Global Forest Coalition Supporting Community Conservation

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 are about 85kms apart at different elevations along the Weto Range of the Upper Guinean Forest of West Africa. [1] Avuto borders the Avu Lagoon within the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site (KLCRS), in Ghana’s southeastern coastal savannah zone. It is an important site for migratory birds and the only …

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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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New times for women and gender issues in biodiversity conservation

21 Dec 2016

By Isis Alvarez & Simone Lovera* This piece was originally published here. After two weeks of negotiations, last Friday, the 13th Conference of the Parties on the Convention of Biological…

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The cynical 17%: Why we should conserve biodiversity for people and by people instead of protecting it from people

17 Dec 2016

By Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition This piece was originally published by the CBD Alliance for the newsletter, ECO, particularly ECO Volume 54, Issue 19 Friday, December 16, 2016 The…

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