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ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DESIGN (ESD) SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES SMALL-SCALE DRYLAND AGRICULTURE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DESIGN (ESD) SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES: SMALL-SCALE DRYLAND AGRICULTURE This document presents one sector of the Sector Environmental Guidelines prepared for USAID under the Agency’s Global Environmental Management Support Project (GEMS). All sectors are accessible at www.usaidgems.org/bestPractice.htm. The purpose…
Incentivizing a Transition to Zero-Deforestation Commodities: Recommendations for Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Peru
To incentivize zero-deforestation commodity production in tropical forest countries, it is important to ensure that the key factors influencing commodity value chain dynamics align with reducing deforestation. This paper provides recommendations to achieve zero-deforestation commodity production in Africa (the Democratic…
USAID Biodiversity Report 2010
This report summarizes biodiversity conservation and forestry programs supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in ½scal year (FY) 2009. Biodiversity and forestry are reported together because they are highly interrelate
Biodiversity Conservation: A Guide for USAID Staff and Partners
Biodiversity conservation is an evolving, dynamic field, and this Guide serves as a starting point to shape and guide programs or activities that should ultimately be implemented based on local environmental and socioeconomic conditions and capacity of im
Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
The paper, authored by David Bonnardeaux and commissioned by Conservation International (CI) in collaboration with ABCG members and development partners, is an evidence-based review of how implementers have integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Supporting Zero-Deforestation Cattle in Colombia
Colombia is among the world’s top cattle-producing countries, with more than 23 million head of beef and dairy cattle occupying approximately 38 percent of the total land area. It is challenging to clearly correlate deforestation with specific agricultural commodities in…
Lessons Learned from Community Forestry in Africa and Their Relevance for REDD+
This report reviews lessons learned from decades of community forestry experiences in Africa 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 as…
USAID Biodiversity and Development Research Agenda
To help build the evidence base for biodiversity conservation and integrated programming, the Agency sets this research agenda to define and prioritize the most critical research needed in the area of biodiversity conservation in support of USAID’s conservation and development…
AFRICA BIODIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE GROUP FY2014 ANNUAL REPORT Biodiversity Analysis and Technical Support (BATS)
This report details the activities and accomplishments of the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY2014)—October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.
Working Paper – USAID-Senegal Nature, Wealth and Power Retrospective Study Contribution on Nature
This report was prepared by the World Resources Institute as a contribution to a larger retrospective study of USAID’s investments in environment and natural resource management programs over the past thirty years. The study provides a particular focus on lessons…
Synergies of Nature, Wealth, and Power: Lessons from USAID Natural Resource Management Investments in Senegal
This retrospective study “tells the story” of the historical context and evolution of USAID’s long-term commitment to sustainable development in Senegal through NRM program assistance. The study is designed to contribute to a greater appreciation of the achievements and impacts…
Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate
This report puts forward recommendations for how the US government can better address climate change through its policies on global agricultural development. It argues for the United States to rally international resources and deploy its agricultural research enterprise—its universities, research…
NATURE, WEALTH, & POWER 2.0: Leveraging Natural and Social Capital for Resilient Development (2013)
This volume is a sequel to the original Nature, Wealth, & Power framework paper (NWP1), produced in 2002. That document, although focused on rural Africa, was found useful by a variety of development practitioners around the world, and elicited significant…
TransLinks: Promoting Transformations by linking Nature, Wealth and Power – Final Technical Report
The TransLinks program (2006-2012) – a major initiative of the United States Agency for International Development, Office of Land Tenure and Resource Management within the Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and Environment. Over the last 5.5-years, the Wildlife Conservation Society…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
The purpose of the sourcebook is to further elaborate the concept of CSA and demonstrate its potential, as well as limitations. It aims to help decision makers at a number of levels (including political administrators and natural resource managers) to…
Technique des routes à faible circulation: Bonnes pratiques en matière de gestion Guide pratique
L e Conservation Management Institute (CMI) au sein du College of Natural Resources à la Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (ou Virginia Tech) a pour mission d’aider à appliquer des principes scientifiques reconnus à la gestion des ressources naturelles…
Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Desktop Study of STEWARD Priority Zones
Desktop study of climate change vulnerability and adaptation in priority zones of the STEWARD project in West Africa. STEWARD was conceptualized in 2005-2006 as USAID’s regional program for conserving the biodiversity of the Upper Guinean Forest of West Africa, and…
Promoting Food Security in Rwanda Through Sustainable Agricultural Productivity: Meeting the Challenges of Population Pressure, Land Degradation, and Proverty
SD Publication Series, Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau for Africa. Technical Paper No. 28, July 1996.
Structural Adjustment and Agricultural Policy Reform in South Africa
SD Publication Series, Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau for Africa, Technical Paper No. 34, October 1996.
Securing Water and Land in the Tana Basin: A Resource Book for Water Managers and Practitioners
This manual is about ecosystem management in the Tana Catchment – the second largest basin in Kenya with a large variety of landscapes from high potential upland areas to mainly pastoralist arid and semi-arid lowlands. The ecosystem approach is a…