Global Forest Coalition Supporting Community Conservation

Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Russia

9 Sep 2015

Download the summary report here Introduction The Udege, one of the 48 indigenous peoples in Russia, inhabit the Ussuri taiga in the SikhoteAlin mountain range. This area contains the highest biodiversity in boreal Asia, including the Siberian tiger and other rare species of fauna and flora. [1] The Udege in the Primorye region are united through roughly twenty legal entities called obschina (tribal communes). Women have equal rights to men and play a significant role in dealing with officials, regulations …

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Paraguay

8 Sep 2015

Download the summary report here Introduction The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative assessment in Paraguay is based on discussion and debate with three rural communities facing various challenges. They are the…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Uganda

7 Sep 2015

Download the summary report here INTRODUCTION The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) in Uganda began in 2014. It is ongoing and is being implemented by the National Association of Professional…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in South Africa

4 Sep 2015

Download the summary report here INTRODUCTION The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) took place within communities in the Mariepskop area and Houtbosloop Valley in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. These sites…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) Preliminary Report

27 Aug 2015

The aim of the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) is to contribute to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets, by providing policy…

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GFC Posters for the World Forestry Congress 2015

25 Aug 2015

Here are Global Forest Coalition’s posters that we have submitted for exhibit at the XIV World Forestry Congress that will take place from 7 – 11 September in Durban, South Africa.…

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Solomon Islands’ National CCRI Workshop Highlights Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Community Plans to Revitalise Customary Decision-making Systems

18 Aug 2015

There is increasing scientific, political and legal recognition that conservation and restoration initiatives by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation and resilience and adaptation to climate…

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Udege People: Between Traditional Forest Environment and Law

6 Aug 2015

Report from the CCRI Workshop in Russia The indigenous Udege people, one of 48 indigenous peoples in Russia, inhabit the Ussuri taiga – temperate forest on the Sikhote-Alin mountains between the…

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Kuna Indigenous People: Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Panama

6 Aug 2015

Report from the CCRI Workshop in Panama The Kuna are indigenous peoples who reside in different parts of Panama and the north of Colombia but most of them live in the…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) toolkit

15 May 2015

The aim of the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) is to contribute to the implementation of the CBD’s 20112020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets by providing policy advice on effective…

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