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Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group Annual Report 2019
Together with our partner networks, ABCG continues to create innovative conservation solutions by developing new models for collaboration that help practitioners improve, scale, and replicate. By capturing and conveying conditions needed for successful biodiversity conservation, ABCG serves as a dynamic…
SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINE CONSTRUCTION Full Technical Update 2017
This document presents one sector of the Sector Environmental Guidelines (SEGs) prepared for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Agency’s Global Environmental Management Support (GEMS) program. All sectors are accessible at http://www.usaidgems.org/sectorGuidelines.htm. Purpose. The purpose of this…
USAID GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (GEMS) SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINE: ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
This document presents one sector of the Sector Environmental Guidelines (SEGs) prepared for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Agency’s Global Environmental Management Support (GEMS) program. All sectors are accessible at http://www.usaidgems.org/sectorGuidelines.htm. Purpose. The purpose of this…
Making Gender Count: Leveraging M&E to Mainstream Gender
South Asia is one of the most water-scarce regions of the world. The Himalayan river basins that supply much of the region’s water, traverse national boundaries and are under increasing pressure due to industrialization, urbanization and a rapidly-growing population. Water…
Roadmap to Support Local Climate Resilience
This paper presents a roadmap of eight priority federal policy opportunities that build on the recommendations from the 2015 Rising Tides Summit, a first-of-its-kind bipartisan gathering of nearly 40 U.S. mayors and local elected officials from 18 of the 23…
The Ecomonic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America
Land use and land-use change are central to the economic and social fabric of Latin America and the Caribbean, and essential to the region’s prospects for sustainable development. Countries are realizing that now, more than ever, is the time for…
CLIMATE BENEFITS, TENURE COSTS
The Economic Case For Securing Indigenous Land Rights in the Amazon
Supporting REDD+ in Developing Countries: A Review of Policy Options
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potential of a range of market and non-market policy options available to developing countries willing to contribute to a global climate change solution by reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation,…
(MI) Measuring Impact: Lessons Learned from the Forest, Climate and Communities Alliance
MI is a five-year USAID project executed by the E3/FAB Office designed to improve the Agency’s practice of conservation by building USAID’s capacity to better design, manage, evaluate, and learn from biodiversity conservation initiatives. As such, MI was tasked with…
Global Climate Change Initiative: Program Profiles
This report features a cross-section, not a comprehensive catalogue, of USAID climate activities across many countries world wide.
Presentation on NATURE, WEALTH, & POWER 2.0 @ USAID/Mali
Presentation on NWP2 at USAID/Mali on 6-22-15 by Michael Colby and Jon Anderson.
Africa Regional Training Workshop Summary Report: Social and Environmental Considerations in REDD+ and Related Natural Resources Management Programs
The Africa Regional Training Workshop on Social and Environmental Considerations in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancements of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) Programming and Implementation was conducted from…
Toward Zero-Deforestation Oil Palm in Peru: Understanding Actors, Markets, and Barriers
Large, commercial agriculture and timber enterprises are the principal agents of tropical deforestation in a number of countries, with four key commodities of soy, beef, palm oil, and pulp and paper being key drivers of tropical deforestation globally. TFA 2020…
FCMC Co-organizes CARPE Technical Toolkit Workshop
On May 15 and 16, 2013 FCMC staff co-organized and participated in a workshop focusing on a series of technical tools developed by partners of the Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), a flagship USAID environmental program. Representatives…
REDD+ Supply and Demand 2015-2025
Forest loss in developing countries represents a significant contribution to global emissions along with significant climate change mitigation potential. How Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries; and the Role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and…
Emerging Compliance Markets for REDD+: An Assessment of Supply and Demand
In response to the increasing relevance of compliance markets for REDD+, FCMC commissioned this study that analyzes the current trends in these market-based REDD+ mechanisms and their impact on international finance architecture and REDD+ project implementation.
Eastern Africa – Forest Carbon Projects Study
This study analyzes four forest carbon projects in Eastern Africa and aims to better understand the challenges and successes of such projects that combine climate change, biodiversity conservation and community development objectives.
Lecciones aprendidas de la silvicultura comunitaria y REDD+ en América Latina y su relevancia para REDD+
Este informe resume las lecciones aprendidas de décadas de experiencias sobre la silvicultura comunitaria in América Latina y genera recomendaciones y conclusiones para REDD+. Es uno de tres informes regionales sobre África, Asia y América Latina encargadas por FCMC, además…
Lessons Learned from Community Forestry in Latin America and Their Relevance for REDD+
This report reviews lessons learned from decades of community forestry experiences in Latin America and generates recommendations and conclusions for REDD+. It is one of three regional reports on Africa, Asia and Latin America that FCMC is commissioning, as well…