussion Summary
Abstract from Natural Products discussion summarizing comments.
Community-Based Resources Management Project Implementation Report - World Bank/Philippines
The Implementation Completion and Results Report for the Philippines Community-Based Resources Management Project that the World Bank financed from October 1998 to June 2007. The main project development objective was to reduce rural poverty and envi
Commercialisation of Non-Timber Forest Products: What Determines Success?
Commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been widely promoted as an approach to rural development in tropical forest areas. However, donor investments in the development of NTFP resources have often failed to deliver the expected benefi
The Enterprise Model for Biodiversity Conservation: A Critique
Commercial use of nontimber forest products in a sustainable manner is becoming an increasingly popular mechanism for promoting the dual objectives of rural economic development coupled with environmental or biodiversity conservation. This approach was wi
Non Timber Forest Product Certification in Nepal
This Nepali case describes the alliances for capacity building and marketing which led to the achievement of an FSC group certificate covering more than 24 non-timber forest products (NTFPs) used in making handmade papers, essential oils, Ayurvedic medici
In Situ Biodiversity at Two Sites in the Philippines - Capacity Building for Community-Based Forest
This closeout report from the Global Conservation Program (GCP) from EnterpriseWorks/VITA focuses on the Philippines Site.From October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2009, EnterpriseWorks/VITA implemented at two sites in thePhilippines the “Capacity Buildin
Annotated Forest Code, Democratic Republic of Congo
Annotated 2002 Forest Code, Democratic Republic of Congo
Community-Based Forest Management In Kalimantan, Indonesia: A Stocktaking of Lessons Learned
Capitalizing Knowledge Connecting Communities (CK2C) strives to build knowledge of successful natural resource management (NRM) initiatives by capturing lessons learned at the community level. The project identifies successful activities and analyzes the
Proceedings of the Philippines CBNRM Stocktaking Consultative Workshop
A consultative workshop on the Philippines CBNRM stocktaking exercise was held in Manila in late June of 2011. Over 50 people, representing different stakeholder groups, attended. The morning session included a presentation and discussion of the stocktaki
After the Romance
Many of you may be familiar with a book that was published in 2009 byKarin Gollin and James Kho called After the Romance: communities and environmental governance in the Philippines.For those of you interested, here's a preview of the book…
Philippines CBNRM Stocktaking Report
This is the final report of the CBNRM stocktaking assessment which examined nearly three decades of CBNRM experience in the Philippines. The report contains significant information on the economics of CBNRM -- much of it not previously widely publicized.