Global Forest Coalition Supporting Community Conservation

Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Tanzania

15 Feb 2018

Download the summary report here Introduction The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Tanzania began in 2017, and was undertaken with support from Envirocare Tanzania. The Wiri, Sanya and Lawate communities in Siha District, and the Ngasini community in Kahe, in Moshi Rural District, all of whom are in the Kilimanjaro Region, conducted community assessments looking at the resilience of their conservation traditions and initiatives, especially with respect to lands, forests, water sources and other natural resources. Communities depend on agriculture …

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Indigenous communities urge governments to support their biodiversity conservation initiatives

12 Feb 2018

Indigenous communities’ own conservation practices are vital to biodiversity conservation, said two new reports [1] launched by communities in Kenya [2] and Ghana [3]. These are part of a series…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Ghana

12 Feb 2018

Download the summary report here Introduction The Ghana Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) is being implemented by The Development Institute in Kpoeta, Saviefe Gborgame and Avuto. Kpoeta and Saviefe Gborgame…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Kenya

12 Feb 2018

Download the summary report here Introduction The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) in Kenya was carried out with two indigenous communities, the Maasai from Trans- Mara, Narok County, and the…

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Working paper: The risks of large-scale biosequestration in the context of Carbon Dioxide Removal

28 Jan 2018

Abstract The explicit reference to “a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases” (Art. 4) in the 2015 Paris Agreement has given a strong…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) Full Country Reports:

1 Jan 2018

Full country report: Kyrgyzstan Full country report: Colombia Full country report: Malaysia Full country report: Nepal Full country report: Ghana Full country report: Kenya Full country report: Tanzania Full…

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Policy Recommendations for CBD SBSTTA-21 and WG8(j)-10

7 Dec 2017

The 21st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21) and the 10th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related…

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Forest Cover 54 – Latin America’s Veins Remain Open

30 Nov 2017

This 54th edition of Forest Cover called “Latin America’s veins remain open,” a title inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s landmark book, has a special emphasis on Latin America. It…

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Submissions to the Convention of Biodiversity

15 Sep 2017

Developing a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, recognizing the need to develop a 2021-2030 strategic framework when most of the Aichi Targets are yet to be achieved and importance of Vision…

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National CCRI workshops held in Africa

22 Feb 2017

By Kureeba David* The Global Forest Coalition, in partnership with host Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) institutions in selected countries, organised three national workshops on CCRI in Africa at the…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative Legal Review

15 Feb 2017

Guidance for conducting a review of legal and non-legal aspects of recognising and supporting community conservation initiatives This guidance complements the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) methodology and toolkit. It draws from Natural…

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