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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative in Iran

9 Sep, 2015

Download the summary report here Introduction The Centre for Sustainable Development (CENESTA) introduced the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) to community representatives in Iran at a workshop in Poldokhtar, Luristan Province, in December 2014. With their consent and in collaboration, a variety of participatory methodologies were developed, including the articulation of indicators to analyse resilience. This bottom­up process has ensured more involved and informed participation in the CCRI assessment. Three communities were selected based on their unique resilience in coping …

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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…

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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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Fight for System Change Now! Why we need to build alternatives and dismantle a process that will lock us into another decade of burning the planet

1 Sep, 2015

[September 2015, Climate Space Statement, Español, Français] Download the PDF here Today, just few months before the 21st Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

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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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Global Forest Coalition 2014 Annual Report

17 Jul, 2015

It is with great satisfaction that we provide all those who are interested in forests and the peoples who inhabit them with our annual report for 2014.

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UN Postpones Action to Halt Deforestation by 10 Years under Pressure from Industry

10 Jul, 2015

[New York] The Global Forest Coalition [1] reacted furiously to the final draft of the Sustainable Development Goals released this week. Despite the fact that most Sustainable Development Goals were…

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The Devastating Plantation Plans of the World Bank Forest Investment Program

26 May, 2015

By Simone Lovera Sometimes you expect the worst, and you are not disappointed. When the World Bank Forest Investment Program (FIP) was established 6 years ago, we were skeptic to…

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Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice

20 May, 2015

GFC has signed on to the Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice. Read full declaration here. Climate justice advocates, community peoples and mass movements’ representatives met in…

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International Strategy Meeting Summary Report: Impacts of Unsustainable Livestock and Feed Production and Threats to Community Conservation in Paraguay

17 May, 2015

The International Strategy Meeting on the Impacts of Unsustainable Livestock and Feed Production and Threats to Community Conservation in Paraguay was held at the Ykua Sati conference center in Asunción,…

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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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